Recent content by gordonkearse

If you're in a rural area, you're probably going to be stuck with putting it up yourself -- unless you know of good, reputable installers. But you'll have more fun and learn a lot putting it up yourself. Mine quit about six months ago. I think I need a new actuator but am agonizing over...

Cheapest combo lnb (c/ku) I found is $15.99 at ivystoneplace.com. I bought two. With shipping, $40! You can take one apart and see how it works. Put the other one on your dish. Cheap. I'm not pushing this vendor. I've purchased them two times. They were delivered undamaged. This can be...

I need one, too, but I'm not paying $30. I'd bet you a big black planting pot like landscapers use to put flowers in would work. Of course, you'd have to find the right size for your dish. You'll probably end up having to figure how to fasten it to your base anyway. And the price is a lot...

If you have regrets, there is a package which is a well-kept secret, called the Welcome Pack (DN). It is $9.99 per month. With tax, I'm paying $10.50. There are about thirty channels. You only get one receiver with the deal. No locals, unless you pay $4.99 more per month. That's a lot less...

Check out a website called Ivy Stone Place. I just bought a combination c-band/ku-band lnb there for $15. Two were $30. It cost $10 to mail both. I buy extras to use with old digital fta receivers. It will work with any digital receiver -- including Openbox. A new openbox is $95. It will...

Wingard makes an 8200U that is cheaper than the 3671 Channel Master. The specs look pretty good on it. I put a signal amp on my 3671 (CM7777). I'm getting 30 channels at night and 20 during the day. Wingard also has a signal amp that is about 20 bucks cheaper with similar specs. I pointed...

Your cheapest route is probably an openbox from China. They're about $100. A v-box to move your dish would be about 35-40 bucks. You can use your old wire from the receiver to the dish -- just lose the polarotor connection because your new receiver would automatically switch for you. A good...

An openbox S10 will cost $95 from China. That includes shipping. A modoc dish mover box will cost you about $35. Look at ivystoneplace. They have c-ku lnb's for about $20. You can use your old wire. You won't be using your polarity hookup to shift from vertical to horizontal anymore with...

Check out ivystoneplace on the internet. They have cheap chinese c/ku band lnb's for $15.50 each. I ordered two for $40. That included shipping and it's cheap. I don't mess around much with fixing lnb's. I toss them in the trash.

I had been getting both S2 and AC3 for a couple of years after I upgraded to a Pansat 9200. Then it quit and I had to find a newer receiver. So I bought an Openbox S10 from China. It costs $95, which included shipping. When I pointed it at 125W ku, I picked up Oklahoma and Louisiana ETV...

I purchased an S10 from alibaba about two weeks ago. It came from Hong Kong. It was $95. Shipping was free. I doubt you can beat that. Its working fine with my ten footer and VBox.

I wanted mine up high. I welded two ten foot sticks together. But its too high to make adjustments to the dish without fear of falling ten feet. And two sticks flex a little. So I had to tether the pole to another point. My intent was to get underneath to mow. And also I have it next to a...

I had the same sort of problems with my v-box. I finally just gave up and use the remote for the v-box manually. I put a big chart on the wall showing the position numbers for the different satellites. It works fine that way. Its sort of like the old antenna rotator box. People used to...

Don't be too hard on it. It may thaw out soon!

I didn't let you know what I was using. I've got a Pansat 9200 with the latest DVB-S2 card. It gets all the RTN channels (about 38) on 87W -- along with THIS. I have a perfect 10 ten footer which someone gave me. I used a BSC621 standard lnb for about two years. I decided to upgrade to the...