Recent content by awillcut

I don't have a switch in my setup. It's straight to the dish (RG6 cable) from the 4500. This is my very first setup, so any number of possibilities exist, I suppose. What steps would you recommend for troubleshooting? I'm not ready to quit by a long shot.

OK, so I'm having trouble. I'm consistently getting about 45% on the signal and ~5% on the quality no matter which way I point the dish (Hotdish 90). Even with no LNB connected, same result. In retrospect, I did do something not so smart--connected the LNB with power on. Did I fry the LNB? :o

OK, warts and all, I'm going with the Pansat. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks--I'm just getting into this, and Dolby and HD aren't in the picture for me yet. Just want to tune in to some FTA Ku band satellites and watch what the average person doesn't usually see.

Also, how's the tech support from Pansat?

What do you think about this box? Reliable? Fairly easy to use?

I'll be expecting a photo. :)

Here's a photo illustrating the angle of the feedhorn to the arm.

Yes, the tubes fit inside the mount. From the front lip of the mount to the end of the tube is about 24-3/8". Not quite. It is a little bit closer to the dish than that. About 5-3/8 inches, if I understand your question correctly. It is aimed toward the top bolt of the mount, which appears to...

I have what looks to be the same dish for my HughesNet, just with a pole mount. I will try to take some measurements in the next few days.