Sirius unveiled its new Portable Satellite Radio Digital Player Combo recently. Now you can record and use the playback function in your car! Weighing in at less than 4 ounces, the Starmate replay is only 5 inches by 1.9 inches and allows recording of up to 44 minutes of Sirius Satellite Radio Programming. The new product comes with a car mount and is available to consumers in October 2005 for a reasonable price of $129.99. In addition, an option home kit is available for $39.99 and allows users to record at their leisure in their own homes. Sirius One, the new car radio which was also unveiled recently is the same size of the Starmate, but weighs 5 ounces and costs considerably less, $79.99, what a steal in comparison! The busy holiday season for Sirius is crucial for the company; they are banking on increased customer base and increase sales of their receivers and accessories. “The Starmate Replay and Sirius One offer an easy and inexpensive way to get Sirius,” said Bob Law, senior vice president and general manager of Sirius’s Consumer Electronics Division.

Sirius reported to have 1.8 million subscribers and they are looking to increase this base dramatically. Its only real rival, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc reported 4.4 million subscrivers during the second quarter of this year. Both companies are strongly pushing advertising and are expected to take a huge advantage of the holiday season in order to increase sales and subscriber base.
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In the USA there are 2 types of satellite TV systems. The first is TVRO which stands for TeleVision Receive Only. The second is DBS which stands for Direct Broadcast Satellite.

TVRO – TeleVision Receive Only

TVRO was the first satellite system available for home viewing of satellite TV. It required a relatively big dish of 3 to 6 feet in diameter and worked in C-Band. Frequencies of around 4 G Hertz are called C-Band and require bigger dishes because the wave length of these frequencies is longer than in Ku-Band which requires a much smaller dish of about 18 inches. Ku-Band is at 12 to 14 G Hertz.

TVRO systems also need a movable dish because it needs to get all the channels of many satellites. C-Band satellites have much less channels available than Ku-Band satellites and therefore more satellites are needed to provide enough channels. Possibilities that exist with TVRO systems is that you can also receive free channels and independent feeds from for instance news companies. You could for instance receive the unedited material that is broadcasted from a news crew somewhere in the coverage area of the satellite. They transmit their materials to their headquarters using a C-Band satellite. Many of these types of feeds are not scrambled and are available to everyone with the proper equipment.

TVRO systems are often referred to as Big Dish TV, C-Band Satellite TV and BUD (Big Ugly Dish).

DBS – Direct Broadcast Satellite

Satellite TV via DBS is done in the Ku-Band. These satellites work on higher frequencies and can transmit higher power signals. This means that much smaller dishes can be used to receive the signal. A small dish of 18 inches is already enough to receive all satellite TV by Satellite TV. This makes it possible to have satellite TV from an apartment on the 10th floor, if you have a clear line of sight to the south.

DBS is for everyone. The satellite dish is so small that it is not an obstacle like with for instance the TVRO dishes of 3 to 6 feet. Once installed the dish needs no maintenance since it is aimed at just one satellite. Some dishes actually have 2 or more feeds which makes it possible to receive the signals from more than 1 satellite.

There are no free channels available on DBS satellites as these are often owned and used by the satellite TV provider it self, while TVRO satellites often are used by those who rent space on the satellite for a limited time. TVRO systems are meant for, for instance, transport of unedited materials between continents, but also within one continent.

DBS is meant for everyone with a simple, low cost installation of the system. Often the installation is for free as it really is very easy to do. The only thing that is needed is a bit of knowledge of where to find the satellite and the tools that make this even easier. A qualified installer will find the satellite and point it to maximum reception within minutes.

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Recent popularity.

The last few years have seen an explosion of people choosing satellite over cable or network Tv. Recent polls show some common reasons being superior picture quality, larger selection of channels and programs, increased availability, good customer service and the continuing drop in price.

This has been accompanied by large advertising campaigns from satellite Tv retailers. This has no doubt succeeded in demystifying the technology.

DIRECTV or DISH Network?

Though there are other satellite TV systems (ie; Sky Angel), DIRECTV and DISH Network are the twin giants in the industry. Between them they claim the overwhelming majority of all satellite TV systems sold in the United States.

Interestingly, the satellite system services offered by both DIRECTV and DISH Network are practically interchangeable — both offer more than 200 program channels, integrated digital video recording (DVR) capabilities, high definition TV (HDTV) capabilities, stunning picture and sound quality and award-winning 24-hour customer service departments.

Where they differ is in pricing and programming. DIRECTV’s packages are a little more expensive, however they do normally include more channels. DISH Network offers more International and movie channels.

How the legitimate online retailers work.

You place an order with an online satellite TV system retailer. Some actually have tools on their webpage that allows customers to design systems perfectly matched to their home. At the time of ordering you will schedule a time that a local professional installer can come to your home and install the system. The satellite system will either be shipped to your home before the installation date or the installer will bring it with them.

