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  1. greg harris

    Can't get mpeg 4 on a new HD receiver

    You can probably get the same channels using the Pansat as you get with the Sathawk. The Pansat needs a tad bit more of a 70Q signal in order to watch these channels. Your 6ft. dish is considered marginal by many for these channels. Slight changes in the weather or the atmosphere could mean the...
  2. greg harris

    Can't get mpeg 4 on a new HD receiver

    Your receiver seems to be working OK and what you are seeing is normal. A good signal is needed on these transponders in order for them to work. Your 6ft. dish is small for a reliable signal on these transponders and the C/KU lnb you are using does not work well for a lot of people using a 6ft...
  3. greg harris

    C band actuator true south position

    79 to 139 Is only 60 degrees. You should be able to get that distance without much trouble. GregH
  4. greg harris

    AMC 3 at 87.0°W with a 4' or 6' dish?

    Being able to watch C band, AMC3 on a four foot dish is not that hard but you will only get the strongest transponders on the satellite. The DVB-S2 transponders that you are wanting will be difficult to get using a 6 foot dish. GregH
  5. greg harris

    C-Band with Viewsat - Is it worth it?

    Most of the time, when Lyngsat, Satbeams, or any other footprint site gives you a dish size, it will be under optimum conditions. In other words, your 8 foot dish could be expected to work for 87West on a crystal clear, perfect day. IMO, It would be better to look at a ten foot dish or bigger...
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    C-Band with Viewsat - Is it worth it?

    I think Newfoundland is about 54 North and 58 West. If I remember correctly, This area is out of the good footprint for most ku satellites in North America. 99 West on c band will probably be the best bet for a single satellite.. GregH
  7. greg harris

    C-Band with Viewsat - Is it worth it?

    IMO, The dish you have is too small for reliable C band. The BSC 621 will not work well on a four foot dish. One problem is the ku lnb feed on the BSC 621 is prime focus and your four foot dish is probably offset. another problem is you will have a heck of a time aligning the c and ku bands on...
  8. greg harris

    C BAND STEEL POST: WHERE TO GET A 3 1/2" ONE?

    There are many sources for black steel pipe in almost any decent size city in the U.S. I bought a new 3.5 diameter piece for a 7.5 ft. dish a couple of years ago for about 70 dollars. It was schedule 40 black pipe. Look around and you should be able to find a new piece. You can even order it...
  9. greg harris

    Bad Impression

    It is not free if you have to buy something to get, right? You are bundling up shareware and selling access to it with the OpenboxS9. When a person buys an OpenboxS9 from you they are given access to shareware such as your pvr tool which can be found on several different sites. You do not have...
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    Bad Impression

    Calling people names like retard is very unprofessional. Selling shareware is unprofessional and unethical but that is what the fridge site owner does. There used to be a pirate site that would ban people and call them retard or other names and this is probably where this guy came from. There...
  11. greg harris

    C-band install - how difficult?

    It would be nice if you could post some clear pictures of the dish and its lnb. This may help to spot a problem.
  12. greg harris

    Openbox s9 Receiver?

    The Skybox is supposed to be the same thing as the Openbox. It is probably not a clone, just the same receiver with a different name and it is supposed to take the same file. I see the Skybox advertised for $115.00 shipped but you have to send the money to China via Western Union. Get one of...
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    Openbox s9 Receiver?

    If 4:2:2 Is a must then look at another receiver besides the Openbox. Be careful where you buy the Openbox if you want a warranty. Most sellers give little if any warranty for these receivers. One seller claims to have a 1 year written warranty but when you read it, you find it is only for 6...
  14. greg harris

    Praise for Sadoun

    PayPal is not a free money transfer service. Somebody lost a little bit of money over this. Sadoun and other vendors that run internet stores could save us the hassle of paying for something when it is not available for shipping. It takes just a few clicks of the computer's mouse to change the...
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    Praise for Sadoun

    This is fine but I do not understand what the praise is for. Are you praising Sadoun for advertising something and not having it? Or Are you praising Sadoun for returning your money that was paid for a product he did not have?
  16. greg harris

    old birdview

    Hello and welcome to the forums. You have many different options with most C band dishes. What size dish do you have? It may help if you post some clear pictures of your dish
  17. greg harris

    So have you tried "DXing" satellites???

    I don't quite understand what you are asking. Maybe I am missing something. How do you propose to view the channels on different satellites if they don't target North America? There are lots of channels on different satellites out in the Atlantic that could be seen in the U.S., but the signal...
  18. greg harris

    Smallest Mini Bud?

    My 1.2 meter does not produce a bunch of usable channels unless you want to count all of the religious and the foreign stuff that I cannot understand. I have never tried C band with anything smaller than a 1.2 meter dish, but I would imagine that most of what you would get with a 39 or 36 inch...
  19. greg harris

    Newbie, Questions about C band

    It was pretty easy to watch something on the KU band before the great recession. A few years ago, you could get several different of channels on a few satellites using a a thirty something inch dish. Today, things are not as easy. A lot of free stations have gone silent and some of the stations...
  20. greg harris

    BUD - REHAB OR SCRAP?

    If I had not been able to get the sandblasting done at a very reasonable price, then I would have done something very similar to what Anole is suggesting. The dish was removed from its location and then it was checked for warp as soon as it got on my property. If the thing would have been...
  21. greg harris

    BUD - REHAB OR SCRAP?

    After a couple of decades of service, we can only guess if the nose cone belongs with the dish. The folks at Sami seemed to think my dish was an Odom, and I think my dish looks very similar to his dish. I do know that new parts are extremely difficult to find for these older dishes because...
  22. greg harris

    BUD - REHAB OR SCRAP?

    Here are a couple of pictures before sandblasting and after sandblasting of the polar mount. Then one picture of the installed dish with a temporary C/KU lnb installed.
  23. greg harris

    BUD - REHAB OR SCRAP?

    My actuator worked. Yours doesn't...etc. The point I was trying to make is it cost money to refurbish. If you count the dish panels, you will find that your dish has a lot more than the Sami 7.5 dish. More panels = more dish support!!! My used dish had also been up for around two decades and it...
  24. greg harris

    BUD - REHAB OR SCRAP?

    The dish maybe an Odom??? If it is, they are out of business. Sami will be one of the very few places where you can get new C band dish parts, and the parts you get from them will not be an exact fit for this dish. I have refurbished a dish that looks identical to this one. The cost of this...
  25. greg harris

    satmex 5 116w with 6 footer

    http://www.lyngsat.com/nss806.html There is a circular C band satellite at 40.5 West that could possibly be seen from your area. I looked at this bird with a four foot dish a couple of years ago and it was loaded with free Spanish channels. The problem was my 4 foot dish could not give me a...
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