[MIham] Significant Asteroid Flyby on Nov. 8

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Frank (and all)

Since Direct TV decided to move the NASA channel to HD, those of us with a 3 
LNB antenna now no longer receive it. NASA is still on channel 289, just in 
HD!

I know that NASA administrators have registered their displease to Direct 
TV, obviously to no avail! Two months have passed and nothing has changed.

Appeals to Direct TV have been ignored.

I am totally blind, love NASA and sure would like to receive the NASA TV 
broadcasts. Is there any way that I can receive them without having to 
convert everything to HD?

Oh yes, I can NOT put up a 5 LNB HD antenna, because I have tall trees to 
the south. Currently I have the 3 LNB antenna on my fifty foot R-25G tower 
at the forty foot level. But the contractor who does the work in Genesee 
county refuses to install any antenna higher then a step ladder can reach!

For what it is worth, I hired Bruce's Antenna to install the 3 LNB antenna 
when I had to change from my 2LNB antenna in March of this year! The 
installer stood on the ground while Bruce did all of the work! I had to pay 
the costs myself, naturally. The alternative was no more satellite TV!

Any ideas guys? Thanks.

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Subject: [MIham] Significant Asteroid Flyby on Nov. 8


> Space Weather News for Nov. 7, 2011
> http://spaceweather.com
>
> ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size
> of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a Nov. 8th flyby of the Earth-Moon
> system. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday 
> at
> 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away.
> Nevertheless, professional astronomers are eagerly anticipating the flyby 
> as
> the asteroid presents an exceptionally strong radar target.  Even amateur
> astronomers might be able to photograph it during the hours around closest
> approach.  Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
> information.
>
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