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    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
    Last edited by WillDekkard; 05-12-2010 at 06:07 AM. Reason: + Beverly,Emily,DP,DPP,BUD,C-Band,ITC,& IKS

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