[amsat-bb] [OT] Is it possible to directly receive TDRSS Ku-band TV?

[Rick Mann]

Sorry for the OT question, but I figure there's a lot of expertise on  
this list.

I was just curious...is it possible to directly receive TDRSS Ku-band  
TV transmissions? I don't know what Ku-band gear entails, and I don't  
know if that stuff is encrypted or otherwise only available to NASA,  
but I thought it might be cool to get.

TIA,
-- 
Rick