Recent content by darvocet

If I wasn't in an apartment (and had the money), I would put up a 10 foot mesh in my FRONT yard for EACH satellite in the arc.....seriously....I'm not joking!

ebay is a great place to find old receivers. I actually got my Uniden (with UHF remote) at the local flea market for $20.00, which was less than shipping for an ebay item would have cost......but it's one of the very few old C/Ku receivers I've seen at flea markets around here. I wonder whats...

I've heard about this type of thing a couple times before from friends. It always seemed to be either in or very close to a good size city (Louisville and Chicago for example). They too, had no ideals about where this was comming from. The only thought I have is maybe something to do with...

I live in the small, rural town/city of Columbia, KY. Although I grew up and lived most of my life out in the country on a farm. I wish I could get back to the country, then I'd buy a BUD :D

Thanks, I'll go read that review. I may end up getting the Viacast and point it at G10R so I can drop my cable sub. But I'm still going to get a Coolsat 4000, because (at least to me) most of the fun of this hobbie comes from looking for feeds and finding new stuff.

I have every intention of getting a DVB receiver in the very near future. I've looked at the $49.99 Viacasts on ebay, but since they have no blind search and such a small channel capacity, I'm thinking I'll wait until I have the cash for a Coolsat 4000....although the Viacast would probably be...

Hi folks! I'm somewhat new to FTA (DVB and C/Ku), although I think I understand the basics pretty well. Here's my question: I bought a Uniden UST 4600 C/Ku receiver and I plan on picking up an old Primestar dish, in order to receive analog FTA. Although I'm 99% sure this will work, I just...