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Satellite Services

Satellite services involve the transmission (uplink) and reception (downlink) of video, audio and data by relaying broadcasts to satellites located in geostationary orbit 22,320 miles over the earth's equator for rebroadcast over a large coverage area. There are two main frequency groups used for instructional and distance learning applications, C-band in the 4 GHz range and Ku-band in the 12 GHz range.

It is important to know where and how the instructional and distance learning programming will be delivered in order to choose which satellite downlink hardware to use. If you have specific program needs delivered from a specific satellite, you may want to select a fixed satellite downlink designed for that program's reception. If you need flexibility and anticipate receiving programs from multiple satellites, you may want to select an actuated polar mount satellite downlink.

• The Florida Knowledge Network® broadcasts on channel 801, transponder 18 of AMC 3
• Satellite receive system specifications - Specs (RTF, 42KB)
• Instructions for tuning the DSR-4200V receiver to access the Florida Transponder on AMC 3 - DSR-4200V (RTF, 7KB)
• Instructions for tuning the DSR-406V receiver to access the Florida Transponder on AMC 3 - DSR-406 (RTF, 5KB)
• Partial satellite vendor list - Vendor (RTF, 3KB)
• Instructions for tuning the DSR-4200V receiver to access Annenberg on AMC 3  - Annenberg
• Instructions for tuning the DSR-4200V receiver to access PBS/ALS on AMC 3 - PBS
• Instructions for tuning the High Definition Digital Receiver LST - HDDR-LST (RTF, 73KB)
• The most current information on satellites is available from the Satellite Transponder Guide - Transponder Guide
• A hybrid C/Ku analog/digicipher 2 actuated polar mount downlink technical specification: - Polar Mount (RTF, 42KB)
• A Ku digicipher 2 fixed mount downlink technical specification: - Fixed Mount (RTF, 46KB)
• Antenna types for distances away from the transmitter - www.antennaweb.org
• Azimuth and Elevation of satellite antenna to acquire FKN throughout the state - Satellite Azimuth and Elevation Position Calculator
• SatcoDX Satellite Transponder Charts  -www.satcodx.com
• WFSU -  www.wfsu.org

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