Recent content by NightHawk

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    C-Band help request

    I'm in Maryland and 47 deg EL would be perfect.
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    C-Band help request

    I'll look at Intelsat23 thanks. Anole, I needed a point source at a distant high elevation and no place to mount a terresstrial antenna for this application.
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    C-Band help request

    I know little about FTA but I'm trying to develop and test a C-band circularly polarized antenna for another reason and need a C-Band circular point source. I'm not trying to receive any particular programming, only RF. Can any of you recommend a a fairly high-powered C-band source satellite...
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    Should my DVR menu say Dish Platinum or BlockBuster Movie Pass?

    Just checked this out. Filtered on HD + 3 stars (does anyone watch SD anymore?). Total of 44 titles available. $10/Month for access to 44 titles? I've always been willing to pay for every feature but this better get better fast or I'll be dropping out. Ridiculous.
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    External Drive

    Thanks!
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    External Drive

    I was able to get my other 622 to recognize the drive once more and unloaded my saved programs there. Can you or anyone else recommend a particular drive that will work reliably with the 622? I appoligize but the drive bug sticky thread is so long.
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    External Drive

    I guess that must be it. It's USB powered. My bad. I would guess my recordings are likely lost. Thanks.
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    External Drive

    I purchased a 350GB iomega hard drive to try and save my programs from a dying 622. The problem is the 622 only recognizes the drive intermittently after plugging it in to the USB port. I was able to successfully format the drive and download all my recorded shows once but the next time I tried...
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    622 catastrophic failure - advice?

    Good question. I felt the same way but it wasn't worth $14 to me to keep arguing with the non-english speaking CSR. It was painful as it was and I just wanted to hang up. I probably should have insisted on no shipping charges though.
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    622 catastrophic failure - advice?

    Mine started doing the same thing. Breakups and loss of pause capability. When I talked to the CSR she told me my 622 isn't supposed to pause live TV. :haha I had to convice her it was supposed to. They're sending me another one (leased) but I have tp pay shipping. I think it has been running...
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    HTPC drive issue

    I have a Gateway GM5474 media center PC with Windows Vista home preimum installed. I only recently tried to watch a DVD on the machine after connecting it to my new bedroom flatscreen. To my suprise it didn't read the disk. After some experimentation I found the computer will play some movies...
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    How do you know how many splitters you can use

    Are you using an antenna mounted pre-amp? The gain of a pre-amp can overcome the loss of several splits but you may be too close to the broadcast stations to use a pre-amp. In that case a powered distribution amplifier is needed.
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    Coax Cable Length

    There are so many factors that go into determining if that's a good idea it shouldn't be viewed as a rule set in stone.
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    Coax Cable Length

    Not sure where you got that idea but it aint so.
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    Rain Fade VHF vs UHF

    Neither band is significantly affected directly by rain. Other factors in a storm such as wind and lightning have a greater impact.