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    UTR up on Intelsat 3R ?

    thanks for the info! thanks, sorry to hear that - but glad I didn't waste a lot of time. jeff
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    UTR up on Intelsat 3R ?

    Info on UTR on Intelsat 3R @ 43W thanks for the information guys! I am lucky to be sitting on a ridge overlooking town with a totally clear view South from horizon to horizon. But, as I said, when I try to put 43W into my STB I get a 'USALS calculation error'. I get that error message from...
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    UTR up on Intelsat 3R ?

    Can anyone tell me if UTR (Ukraine TV) is currently up and running on Intelsat 3R at 43W? I am really interested in this programming, but my motorized dish just won't swing that far East. So, I am thinking of getting another dish dedicated to this satellite. But I wonder if the station is...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    Thanks to ALL! hi guys! thanks again to all - i seem to have all my major problems solved and now have a (pretty much) operational motorized system. (!) i've still got a few issues and some channels i can't get - but i think i'll organize my thoughts and start a new thread for these...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    Coolsat question? thanks Lak7 and all, I looked all the chain-link fence fittings at the local Lowes and decided they all looked to flimsy for my needs. But a muffler clamp from the auto supply - that looks like it will do the trick nicely. At the moment I seem to have a pretty secure...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    Success!! (i hope) [fingers-crossed] well, things are looking pretty good. i have gotten a nice firm lock on my 'true west' and a great picture for Macy's TV. And, I've been able to find and load programming on 4 other close-by satellites. And, most importantly, been able to go back to 105W...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    splitter vs switch hi Lak7, well, my terminology must be wrong - but the device looks correct. i had just done a blind scan looking for AMC15 @ 105W and came up with a whole long list of channels that i identified as Dish Network programming from 110W. so, my Circular feed seems to work...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    mechanical issues... hi AcWxRadar and all! well, i think i am narrowing down my possible problems. i am going to look into the 'splitter' issue - anyone out there combining their Circular and Linear feeds? but, i think my real problem is with my poor workmanship and careless.... well...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    switch vs splitter? ok, on the advice above, I am going to remove the 4 into 1 DiSEqC switch (which I don't need and was just in case I ever decided to hook up the little 'pizza' dish that the previous owner left on the house). Now, is there any reason I should disconnect the 2 into 1...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    direct from the LNB what you see in the photograph, that's combining the Circular and Linear and then going into the house. inside i have the dish hooked up to a COOLSAT 5000 that I just got off eBay last week (without a manual or anything). what i've been doing all day is running another...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    photos of the Fortec hi guys! thanks for all the help! thanks to AcWxRadar, I am using his post as the "howto" to get this thing set up. as of today, still problems. i am pointed at 105W trying to get a good strong signal from Macy's TV. i have been getting 90 Strength, but can't...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    no joy in mudville... well, i obviously have set up something incorrectly. i had the viewsat look for 125W for the PBS stations and it found nothing. when i exited the setup menu and went back to Russia Today or BelarusTV on Galaxy 19 ... nothing. :eek: a look at the dish shows it's moving...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    all is not well... hi guys, well, not everything is perfect, I set my Viewsat to look for AMC 15 at 105W and a blind scan found... NETWEST FOREST LAWN PATH Vyvx Atlanta Encoder 1 hmm, I wonder where I am? When I ask the dish to swing back a little and go to a channel on...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    True South Sat... I would do that - I've read that's the Sat to look for during install and setup. But, I've spent the last two months finding and tuning in the programming on Galaxy 19 - so I thought I'd have the best chance to find it (cause I have a good idea of where in the sky it is)...
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    Motor arrived today - now a few questions...

    it's moving - just not finding! thanks for looking! yep the dish IS moving - i just told it to look for Galaxy 18 at 123 W and it swung over there - it just had no signal and couldn't find any channels. so, i asked it to look for Intelsat 5 which the Viewsat thinks is at 97W (but I know...
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