[amsat-bb] Re: How to build a Satellite.

Bruce kk5do at amsat.org
Sat Nov 26 09:13:20 PST 2011


i just installed the expat shield and then loaded the bbc link and it 
played just fine in texas.

73...bruce

On 11/26/2011 10:52 AM, Trevor . wrote:
> After it's been broadcast it should be viewable at
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017wy06
>
> The BBC try to stop people overseas viewing their shows so a proxy server would have to be used.
>
> I've never tried it but have been told that Expat Shield (DM-232.exe) is software that reportedly enables people overseas to watch BBC TV http://www.ExpatShield.com/
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
>
> --- On Sat, 26/11/11, GW1FKY at aol.com<GW1FKY at aol.com>  wrote:
>> Over the past few weeks over here in
>> the UK, the BBC has been running a 
>> series on "How to Build"
>> Tomorrow evening (Sunday 27th November ) on BBC2  at
>> 2100 hrs, the  final
>> programme in the series will be shown.  It should
>> prove of interest  as the
>> title is "  How to Build a Satellite"  and it
>> looks at the  construction,
>> testing and launch of a communication satellite built by
>> "Astrium"
>> Whilst I appreciate it cannot be seen live perhaps outside
>> of the UK , the 
>> BBC also provides a service
>> for download of recent programmes shown and using its
>> player software  that
>> can also be downloaded.
>> Ken Eaton
>> GW1FKY
>> Amsat UK
>> Amsat NA
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