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Thanks... I'm gonna order one. Thank You all!

Thanks for the clarification... Any worth in a better Amiko model? or am I wasting my money on higher end units?

The Amiko mini HD SE looks like a great unit... Do I need to worry about blind scan and I keep seeing that you have to update the FTA receivers with firmware or updates. Is that for satellite channels? I'm not afraid to learn... KB3KGS

Guys, Which FTA box would you recommend for someone that wants to experiment? I live in Pittsburgh Pa and have clear line of sight of sats. I also just purchased my 90cm dish Ku Band. What is a good box that won't break the budget? Also where should I buy it? I hear that some boxes have...

That just validated what I thought! Awesome I'm learning! Thanx

Thanx guys!

That's what I thought... Where do you get the updates from? Being a newbie and all... I looked the company that actually make the box and it's a Chinese company Shenzhen

I just purchased a dish finder / pointer ($14 type) and noticed that a lot of them come with a power supply. The power supply consist of two 9 volts and a slip on F-connector. So the question is: How can I make one of those? I'm guessing it's two 9-volts wired in series to make 18 volts and then...

I found this forum looking for just a no BS forum that enjoys to hobby of FTA. Being new and discouraged in the past from reading other crap forums on "wink wink FTA", I found this forum to be honest and straight forward. I agree this is a dwindling hobby... My other hobby of ham radio is...

Yea I have a WD Live already... I was hoping to replace / merge the functions... However I agree it may be a little unfair to ask the box to do all of that, it was a hope. So what would you recommend as a solid box, besides the playback requirements?

It looks like I have a solid plan for the dish and LNB... However now before I purchase a box... steer me in the right direction on your picks: Looking for: DIVX / AVI / MPG / misc Codec playback for movies via USB drives High Def either 720 or 1080 (28" TV so 720 would work) Motorized dish...

So I just pulled the Primestar elliptic dish out and it's a big one! The LNB is quite old and weathered it's a NJR2162F... link to: "NJR2162F GlobeCast WorldTV SINGLE Output LNBF" Looks like I got half of what I need... Now I just need a box and i'll be FTA-in... Do LNBs weather out over time...

This is our first year camping with the RV... I bought a 28 foot Catalina Travel Trailer in the spring and we used it every other weekend, so I think it was pretty successful. I had only done tent camping before, so it was a tremendous leap of faith. It wasn't until the last few months I got a...

Thanx... That definitely reinforces what I've thought already. Yea I'm just getting a thrill out of pulling a signal out of a satellite for the first time. I've been wanting to do this for some time now and I just needed a reason the RV is my reason. That and my son is 7 y'old and gets a kick...

I am looking to get some TV channels regardless of where I go camping with my RV. I'm not looking for free paid TV, but that would be nice too :) I actually interested in FTA satellites like AMC 3 and AMC 9 for the RTN channel and whatever else is entertaining for the family. I am an experienced...