Recent content by Bill_KY

Thanks for the answers, the last time I posted in the forums was April 2012. I think the Freedbs website was still up then. The Outernet sounds interesting, does it sort of works like packet radio did in that it uses satellites to pass information? back in the day they also used satellites to...

Is anyone still using packet radio? What kind of setup do you have? What kind of software are you using? How active is it in your area? Do you run a packet radio bbs?

Hi all, been quite awhile since I posted here. Been out of FTA for awhile and since the loss of several FTA channels over the past few years or so that have gone to the internet I generally lost interest in FTA on a whole. I'm thinking about taking down my dishes. After redoing the house awhile...

Just a comment or two about cable tv and direct tv in general. I have Insight cable for my internet and Direct TV for my TV, no landlines since 2003...use cellphones. I get a call from Insight, they want to 'check' the internet connection and modem. Service tech comes over checks the connection...

50-50 chance that I will be at Dayton this year, mainly due to the finances. Dayton is a little over an hour from here.

I'll miss the convenience of having a satellite store only 100 miles or so from here. At least Dee in TX will be able to benefit from our loss here in the Mid West.

The Dayton Hamfest next month could be a great place to unload this stuff. Ham radio operators and electronic geeks will be there from all over the country. It is a big deal. Dayton Hamvention

Take pictures of everything before, during and after taking the dish (es) apart, but try to video the process as that will also give better and easier reference. Label the panels with numbers, write down dis-assembling of the dish (es) , separate the bolts and put them in plastic baggies and...

Welcome to the party!

Friday there were 2 supercells in KY that spawned several tornadoes just 20 miles south of here. Some people died in Kenton County (the next county over from mine) in Piner and Crittenden KY. Overall some towns were nearly wiped out or are essentially gone like Henryville and Marysville IN, as...

Could a power surge be the culprit ?

We had ice the other day, it stuck around on the ground till today. Afternoon was about 32 degrees and heavy fog in the area but tonight will go up in temperature to 50 and then thunderstorms in early morning maybe a isolated tornado. Low to mid 40's all next week above normal for this time of...

While we did have a couple of mornings when the temps dropped to the low teens, overall I have never seen a warmer winter like this before. The other day got up to 58 degrees, looking at the forecast fox weather bar on the firefox browser... the forecast..today Sunday 46, Mon 48, Tue 51 and Wed 55.

There is yet another option, Canadian TV. Some members here have it, maybe they can comment about it. I don't have it, thought about getting it . Just another option... Canadian Satellite Services

I have a comment ...this is my 700th post!