which receiver are you using with your trekker?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: e-skip
> Well, I noticed that the signal faided a bit, and I haev a signal that
> comes and goes with my Trekker GPS as well. In downtown Detroit that can
> be a headache.
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> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Colin McDonald wrote:
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> > sirius around here, northern alberta, works just great.
> > There is no where it doesn't work...except for maybe at the arctic
circle,
> > but i think even there it has been known to work.
> > My dad has it in the 18 wheeler and it out performs XM up here.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: e-skip
> >
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> > > My step dad has Serious, and I only heard it once,b tu was less than
> > > impressed with the signal. We were around houses and a restaurant
when he
> > > was using it. I wonder when they will come out with a pocket sized TV
> > > that will handle digital. My grandfather had a small TV that was a
watch
> > > man TV he got in 1984. It was one nice unit, and I got to use it when
I
> > > went to a college prep program with no TV available for my room other
then
> > > this one, and I have to say the DX catches I got on there were great.
> > > I don't know what happened to this set, but with rebanding of UHF
> > > they've got to have something out soon.
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> > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Butch Bussen wrote:
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> > > > Well, most satellite stuff, even c band, these days is digital of
some
> > > > sort. Direct tv, for example is around 12 gig as I recall. C band
is
> > > > downlinked on 3.7 gig and takes a large dish to get. I think there
are
> > > > portables for xm or serious, but these are also digital and must be
> > > > subscribed to. In many large cities, they use repeaters as the
> > satellite
> > > > signal is lost in the tall buildings.
> > > > 73s
> > > > Butch Bussen
> > > > wa0vjr
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