---- START NEW MESSAGE --- Received: from cherry.ease.lsoft.com [209.119.0.109] by dpmail10.doteasy.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A46439D0226; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:35:48 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <22.00CC0911@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 3:22:14 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8e) with spool id 3466 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:22:08 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 2305; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:21:26 -0500 Received: from pd2mo2so.prod.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 430) via TCP with ESMTP ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:21:26 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by pd2mo2so.prod.shaw.ca Received: from pd4mr4so.prod.shaw.ca (pd4mr4so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.215]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HS600K6KXGXHA@l-daemon> for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:12:33 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml6so.prod.shaw.ca (pn2ml6so-qfe0.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.121.150]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HS600FGDXGXAX@l-daemon> for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:12:33 -0700 (MST) Received: from UALBERTA.ca (h24-65-14-55.ed.shawcable.net [24.65.14.55]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HS600807XGXNP@l-daemon> for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:12:33 -0700 (MST) MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Win98; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en References: <32FA9C24.636AB075.0004CB66@aol.com> Message-ID: <40176F07.99D4B2A@UALBERTA.ca> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:12:55 -0700 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: Robert Rolf Organization: U of Alberta Subject: Re: [OT:] C-Band Satellite Receivers To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Precedence: list X-RCPT-TO: Status: U X-UIDL: 371856051 With the overwhelming conversion to DTH (direct to home) sat services, an awful lot of C-band setups are going to the dump. Just look for a house with a LSD (little silly dish) and a 12 footer and ask them if they'd like you to haul away their old system. You can probably get it for free or $50.00 at most since there are LOTS of systems to be had. Doing Mpeg2 decoding is no easy task. Or do you also distill your own gasoline from the 'bubbling pool'? Just buy a receiver that does MPEG2 they're quite cheap compared to the thousands of hours you'd have to invest in time and test equipment. Robert NaB25J@AOL.COM wrote: > > Hey guys, > Sorry 'bout the OT post, but the relevant usenet newsgroups seem to be devoid of human life. Besides, I like and trust you guys more...! > > After watching a fair amount of NasaTV online over the past few weeks, I was flirting with the idea of a C-band dish set up. From there I started looking at what was available via satellite, and there seems to be quite a few free feeds out there. I noticed some of them are unencrypted Mpeg2 feeds, including some pretty cool sounding ones. > > The point of all this: by nature, I prefer to do it myself and save money, or even do it myself for the experience even if it costs more. I'm still learning all this stuff and enjoy learning by example. So, has anyone designed and built the necessary equipment to receive analog satellite signals? Mpeg2 signals? Other cool stuff I haven't mentioned? > > Is it even possible, or is all the necessary info held by the industry? Obviously, the Mpeg2 standard is not available freely (unless my information is out of date or wrong, which is highly possible) but maybe the unencrypted analog would be a plausible undertaking. Well, that's my little daydream at the moment and I thought I'd share it with the list to see what your thoughts were on it. > > -Tony > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics . 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Return-Path: Received: from 209.119.0.109 (EHLO cherry.ease.lsoft.com) (209.119.0.109) by mta102.mail.dcn.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:19:48 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <15.00CBF081@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 9:00:43 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8e) with spool id 3365 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:00:34 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 0523; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:59:07 -0500 Received: from smtp.aaisp.net.uk [217.169.20.17] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 430) via TCP with ESMTP ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:59:06 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by smtp.aaisp.net.uk Received: from hibernaculum.org.uk ([217.169.5.1] helo=TP380Z) by smtp.aaisp.net.uk with smtp (Exim 4.22) id 1AlTkD-0002Ff-3c for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:59:09 +0000 Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2.10.2010 for OS/2 Warp 4.05 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:59:07 +0000 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: Howard Winter Subject: Re: SCO lobbying Congress about Linux To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU In-Reply-To: <20040127102228.43066.qmail@web13307.mail.yahoo.com> Precedence: list Vincent, On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:22:28 -0800, Vincent Vega wrote: > Juan Garofalo wrote: >> >> It's ironic that the people who are for 'sharing' and not 'profit' >> end up hiring lawerys to enforce their copyright free copyrights... > They hire lawyers to protect their right to share not their > right to profit. Or to widen it still further, in the US at least it appears to be necessary to hire lawyers to protect one's *rights* - rights of any kind, certainly not limited to anything involving money. Although ironically in a lot of cases the resolution is distilled into an amount of money changing hands, even when money was not involved in the original situation that resulted in the legal system becoming involved. It is probably seen to be the easiest way to conclude the thing. Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads *** MESSAGE TRUNCATED *** .. .