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    From alicea1019@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 9 15:02:26 2018
    does any body know about these satellite reciver??
    i just wanted to know which lnb to yous i know i cant use the
    950-1450 frequencie lnb thats for the sts-sr-block reciver

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  • From Bruce Esquibel@21:1/5 to alicea1019@gmail.com on Wed Jan 10 13:01:21 2018
    alicea1019@gmail.com wrote:
    does any body know about these satellite reciver??
    i just wanted to know which lnb to yous i know i cant use the
    950-1450 frequencie lnb thats for the sts-sr-block reciver


    I think you need an LNA, not an LNB.

    Those were kind of phased out back when c-band was still popular, really, really obsolete. Suppose some are laying around in some junk pile somewhere
    but I doubt any were made new past 1990.

    -bruce
    bje@ripco.com

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to alicea1019@gmail.com on Mon Jan 29 13:18:15 2018
    On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 15:02:26 -0800 (PST), alicea1019@gmail.com wrote:

    does any body know about these satellite reciver??

    Is there anything to watch these days...in analog?

    I thought everything was digital these days...no/yes

    See: http://www.lyngsat.com

    I've got analog receivers with LNBs...and had planned on trashing them
    this year.

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  • From Bruce Esquibel@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Jan 30 11:56:01 2018
    JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> wrote:

    Is there anything to watch these days...in analog?

    In analog? There can't be anything left.

    I decommissioned my system about 10 years ago and did a sweep of the arc
    before pulling the plug and there was basically jack shit then.

    Keep in mind when all this satellite stuff started one c-band satellite only had 24 channels (12 transponders), each channel was one thing and maybe had some extra audio carriers but even if all the transponders worked (was
    common to have one or two that didn't), at best you had 24 things to watch.

    These days with digital, that same satellite can have 100's of channels.

    I can't see any reason for anyone for any reason to hog up a whole channel
    just for one transmission. Even if there is a thing for "a channel" now.

    After the VC2 there was a thing called 4DTV for a while, wasn't there?

    I take it that's all dead and buried too, it's either direct or dish and
    that's it as far as consumers go?

    -bruce
    bje@ripco.com

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to bje@ripco.com on Tue Jan 30 07:47:53 2018
    On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:01 +0000 (UTC), Bruce Esquibel
    <bje@ripco.com> wrote:

    After the VC2 there was a thing called 4DTV for a while, wasn't there?

    Yes, and with HD via HDD-200 unit http://www.orbitcommunications.com/Cyberstore/Cband/HDD200.asp

    I take it that's all dead and buried too,

    Yes/No...

    We regret to inform you the final day for delivery of C-Band services
    will be August 24, 2016. [4DTV subscription Dead] https://web.archive.org/web/20170721101840/http://programming-center.net/


    Subscription C band pay programming

    I have not explored this topic yet, but Premium Broadcast HD Pay TV
    Programming can be had, which would include 4K broadcast quality. As
    they say, "All Rainier Channels are the Commercial Broadcast Master
    Feeds" Uses a Cisco receiver that can tune FTA channels...manually
    tuned, and stored.

    I suppose around $1k worth of equipment (new cable, receiver, dish
    mover unit). They are selling 9' and larger metal dishes, and nothing
    smaller, if you don't have a dish. It might not be wise to use a
    smaller non-metal dish.

    It can come pre-programmed, but when a new listing exists, it will
    have to be manually programmed by user.

    The company that's doing this has a 5 year contract that expires in
    2020. So, it may be gone in 2020, or it may be around
    longer...depends upon how many folks/businesses come onboard.

    Hence, a commercial grade receiver made by CISCO, but I suspect a 10'
    dish would be best.

    http://www.rainiersatellite.com

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