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by Jeff Herder, Jef

Are you an American who experience monthly satellite subscription fees that seems to be racing up towards the moon? I know that you will feel bad knowing that there are free-to-air channels that some people enjoy. It may help knowing what free-to-air is and the satellite technology that goes with it. Of course, satellite television channels require you to pay set-up fee and monthly subscription; they are encrypted and translated in English, thus you will need to subscribe to the satellite company that is doing the encoding.

However, if you enjoy multilingual programs, free-to-air channels will be a good option. You will not pay subscription fees and may enjoy various channels from other countries. You may however, need some gadget, but they will be less expensive comparing to the month subscription fees.

This article will give you a backgrounder about free-to-air satellite technology and what free-to-air viewing requires.

What is Free-To-Air Satellite Technology?

Free-To-Air (FTA) is a television or radio broadcast that is unencrypted. Mostly free-to-air programs are multilingual, no translation as mentioned earlier.

Free to air is a technology that transmits satellite signals, which people may receive without necessity of registration. Mostly, free-to-air channels are broadcasted from international sources and from small producers.

FTA satellite programs are transmitted using C-band, large satellite dishes or Ku Band, small satellite dishes. You will need a rotor, however, to receive more than one satellite channel.

What you will need to receive FTA broadcasts?

·A satellite dish (either C Band or Ku Band)
·Satellite receiver or PC card
·A rotor or an antenna motor to receive more than one satellite

What are the popular FTA Channels and Digital Satellite Channels?

·LyngSat
·King Satellite
·Sadoun
·PBS, a public education broadcaster
·SBS and ABC of Australia
·Maori Television
·Television New Zealand 1 and 2

These are only a few of the satellite channels you may possibly receive. However, because various countries such as Australia, India, Europe and New Zealand have FTA channels, there are more than two hundred channels you may view using FTA Satellite Technology.

Of course, there is a need for you to know the frequency of the channel and what satellite channels you wish to receive. You will also need to know the format of the FTA channel to help you receive them clear enough.

Free-to-air is a modern technology that follows the original concept that signals are send up to the satellite and send down to earth. Even small satellite dishes may receive FTA signals without necessarily paying for monthly subscription, which most Americans do. FTA is a good satellite technology; if you want free television then FTA is for you.

There are very few people in this world who claim that they really don't care about money. And all of them are either rich or liars or both. Having seen the best of every thing in life they are in a position to make blanket statements and they don't really have the ability to discern the right from the wrong.

People like you and me bother a lot about what to do and how to do it. We have the in built notion that money is at the center of the universe and it is the most precious resource that needs to be conserved and this is something that one needs to know before one gets into any venture.

When you think of entertainment the same money concept comes into play and you always look for options that will enable you to get the most out of life without paying through your nose.

What often happens is that you end up paying through your nose and you don't have the ability to control things. You opt for cable network that charges you a monthly fee that is exorbitant to say the least and later you find out that all the good stuff is on another cable network and you are not going to get that while the present one is running. So you decide to switch loyalties only to discover that now all the good stuff is on the other one and you have just switched from that one as well. So what do you do?

Have no fear. Free to air is here. Free to air satellite is the future of cable TV networks that will enable you to receive all the good stuff on cable TV all the time irrespective of the network that you are using. In fact with the free to air satellites you won't need to have a network. Just free to air will suffice.

A Free to Air satellite is basically a satellite that is able to transmit satellite signals which a person can receive legally for free. This means that without having any subscription and without paying the exorbitant fees you get all the satellite channels that you want for free. Although the free to air satellite transmission is not encrypted, it is typically encoded for MPEG-2 video and may have geographical restrictions.

In many parts of the world encrypted Free to Air satellite channels are also available on different technologies like UHF and VHF frequency bands. But by and large the free to air satellite programming is broadcast on the Ku band.

Another benefit that free to air satellites offer is that they give you the facility of smaller dishes and these consume less power thereby giving you the mental satisfaction of having left a smaller carbon footprint on the world.

In order to enjoy Free to air satellite Reception all that you need is a few simple things like:

- A satellite dish antenna
- A FTA receiver or satellite PC card
- An LNBF
- An antenna motor (If you wish to receive channels from more than one satellite)

That's all you need. So get to work and get set to enjoy the world's channels for free!

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