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<blockquote data-quote="timo_w2s" data-source="post: 904921" data-attributes="member: 196043"><p>Satellite TV is just a hobby for me which turned useful when our family moved abroad in 1992.</p><p></p><p>I was always into electronic and radio when I was young, messing about with radios and walkie talkies to try and get them to work better or transmit further than they should... I was also always trying to get out of area ITV stations like TVS so I could get more choice. </p><p></p><p>I had heard about satellite TV and the possibility of getting TV from other countries but it was probably when I saw a feature on Tomorrows World (my favourite programme back then!) about the launch of Astra 1A and Sky Channel that I really got interested.</p><p></p><p>In 1989 my grandmother's flat in Finland got a large shared satellite dish and with it three channels where piped via UHF modulators through the existing aerial network; Sky Channel, Eurosport (then run by Sky) and MTV Europe. When staying with my gran over summer it was my first real taste of satellite TV and after that I wanted more. We also watched the change over from Sky Channel to Sky One that summer and the new "We're the One" promotions.</p><p></p><p>When I got back to the UK I started buying What Satellite regularly (which had just become a full magazine rather than a supplement in What Video) and pleading with the parents to get Sky. Eventually they gave in just to shut me up and rented an analogue Grundig receiver and 75cm dish (rented, as my dad wasn't sure this satellite TV thing would catch on). I thought it was great but was much more interested in the foreign channels and the radio stations and I'd be experimenting with getting the scrambled channels to stabilize their video signals.</p><p></p><p>As the Grundig receiver had two LNB inputs it was ideal for setting up with another dish (no DiSEqC switches back then!) so I saved up my pocket money and birthday money to get an 80cm dish and LNB so I could scan the skies for other satellites. All done on a budget though, built my own stand for the dish, had to manually turn it to the right satellites and even the LNB needed rotating for the right polarity (and swapping for different bands)... I still remember the first satellite I found was Intelsat at 27.5W and a faint flicker from the Discovery Channel.</p><p></p><p>When BSB collapsed I managed to buy a bit of cheap kit for next to nothing including a 35cm Channel Master dish which I'm still using today.</p><p></p><p>From then on there was no stopping me and my kit has grown out of control ever since. ;)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timo_w2s, post: 904921, member: 196043"] Satellite TV is just a hobby for me which turned useful when our family moved abroad in 1992. I was always into electronic and radio when I was young, messing about with radios and walkie talkies to try and get them to work better or transmit further than they should... I was also always trying to get out of area ITV stations like TVS so I could get more choice. I had heard about satellite TV and the possibility of getting TV from other countries but it was probably when I saw a feature on Tomorrows World (my favourite programme back then!) about the launch of Astra 1A and Sky Channel that I really got interested. In 1989 my grandmother's flat in Finland got a large shared satellite dish and with it three channels where piped via UHF modulators through the existing aerial network; Sky Channel, Eurosport (then run by Sky) and MTV Europe. When staying with my gran over summer it was my first real taste of satellite TV and after that I wanted more. We also watched the change over from Sky Channel to Sky One that summer and the new "We're the One" promotions. When I got back to the UK I started buying What Satellite regularly (which had just become a full magazine rather than a supplement in What Video) and pleading with the parents to get Sky. Eventually they gave in just to shut me up and rented an analogue Grundig receiver and 75cm dish (rented, as my dad wasn't sure this satellite TV thing would catch on). I thought it was great but was much more interested in the foreign channels and the radio stations and I'd be experimenting with getting the scrambled channels to stabilize their video signals. As the Grundig receiver had two LNB inputs it was ideal for setting up with another dish (no DiSEqC switches back then!) so I saved up my pocket money and birthday money to get an 80cm dish and LNB so I could scan the skies for other satellites. All done on a budget though, built my own stand for the dish, had to manually turn it to the right satellites and even the LNB needed rotating for the right polarity (and swapping for different bands)... I still remember the first satellite I found was Intelsat at 27.5W and a faint flicker from the Discovery Channel. When BSB collapsed I managed to buy a bit of cheap kit for next to nothing including a 35cm Channel Master dish which I'm still using today. From then on there was no stopping me and my kit has grown out of control ever since. ;) [/QUOTE]
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