Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!dreaderd!not-for-mail Message-ID: Expires: 9 Mar 2002 10:58:38 GMT X-Last-Updated: 2002/01/24 Organization: TVRO Hobbyists Reply-To: "TVRO Hobbyists" From: "TVRO Hobbyists" Newsgroups: rec.tv.satellite.tvro,rec.answers,news.answers Followup-To: rec.video.satellite.tvro Subject: rec.video.satellite.tvro FAQ - Intro Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU X-Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content. Originator: faqserv@penguin-lust.MIT.EDU Date: 24 Jan 2002 10:59:42 GMT Lines: 123 NNTP-Posting-Host: penguin-lust.mit.edu X-Trace: 1011869982 senator-bedfellow.mit.edu 3959 18.181.0.29 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.answers:71355 news.answers:223476 Archive-name: Satellite-TV/TVRO/intro Posting-Frequency: 30 Days Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content. This FAQ is in it's infancy. It will take some time for the FAQ to develop. The topics listed below are proposed topics and will alter as the FAQ develops. The control file for rec.video.satellite.tvro can be found at http://www.landfield.com/usenet/control/rec/rec.video.satellite.tvro For your newsgroups file: rec.video.satellite.tvro "Large Dish" ("BUD") systems and technologies. The charter, culled from the call for votes: Rec.video.satellite.tvro will be for the discussion of TVRO (an acronym for TeleVision Receive Only) ... or "Large Dish" satellite reception, generally by non-commercial home-dish owners and hobbiests. This group will continue to cover C/Ku band reception worldwide, including programming, technical, legal issues and other matters relating to home-dish usage, in the same way that the existing group, rec.video.satellite has done since its inception. The existing HOMESAT mailinglist will be gatewayed to this group, if this proposal is successful. This FAQ will be posted in 3 parts (Not including this Intro) _____________________________________________________________ Part 1 I. What is a BUD? I.A. Brief History of TVRO I.B. TVRO System Components I.B.1 Dish I.B.2 Mount I.B.3 Actuator (Positioner) I.B.4. LNB I.B.5. Feedhorn I.B.6. Cables I.B.7. Receiver I.B.8. Descrambler II. What Programming is Available on BUDs? II.A Subscription channels II.B Wildfeeds II.C Backhauls II.D SCPC II.E Digital II.F Networks (Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act) _____________________________________________________________ Part 2 III. What Types of Receivers, Dishes, Mounts, Actuators and LNBs are Used on BUDs, and Who Makes Them? III.A. Receivers. III.B. Dishes. III.B.1. Required Diameter. III.B.2. Types of Dish. [solid, mesh, fiber glass, etc] III.C. Actuators. III.C.1. Linear. III.C.2. Horizon-to-Horizon. III.D. LNB III.D.1. Gain. III.D.2. Noise Figure/Noise Temperature. IV. How do you Troubleshoot a BUD System? IV.A. Actuator. IV.B. Polorotor. IV.C. LNB. IV.D. Receiver. IV.E. Cabling. IV.F. Dish Alignment [including declination] _____________________________________________________________ Part 3 V. How Does the Environment Affect Reception? V.A. Wind. V.B. Rain. V.C. Snow/Sleet. V.D. The Sun. V.D.1. Periodic Sun Outages. V.D.2. Solar Flares. V.E. Insects, Arachnids, and Birds. VI. Can Zoning Ordinances or Homeowner Associations Prevent me From Installing a BUD or Minidish System? VI.A. FCC Regulations. VI.B. Legal Precedents (if any). VI.C. Dealing with Homeowner Associations. VII. Where Can I get More Information or Help with my BUD System? VII.A. Local Dealers VII.B. Usenet Newsgroups. VII.C. Prodigy? VII.D. Yahoo? Deja? VII.E. Public Library/Book Titles? VII.F. Other.