It is really that easy. The retailers that have been around a few years have this process streamlined for efficiency. All the customer needs to do is be at home during the installation.

Fraudulent websites & potential pitfalls.

Unfortunately, with any hot product come the scammers. Hundreds of “Satellite TV” websites have popped up, claiming to offer the best satellite dish deals and promotions. Their websites look slick to lure unsuspecting customers. Many promise monthly subscription rates under $10 and next-day installation. But once a customer signs up they find:

* Hidden “activation” and “usage” fees * High shipping costs for “free” extras * Installation dates continuously missed or pushed back * Shoddy installations performed by cheap, inexperienced contractors * Zero help or customer service * Outrageous cancellation fees

Most of these SCAM sites won’t even respond to customer issues. Eventually they get shut down due to too many customer complaints, or the State Attorney General forces them out of business. But the customer has already lost their money, and the SCAMMERS just open another satellite TV website under a different name in a different state. It’s definitely “buyer beware”.

Yes, you can find good deals on Satellite TV systems.

If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to find authentic good … even great … deals on Satellite TV systems.

Before signing up for satellite TV through an online retailer, you should be sure that it satisfies the following minimum requirements:

* In business for at least 1 year. * Must be certified by the network. * Have at least 1000 installations. * No “hidden” fees. * Customer service available via phone, chat or email. * 100% guaranteed. (full refund if installation fails)

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Satellite Radio – Its here! Satellite radio is a new service being offered by two companies, XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Both companies are offering over 100 channels of streaming music and entertainment. High quality sound is achieved through the use of satellites orbiting high above. Satellite radio is commercial free and free from regulations by federal committees. The impossible, is now possible, hearing the same radio station across North America and from coast to coast. All made possible by XM satellite radio and Sirius satellite radio. Normal radio has been around for decades and is part of many people’s lifestyle. This is changing. Regular radio is monitored and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, whom has fined several radio stations and media companies within the last 3-4 years. The FCC has only fined radio stations a maximum of $27,500 per show no matter how man profanities were aired.

Recently the FCC has been upping the ante and in conjunction with Congress has decided to raise the fine up to $500,000 per incident per station (Potter). A slap on the wrist has turned into a business-changing event. “Sexually explicit comments by Bubba the Love Sponge and Howard Stern could get a station in trouble — no doubt about it. Clear Channel Radio dropped both shock jocks this year after being hit with record fines.”(Potter) Recently Howard Stern has made a move to Sirius Satellite Radio in an effort to preserve his career and free speech. Consumers are reaching towards satellite radio as a way to hear unregulated news and content.

Recently XM Satellite Radio has claimed to have over 3 million subscribers paying $9.99 per month and Sirius claims to have over 1.3 million customers paying $12.95 per month. Many of those customers pay an additional $2.99 per month for premium content such as the upcoming Howard Stern Show.

Several normal radio stations and media outlets are realizing the potential to get their message across in a broad fashion. XM has launched a morning show, which is hosted by Bob Edwards, whom was fired earlier this year by National Public Radio. “The Bob Edwards Show” will air on a public satellite radio channel that also features news and programs from Public Radio International, among others. Sirius has its own public radio channel carrying NPR programs. Consumers and companies are demanding free speech and it seems that satellite radio is the vehicle.

XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have designed satellite broadcast systems that differ but they achieve the same high quality of satellite radio. A milestone of this success is the fact that satellite radio signals that are available across the United States and into Mexico and Canada. Rock and Roll – No it’s not a genre any more! XM Satellite Radio has two satellites named Rock and Roll, which remain in parallel geostationary orbit to provide radio coverage throughout the United States. Sirius Satellite Radio has chose to use three satellites in an inclined elliptical orbit. This configuration provides 16 hours per satellite of signal, which gives a great redundancy if any satellite were to fail. Playing it smart, Sirius and XM both have spare satellites, which can be called on in a moments notice if needed.

XM satellite radio and Sirius satellite radio have Earth based broadcast stations that are used to send up information to the satellites, which is then dispersed through out the globe. Sirius and XM both have disk jockeys that manage, create and program music which is then sent up to the satellites. The information is then taken in by the satellites and sent through a rebroadcast of the streams to earth. The Major advantage of this is that, unlike earth-based radio stations whose signals reach listeners 150 miles away, satellite radio signals have a huge reach, and are receivable anywhere within the continental United States and hundreds of miles in each direction of the borders. Satellite Radio is growing to become a worldwide network and offerings are growing throughout the world. XM satellite radio and Sirius satellite radio are making it happen.

