Abreviations and Acronyms for FTA Satellite - for Newbies

CP - written by Grandpooba



Lingo, Abreviations and Acronyms for FTA Satellite - for Newbies

Lingo, Abreviations and Acronyms for FTA Satellite - for Newbies: by Grandpooba




AKA - Also Known As

Antenna - Satellite Dish & LNB assembly

Azimuth - The Left/Right rotation positioning of the satellite dish

BEV(Beverly) - Bell ExpressVu (Canada)Bell TV

BIN – (.BIN) A file in a BINary format suitable for flashing a Satellite Receiver: AKA .PGM

Bird – A satellite

BUD - Big Ugly Dish

C-Band - The Frequency(5150MHz) band that is used with a BUD.

Charlie - Charlie Ergen, DISH Network CEO. Also known as Dish Network

Circular (signal, Satellite, LNB) - Type of signal that the satellite sends out, Received with Circular LNB.

Cloning – Copying one receivers program to another identical manufacture and model receiver.

Closed - Encrypted or Scrambled channel

DAVE - Digital Audio Video Entertainment. Also known as Direct TV.

DBS - Digital Broadcast Satellite

Direction - Also called Azimuth, Satellite Dish Direction rotation right and Left

DiSEqC - Digital Satellite Equipment Control, (short for diseqc switch)

DISH Network - Digital Information Sky Highway Network

DP & DPP - DishPro & DishPro Plus

DSS - Digital Satellite System. Video standard used by Direct TV

DVB - Digital Video Broadcast. Video standard used by Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu, PowerVu, and MPEG2 free-to-air.

ECM - Electronic Counter Measure

Elevation - The Up/Down positioning of the satellite dish

Emily - Starchoice/Shaw Direct

Encrypted - Digital Video and/or Audio have been encoded and require special keys or processes to make it visible.

EPG - Electronic Program Guide

F Connector - the screw on cable connectors used in satellite

FIRMWARE - Software in the TSOP that allows the receiver to run.

FLASHED – Software program that reads the bin, and flashes the receiver perminent memory.

FTA - Free To Air, Non-encrypted channel (digital signal)

Grandpooba - The peep that put this together

GHz - Abbreviation for GegaHertz

IKS - Internet Key Sharing

IR - Infra-Red (the light signal used between the receiver and the remote control)

IRD - Integrated Receiver Decoder AKA: Receiver, AKA: STB (Set Top Box)

ITC - In-The-Clear (FTA)

Ku-Band - The Frequency(10750MHz or 11250MHz) band that is used for FTA.

Linear (signal, Satellite, LNB) - Type of signal that the satellite sends out, Received with Linear LNB.

LNB - Low Noise Block converter (the item on the dish that has the white hockey puck nose)

L.O. Frequency - Local Oscillator Frequency (Ku Linear = 10750, Ku Circular = 11250)

MHz - Abbreviation for MegaHertZ

MPEG II, IV - Moving Picture Experts Group II, A system for compression of digital data

MUX - A group of channels on same frequency

Nagra 1,2 &3- Nagravision encryption (Dish Netwok & ExpressVu system)

Null cable - Serial cable used for loading softwate from computer to STB, wired NOT directy through.

Open - In The Clear or Free To Air

Polarization - The physical orientation of the waveform transmitted from the satellite. R/L are right and left 'circular' rotation similar to a corkscrew. H/V are horizontal/vertical similar to a fishing line cast either overhand or sidearm.

RG-6 - Cable used for FTA Dish signals in satellite

RF - Radio Frequency

Scrambled - Analog video has been manipulated so that it is not intelligible.

Skew - Rotation (Clockwise / Anti-Clockwise) of the LNB or DISH

Software fix FIX - A software upgrade that gets around a ECM

Spot Beam - Satellite signal that is contained to a geographical area by a satellite transponder.

STB - "Set Top Box" - AKA - FTA Receiver

Straight Cable - Serial cable used for loading softwate from computer to STB, wired directy through.

Symbol Rate (SR) - Size of the digital package transmission

TP - Transponder