Re-offer satellite hardware to give away

[Colin McGregor]

Just to note this hardware has now been taken. Thanks.

Colin.

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> To recap, last December 13th I offered 4 Echostar DP301 satellite
> receivers and a JVC 7400 satellite receiver for free on this list. The
> JVC and three of the Echostars went quickly, easily and painlessly.
> The last Echostar was requested by one of the people on this list, but
> for two months I've been getting reasons why this person can't come to
> my place, meet up at GTALug meetings, offers to take the receiver
> downtown (where this person lives) have been ignored, etc. .... I'm
> just tired of this. So, I'm re-offering an Echostar DP301 satellite
> receiver just take it off my hands in a way that is painless to me.
> Below is the summary I wrote in December about the receivers:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Several weeks ago I got several Echostar DP301 satellite receivers.
> Before getting them I had done a very quick search on "Echostar DP301"
> and "free" thinking these receivers could be used for FTA (Free To
> Air) use... Turns out folks with the DP301 talk free they are talking
> pirated stuff. I have no issues with the FTA stuff, where the signal
> is free with the blessing of the broadcaster, but I do have an issue
> with "free" as in pirated, just not a space I am interested in
> operating in...
>
> So, anyone on this list want to take one or more (up to four) Echostar
> DP301 satellite receivers off my hands? Also, I have one JVC 7400
> satellite receiver with the same issues as the Echostar DP301 to get
> rid of. I have the boxes, without manuals / remote controls. If you
> want to play in pirate space, or are looking for parts to be stripped
> for other electronic projects I don't care, I just want these units
> gone with as little hassle to myself as possible. I will be at the
> GTALug meeting on 14th of Dec. and could bring the boxes there, or I
> would be game for other arrangements...
>
> If interested let me know how we could best cross paths.
>
>
> Colin.
>
> P.S. If anyone has a dish antenna suitable for FTA use (70+ cm) that
> they would like to get rid of, let me know as I could be very
> interested...
>
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