At 17:12 3/22/95 -0500, Cheryl A. Morris wrote:
 
>Can any of you science/engineering types out there confirm that this guy's
>explanation was plausible, that he wasn't feeding me a line of bull.  Is it
>in fact impossible to receive the satellite signals for certain broadcasts
>because of your receiving equipment?
>
 
There are two types of sattelite -- C-Band and KU.  Most places use
KU, but you can't get C-Band on  KU and vice versa.  If they're sending
the game on C-Band for some odd reason, the guy is right.  The signal
may also be scrambled, and he doesn't have a decoder.
 
Jen
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