Unregulated Satellite Radio is the answer for free speech in a government regulated airwaves arena. Not only can listeners hear unbiased information but also they can listen to it anywhere in the United States. Media giants are jumping to get the piece of the pie regarding satellite radio, as the new wave of the future is satellite radio.
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XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio subscription costs vary and are changing though recent promotions. XM Satellite Radio Subscription

If you agree to a commitment ranging from two to five years and prepay you can lower your effective monthly charge to as low as $7.48.

XM Satellite Radio Subscription costs are a monthly service where the charge is $9.99.

Adding up to four additional receivers only costs $6.99 each, per month. Certain special channels cost a little more for your satellite radio subscription cost, for example, Playboy Radio, a premium service, is an additional $2.99 per month. Commercial and Business subscriptions cost $24.99 per month. Business subscriptions are a little more expensive due to additional royalties that must be paid when potentially more people are listening to the station.

Sirius Satellite Radio Subscription

Sirius Satellite radio subscription costs are a monthly service where the charge is $12.95. With a year or 2 year commitment, Sirius offers lower monthly rates.

Check out this hot deal going on right now! For $499.99, your radio is live for life! Sirius is currently offering a pretty good deal on a lifetime subscription that is radio-attached.

With Sirius you can activate as many as three additional radios for $6.99 each per month. Business subscriptions are $24.99 per month.

Satellite radio subscription cost is based on the number of stations that you have access to any the amount of extras that you add. Adding special services can increase your satellite radio subscription.
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The cost of a satellite radio installation is broken down into two different groups, the startup (installation costs) and the monthly subscription to either XM satellite radio or Sirius satellite radio. Receivers and mounting hardware, the cost of activation are all start up costs. Recievers are available for your car, your home, your computer and now portable receivers are available. So how much does satellite radio installation really cost?

Satellite Radio installation costs are broken down as follows:

Activation costs are the amount that both XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio charge to start service. Activation costs vary, where $5.00 with Sirius and $9.99 with XM will get you ready to go. Telephone activation is $15.00 with Sirius and $14.99 with XM. Monthly subscription costs then play into the cost, but these depend on some factors. Recent media campaigns are dramatically dropping the cost of installation and activation, both XM and Sirius are offering free activation in some instances.

A typical cost of a car satellite radio installation can vary depending on whether you use a Satellite radio which is dedicated only to satellite radio reception or if it also can play CDs.

The typical costs are detailed below:

Receiver $75 – $125
Radio $125-250
Antenna $60.00
Labor $80.00
Activation $10
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Total $400 – $600

Typical costs for a home satellite radio installation:

For this to work, you must choose to install a dedicated stereo receiver unit. Common AM/FM receivers are very similar to satellite radio receivers. Your auxiliary input is used to connect and a antenna is used to receiver the streaming content.

The typical costs are detailed below:

Receiver $150-$300
Antenna $60.00
Activation $10
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Total $220 – $370

Portable units are now being offered and can give you the ease of using your satellite radio anywhere you want! Each room in your house would require a home kit, which includes antennas, output cables, and power supplies. Home kits offer flexibility and ease of use as they can be plugged into your home stereo, computer, and boom boxes. Portable satellite radio installation costs are as follows:

The typical costs are detailed below:

Receiver $120
Home Kit $140
Boombox X 2 $100
Activation $10
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Total $370

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Satellite radio has been a godsend to people in remote locations, or even just those who travel long distances. In the past while on a long car trip, every hour or so you’d have to start fiddling with the radio, as the station you were listening to turned to static after up to an hour of fading in and out. Then just as you’d find a new one, it, too would go to static, and so it would go on. Now with the advent of satellite radio, that static and fiddling will be a thing of the past.

Conventional radio signals can only travel 30 or 40 miles from their source, so the further away you travel from the radio transmitter, the fainter and weaker these traditional signals will become. Satellite radio waves travel from space – 22,000 miles away, yet you will be able to travel across the country without having to change radio stations and quite possibly without having to endure endless commercials about things that you are not really interested in.

Cars, with satellite radios, have been coming for many years now. But as the service takes off many more drivers will be making use of the new technology and be grateful for the flexibility it provides. At present there are only three space-based radio broadcasters, but many more are in the pipeline, as the Federal Communications Commission sanctioned a sum of $80 million to give licenses to companies to make use of the specified radio band for digital satellite radio transmission.

These three different satellite companies have done research and development in different areas and this has led to the offering of different services by them. No doubt the VHS Vs Beta type of battle would continue to intensify in the time to come as the technology progresses. Only time and sponsorship would decide who the winner of this battle would be. But whatever happens, it would only be good news for travelers as more and more companies are waiting to join this exciting field.

Two of the companies, XM Radio and Worldspace, already have an agreement with each other to share new technological developments and to continue to work together to create further innovations in this expanding field. This can only be good for consumers, particularly those who frequent remote locations on a regular basis.

