| But you are English! Yeah, right. Why would an English author write a book about American satellite TV? Well, I've been in the satellite TV business since 1989. I've written many books and articles on the subject. I guess I'm famous (and modest, too!) Several American and Canadian people have asked me "where can I get a book like your "Installing UK Sky Digital TV" that covers satellite TV in the USA? I've searched and can't find one!" I couldn't answer their question. I looked and I couldn't find one, either. So I went over to visit my friend who lives in the USA. He'd written dozens of technical books and was well clued-up. He would know. He didn't. "I think you have to call DirecTV or someone. I've got cable TV. I don't need satellite. I know nothing about it." So I hunted around the shops and they gave me leaflets about Pay TV. But I wanted to know how to receive programmes for FREE! We can receive THOUSANDS of them in Europe so what was going on? I returned to the UK and got involved with other things and forgot about it for a couple of years. But the questions kept coming. Eventually I employed a researcher in the USA. She told me "the only way is to install a Big Ugly Dish (BUD) to get C-Band programmes." "Bullshit, that can't be right. Please look again!" Eventually she came up with the goods. You certainly CAN get free programmes with a small dish, a "universal LNB" and a suitable FTA digital receiver. Now, I won't pretend this book is complete. There's a lot more information out there. But I hope this will help you to find it.  |