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From: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Moronic TV news coverage
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Date: 21 Mar 89 18:45:53 GMT
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In article <2733@uokmax.UUCP> mflawson@uokmax.UUCP (Michael F Lawson) writes:
>
>I agree.  The network commentators seem to know little about what they're
>talking about.  I wish some electronics whiz would come up with a cheap
>dedicated satellite receiver to only receive NASA Select.  I hate to buy
>a whole satellite receiver system JUST because I want to see that channel,
>but I have been seriously considering it.
>
>Mike Lawson
>mflawson@uokmax.uucp

A "cheap, dedicated" TVRO will need practically everything an
"expensive, general pupose" TVRO has, except perhaps a tuning button.
You'll need a dish, LNA, receiver and monitor. Just because you only
want to watch a single channel won't cut down the cost of the thing.
Plus, there is plenty of space stuff on other channels as well, so why
limit  yourself to NASA Select?

All of the Ariane launches are covered live on Spacenet, and there
are rumors that an All Space cable channel is in the works. Not to
mention access to PBS broadcasts that arn't distributed in your area.

The NASA signal is pretty strong, so you might be able to get away with
a small (6' to 8') dish.

I've been watching Select since STS-2, and feel it was worth every cent
of my system.

mike
          *** mike (cerbral GURU, insert M&Ms to restart) smithwick***
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[disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]