Fred speaks the truth, and is correct. K0PP - Direct TV via satellite subscriber.
Our DirecTV receiver/DVR is completely quiet on HF and as far as I can test, on VHF > and UHF as well. I've never interfered with it on any band, even when I > was running 1200 watts. > > Regarding satellite internet, the unmanned spaceship is about 38,600 km > away in the southern sky, so there is a significant LOS delay on top of > all the usual processing and routing delays. This can make most forms of > remote control problematic. We had a neighbor who worked for HP, often > at home via a VPN, and the satellite internet did not work for him. > > You might see if there is a local wireless provider. I hosted a couple > of RAP's for the local provider when we lived in rural NorCal and got > free, 50 Mbps both ways in return. Unfortunately, such service is > usually unavailable in more densely populated areas where cable and DSL > is available. > > Really heavy rain will kill the satellite signal [Ku-band, I think] as > will snow on the feed horns and in the dish. I can get to our dish from > the ground with a broom. If you live in an area with significant snow, > you might want to make sure the dish is accessible. I've wondered about > some heating tape on the back of the dish but haven't done anything yet. > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks, NV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
