following up a message from Matt Walker to TOM WALKER:
 MW> 08 Jul 96 16:58, TOM WALKER wrote to DENNIS CHAMBERS:
 -> -=>> Quoting TOM WALKER to MIKE BRADY <=-
 ->>
 -> ->> looking for info on designing satellite dishes  and decoders
 -> ->> can anyone help. ?
 ->>
 -> TW>> Decoding Satt signals is slightly illegal. And possabibly is
 -> TW>> not approprate subject for the HAM Tech echo.
 ->>
 ->> The only illegal portion of decoding satellite signals is the act
 ->> of descrambling those signals that are encrypted. That does not
 ->> include recption of signals that are "in the clear"
 TW>  Signals in the Clear DON'T need to be Decoded. The only reason to
 TW> build yuor Own Decoder is to STEAL signals you are unwilling ot pay
 TW> for.
 MW> Or to build a better decoder than store brought one, or to build
 MW> one for fun. Just because you build it, doesn't mean that you are
 MW> unwilling to pay for the service.
Has anyone considered that the individual that posted the original request 
for info MAY have been referring to the "decoding" of downlink data from an 
amateur sat ?  Aren't there several that broadcast general info in a 
telemetry format that would require decoding ?  (ie DOVE ?)  Since this IS a 
HAM Radio echo, it doesn't make sense to ask about commercial signals here, 
and if this IS the case then wouldn't it be 'off-topic' and not worthy of 
this thread ?
      73 2 U/Yrs 4 now,
       Bruce LeGrande
           KB6LWN
           NC2003
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