[sdiy] Recovery

[KA4HJH]

>Way OT , but...

Crazy how it happens. I try to avoid getting off onto another subject
without changing the subject line but this one got away.

>I did not think that you could uplink to a satellite from your house.
>Why would they let you do that? It was my impression that the phone
>connection used by the sat. modem was the uplink using traditional land
>line, and that you were getting only the downlink part from the dish.

With some systems that's how it's done. It's certainly cheaper that way.
Both Hughes and Echostar have satellite uplink. Alignment is more critical,
and the system is more hazardous to work on because of the transmitter. The
uplink speed isn't stellar but it's better than dial-up. The other hassle
with satellite is the lag it introduces--and of course, rain.

>Then again, you have Irridium satellite based two way radio, so I
>suppose it is possible.

I'm afraid I'm not up on that system or how it works. I've only worked with
C band and parabolic antennas.

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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"