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You could also go the ultra nerd route and use a dish converted for Free to Air use and watch the raw satellite feed.
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I have yet to find a really good guide for FTA, but the gist of it is that there are a bunch of satellites that broadcast unencrypted channels and feeds. The signals are linear polarized, different from what Directv/Dish Network broadcasts which is circular polarized (wikipedia that poo poo). A lot of stuff is on the Ku band, and in order to receive the signal, you'll need to get a Ku linear LNB. The LNB is the round thing on the end of the dish's arm that receives the signal. Something like this will work: http://www.amazon.com/Avenger-Standard-Single-KSC321-10750/dp/B00AWHTFXE/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1409195711&sr=8-14&keywords=ku+lnb The LNB can be retrofitted onto whatever dish you have lying around/can get for free. You'll also need a receiver specific for FTA that can do blind scans. If you look around you can find them for $40-$50. Once you have all the equipment, you need to aim everything. Here's a list of satellites that can be seen in the US: http://www.ftalist.com/latitudesat.php Most of the feeds I've found are on 72W, 85W, 91W, and 101W. This site is super helpful for aiming: http://www.dishpointer.com/ And here is a good place that posts feeds as they appear: http://www.fridgefta.info/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=65 If you search around for 'FTA' stuff, you can find enough info to figure out how to make everything work. I've gotten tons of crazy stuff like direct video feeds from news helicopters and a rooftop camera in Gaza during all the fighting. Weirdly enough there are a lot of high school football games.
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