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I have a Mercury II receiver with an Invacom QPH-031 LNB. My FTA reception is great across the arc with great audio on all channels except AC-3 encoded channels. I have the AC-3 optical feed going to my Denon AVR-2800 receiver (Dolby Digital and DTS capable). My Denon works great for all AC-3...

Thanks for all the help. Looks like I have it up and running with good signal throughout my arc. Having a couple issues with my Mercury II though:I can't seem to get the AC-3 output from my Mercury II to function. Could be a setting but I think I have tried everything. I have tried the...

Thanks for the assistance. Please bear with me as I am a newbie but I have a question regarding the TP mentioned above... If I am using the Circular port, how can the TP be 12486 Vertical on Echostar 7? Will my Mercury II automatically detect circular TP's?

Seems there a few birds at my True South Location of 119W degrees. (Echostar and a couple others). Could someone please tell me which bird, Tp and SR I should aim for to ensure my True South is dialed in correctly? Location: Lemoore, CA 93245 Equip: Fortec Mercury II Invacom...

I do not currently have an FTA setup but I am very interested in getting one. I have a Direcway Dish that I no longer use fo Internet and would like to utilize it if possible. I have a few questions regarding receivers and reutilization of the Direcway Dish. 1. I have read the receiver...

Brian here in the Sunny (and polluted) Central San Joaquin Valley. I live onboard Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Been in the Navy for 16 years. Currently, I am a Avionics Crew Chief on F/A-18E Super Hornets. I have always been interested in Satellite Technology and look forward to my...