Recent content by Lone Gunman

Well, that AV to HDMI converter I got off Ebay doesn't work with my S9 nor a "cheap china" receiver that were hit by lightning a few years back Just saying................:deadhorse2

I just ordered one of one of these...

I do a bunch of recording with my S9s mostly on 127W now. There's some stuff there that both the Wife and I like. I will note that I do have some problems with the S9 and also the Micro HD occasionally locking up on REELZ?? Anyone else having this problem? Just saying..................

Talking about system costs.......My 10ft Winegard system cost me $2200 installed in 1988. That was with a Von Wise mover that I still have and the Echostar 7K receiver which has been gone a while now. In 1995 I upgraded to a GI-920 which I still have but don't use. Still have a Pansat 3500...

Huh, I retired in January of 2006 @ 60 years old and never looked back!! Bought my 10 ft Winegard system with an Echostar 7000 receiver in 1988. The lack of fair priced equipment is what's going to run me out of the hobby as lightning got me again this year and I now no longer have a spare...

Got any photos of this setup? I'd be interested in seeing how some of you did this. Thanks, Just saying................

Just went to this one to see what I got. My receiver has that TP at 4159 H 5790 and the Q on it is 69/72%. 4180 V 27500 on that bird is screaming @ 85%! Just saying.................

Yeah, I kinda figured it was something similar to that. I was seated within 8ft of the carnage playing a video game on my computer so it's a wonder that I didn't get lit up. That computer locked up and I had to cut power then reboot and it did come back missing a PCI local network adapter...

As I mentioned in my last post.......I have those wires where I can disconnect them at the plug in installed when storms are around or predicted. Picture a male and female 4 pin plug with one side of it mounted in the Vbox and the other connected to the dish. Maybe I can post a pic if you...

Well, the "smoke" has finally cleared and here are the final results. Parts lost, one 32" TV (not a smart TV), one FTA receiver, one Vbox 2 dish controller, one Gigaspire internet router, one Von Weise reed switch, one 8 port TP Link gigabyte network switch, two gigabit PCI network cards in...

Well, it's been a few years since we got hit. After the last strike I reworked all the outside to inside dish and power connections (they were disconnected with no power on them when the lightning hit this time) and thinking nothing would happen?? About 5:30 EDT yesterday one main lightning...

Thanks Keith. What we watch on that bird is C band and that's about the same info I found but I was wondering if someone else with more experience than me had different info than what I found. Oh well.................. Just saying...................

Found some info that says there is a NEW satellite headed for 127W? Anyone have any more info on when it will go in service? We watch one channel there that I record and play back later. Was using my old S9 receivers but they kept locking up during the recording so I had to start recording...

Well, it's been two weeks since I asked for some help acquiring these last two episodes to finish out my set and no one has offered to help me out? Ok, I gotcha! :-( And I'm done!

Yeah well, you know that old saying that, "One man's junk is another man's treasure!" I think that might apply here............. Just saying.................