Recent content by tradewinds

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    Where can I get the nut and bolt for this?

    I need help on where I can get the nut and bolt (probably washers also) for the actuator eye hole? I have never seen any and I just don't want to assume it is something standard that I can big up at the hardware store. Please advise. Thank you.
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    How to know if location will work?

    This I don't understand. If I use my latitude, I assume the angle of elevation I use in the formula is 90 - latitude. If it is just my latitude (28.8) to be used in that formula, I basically have to line of site to even my zenith sat (81.0)
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    How to know if location will work?

    Where is this tool? I don't see it on the website I referenced initially.
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    How to know if location will work?

    Well, I was using TAN in google calculator and it give an incorrect number. I looked it up on this table instead and it seems I am clear for the arc. What a waste of a day. Table of Tan(a)
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    How to know if location will work?

    Hi all, I am about to put down the pole for my 10' dish, however I need to be certain I will have clearance for my preferred location. I have tried all day with this as a reference: Footprints by Dish Size - Satellite Dish Clearance Height Calculation Formula & Inclinometer Diagram and I am...
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    New FTA service with 20 english channels

    Better be soon before the pizza monopolies find out and kills the initiative in it's tracks.
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    lnb and dish setup

    what is the best way to go about setting the limits on the actuator? Can this be done via the actuator alone or does this need a receiver to do it and if so what is the process?
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    lnb and dish setup

    Lak7, that is great news. I believe we have the same Unimesh 10' mesh dish.
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    lnb and dish setup

    Got a question, from that list above, if the column "Motor Arm Length Required" states 18", does that mean a 24" arm would not work or is 18" minimum?
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    DSR-922/DSR-920 Battery Questions

    Well, just my luck. About to replace my battery and went to Alan's site for one last look and it seems to be down: http://www.pacificsites.com/~alanjudd/922.htm UPDATE: The site came back up and I soldered the battery holder. Tomorrow I'll attempt to cut out the old battery, although it still...
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    Dead id?

    Sorry, but what does this mean? Are you referring to the battery in module you slide into the slot at the back of the unit?
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    Most people don't know what FTA satellite TV is

    Maybe it was mentioned before, but the acronym FTA is widely associated with pirating satellite signals because the medium used to do so was legal FTA receivers. If you do a search for FTA due to the longevity of those receivers being used for pirating, there are probably thousands of sites that...
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    Starz HD will leave 4DTV

    Thanks for clearing that up. HD would have certainly been preferable, but at least SD is there and from what I understand, the PQ of SD is better than HD lite from the pizza dish companies...correct?
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    new azbox elite software drops the file size recording limit

    What is the file system type for these boxes? Going with large files in Linux usually means working with XFS or JFS or deletes etc are very slow. Also, can you SSH into these boxes?
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    Starz HD will leave 4DTV

    oh no, I was getting into 4DTV sub for the Starz package. I hate where this is all going. What good is my 922 I just got and didn't even get a chance to change the battery now.