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    Does anyone recognise this antenna ?

    It is called a phased array flat panel design, or uses a series of reflectors focus the signal in-wards to a central point. Much the same way a Fresnel lens on a traffic stop light (prior to LED) . allows a small bulb to seem so bright over the whole area of the lens. They had something...
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    LNB feed combiner/multiplexer?

    NO. You can get bandstackers to cut some of that down, but since I have no idea what type of LNBs you are using or what your polarity needs might be, I cannot give you more information. How many receivers are you using? and does each receive need access to all those feeds?
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    Moving sat. post off roof questions

    Installers who leave the mast base on the roof do not do so to make sure it does not leak, they leave it there so they do not have to be responsible in case it does leak. Plus, they do not want to take the time to remove the base and seal the holes. The question you should ask is not how do...
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    Satellite safety

    Depending the transmit power, you can be harmed if you are in the path for extended periods. If you are in the path, the dishes cannot be used, and little transmission takes place. Sort of a self correcting situation. The bottom line is you should stay out of the signal path. If you decide you...
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    Wiring new house - have questions LONG

    Your electrician CANNOT install a ground just for phone and satellite unless he also bonds that ground rod to the primary electrical ground with at least a #6 copper wire. All ground rods must be bonded together. I am sure he knows this, but maybe not. The cables that run from the dish are...
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    Wiring new house - have questions LONG

    Do you have a #10 copper ground wire running from the dish to the building ground? With all do respect to your electrician, 99% have no idea how to wire for satellite. This may help. Grounding NEC DIRECTV DISH Network HughesNet Wildblue DBS Install - Satellite dish installation help
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    Question for HSP and DNSC employee installers, not subs

    Does DNSC and the HSP provide non-standard installations for an extra fee? I am not talking about standard pole mounts. I am taking about custom jobs that require extensive custom work. Work such as running 250 feet of RG-11 in conduit between buildings. Installs that require fall arrest gear...
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    Will Dish and DTV charge extra for local HDTV

    Not all local channels will be HD in the future. The major networks will be, but some independants may only go digital and not invest in HD equipment.
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    Installation Contractor Liability Insurance

    The cost depends on your state and business activities. Your best bet is to contact independent agents and them them SELL you on one company or another. I am with Safco, and I like them. I have 1,000,000 coverage for under $500 year. General liability and vehicle contents coverage of $2000 for...
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    Wanting to start a neighborhood CATV system.

    Warning - The above link points to a Youtube video which contains adult language. Make sure children are out of the room before playing. Funny as hell, but not when your 6 year old nephew walks into the room.
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    Oldest Dish I remember

    Ever work on a 9' Beta Lux?
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    Is this the Future of DVR's

    When a seperate license is requried to add a show to streaming video service, you will always have conditions placed on the streaming content. Products such as a standalone TIVO, or slingbox are not tied to the content. When you seperate the product from the content, you increase customer...
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    Oldest Dish I remember

    Consumers today have no idea what a clear TV picture is. Any C-band analog TV image was, and is, sharper and has more image detail than ANY SD DBS signal viewed today, if the minimum CN was reached. The only advantage digital DBS offers, in the area of image quality, is image consistency. It is...
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    Yet Another Grounding Question

    Those surge suppressors are ground blocks. The 10 Awg should be fine. Those units will never come into play unless you get a VERY close lightning strike, OR if the receivers send high voltage out the coax. The garage sub-panel is a valid ground. There should be a large (2 to 6 Awg) copper...
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    Yet Another Grounding Question

    My comments are based on the NEC. Your local codes may be different. The coax ground wire is permitted to run through the structure. The ground wire should be as short as possible. If running the ground wire through the structure results in the ground wire being shorter than running it...
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    Perfect Vision RG 6 cable question

    I am going to take a guess on this. If we break down the original model number, I get this. ULPVRG6SCBLK UL = UL approved PV = Jacket Type or Perfect Vision? RG6 = RG6 SC = Solid Copper BLK = Black The R in RG could also mean Riser rated cable. Riser is a class of cable used in...
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    Help finding an RG-11 to RG-6 adapter...

    I use hex crimp for RG-11 all the time with no problem.
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    Help finding an RG-11 to RG-6 adapter...

    There is no adapter. RG-11 connectors are consided a standard F-Fitting. There are three types of connectors for RG-11. The most basic, and not recommended, is one that works like a normal connector. The center conductor makes contact with the female end of the receiving fitting. The larger wire...
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    I would like some feedback

    Thanks - As soon as I get my computer back to full operation I will fix those. My system stopped networking, and the PS2 keyboard port stopped working. Those and other small things lead me to reload the entire OS.
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    I would like some feedback

    I just finished some new web pages, and I would like some feedback. I still have to print these pages and read them closely, looking or errors, but I would appreciate any constructive feed back on the methods I recommend and the over all value of the information...
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    How to hook up both cable & Direct TV, same house?

    I think you are thinking of Broadcast UHF Ch 37 at 608-614 MHz. It is used for Radio Astronomy. CATV Ch 37 is at 300-306 MHz http://www.dbsinstall.com/Broadcast/vhf_uhf_freq_list.asp http://www.craf.eu/608m.htm
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    Putting Sat feed Wires Through a Roof

    I wonder how much each of us thinks about the Commdeck is directly related to the construction methods used in the homes we serve? I very rarely enter attic space, whereas I go into crawl spaces at least every third install.
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    Putting Sat feed Wires Through a Roof

    How can you attach a dish to a roof without putting holes in the roof?
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    Putting Sat feed Wires Through a Roof

    On an existing home the Commdeck does not require any less roof penitration than a standard mount. On a new home, that is being pre-wired, it is GREAT product, but for aftermarket upgrade, I do not see the advantages. When I mount a dish to a roof on the overhange portion of the roof, I am only...
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    Putting Sat feed Wires Through a Roof

    So every PVC pipe used for electrical and plumbing causes condensation?? An attic is vented to allow for moisture flowing up from the living areas an chance to escape. The only way the moisture in the attic can condense is when it is exposed to something cold enough to cause condensation...
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