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  1. johann12

    What antenna, amp, splitter to use.

    Here is my tv fool link for my locaton. http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id=8e03d49bdb7710 I was trying to copy and past it here, but I do not know what I am doing wrong for not able to do that. At least the link is working. Thank you for the solidsignal link and their info...
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    What antenna, amp, splitter to use.

    What would be the best antenna to use for 60 mile distance. What about a amplifier with an low noise and not to forget a splitter for 3 TV.s Any recommendations? My home is located in a hole below surrounding ground level and I have trees around me. My current antennas are 35 feet up and...
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    This TV?

    I never thought of adding ThisTV to my satellite favorite channel set up, since I always got it with my OTA. But this year for some reason I can not get many channels with my OTA set up, it is really bad since the leaves came out. Thanks for my Fta system being here or we would be sitting most...
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    This TV?

    After I rescanned I can not find and scan This tv on my c-band. I can not even find it on lyngsat, maybe I missed it. Can any one help?
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    Contest: Enter to Win a Titanium Satellite C2PLL: Two Output C-Band PLL LNBF - Ends April 30th, 2014

    Spring time was the time to make bows and arrows and make slingshots, since the waters like ponds and rivers where still to cold to jump in and our favored store, the dump was to dirty this time of the year to shop/get/look for free needed bicycle parts or part for other projects. It was a...
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    Going C-Band ... Have a question!

    My 7 1/2 footer was free and the guy was happy to get rid off it, since it was laying disassembled in the weeds. My 10 footer was $50, but the guy disassembled it from his place and brought to the place where I worked, that saved me time and gasoline. Caution on that option though..... this dish...
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    Going C-Band ... Have a question!

    First when I started with C-band I had a 7 1/2 footer mesh dish, which was ( just ) ok, but I was missing channels. 1/2 to 3/4 year later I got a 10 footer mesh dish for $50, which improved everything very much. If you have room , get a 10 footer. I tried a C/KU band LNBF on the 7 1/2 and 10...
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    Help with :Directv Sl3 Slimline Four Out Ka/ku Slim Line LNB (Sl3)

    Here is what i done with an turbo dish. go to post 22 and 23. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/303063-Can-t-detect-some-transponders-in-SatMex5-and-Satmex6/page4?highlight=Can%27t+detect+some+transponders+in+SatMex5+Satmex6
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    GBox Positioner Box

    I have a V-Box 7 for over 1 year now and I never had any problems. I used it on my 7 1/2 footer and my 10 footer. I only have a 75 foot run to my dish using #16 gauge wire.
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    Openbox X5 receiver

    It amazes me how you folks making fun of the Openbox and bashing the Openbox which as far as know is against this forum rules. If folks would say the same about the microHD here, there would be war at this forum. If someone wants to buy or consider to buy an Openbox just let them know what it...
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    How you move or Lift your Big dish antennas ?

    For my 1st 7 1/2 footer everything was man/woman handled, that was done by me and my wife. I set the post first which is 7 foot of the ground, set the polar mount on it by myself, then me and my wife set the dish on it. Later on I swapped the 7 1/2 footer with the 10 footer, it was done the...
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    Equipment vendor rant

    I also do a search on potential new vendors. First, I look at the BBB and see how they handle their business and i do more searches. I never had any problems so far.
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    Can't detect some transponders in SatMex5 and Satmex6

    I used the same dish and the WSI ESX dual output LNBF on a stationary setup for about a year to get 97W, but I extended the arm and moved the LNBF about 1 inch out which helped. I had a very good signal. Now I have a 36'' dish on the motor, but I am still using the WSI LNBF
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    C BAND DISH ACTUATOR

    I am using a 6 wire 16 ga shielded cable that I had laying in my building and I have a run of about about 80ft for my 10 ft dish. So far no problems. That leaves me 2 extra wires if needed
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    Rookie

    The rectangle thing in the plastic bag is used to receive circular signals. But as far as I know there is no use for it since circular signals are encrypted. The best way would be to move your dish to true south and set your skew to 0 degrees or the 12 o'clock position that would leave the...
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    Dielectric Plate

    For legal FTA reception, as far as I know there is nothing out there that you are able to get from circular signals. The only thing that you would get is encrypted stuff.
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    new to fta - need suggestions and comments !!! please !!!help !!!

    First when I started, someone gave me 2 older receiver for free. I was able to get some channels, but I was missing channels. At the time you where still able to buy the S9 and S10 receivers and for the money it was a cheap receiver to receive HD, but it also had problems and now the S9 as well...
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    new to fta - need suggestions and comments !!! please !!!help !!!

    I am still a newbie, at least I guess. I don't know how long you have to be in this hobby to loose the newbie title :). I set up my first c-band dish about a year ago, but I still learn something new. First when I started out everything sounded confusing and high tech, but it is as simple as...
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    An Ethernet Based Receiver?

    I would love to have a tower like that, that would double my height. The city where I am in would not allow it.
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    Another S-10 hardware problem found

    rrob, Yesterday, I had problems like you posted in an earlier post. Whenever I moved my KU-dish my S10 would reset. I ordered the SD 4844 from ebay/china to have the part handy and it arrived 1 week ago. Yesterday when I had the problem, I suspected that it was the chip in the power-supply...
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    Looking for ideas and input

    Some folks I work with done the same and it works very well for heating up swimming pools. But, since water can freeze you would either have to use an enclosed system with antifreeze and an heat exchanger, or you could have an temperature switch that drains the water out of the system if the...
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    Looking for ideas and input

    You can not keep the temperature of your bait-fish-tank much higher than the water temperature of the body of water you are going to fish. If the the temperature difference is to much the fish will die very fast on your hook...in minutes or even in seconds,depending on water temperature...
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    1st timer wanting legal fta

    First, welcome to this forum. Read,read and reed and ask questions before you do anything or before you buy anything. ' Free ' sounds good, but is FTA for you and /or your family? If you want HBO or Starz for example that will not happen with FTA, but ther are many shows,movies and sports out...
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    Dish and equipment upgrades - What to do

    Check if your pole is still level, this could not track the arc right.
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    Enter To Win: GEOSATpro microHD FTA Receiver

    Congratulations Anole. That is a perfect gift for you.