Internet through DTV

[Zscoundrel]

Dish size has two major effects.  A larger dishes gives better signal 
strength.  To some extent, dish size is dependent on frequency.  Lower 
frequencies have a longer wave length and require greater reflecting 
area.  Being closer to the equator buts you in a better position from a 
signal strength stand point, but satellite broadcasts, like most 
broadcasts, can be beamed to certain locations and the transponders may 
not point your way enough for you to get a decent signal.

(BTW - the dish is a passive reflector, not an antenna. The actual 
antenna element is located at the focal point of the dish.  I could give 
exact figures for frequency and wave length, but my ARRL handbook has 
come adrift.  I have been accused of using a microscopic black hole for 
my filling system. No telling WHERE anything is in this mess!)

All governments "own" the entire frequency spectrum within their 
borders.  Some are pretty lax about reception devices, but man are not.  
Out of band transmitters and receivers can get you jailed in a great 
many countries - including the USA!

Greg Kedrovsky wrote:

>On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 06:53:55AM -0600, Leo J Mauler wrote:
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>>So you might want to look into getting a full-size Satellite Dish with a
>>K-Band port and see about receiving data through it.
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>Okay, this I don't understand. Maybe it's the difference between
>"K-Band" and whatever else is offered through folks like DirecWay. Why
>would a full-size dish be any different than the wee fashionable one
>that DTV or DirecWay sells/leases? Wouldn't I still have to get some ISP
>to provide me signal, and then I'd be hosed because I'm in Central
>America? Or, does a full-size dish allow me the possibility of simply
>grabbing stray signals and hacking into the net that way?
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>>It might take some
>>jiggering and kludging to get it to work as part of your home network,
>>but you should see fairly fast download speeds this way, if not upload
>>speeds.  Heck, for all I know full-size Satellite Dishes might even have
>>some better way of handling downloads by now.
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>
>It sounds interesting. I would doubt it's totally legal, but maybe it's
>one of those things that's not so much "illegal" as it is simply "not
>mentioned" in laws around here. 
>
>There are 5 other families building houses on lots right next to mine
>(small little urbanization/residential). I might be able to defray
>costs...  :-)
>
>-Greg
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