Recent content by fortyfives

It looks like at this point , I only lost the Pansat 2700 and the Superjack. The Lnb's seem to have survived as well as everything else. Looks like I'll be stuck watching analog for awhile until I get the $$$$ to replace the Pansat. I'm looking at HD FTA receivers. Is it worth shelling out the...

Well, I changed out actuators and went from the 24" Superjack back to my old 18" Superjack. The 18 inch works so it looks like the 24" is shot. The Cal Amp c-band LNB seems to have survived as I'm getting analog channels on my old GI receiver. I have not tested my KU lnb yet. Are there any...

Well I woke up this morning, turned on my Pansat 2700 and no lights. It appears that lightning struck my 8 footer sometime during the night. I'm not sure how much damage has been done yet. The TV and all the other equiptment in my living room (except for the Pansat) seems to be OK. The dish...

Sometimes I get ONN at 45% and then while I'm watching it , it will drop down to around 15% . If I leave it on long enough, it will jump back to 45%. Also, it seems if I tweak the dish to get ONN up to 65% , my reception on my western c-band satellites suffer.

I just added Ku to my 7.5 ft c-band dish and I totally recommend adding it!!!!

Well, I drilled out all the old screws (that was a real pain in the butt!) and mounted the new servo motor. I already have it mounted on the dish. Fortunately, the c-band feedhorn I had before was a Chapparal and the new (now rebuilt) ku / C feedhorn was also a Chapparal. That way, I was able...

I'm in the process of changing out my Chapparel c-band feedhorn for a Chaparrel C / Ku feedhorn. I bought a used unit and I have been getting it ready to change it out. I painted it, installed new Lnb's and decided to replace the servo motor. Anyway, when I started trying to take out the 4...

Just picked up a used Chaparral Corrotor 2 with C & Ku lnb's to replace my old Chaparral c-band feed horn. I have a couple of questions I hope y'all can help me with. First of all, there is some corrosion (white powdery) down the feedhorn throat. What can I use to clean this out with? It's...

Just wondering if anyone is having trouble with AMC 6. I have always noticed that this is my weakest satellite. I get AMC 3 fine and Panamsat 9 fine, but AMC 6 has always been weak. I'm getting around 25% on the Nasa channels and PCN. I can't even get a complete lock on the two UPN channels. I...

This looks alot like my Perfect 10 dish. I got mine as a freebie and it works great!

Fixed it ! I used a combination of bullet connectors, shrink tubing, black tape, and a big glob of silicon. Thanks guys for all your suggestions!

Me too!

Well, a couple of hours ago, I did something really stupid ! My wife bought several new roses and naturally I got the job of digging the holes and planting them. She set them out along the fence where she wanted them planted, and I started digging. All of the sudden, I hit something I thought...

It's odd that Photoman is still able to receive Euronews' audio on his Twinham card. Drhydro and I are both using Pansat 2700A receivers and are unable to receive the audio streams. I wonder if the problem is affecting DVB boxes in general or just some quirk with Pansats? Anyone out there with a...

I subscibe to D***net, and also have an FTA system. I like FTA for all the network affiliates all over the US, for channels like Euronews and BBC World that aren't available on D***net, and for the asian programming that my wife watches. Plus, it's fun to look for new channels that appear and...