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<blockquote data-quote="HB13DISH" data-source="post: 484557" data-attributes="member: 262829">Thanks Llew.If you know of any good technical books on the subject, I would appreciate it very much.I looked for kits, but couldn't find any.The technology for the satellite receivers has improved a lot over the last few years and from what I have seen so far there are some special chips to do a lot of the necessary functions and with less parts.The problem is that such manufacturers deal with OEMs with commitments to buy huge quantities and wouldn't respond to private requests.They have what is called evaluation boards which should give the developer a big head start.It is a shame really since it should be possible to build a simple sat receiver for just few channels without any sophistication, just like a simple FM or AM radio.I can deal with the hardware side, but it the software that I am worried about.So if anybody wants to join me in this project, welcome aboard. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HB13DISH, post: 484557, member: 262829"] Thanks Llew. If you know of any good technical books on the subject, I would appreciate it very much. I looked for kits, but couldn't find any. The technology for the satellite receivers has improved a lot over the last few years and from what I have seen so far there are some special chips to do a lot of the necessary functions and with less parts. The problem is that such manufacturers deal with OEMs with commitments to buy huge quantities and wouldn't respond to private requests. They have what is called evaluation boards which should give the developer a big head start. It is a shame really since it should be possible to build a simple sat receiver for just few channels without any sophistication, just like a simple FM or AM radio. I can deal with the hardware side, but it the software that I am worried about. So if anybody wants to join me in this project, welcome aboard. :) [/QUOTE]

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