Hi Ray,
I too have an RF and Satellite background and used to work on mil spec equipment including a demodulator used on submarines. Right now I work for a large information outfit and am mainly involved with terrestrial comms (T1, DS3, OC3) but I am working on an upgrade to our DVB Satellite feed. I keep my head in the Trons by repairing Audio amps and Pro audio stuff (and the tours electrical system).
My apologies if it seemed like my posts were attacking you directly. My concern was that this issue should be fixed by someone with an electronics background (as you would agree).
It�s nice to know that someone else has an RF background. I was beginning to think I was alone in the world (all my friends are PC geeks).
jeff