Thread: BETA testers

Sadoun count me in! Im good about breaking things and then bitching when they dont work Perfect for any beta

Experience,


C / ku two dish's both motorized

Pansat 9200 slaved to my HTPC with a TT 3200

I can test just about any product needed.

I'll help if I can.

I'm a semi-retired industrial controls/ instrumentation guy. Left Toledo for ND in 2003 and love it here. Not much call for for my talents here , but I have adapted. Spent a couple of years installing Dish, am Wild Blue certified and this summer opened Farpoint Electronics. The only electronics repair joint in Pembina County..... only 100' from the county traffic light.
Been pushing FTA and getting some interest from folks out in the country.


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I'm sorta handy with small micro's and in response to Melgarga's post, I'll steal a quote from Steve Ciarca: "My favorite programming language is solder".

I will also tend to be brutally honest. For example: The gbox while a fine product, would have been better off with screw terminals versus spring clips for wiring connections, and perhaps an h-bridge instead of relays for driving the positioner. I know, I know price point, price point. I read the thread when it came out.

Good here too for cold weather testing, in January it can be -35F at night ...tough on most plastics...gear trains get a little stiff.

Please consider me for beta testing. PM if you want me to reply with my credentials on why I would be a great beta tester for you.

Well here's a bit of background info that may be of interest....

Electronics hobbyist and licensed Ham Operator for 33+ years (last 21+ = Extra Ticket)

Got my 1st C band setup about 30 yrs ago (before Videocipher was introduced)
Didn't really look into Ku/digital until about 6-7 years ago (Why? Who cares. I have C band!......lol)

I am in the same trade field as Cadsulfide, Industrial/Petrochem Process Control Systems and Chemical Analysis so my work goes hand in hand with my play.

I have a score of "Mad Scientist" type project (see above for examples) bouncing around in the space between my ears, and love to tinker, McGiver, and cobble together all sorts of dis-associated parts and pieces to make something unique and more useful.

That being said, one can imagine that my "resource center" would put Fred Sanford to shame....(my XYL must REALLY love me...Thank you Jesus!) although she tells me she's waiting for me to kick the bucket, sell it all for scrap and buy a condo in MAUI!
Sometimes I think she really means it..........BTW, she started me on some new "diet salt" ..... anyone know what arsenic tastes like?

Count me in. I have beta tested other satellite equipment in the past for General Instruments. In fact, I beta tested the original videocipher and video pal order recorder back in the 80's.

I also have a dedicated communications room containing over 100 various satellite receivers (analog, videocipher, digicipher, professional rack mount and digital), monitors and test equipment.

Sadoun,

When will these beta testers be chosen? I am ready to test.