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I have a 920 reciever,that i bought on ebay from halfway across the country am hooking it to a dish that it has not been hooked up to before, and this dish i believe has the correct angles and such for the location. my problem is, i need to have the reciever locate the satilites, at this point...

rg-11? So whats the differance between RG-6 and RG-11?

Is there any differance in the outer plastic coating on quad shield cable vs the normal stuff? i was under the impression that the quad part was what had to do with the ability to bury it. but ive been told by knowledgable dish installer that it has more to do with the number of foil wraps...

is there a way to test a servo motor? i take it , if i switch polarity in the house, at the dish, i should be able to see the wire looking hook inside the feedhorn turn or move? should it move slow, or flip like a light switch?

I need to replace about a 150 foot run from my dish to the house, this cable will be buried at some point, most likely in spring, what should i be looking for? there seems to be several choices on ebay

skyvision price Before i picked up my dsr920 on ebay, i calleds skyvision, they told me they were out of them, and put my name on a waiting list and would call me when they got some used ones in, the price i believe they told me was in the $400.00 price range, keep in mind thats USED! I paid...

Ok ... not to be rude here, but you do know that both you dudes up on that scafolding are nuts right? lol..but good job just the same!

Thanks turbostat, i know my pole is plumb, that i checked over the weekend..(again) i had the dish and mount down , but never checked if the top was level. my whole system was functional untill about 4 years ago when i took a lightining strike, and i never got around to fixing it, and...

Thanks Truck racer, both of my units have the servo motors. what happend if im using non RG-6 cable for a 20 ft run from the dish to the tv? little or no signal??

HUH?? Im not sure i understand.. one of my dishes, has what looks to be a all in one feed horn and scaler ring, the other one has a adjustable scaler ring, does that have anything to do with the differance between a LNB OR LNBF??...I just purchased a new LNB?? PANORAMA -#ER863 this...

THANKS ALL! right now i just want to find some satellites, find some analog channels, so that i can make sure all the equipment is in working order, . i also have a 920 reciever off of ebay, but i was having all kinds of problems trying to find anything on that, from what i hear, i need to...

Whats the differance?

I just picked up a free cband set up 7 1/2 foot mesh dish. Im to the point of having it set on the pole, the satellite i need to locate first (amc3- W3) does not look to have any analog channels. does that sound correct? That being the case, is there a way to locate that satellite with a analog...

polar angle ?? would 39.6 be the polar angle?

Who can help me with site coordinates for my location Zip 53085 , i had a sheet from skyvision about 10 yrs ago, now i cant find it and i think that the posision of my dish may be incorect on my pole. i need to know the posision of the center or highest satellite in the arc for se wiscinsin????