European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sets the limits amps Wolf Morrissette Dennis Hayden right of Rhein main s audio photo Center shows a satellite system to John Montague. From the cover television satellite network in Europe. Starting at about $300, Astra viewers can bypass the snails Pace of Cable installation with a two foot 60-Centimctcr dish on a roof or Balcony and a Black receiver slightly smaller than a Var. You will also need a Multi system to that can receive Hentsc from an and seb and the pal signal from european satellite dishes to watch both. You la also need a Multi system Var if you plan to tape programs from both signals. Astra introduced the a a direct to Homcy satellite transmission method. Astra programming is transmitted from the base station at Metzdorf Luxembourg up to the Astra satellite a which then beams a powerful signal Down to All Astra dishes in its a a footprint covering most of Western Europe and the United kingdom. Because of the strength of the signal dishes much smaller than the 4-Lo-5-foot variety seen in stateside front Yards can pick up the signal. Montague told Dennis Hayden Rhein main s satellite expert that he would Stop by on his Way to Ethiopia to get his dish. A Down there he would be just beyond the Southern Edge of the Astra footprint which covers most of Central Europe Down into Northern Italy Quot Hayden said. Quot the further away you Are from the footprint the larger the dish you la need. To get Astra Down there hell have to have about a 3-meter dish instead of the 60-centimeter dish used up  those Lucky enough to live in cities wired for Cable had the 16 channels already. But Astra viewers in Germany went from getting an Adf and Ard to getting 16 channels including seven in English mtg sky one sky news screen sport eur sport discovery and lifetime. Film net is also available with an additional decoder. An eighth English language Channel can is also available. But can is on the Intelsat and to get it you have to have an s centimetre dish aimed at Intelsat. Negotiations Are ongoing to get can of Astra but for now there Are two ways to get both. One is to buy a motorized 80-centimeter dish. The motor will turn your dimly toward Intelsat for can and Astra for mtg and the sky channels. Peter Neumann a satellite dealer in of Ungstad Germany Sells a motorized 80-centimeter dish for about 1,500 Marks $1,000. Rhein main s Hayden took a different approach. Quot we discussed Selling motorized dishes but we Felt the Market Wasny to there a Hayden said. Quot Only about one out of 3 h customers asked about a motorized dish. About the Only people who would pay $1,500 to $2,000 for a motorized dish Are the people who plan to stay Here for a Long time. A we have a system that has two dishes a 8l Cen Demeter dish for can a 60-Ccntimctcr dish for Astra and a receiver with two outputs for $550.&Quot Hayden said for those who already have Astra he has a can receiver for $240 and the 80-Centimetcr dish for $195. Ite can be reached at 069-69-3013.how to get it american to viewers who wish to receive those channels have three ways of getting them into your Home i. Cable. If your town is wired for Cable in Germany just go to your local Post office to subscribe. The family of Charles Williams of b co 440th signal in in Darmstadt signed up with the Post office in nearby of Ungstad to get Cable. A we pay 50 Marks a month to our landlord Quot his wife Connie said Quot and he pays the Post office for the Cable. We get 16 Cable channels but Only four Are in English super Channel mtg eur sport and lifestyle. Quot but we Don t gel an on our Cable we have to use a roof Antenna. The people in Darmstadt housing Are going to get Cable soon and they la get  Quot i usually watch  Charles Williams said. Quot the kids Cornelius 5, and Christopher 3 usually watch the cartoons on the German channels. Cornelius can show you where All the cartoon shows  How serious Are the Williamss about to Charles says they watch five hours per Day. Connie said a i done to let the kids watch More than 30 minutes a Day Quot a in a direct reference to the educational testing service report that said american kids math and science skills trailed those of most industrialized nations in part because they watch twice As much television As their overseas Peers. Several housing areas in Germany Are in the midst of receiving an and mtg on their Cable systems plus the pal channels will be converted to the american a tsp signal by the Cable operator so americans can watch european networks without having to buy a Multi system to. Pitburg a is one base plugged in. Eddie Cisneros likes what he sees in his dorm. Quot we be had Cable for about a year now a Cisneros said. Quot we get mtg eur sport Rel bbl an and can headline news. We get Cable through Cable Trier and we pay 35 Marks a month for it at the ree  Cisneros revealed a balance Between watching an and the other Cable channels. Quot during the week i usually watch an for the sitcoms a he said. Quot on weekends i watch eur sport Foj the ear racing. I like watching an on Cable because you get a Clear picture and great  2. Satellite from a base audio photo club. As an id card Holder you Ean generally get a lower Price for your satellite dish in an audio photo club than on the Economy. Installation is extra but most clubs provide numbers of local installers. 3. Purchase your satellite from a local dealer on the Economy using a tax free form to get the value added tax deducted. The Cost May be higher even after the tax deduction. But with a Good satellite dealer you should get Complete delivery and installation plus prompt local repair service for your terminal a instead of waiting weeks for your equipment to come Back through the pick up  channels a my Europe. Based in London is part of the new York based worldwide network providing the same diet of the latest videos and concert shows stateside viewers enjoy plus those from Emo eau acts. You Ean keep up with the latest by watching the . And european top 21 countdowns. The nicest thing about having mtg in your House is Vou can see the annual mtg video music awards live every september from the Universal Amphitheater in los Angeles. A sky one runs american sit coms and dramas from the 60s. 70s and �?T80s, including episodes of the Simpsons and in living color within three months after they air in the ., thanks to an agreement with Fox television. They premiered in Europe on Astra a full year before an started them in 1991. A sky news is can with a British accent. It carries the daily news shows from Abc Abc and lbs. In Between major news events you la see a lot of local ilk. News. Sky news provided non Stop coverage of the persian Gulf War the soviet coup the hostage releases and the William Kennedy Smith trial. A lifetime runs recent episodes of the Sally Jesse Raphael talk show from new York plus the exercise and Home improvement shows shown stateside. Lifetime also has an All night music video service where . V viewers can Call in their requests. A screen sport is like an esp Europe. The Channel carries live coverage of the world series and super bowl plus the Aba and live notre Dame a sunday february 16. 1992