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I also read as much as I can digest about satellite reception and about equipment. Problem is that so much of it is written for folks that have a whole level of understanding beyond mine.. For instance.. Here is what I run across all the time... I was reading thru the FAQ in the FTA section of...

Sergie Jeese! How do you keep track of all this information? Well no wonder I couldn't get them.. What receiver would you recommend for the DVB-S2 signal if I could spend $300? Just off the top of your head are there a number of receivers that do DVB, DVB-S2, MPG4, MPG2 and whatever the next...

Sergie I dont think I was off any nor was it because of a loose connection. I can tell because the adjacent channels came in just fine. I do wonder about that H/V switcher though. It might be that I am only picking up the H or the V...I'll check into that..

Sergie I was just looking at the Fridge site and the FS1.. I like it.. Thanks

Sergei I do the same thing with the 4D..since I use it only for moving the dish around I have a 7" monitor attached to it so I can see the menus.

Sergie I need both c and Ku. I like the rack mount frame on the DBS3800. But I have not seen many other rack mounts that also offer s-video out. We do operate 24/7. The Traxis never gets shut down. We now take two or more feeds a day from it. This is the kind of thing that frustrates me...

My Traxis is also a DBS3800...same as Sergie's. Thanks to all who helped out...I reallly appreciate the time you took to give me a hand..

Okay..so here's what I think I'm hearing. The system is a keeper. Power wash it immediately. The LNB group should continue to provide good service and there is no reason to replace it. Be on the watch for H/V switching failure. The actuator should also continue providing good service. If I want...

Sergie: I'll have to check on that Traxis model number tomorrow.

Okay..so I'm not that great with size estimates... I guess I could never be one of those carny guys that guesses your weight within 5lbs..

The pics of the system are here: BTV10 Sat Dish and to my surprise after breaking out the measuring tape, its not a 2meter dish its a 3meter dish.. Thanks for all your suggestions and direction I really appreciate the help...

BTW: The system is from about 1996. It came from a TCI Cable head end and was moved to its present location and turned over to the community about 2000.

I have the photos but I have to wait til this evening to post them. Probably after 10pm Pacific. I see that the LNB is a Chapperal..I can see patent numbers but no model number. The motor is a Venture and if M on the paper sticker means model # its a 7/00 or possibly 7100. I can see that the...

Sergei- I see what you mean..Thanks for the explanation.

RV1Pop- Not a Christian station but I certainly appreciate the effort. Thanks..

DR Cars: Okay..that makes sense, even to my limited understanding. I am assuming that once I get a new positioner which is not dependent on the analog signal strength I'll be able to get closer to the actual digital hot spot. Do you think that's correct? I hate to have to replace the dish since...

Thanks Geekt: Although a professional, broadcast level receiver is a great idea the ones I've seen cost thousands of $ and are beyond our means. So we aim to do this with consumer equipment for the time being. We don't have to worry about folks touching the equipment during feeds. This is a...

goobenet- Sorry...my mistake with the language..Don't need a drive..Yes.. we record elsewhere in the system and do not intend to record at the receiver. I like your idea of multiple receivers. That makes good sense to me. The feeds we look for hop around depending on the programmers budget and...

Thanks geekt- I will get photos of the actuator tomorrow. Its inconvenient because the only thing I have to position the dish is the old 4d receiver. The Traxis doesn't move the dish. So we move it into place by using the 4D then blind scan it with the Traxis. I have the LNB feeds split so they...

Fire1000: That might all be true but we still need to get feeds off the satellites. This is not so I can watch NatGeo this is so we can pull down programming from live feeds. So I believe a dish is our only solution at this time.

I posted this earlier but either it was moved or I don't know where I put it... Anyway.. I inherited an older c-band, analog system with my new job running a small community cable TV station. I replaced the 4D analog receiver with a newer Traxis so we could download program feeds. However, I...

I inherited a C-band system (2 meter dish, 4D analog receiver, separate Ku and C band LNBs, some kind of motor) when I took over a very small community cable TV station. I really don't know much about satellites. I have only had to use the system once but it looks like we'll have much more need...