from the C Band archive

[Corrado]

While I was in the attic looking for some holiday decorations, I ran across this old ad from 1988. That receiver price is about what 922s sell for today. G1-12 is still active analog today. I forget what it was back then.

 

[dfergie]

Advanced 80 Degree LNB ... My first was a 120 LNA, then a 90 Degree LNB when I converted over to a new receiver...

 

[Aguilobo2001]

G1-12 is still active analog today. I forget what it was back then.

According to an old satellite chart from 1986, G1-12 was HTS, which I think transmitted the Baltimore Orioles.

 

[gpat]

Yea my first was ChannelMaster manual tune with an LNA.
My neighbor came over when I had some problems with reception
(he then told me he sold and setup systems in the midwest) and he
introduced me to a new thing called a Low Noise Block.Boy, like all
other technological boons things have changed...
I still have the ChannelMaster dish but retired it a month ago due to the 1"
diameter pivot pin rusting in half.

 

[turbosat]

HTS was Home Team Sports-the channel you cheer for! Found one of their old jingles on
a videotape the other day, from about that same time period.

 

[Inno]

Sweet.........I've actually worked on one of those dishes a number of years ago.

 

[Diamond Jim]

According to an old satellite chart from 1986, G1-12 was HTS, which I think transmitted the Baltimore Orioles.

You are correct. HTS=Home Team Sports. They were the Balitmore/Washington, DC area sports regional station. I have some classic baseball videos that I taped from that channel.