[kwlug-disc] Fwd: Re:

[CrankyOldBugger]

My Dad's old 6ft dish was one of those motorized monsters.  It was amazing
technology when we got it, but now I can't imagine using it.  The
non-moving Bell satellite is just too much of a convenience!



On 28 February 2014 02:25, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:

> FTA satellite used to be good.  When I first looked into it, you could get
> most of the major networks, PBS, Fox, a few sports channels and some
> oddball channels you've never heard of.  PBS and NASA TV still broadcast
> and I *think* you can find a network or two, but it tends to be mostly
> non-english and religious stations now...  If you want the 4 or 5 english
> stations, you end up having ti point at 3 or 4 different satellites, hence
> the need for the additional 'horns' or a motorized dish.
>
> Not really worth it anymore, in my opinion...
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Jason Locklin <locklin.jason at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> There is no PBS transmitter in Toronto that I am aware of. WNED-TV
>> identifies it's self as PBS Buffalo/Toronto, but they transmit to
>> Toronto, not from it.
>>
>> Also, "Free to Air" is unencrypted, legal, satellite reception, often
>> confused with "Over the Air" (OTA), which is terrestrial transmissions,
>> or the pirate satellite receivers that were so popular a few years ago
>> (they were marketed as FTA in order to make them legal to sell, but
>> were designed specifically to receive encrypted satellite signals). It
>> generally requires a 1 meter dish (larger than Expressvu, etc), and
>> either a rotor or multiple "horns" to receive from multiple satellites.
>> Each bird has a handful of unencrypted free channels, but most of them
>> are not English or are exclusively religious programming. Most are also
>> not HD. I looked into it before because you could get PBS in HD over
>> it, but it seemed like a lot of work, and getting a FTA tuner for
>> MythTV seemed hit or miss.
>>
>> -Jason
>>
>> On Wed 26 Feb 2014 12:55:28 PM EST, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> > Never heard of PBS Toronto before. Googling it just gets PBS Buffalo
>> > WNED. What is the call sign for it?
>> >
>> > On Feb 26, 2014 12:47 PM, "unsolicited" <unsolicited at swiz.ca
>> > <mailto:unsolicited at swiz.ca>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     PBS Buffalo matters less these days since their
>> >     creation/cooperation with PBS Toronto. (i.e. You're going to want
>> >     to point at CN Tower anyways ...)
>> >
>> >     The other local place mentioned is Orion (between Wellington and
>> >     Victoria on Lancaster) at http://www.oo5.com/ and
>> >     http://www.kwdish.com/ - but their web site has always left a lot
>> >     to be desired.
>> >
>> >     It's worth stopping by at both places - knowledgeable people and
>> >     you can barely move for all the goodies packed in to look at.
>> >
>> >     They're the equivalents to Toys R Us for ...
>> >
>> >
>> >     On 14-02-26 12:19 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> >
>> >         Free To Air On Feb 26, 2014 12:00 PM, "CrankyOldBugger"
>> >         <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>>
>> >         wrote:
>> >
>> >             Hmm.. just went to the Research Electronic website.. what,
>> >             pray
>> >             tell, is FTA?
>> >
>> >
>> >             On 26 February 2014 11:50, unsolicited
>> >             <unsolicited at swiz.ca <mailto:unsolicited at swiz.ca>>
>> >             wrote:
>> >
>> >                 Looks like http://www.researchelectronic.__com/
>> >                 <http://www.researchelectronic.com/> have some of the
>> >                 manu's too. Just off Northfield, beyond King - 100
>> >                 Frobisher.
>> >
>> >                 On 14-02-26 11:20 AM, Jason Locklin wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >                     -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re:
>> >                     Date: Wed, 26
>> >                     Feb 2014 11:15:46 -0500 From: Jason Locklin
>> >                     <locklin.jason at gmail.com
>> >                     <mailto:locklin.jason at gmail.com>> To:
>> CrankyOldBugger
>> >                     <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
>> >                     <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>>
>> >
>> >                     ... I would only go Wineguard/Channel
>> >                     Master/Antennas Direct.
>> >                     ...
>> >
>> >
>> >
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