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MUCH better, I used to install DirecTV HD, but there is NOTHING quite like FTA HD on a PC screen right up against your face!

Thanks guys :) Guess this blows my chances of being satelliteguy of the year ;) I would like to take this opportunity to thank my pal Iceberg it was a pleasure serving time with ya! At least I outlasted Rumsfield :)

What's the weather like today in the UK? Watched the Coventry v Stoke soccer game on Monday and it was VERY foggy and cold looking! Cheers and Beers!

I use the Traxis DBS 3500 and the Auto scan is VERY fast! Also seems to find channels that my other receivers miss!

They work great for me! I get channels from Rochester MN. and I am in the metro area!

This is the dish I use, very nearly 2º compliant @ Mainlobe Beamwidth: C Band: 2.915 degrees I have read that its not just the size of the dish but also the depth! http://www.samidish.com/6ft.html

I used one for years on my DirecPC dish and then my 90cm dish, apart from the slightly extra weight it will not change any of your FTA signals!

IA-5 is your TRUE south satellite, so thats the satellite you would be aiming at when setting up the motor. Have a look here for help with the setup of the motor........... http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=50257 Its sometimes an idea to find the satellite and store it (With...

Depends on the LNB holder, I crack open my LNB to expose the 20mm neck then they fit right onto the P* LNB holder. Invacom make GREAT LNB's and are gold sponsors here, the XtremeII LNBF is also very popular.

More good news!

COOL now the real fun starts!

WELCOME to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum! The above LNBF can't be skewed. It came from a DirecDuo system where the dish would have to be skewed. Yes a DiSEqC switch will work with the old LNB.

Takes me 2 hours to install a motorized system, but your best taking your time and enjoying the setup. It was 70º here in MN. yesterday so you should have just enough time to get the dish installed. The Tube is an all music video channel, unfortunately is now only on C-Band satellite @ 87ºw...

IA-5 @ 97ºw is your TRUE SOUTH satellite. Have a look at the below, the elevation angles are WITHOUT a motor......... Latitude 50° 0.000'N Longitude 97° 0.000'W Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew...

What channels and satellites are you aiming for? Putting a ku dish on a 10' pole is a bad idea (IMO) if the dish moves just a few millimeters you will loose the picture! I HATE putting satellite dish on a roof, but that may be your BEST option. Most Invacoms are Universal (L.O. =...

I would try to find the satellite without the motor first, see below for all angles to the satellites from your area........... make sure your L.O. is set to 10750 and just use one Linear output for now. Austin, MN 55912 Latitude 43° 40.170'N Longitude...

Yep, :) I will soon be putting it away for the winter (The next 6 months)

Glad to hear its working out for you :) Its a great way to set up a dish, one elevation gets all satellites of the Clarke Belt, and the skew is always spot on. (Some satellites are not :) )

Moving to the main FTA area, the dial turns down the needle, when you hit a strong signal the needle will go off the scale, by turning down the dial it brings down the level, this helps when peaking a signal.

Keep in mind that with off-set dish the signal comes down from the satellite at around 22-24º higher than where the dish seems to be pointing. So you may not need to go as high as you think!

Seen that :0) That picture is especially for members with dial up only :)

WELCOME to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum! I would use fencing tube if you can't get anything lighter, the higher the dish is the more it will move in the wind so it will HAVE to be supported by wires or you are wasting your time with the weaker linear Ku signals, I would not go any...

And thats very cool, but is that interference from adjacent satellites? Have you ever NOT been able to get a digital signal with a 6' dish because of this interference from adjacent satellites may be a better way to put it. Of course with analog it manifests itself as two pictures at the same...

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