Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sunic!tut!kannel!huopio From: huopio@kannel.lut.fi (Kauto Huopio) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Need info about CATV channel converter Message-ID: Date: 10 Oct 89 18:35:15 GMT Sender: huopio@kannel.lut.fi Distribution: sci Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lines: 22 In my city, the local CATV network is owned by the Finnish PTT. About half of the channels provided are in special CATV-channels, in "hyper-UHF"-band. Normal TV-sets here have CATV-channels from 1 to 12 (it is something like UHF-channels 70-82), but the PTT uses also CATV-channels to 13-30 (I don't remember the last channel number, it might be even higher..) To receive these channels (including MTV-Europe, CNN, Eurosport, Discovery, BBC Europe..) one must buy or rent a converter box, which also includes descrambling for future pay-channels. If I would buy the converter, it would be something like $300 and $5.50 /month usage fee.. And if I would rent one......... sompething like $15/month.. So..are there any ideas to do the conversion from these hyperchannels to a normal UHF channel (around 40) ? I've heard about D-100, made in England, but does it reach these channels?? All help is appreciated! --Kauto -- ****************** Kauto Huopio (huopio@kannel.lut.fi) ********************** *US Mail: Kauto Huopio, Punkkerikatu 1 A 10, SF-53850 Lappeenranta, Finland * *Project: Learn some GNU Emacs first.. :-) * *****************************************************************************