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Subject:Re: Sky and Europe receiver for Hellas Sat II ?
Date:Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:23:20 +0000
From:Ross Lockley <ross@127.0.0.1>
Newsgroups:alt.satellite.tv,alt.satellite.tv.europe,alt.satellite.tv.europe.sky,uk.tech.digital-tv,soc.culture.greek
In message <3fff0648.22432181@news.easynews.com>, QrizB <QrizB@dev.nul> 
writes
>On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 19:19:47 -0000, "Agamemnon"
><agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote:
>
>You appear to be asking this question on every newsgroup except the
>one that will actually get you an answer, namely uk.tech.tv.sky.
>
>>"Aztech" <az@tech.com> wrote in message
>>news:Q0ALb.10668$fB7.118969441@news-text.cableinet.net...
>>> "Agamemnon" <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
>>> news:btm9sj$p89$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
>>>> It looks like CAM's for Sky are not available except if they are built
>>>> in to Sky boxes but the problem with these is that the ones I've seen
>>>> do not have the ability to control Disecq 1.2 motors as far as I know
>>>> and I do not think they can be programmed to revive signals from other
>>>> satellites except Astra.

Forget Sky digiboxes for ANYTHING except receiving the channels off 28E. 
They are next to useless for any purpose except receiving Sky signals.

Get yourself a 100 quid fta digital receiver that will pick up all the 
other satellites quite happily. And you will be SOOOOO pleased you did!
-- 
Ross Lockley
Galashiels

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