??? about satellites

I also use low orbit, non-geosync (sp?) satellites. If their signal is coming from a tower, why is it on for a few minutes and then off 45-55 minutes and then back on?

And, why, when it's available for me to use, can I physically see it overhead? I can litterally see it with the naked eye and when I use binoculars I can see it as clearly as the pictures presented by NASA. Those satellites, too, seem to travel in an arch through my field of vision.

Also, what are the little silver space craft that I can clearly see in the night sky? They will take the same path predictably every 45-55 minutes depending on which one I am tracking at the time.

And third, the space craft I can see are not planes, they are not shaped in a way that could fly.

OK Cheesejoff, good try. Here are the problems with your answer. I have evidence that that people from the other side of the globe have used the signal source while I was not able to. This would indicate that the signal source is moving rather than a stationary signals that is being turned on and off.

The point of your second answer was completely missed. The point is not whether or not the signal comes from the space craft, but that there is a space craft orbiting earth.

And third, the space craft I can see are not planes, they are not shaped in a way that could fly.

And my XM Radio works anywhere. A feat that towers, until recently, could not do.

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OK Cheesejoff, good try. Here are the problems with your answer. I have evidence that that people from the other side of the globe have used the signal source while I was not able to. This would indicate that the signal source is moving rather than a stationary signals that is being turned on and off.

How do you know it's the same source you received? There could be multiple towers around different parts of the Earth, switching on and off when appropriate.

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The point of your second answer was completely missed. The point is not whether or not the signal comes from the space craft, but that there is a space craft orbiting earth.

And third, the space craft I can see are not planes, they are not shaped in a way that could fly.

Perhaps they are prototype planes then that resemble satelittes. They would fly over the tower that is transmitting to make it look as if the signal originates from the plane.

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And my XM Radio works anywhere. A feat that towers, until recently, could not do.

And how long has XM been around?  Exactly.  Coincidence?

In the FAQ it states that there are no satellites. That satellite signals come from radio towers?  Is this correct?
I receive satellite signals on a daily basis. For instance, most of the day today I listened to XM Radio and I am currently watching a little DirectTV. I understand how those could be coming from a source other than a satellite. Except that my dish is pointed at no land based tower. And my XM Radio works anywhere. A feat that towers, until recently, could not do. But I will let those slide.

I also use low orbit, non-geosync (sp?) satellites. If their signal is coming from a tower, why is it on for a few minutes and then off 45-55 minutes and then back on? It will do several cycles of that and then will be gone for nearly 12 hours.  
And, why, when it's available for me to use, can I physically see it overhead? I can litterally see it with the naked eye and when I use binoculars I can see it as clearly as the pictures presented by NASA. Those satellites, too, seem to travel in an arch through my field of vision.

Also, what are the little silver space craft that I can clearly see in the night sky? They will take the same path predictably every 45-55 minutes depending on which one I am tracking at the time.

The easiest bird to spot is the International Space Station. It can be seen, if the light is right like early morning, in daylight with the naked eye. I have carried on voice communications with Astronauts aboard the space station. I have also carried on voice comms with people half way around the globe via the space station. I have also done digital communications to and through the space station. There are a whole host of other ham radio birds that I use quite regularily. I also use a sat phone quite often. The other birds I use I am not free to talk about.

There are other satellites that you can see and I am not sure what they are used for. Being low orbit and visible at night I would assume they are used for either GPS or sats used for photographs.

With a quick google search you can also locate iridium flares that are quite fun to track.

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I also use low orbit, non-geosync (sp?) satellites. If their signal is coming from a tower, why is it on for a few minutes and then off 45-55 minutes and then back on?

The government controls the towers obviously. They're not stupid enough to leave the towers transmitting all the time.

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And, why, when it's available for me to use, can I physically see it overhead? I can litterally see it with the naked eye and when I use binoculars I can see it as clearly as the pictures presented by NASA. Those satellites, too, seem to travel in an arch through my field of vision.

You can see a small object that resembles a satellite. You have no proof that the signal comes from this object.

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Also, what are the little silver space craft that I can clearly see in the night sky? They will take the same path predictably every 45-55 minutes depending on which one I am tracking at the time.

High flying government spy planes, presumably.

There are other satellites that you can see and I am not sure what they are used for. Being low orbit and visible at night I would assume they are used for either GPS or sats used for photographs.

How do I know it's the same source. Because of scrambled digital finger prints that I only know the code to ... And they are not prototype airplanes because I was firsthand in developing and launching the birds.

I have carried on voice communications with Astronauts aboard the space station ... The other birds I use I am not free to talk about.