Re: What kind of satellite system do I have (HTS Tracker V C-Band)?

If everything is in working order you may be riding high.

There are FAQa at:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/rec/rec.video.satellite.tvro.html

More than one company can provide programming, but you
would be able to get some free programming also.

For programming providers see
http://www.callnps.com/
http://www.programming-center.net/
http://www.superstar.com/


There are other programming providers also. They are usually
resellers of one of the companies listed above, but sometimes
they will offer programming at lower prices. Also with a big
dish you can purchase programming from as many providers
as you want, you are not limited to one provider.

The system you are describing will not receive 4DTV digital
programming, but it will receive analog. If the analog decryption
module (Video Cipher II) is still godd you can use it to subscribe
to pay services.






"Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
| My mother bought an old house which has a large black satellite dish
| on top (the dish is several feet in diameter) and inside there is a
| black unit which says: "HTS Tracker System V, Video Cipher II". It has
| words on it like "C-Band" and "Ku-Band".
|
| I asked a few people about this and nobody had ever heard of it except
| one person who said it was a worthless obsolete piece of junk without
| telling me any useful details. However, I searched on eBay and saw
| people selling various types of HTS Tracker units for $50-$100. I'd
| like to know if the unit and/or dish are worth anything or useable
| before we pay someone to take it down and haul it to the dump.
|
| The people who owned this house told us absolutely nothing, so we
| don't know what a C-Band satellite system does. Does anyone provide
| programming for C-Band or is it obsolete? What are its capabilities?
| Does the dish on the roof move a little bit? Do you just plug the
| Tracker unit into the power outlet and hook the audio/video cables to
| a TV and suddenly you'll have a bunch of channels like DirectTV?
|
| Is there a FAQ on this stuff that will tell me enough without going
| into too much detail? If so please point me to the right one because I
| don't know what I'm looking for? I assume I want a FAQ about "C-Band"
| or "Ku-Band"? Is that what people call this type of satellite system?
|
| Please post replies. Thanks.