TVRO Glory Days - part 1

September 3, 1984-Nashville Opryland convention center. Home satellite TV (TVRO) annual major conference of the year; more than 10,000 in attendance. On October 18, 1979 the FCC decided home dish systems no longer required a federal license so nearly 5 years later, a "TVRO Fifth Birthday Party"! It was a video extravaganza, duly recorded, expanded, and then broadcast October 18, 1984 on two satellite transponders. The almost-two-hour television version has been broken into 9 segments and will be available here in sequence; this is #1 of 9. You can dig deeper by going to www.bobcooper.tv, or directly to Amazon.com to show a listing for "Television's Pirates: Hiding behind your picture tube". Also see    • C-Band Remembered   for "C-Band Remembered" video slide show encapsulating 1979-1986 in the Big Ugly Dish (BUD) days of glory. This edition features Robert Coleman, Travelers Rest, SC. Further web information on TVRO's development can be found at http://theoldcatvequipmentmuseum.org/... in the October 1984 edition of CSD/Coop's Satellite Digest.