microwave tv

[jskey]

Wasn't sure where this to post this, so move it or delete if need be. Anyway, I live in an area where some people subscribe to a microwave tv service. I had this service years ago and it was limited, but it was tv and affordable.

Anybody have any info on what is needed to hack this? Or where I can look for info on this. Might be something to get us by after the "fat lady sings" until we can play with dbs again.

It doesn't require a card, just a specialized antenna and powered filter, I think.

Anybody?

[binbin123]

I have this to and all i needed was antenna and filter i look see if i can get one
it may not work for but you can try i get 60 chan HBO ,MAX,SHO, shit like that thats it :( but hell its free had this for 9ys and it still works



binbin123

[JT]

I have this to and all i needed was antenna and filter i look see if i can get one
it may not work for but you can try i get 60 chan HBO ,MAX,SHO, shit like that thats it :( but hell its free had this for 9ys and it still works



binbin123

How about some more info on this service please? I've never heard of such a thing. You know Dave, Charlie and Bev are all broadcast via microwaves right?

[Crazy1_79]

you know I have seen on a few occasions some very weird looking antennas on top top of a regular tv antenna, it is a concave looking oliptical thing that very well could be for microvaves, it is made from mesh but definately not a sattelite dish, I wonder if that is what these were?

[blood dawg]

Wasn't sure where this to post this, so move it or delete if need be. Anyway, I live in an area where some people subscribe to a microwave tv service. I had this service years ago and it was limited, but it was tv and affordable.

Anybody have any info on what is needed to hack this? Or where I can look for info on this. Might be something to get us by after the "fat lady sings" until we can play with dbs again.

It doesn't require a card, just a specialized antenna and powered filter, I think.

Anybody?

Are you talking about LOOK TV. Last I heard they wqeren;t taking any new subbers on. it's called Terrestrial Wireless (I may have messed up spelling)

You need to be line of sight from transmitter tower. one such tower is the CN tower in toronto.

http://www.look.ca/page.asp?intNodeID=2620&switchlang=true


They used receivers that looked a lot like second or 3rd gen rca DTV stuff. I saw this stuff at a local future shop once. They had a really nice pciture, better than DTV's at the time too.

I hope this is what you mean. :)

[JT]

Look tv is only in Southern Ontario and Quebec...according to the link anyway.

[jskey]

hey binbin123 you've got a pm

[smilingjack]

Some cities in the U.S. had them after BUD and before sats (little dishes) got popular.
It is not scrambled and somone in every city makes bootleg "Antennas" for them.

Where I was the employees at the local Hughes Aircraft plant would bring home pockets full of washers (yep washers) that they were made of.

15"of all thread, a coffee can and some big washers and you have the antenna, works like Birdiemods Wi-Fi antenna (close frequency)

Good picture, no weather problems, not too many channels though, some U.S. cities still have it.

[jskey]

hey birdie mod that sounds interesting, buy I think these mesh antennas have an lnb of type and what about the powered filter? Any info on that. Would it have to be a mesh antenna or would a dish work? Anybody that can point me in the right direction for info would be appreciated.

[barabbas]

Some cities in the U.S. had them after BUD and before sats (little dishes) got popular.
It is not scrambled and somone in every city makes bootleg "Antennas" for them.

Where I was the employees at the local Hughes Aircraft plant would bring home pockets full of washers (yep washers) that they were made of.

15"of all thread, a coffee can and some big washers and you have the antenna, works like Birdiemods Wi-Fi antenna (close frequency)

Good picture, no weather problems, not too many channels though, some U.S. cities still have it.

Big cities had them back in the late 1970's, before neighborhoods could be wired
for cable tv. It was line of site and the signal wasn't scrambled. I believe you had
to use a 2.5ghz receiver.

[smilingjack]

There was a adapter and you used the regular TV back then. At least where I was.

[biggs]

"Big cities had them back in the late 1970's, before neighborhoods could be wired
for cable tv. It was line of site and the signal wasn't scrambled. I believe you had
to use a 2.5ghz receiver."

Oh yeah 1.1 to 2.5 ghz tuner with a shitty variable pot for the control knob that if you sneezed on it you would get a snowy picture!

Mine was made from pvc plastic with the board inside on a small aluminum reflector. You definately had to be line of site. I see some of these cable towers down here still use them but you must be between them and what they are transmitting (now) I am not sure.

[barabbas]

NYC had a scrambled movie channel over the air on ch68 uhf, way back when.
The audio and video were scrambled. I built an audio descrambler and I
remember listening to the movie called repo man. I was working on a
video descrambler when the company went belly up. Fudge.
Electrical storms would effect picture quality, not too good when you were
taping a movie. The channel went to a low budget music video format to
compete with the then new mtv. Everybody was switching to cable then
and not watching over the air channels, so they went belly up also.
I still have the uhf antenna that was tweaked for ch68.

[jskey]

the microwave in use here does not use a "box" It uses a mesh type antenna with an lnb and powered filter that hooks up between the cable and your tv and your tv is the tuner. What I need is to find out if anyone which powered filter is used and where I can find one. It is in line of site, the transmitter is on a mountain top so it has alot of coverage.

[el6]

In the early 80s or late 70s, there was a paid TV service called ONTV in the Chicago area and other parts of the country. It was UHF over the air. Need a special box to decode the signal. It was easy to decode. They were out of business in a few years.

There is a new pay TV service, xxx.usdtv.com for $19.95 a month.
This service broadcast over the air using local station's digital bandwith.
Anyone know how to hack it?

[binbin123]

out of business my ass i still get it in Ohio got it in 96 they allso do DTV set up.
need no box just the antenna and filter but its down to 50 chan i am looking at right now
and it is working good for being out of business u think ! and yes i got 1 you can have jsKey i got it for free so you can have it for free
but it may not work for you if have no service ?

yes i see your pm jsKey



binbin is out of business lolol

[el6]

ONTV is out of business in the Chicago area in the early 80's.
Good for you if you can still get it. Back then, so many people watched ONTV but not many people paid.

ONTV is out of bussiness long time ago.
http://www.chicagotelevision.com/pay3.htm