[net.general] Dish Antenna Info Wanted

dragon (04/16/83)

I would like some information on dish antennas (sp?) for receiving cable
television broadcasts direct from the satellite.  Some of the things I would
like to know are:

          o  The cost of a full system.  (The dish, and equipment to make
             sense of what the dish receives.)
          o  Quality of reception.  Is this standard over different
             dish sizes and types, or do bigger ones give better reception,
             etc.
          o  Possibility of hooking neighbors up to tl%system.
          o  Possible environmental effects.  Will all the cats in the
             vicinity drop dead when I turn it on.

Also, I have heard that prices are *much* lower direct from Hong Kong.  Is
this true, and if so, how much lower, is the quality the same, and does
any one know any one I could contact in Hong Kong.

Send me mail to uw-june!dragon, (the path on the header can be used) or post
to the net.  If their are a vast number of responses (>=5), I will summarize
and post the results.

Thanx, as the say, in advance.

Brian Matthews
uw-june!dragon