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I have a question about Sirius radio antennas. It seems like a lot of the older receivers I've run across have had two-wire antennas hooked into an inline "automatic level control" box. Just recently I put an older (ca. 2002) Panasonic CR-SRT100 Sirius receiver with such an antenna in my car. I...

Let's see, got a DMSI V-Box 6 here... I've had it for a while, and never had much trouble with it, but it's suddenly developed a problem. The positioner function still works alright via the buttons on the top and the remote control, but after a lengthy spell of being unplugged I'm no longer...

You know, I was just thinking about posting a similar question. Here's the deal, I currently have a 36" antenna with a dual output directed at EchoStar 14, it's connected to a common FTA/DirecTV style multiswitch with 2 inputs (H+V) and 4 outputs, the kind that uses 16/18V to switch between its...

Are you certain about that? On Sadoun's website it says " All Prices above are buy to own, not lease. Except for new subscriber who prefer to lease their equipment with a new contract.", but these companies never have been good at making things clear. I'd much rather own than lease, but I did...

Hi all. I'm more of a BUD girl and I don't even watch TV that much, but my family does and they've been bothering me to get some sort of subscription service for a while. Considering the channels everyone wants, DirecTV is the only real option. Thing is, DirecTV's website is nearly worthless for...

It'd be a nice alternative to the HORRIFICALLY over priced 4DTV receivers. A lot of cable channels are DVB now and most FTA receivers have a CAM thing already. Just needs a company like Skyvision or NPS to set it up, but I don't think anyone is doing that yet, or at least not in this country.

Thanks mate, I've found the position but I'm only getting two channels, AMG on C and LATV on Ku, and those are barely coming in at 50% with a perfectly aligned dish and a pretty clear shot. May just be my cheapie receiver acting up again... I'm thinking of getting a new Pansat one of these days.

When I set up my digital FTA system a year ago I didn't really bother scanning Galaxy 25. It was one of the last satellites that dish was pointed at when I stopped using it back in 1999, but there were more interesting things to do and I forgot to check it out. The other day I decided to add the...

This gave me an idea for an interesting project. Since there doesn't seem to be such a thing as a standalone AC-3 decoder, it might be nice to build one. The Texas Instruments PCM1720E IC can handle both AC-3 and MPEG-2 and only costs $4.90, which could make the entire system less than $20. I'm...

I must be one of the lucky ones then. The last receiver I bought from eBay was clean, even though I later found out the fellow who sold it to me was a pirate who had been previously prosecuted by DishNetwork...

Long winded, inaccurate, and annoying. :rolleyes: A new record, even for eBay.

All things considered, I would recommend mesh over any other reflector. The ones I have right now (a 10' Channel Master and 7.5' SAMI) are both mesh. They have great performance on both C & Ku bands (the perforations are ~ 1/8"), aren't battered about by the wind that much, don't impose too much...

I want this one (but can't afford it right now)... I saw a demonstration of one recently and the features and picture quality blew away every other receiver I've seen. The nearly four hundred dollar price tag is a bit steep though, at least for a tightwad like me.

Sorry then :( <Kicks self in head repeatedly.>

I haven't had the chance to personally rip the guts out of a 4DTV receiver, but the battery replacement on this should be more or less the same as on the 922. The easiest way I've seen is to replace it from the top, wrap the leads of the new battery around the leads of the old battery where they...