Hi Al, thanks ever so much for the response, I see that I need to do a bit of
reading and online work, but sounds rather interesting. I do believe that the
dish of the size that you describe is within the limits of those protected
from zoning ordinances against larger antennas.
Thanks again!
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It's a satellite that requires a small dish. Actually, the one I got is
almost twice the size of Dish Network, etc. (usually 18" +/-) and is 76
cm (about 29.9") usually called a 30" dish.
Pastor Peters offers one for $300 delivered, or about $400 (? $449) if
you want it installed for you. Someone will come out and install it for
you for that price with certain limitations which they clearly specify.
Check out
http://www.scripturesforamerica.org/...html#satellite for the
info on the satellite system that is being offered through Scriptures
For America.
Brother Stair offers a unit for $200 delivered which you have to install
yourself. http://www.overcomerministry.com/web...adio%5Csat.htm
No installation offered. However, if you run into problems they can
help you via email or telephone. Pastor Peters offers no assistance,
but the factory, or sales rep. might -- aside from doing the whole job
for you, which is pretty good assistance. :-)
I had to go the "cheap" route and got the one from Bro. Stair. I
installed it myself and had very little difficulty. The instructions
are pretty clear. He'd probably get upset if he knew he was sending it
to someone to listen to Pastor Peters or to watch tv, which he condemns.
You cannot BUY the satellite system. He won't SELL you the satellite
system. You can't ORDER the satellite system. You HAVE to send an
OFFERING and REQUEST a satellite system. I had mine about 9 days after
I sent the CONTRIBUTION. It only had to go one state away (NC to SC)
and the unit shipped out of Georgia. I was a bit upset when it came in
without instructions or the LNB! Then a day or two later those came in
a small box from SC. It came complete - dish, mounting brackets,
instructions, cables, receiver for inside, even a compass for aligning
the dish. It also had a set of RCA connectored cables to feed from your
receiver to a stereo system to blast it all through the house! :-)
I'm sure he is distributing them for people to be able to listen to HIM
24/7 should they desire it. However, he makes no such requirement,
commitment, etc. Just send him a $200 OFFERING and REQUEST the
satellite system and he'll get it right out to you. It's the cheapest
system I have seen and has no monthly bill with it!
Some of the programming is scrambled. Much is in foreign languages --
Take your pick! Especially, Middle Eastern and Eastern. I expect
there is some place you can "order" a subscription to some of the
scrambled channels, but I'd get used to some of the "free to air" stuff
first. Lots of interesting stuff even if you don't need to practice
your foreign language skills - both on tv and radio.
Oh, It is a SINGLE satellite system and instructions are for setting it
up on Telstar 5 as that's where Stair (and Peters) is at. I expect all
you need is the location of the other satellites to set it on any one
you like. Can't promise you what you'll find on the others. Dish
Network and a few of the others are proprietary and may not work without
a subscription of some kind. This one has been great, and plenty
adequate, so far. Also, I expect you can get a different bracket and
another LNB (or two) and be able to get two or three different
satellites, without having to move the dish.
Go to http://www.winegard.com/products.htm and look carefully at the
"residential satellite" photo and you'll see a dish with THREE LNB's on
it. They provided the 76cm dish and can surely provide extra parts.
You get a larger drawing if you go to the actual residential products page.
Al
Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.