Word: antenna
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...will send the data by satellite to its member stations, which will broadcast the information to consumers on the unused portion of the television signal. Subscribers will be given decoding devices that will convey the data from a TV antenna or cable to the personal computer. The service, to begin by the end of the year, will be available from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and noon to 11 p.m. on weekends. PBS has not yet disclosed how much it will charge. The primary clientele will be financial managers, including Merrill Lynch's broker network. The broadcast signal will...
...manuals read as if written in a difficult foreign language. Printed in Japan, where most of the VCRS sold in the U.S. are manufactured, and replete with technical jargon, these booklets often contain such impenetrable prose as the following: "Never connect the output of the [recorder] to an antenna or make simultaneous (parallel) antenna and [recorder] connections at the antenna terminals of your receiver...
...audio pleasures are continually accosted by WHRB's signal. The WHRB broadcast comes in as background music to any radio station, record, or tape that we try to listen to on our stereos. The tunes from the top of Holyoke Center (where WHRB's) antenna is) even invade our television and toaster oven...
Gardner then slowed the rotation and, much as in the first retrieval, maneuvered the stray toward the arm. There, in a foot restraint, Allen waited to grab the antenna on Westar with his right hand, while his left gripped the antenna support. Gardner cut loose, thrust over to the bay, stored his pack and tethered himself to the cargo bay. Meantime, Fisher gingerly began to reel in Allen and the satellite until Gardner could reach up to remove the stinger. He could then proceed directly to the remaining berthing steps. The only newly tricky part was in keeping the second...
...improved antenna will allow the station to focus its power and broadcast across greater distances, said WHRB President Stephen H. Shenefield '85. The current antenna, which broadcasts in all directions, sends much of its power into the ground, he added...