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Old satellite system

I was driving around and saw one of the really ancient satellite dishes. You know the early ones, they were 4 or 5 ft in diameter and looked like the space receivers.

Do these satellites still exist? What programming? Is hardware still available?

Just curious...
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Got mine the first month HBO scrambled. They were called BigUglyDishes by some. I actually loved looking for the "back haul feeds" -saw and heard some interesting things that the regular tv viewing public didnt. There was someone I knew got a famous newsperson in trouble because of something he said off air.
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So what kind of programming is on them? Both shows and "quality" (ie, 1080p, 4K, etc)
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tpribors said:
So what kind of programming is on them? Both shows and "quality" (ie, 1080p, 4K, etc)
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Should have mentioned I switched to a small dish when they became reasonably priced. I think direct tv started at 700 bucks.Too much for me. I waited.
As mentioned above there is a forum for the FTA. When I was using them thee was no such thing as HDTV.
As more scrambling took effect there were a number of program providers-you could even buy ala(which didnt really save much money). carte.
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tpribors said:
So what kind of programming is on them? Both shows and "quality" (ie, 1080p, 4K, etc)
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Here's the place to ask your questions:

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tanman said:
Got mine the first month HBO scrambled. They were called BigUglyDishes by some. I actually loved looking for the "back haul feeds" -saw and heard some interesting things that the regular tv viewing public didnt. There was someone I knew got a famous newsperson in trouble because of something he said off air.
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Those were sure the days. I started a business doing them right after "scrambling", which ended up not slowing the industry all that much, especially after the piracy went rampant. HBO et al. had previously attempted to secure its signals by means unavailable to the home, but efforts from the grass roots on up to Sen. Al Gore Jr. got home satellite reception codified as legal and subscribable.

I also loved the idea of getting TV from space and poking around for nonpublic feeds. I loved the dishes themselves; there was such a wide variety of them, some with interesting and even architectural design. I would come to find that the general public didn't exactly match up to my geekiness and mostly simply found it a pain to have to motor the dish around to get all the channels they wanted.
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Those were sure the days. I started a business doing them right after "scrambling", which ended up not slowing the industry all that much, especially after the piracy went rampant. HBO et al. had previously attempted to secure its signals by means unavailable to the home, but efforts from the grass roots on up to Sen. Al Gore Jr. got home satellite reception codified as legal and subscribable.

I also loved the idea of getting TV from space and poking around for nonpublic feeds. I loved the dishes themselves; there was such a wide variety of them, some with interesting and even architectural design. I would come to find that the general public didn't exactly match up to my geekiness and mostly simply found it a pain to have to motor the dish around to get all the channels they wanted.
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I don't recall the brand of the receiver I had back then. But once I programmed in the satellites for the programming we subscribed to, changing "channels" was a simple button push or two. There was the delay waiting for the dish to get there of course. Since I installed our dish on a side hill for the best sat view, I also programmed in a bogus satellite that flipped the dish around backwards for easy snow removal from the high side.
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It was still at the least a bother for most, even with the programmable systems where you just pushed Sat, G, 1 and the 1-24 ch#. I thought it was a great idea when Uniden came out with its 4800 IR/D (integrated receiver/dish positioner/descrambler) that further integrated Superguide, which was previously an add-on box to put sat TV guide listings on screen. Bit of a pain to set up as I'd be standing around for awhile for them to take their initial guide download, but the end result was an onscreen guide where, like with the DBS yet to come, you just clicked on the show you wanted and it would go straight to it, self-making the needed dish move and ch. change. It was great for bars, but if you dropped the remote onto a hard surface, it would explode into a couple dozen pieces including individual pushbuttons. Never a dull day back then....
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remembers when ATT had stores and leased home phones
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My Wife was recently in an antique store and saw a rotary desk phone and it had one of those sticker overlays that had a business listed with phone number under each number on the dial. She looked closer and it had my old Radio Shack listed under the 8...she bought it. Pretty cool keepsake. Back then I rented vhs movies as well so I had it listed as Radio Shack / Movie Gallery and then the phone number.
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I remember this in the news too...

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$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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I remember this in the news too...

www.nbcnews.com

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.
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Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

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Chargers. Still can't win.

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Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Jerry made himself General Manager after he bought the team but make no mistake Jimmy engineered that trade. As well as a lot of others at the time.
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Jimmy Johnson is a football guy. Jerry Jones is a marketer (hustler).

When I see a football player get a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct (like taunting) in a close game, I often wonder what he was thinking. Was he thinking, I'm doing everything I can to make this a better team and help win a championship? Or, was he saying to himself, I want everyone to notice how great I am?

Johnson inspires one, Jones the other.
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KOQIT receivers

Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank :rolleyes:
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SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank :rolleyes:
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Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
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SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank :rolleyes:
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a good surge protector will help to.
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(((Garyd))) said:
Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
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Hi Gary, still working on getting you those
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Hi Gary, just saw this, ok, I'll grab some pics tomorrow and post them. thx
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Still working getting you those pictures, nice weekends means yard work and fall prep, thanks
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Anybody know how to add "hidden" audio channels like for 101 W Ku or 105W C band on these recvr's? I've exported the database file but don't have anything that will read or edit it.
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For 105W C, you scan in the Westwood tp normally. Then select the audio channel you want. Not necessary to manually enter. On 101W, you must manually enter.
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