The satellite TV handbook

The satellite and Arthur C. Clarke: how it all began;Cable television wires America;Cable TV goes into space: what's on the birds;The home TVRO system: watching TV beamed from space;SMATV and the private cable system: how to cash in on the booming satellite TV phenomenon;Putting satellite television to work in the business and nonprofit organization;Video teleconferencing via satellite TV: how to enter this lucrative business;How to build your own personal earth station;Construct a backyard TVRO antenna for uder $200;The TVRO satellite receiver you can build for $300;Finding the hidden satellite signals: audio signals, teletext, and news wire services on the birds;DXing the international satellites;Those other TV channels: STV, LPTV, and MDS;DBS and you: direct broadcast satellites and the future of satellite television;Appendix