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    Can't get horizontal frequencies

    I've determined the dish is not the problem. It's either the lnb or the receiver. I'm using a Visionsat that I purchased from Ebay and have had issues with it from day one. Anyway, I discover that if I turn off the receiver and then turn it back on, I get horizontal channels for about 5 minutes...
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    Can't get horizontal frequencies

    The LNB is a BSC621 C/Ku LNBF with 22KHz switching. I just purchased it about a month ago to replace a BSC621-2 that went bad. I'm going to check to make sure the LNB didn't move. Perhaps it's a skew issue. What puzzles me was that I was watching NBC Thursday night, and when I went to turn on...
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    Can't get horizontal frequencies

    I think my BUD may be damaged. It was in bad shape when I got it, and I didn't help it any when I moved the dish and forgot to move my gorilla ladder that was in front of the dish. Two off the pannels got bent. I was still able to pick up all c-band; however, today I cannot get the networks out...
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    BUD stopped moving

    Thanks for everyone's help. I hooked up a 10 Amp 6/12V battery charger, selected 12V, and had enough juice to move the dish (very slowly). So the motor was fine. Next I checked the reed switch. Right away I noticed one wire had broken off from the splice connector. I fixed this and had movement...
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    BUD stopped moving

    Thanks for the replies. I'll clean the gears, check for any possible obstructions, and then attempt to move the dish using the battery charger trick. I also will bring the GBOX out to the receiver to make sure I don't have a problem with the cable. I'd hate to do all of this work just to...
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    BUD stopped moving

    I've been reading several posts about reed switches, and I think this might be my problem. I'll try to send some pics to help identify this beast of a BUD. It's an old HH motor and it weighs a ton. The manufacturer was Janiel Corp. The motor model number is Janiel 180 I think. Anyway, winter was...
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    My BUD is going back up this weekend

    You're about 90 miles south of me. I moved back to PA work with a couple guys in their computer shop. Unfortunately I got laid off today because we were not getting any new business to cover my pay, so I'll be spending more time job searching than playing with the dish.
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    My BUD is going back up this weekend

    I did the same thing. I am painting the dish black. The high school colors are red and black. I thought about painting to pole red and putting the letters Go Knights on the panels:D
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    Need servo & H-H wires

    Rather than paying the high costs for the C-band ribbon cable, I was wondering if I can buy electrical wire from Home Depot and use it to power my lnb servo motor and my h-h motor. Would this work? If so, is there a particular type of wire I need? Thanks.
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    My BUD is going back up this weekend

    It's good to be back in this forum. My C-Band dish and FTA dish have been down since February when I moved back to Franklin and was living with my parents:(. Now my family is moved in to the new home. I have another question, but didn't want to start a new thread. I may need new wires to...
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    My BUD is going back up this weekend

    So I moved from Aberdeen, MD back to my home town of Franklin, PA, and I brought my BUD with me. Found out today that C-Band is permitted as long as the dish is less than 10ft in diameter, 10ft from property lines, and no more than 15ft high. :D I was hesitant about putting it up because of...
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    Dismantling my BUD

    I am moving, and I just dismantled my 10ft BUD. It's going to go to my new home. My question is How do I remove the steel post in the yard? I poured concrete into a 2x2 ft hole. Has anyone ever removed the entire pole from the ground? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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    C Band/KU FTA

    Unless there is a work around that I am not aware of, using the BSC621-2 has two "minor" issues when using it with a 4DTV receiver/Fortec FTA setup. The BSC621-2 has a built-in DISEqC switch. This "electronic" switch is responsible for switching between Ku and C band Currently I only use the...
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    Another 4DTV Tuning Question

    I have been unsuccessful at trying to lock onto a Digicypher II channel. I 've never been able to lock onto a DC signal; however, about two months ago, I bought a better quality LNB, and as I was moving the dish, the DC light appeared on my 4DTV 920. Well, I continued to move the dish, but I...
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    4DTV Activation Question

    OK. Last night I replaced the ASC421 LNBF with the regular C-band feedhorn with servo motor. The first advantage that I noticed is that I can "fine tune" the polarity. I was able to pull in an analog feed of a major league basball game. But the biggest difference was due to the length of the...
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    4DTV Activation Question

    The ASC421 is a c-band lnbf from DMSI that handles both verticle and horizontal polarity without a servo motor. I changed the receiver settings to c-band lnbf on the 920. I have a c-band lnb with a servor motor and I may give that a try as well. I'm going to try MKM4's suggestion first and...
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    4DTV Activation Question

    I purchased a used 4DTV 920 off of Ebay. I reset the receiver to the factory defaults. I can pick up the analog channels with minimal sparkles. I'm using an ASC421 lnbf. I can pull in digital FTA signals crystal clear on my Pansat 2500, but I cannot get the Digicipher II channels using my 920. I...
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    Need some troubleshooting tips

    Thanks for the advice. Tonight I pulled in a couple of analog channels. So far so good. I have a lot of sparkles. So I know I need to fine tune it a bit, but it's a start.:D
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    Need some troubleshooting tips

    Ok. I know C-band is more difficult than Ku. My refurbished C-band is not functioning yet. So, I'm looking for some troubleshooting steps on where to begin; for example: 1. Check the post is plumb 2. Make sure dish is point to true south 3. Check elevation and declination 4. Check...
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    Can I put my KU band LNB on my 10ft dish?

    I currently have an 80cm dish with a universal KU band lnb. I'm just about ready to install my 10 foot dish for C-band. I have an extra universal KU band lnb. Can I attach this to the C-band feed horn and pick up KU band signals from my BUD? My dish meets the requirements for KU band (a pencil...
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    C-band Site location question

    I'm just glad I don't have to climb up the trees with a tape measure to find out how tall the trees are. :D
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    C-band Site location question

    Thanks. That shouldn't be too hard to calculate.
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    Polar Mount for 2.3M Dish

    Al is right. I have tried to find a mount, but most dishes come with the mount as paret of the dish. The polar mount brace should not need to be replaced, but the actuator arm may go bad over time. I plan to study my polar mount from my recent $10.00 BUD purchase to see if I could fabricate...
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    C-band Site location question

    Unfortunately when I called Miss Utility to mark any gas, phone and electric lines, I told them that I would not be using any explosive devices :D Technically I don't own the trees. It's a complicated story, but the house underwent a foreclosure before I purchased it. The piece of property...
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    C-band Site location question

    I'm getting ready to mount either an 8' or my 10' dish in my back yard. My coordinates are latitude 39.509N and longitude is -76.164W. My view of the southern sky is clear from S to SE. My SW -W view has mature trees in the back yard. My 30" KU band dish has no problem seeing over to G10...
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