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For a long time now, satellite radio has been helping people in remote locations who could not otherwise pick up a signal. If you are traveling a long distance or going somewhere that is very remote, satellite may be the only option for you.

You know that in the past when you were traveling, you would have to constantly change the stations to keep up with the signal as you travel. If you have ever traveled without a CD or cassette player, you know very well how frustrating it can be to try to keep up with tuning the radio. But satellite now gets rid of that problem for you.

Regular radio signals are only able to travel about 30-40 miles past their transmitters. Once you have passed this point, the signal will get weaker and weaker and you will hear static until eventually, the signal disappears completely. But technology has come a long way and now with satellite radio, you can hear clearly since the waves are coming from a satellite from space. You will be able to hear your favorite music station wherever you go. If you are listening to national radio stations, you can hear no matter where in the country you go.

You may not know it but for many years now automobile manufacturers have been installing satellite receivers in their cars. This is great because soon satellite radio may be the common thing and you want your car to be equipped with it. Its truly amazing that radio transmissions have advanced so far. The FCC has given about $80 million worth of licenses to companies that are experimenting with radio and digital satellite radio transmission.

There are three main satellite radio companies that are using this money to conduct research programs that are different from each other but that are all bringing great products to the market. There is a type of VHS versus Beta battle going on between these companies. XM Radio and Worldspace are two of the companies and they have made a formal agreement to share any new technological advancements with each other. This partnership is a great thing for consumers because you get the best thing on the market. They are also coming up with the best ways for people to communicate outside the country when they need to.

About the Author: Corbin Mathieson is the owner of Ask Satellite which is a premier source of information about Satellite. For more information, go to: http://asksatellite.com

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Satellite radio has become more and more popular these last few years and one of the reasons is the quite and static free reception enjoyed by the listener even in remote locations. If you have ever been on a road trip in a car and trying to tune the radio, you know how frustrating it can be to try to keep the radio tuned.

As soon as you find a good station,you will drive out of the area and it will become static and then fade away
completely. It was a pain to travel from one area to another constantly fiddling with the tuner to get a working station. And it seems that as soon as you find one that picks up properly, you have driven out of the area and cant pick it up anymore. But now technology has advanced and with satellite radio, you can now pick up any station from the satellite.

Radio signals can travel only about 30 to 40 miles past the transmitter. This is why when you are travelling and you
drive too far away from the radio transmitter, it becomes static and eventually you lose the signal completely. The good news is that technology has come a long way and just like we have satellites for television, we also have them for radio. Satellite radio lets you hear your station from anywhere you go in the country. It has never been easier to have great radio.

What you might not know is that automobile manufacturers have been installing satellite receivers in cars for many years now. This is helping technology advance and makes it easier for you to keep up with the changing trends. In fact, the FCC has given out around $80 million dollars to different companies that are researching this technology. All of this research means better radio for you.

You may have already heard that there are three main companies that are involved in satellite radio technology. There is a lot of competition between these companies which can only be expected. Worldspace and XM Radio are two of these three companies and they have signed an agreement with each other. They have agreed to share any technology so this is a huge benefit to you the consumer. The more these companies can work together, the better the benefits to the consumer will be.
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How a Satellite Dish Works

By Gary Davis

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A satellite dish is an antenna designed to focus on a specific broadcast source. The standard dish consists of a parabolic (bowl-shaped) surface and a central feed horn. A controller sends it through the horn, and the dish focuses the signal into a relatively narrow beam.

A narrow beam is generated as the dish reflects energy from the feed horn.

The satellite dish on the receiving end can only receive information; it cannot transmit information. The receiving dish works in the exact opposite way of the transmitter. When a beam hits the curved dish, the parabola shape reflects the radio signal inward onto a particular point, just like a concave mirror focuses light onto a particular point.

The curved dish focuses incoming radio waves onto the feed horn.

The feed horn then passes the signal onto the receiving equipment. Ideally, there will be no obstructions, such as trees to interfere with the signal from the satellite to the satellite dish. With no obstructions you receive a much clearer signal.

Some systems are set up to receive signals from more than one satellite. A new dish design uses two or more horns to pick up different satellite signals. As the beams from different satellites hit the curved dish, they reflect at different angles so
that one beam hits one of the horns and another beam hits a different horn.

The central element in the feed horn is the LNB (low noise blockdown converter) The LNB amplifies the radio signal bouncing off the dish and filters out the noise (radio signals not carrying programming). The LNB passes the amplified, filtered signal to the satellite receiver inside the viewer’s house.

A cable is run from the satellite dish into the house and then connects to the satellite TV receiver (black box) thus completing the connection.

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Gary Davis is owner of Dish Network Satellite TV, has several years experience in the Satellite TV Industry and has written several articles on satellite TV.

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