acardenas.ES@Xerox.ARPA (09/16/85)
*************** IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE L.A.RAIDERS, DELETE THIS MESSAGE. *************** OK LA RAIDER FANS!!! HERE's THE HOT FLASH!!!... The "inside" news is.... the Raider games are to be transmitted on the 12GHz Bands... Forget your 10 foot dishes... a NEW LNA to cover 12 GHz will be required. Sorry... I don't know of any local taverns that have the new 12 GHz down converter in service at this time... There are about three companies ready to deliver the new 12 GHz LNA/System... about the same cost as a 'standard' TVRO (dish)... The good news is, the higher frequency requires a smaller dish... about three to five feet in diamenter... larger dishes = higher gain. I expect VERY few networks to convert to 12 GHz because of loss of new-found advertising income satellite commercials now bring. Uncle T. Tony Cardenas QA Auditor 6085 Project