Enter to win: Sadoun Powertech DG380 HH Motor - End 2/28/09

**ParaclipseCKu** · 02-21-2009 03:28 PM

Using a HH motor you have less dishes, easier to setup and fewer cables running into the house. Brought some of the fun of the hobby back

**glen4cindy** · 02-21-2009 10:00 PM

An HH motor is the ONLY way to go for these FTA dishes, the bigger the better.

It's the only way to go when you want to get the most channels, know you won't be happy with only 1 satellite, want great sports and news feeds, and all kinds of other feeds and channels.

I want to win this motor so I can upgrade the size of my dish and pass my current dish setup to my son who would like to have it put up at his house.

Thanks,

**Anvar** · 02-22-2009 05:07 AM

I'm an FTA satellite virgin but I think a motorized dish is the way to go.

Anvar

**Greysquirrel** · 02-23-2009 10:09 AM

Why would anyone not use a motorized dish, it's the only way to really enjoy the FTA hobby with the added positive of only having to have one dish and not a dish farm, unless you really want to.

**spurge** · 02-23-2009 12:52 PM

This is exactly what I'm looking for, especially since i discovered this website and all the fine FTA channels out there...

**DefCon4** · 02-23-2009 05:26 PM

My suburban backyard looks like a CIA listening post. A DG380 HH Motor will consolidate some of my dishes and probably make my neighbors happy. Thanks to Sadoun for the contest.

**Low-Voltage Specailist** · 02-23-2009 07:53 PM

Simple...............1 Dish solution! Which is every Homeowner/Customer and Professional Satellite Installers dreams.

**ftamart** · 02-24-2009 08:03 AM

Having a motor on the dish eliminates the need for multiple dishes.
Satelliteguys is the best forum for FTA because it has the friendliest users.

Have a great day,

**bubba108** · 02-25-2009 04:28 AM

I'll keep it short because the thread is getting long. When I lived in the woods I had seven PrimeStar dishes for FTA and keeping them aligned was quite a juggling act but doable. I was renting so I didn't want to make any permanent installations. When I bought a house in the city and wanted to be a good neighbor, I knew that seven old gnarly PrimeStar dishes would not wash. So, when Sadoun had their April Fools Day sale, I purchased an FTA dish and a motor. Was worried at first because it looked complicated, but followed the directions that were given and everything went PERFECTLY! The installation is clean and neat, and you really can't tell it from anyones Dish or DTV dishes. I am one happy camper. Oh, by the way, I feel like Captain Kirk with my remote control now, chasing wild feeds. Thanks Sadoun.

**guapoharry** · 02-25-2009 05:02 PM

It's a good idea to use an H-H motor if you have space constraints regarding where you have to place the dish. Also, as opposed to buying a number of fixed dishes, this helps with budget constraints.

It's a good idea to use fixed dishes when you have space to mount a bunch of dishes. Also with fixed dishes or multi LNB setups, you don't wait for the motor to move if you are a channel surfing maniac.

I learned about FTA on the Internet. The best guess is: I was looking on eBay and the Internet for TV tuner/capture cards for use with a PC. Then, I discovered DVB PCI cards.

Then, when I searched around for information on this new PC accessory, I saw a reference about "free-to-air digital satellite TV". What is that?

I don't do cable TV. No matter where I lived, somehow the cable companies found a way to infuriate me. I bought a E* system and installed it myself years ago. Even though I had everything except for movie channels (AT250), often there was still nothing on. This free-to-air satellite thing sounded like a low cost way to get access to more programming. Sometimes FTA programming is more interesting. Also, the fact you never know what you might find is fun.

I imagine I learned about Sat Guys from a web search. This site was a plus because I could learn about E* and FTA. The eye-patch sites seemed too much like warez sites. Between having the fear of getting a virus from them and hearing about the legal trouble D* pirates got into, getting pay TV for "free" just didn't seem too smart...