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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Can you get a newsfeed via satellite?
Message-ID: <1991May12.123412.13885@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 12 May 91 12:34:12 GMT
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Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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randyt@sierra.wildernet.com (Randy Terbush) writes:

>Is it possible to get the feed via satellite?
>What satellite needs to be tuned into?  (Frequency, etc.)

A couple of years ago the usenet backbone feed was available
via Anik D4 - over one of the uplinks from CBC-Vancover

At the time, Norsat was selling a card that fit inside your PC
that basically was a TVRO receiver.


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