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    Ham Radio guys on this forum

    VE1BHD here, I am up in New Brunswick Canada, not active, still have all the gear, turned on Yaesu FT101ZD this morning checking 20, 15 and 10, all were very quiet, hope to get back at it, started in 79, Advanced Amateur ticket
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    Please help identify this dish.

    a better picture of the feed horn would be nice, but that one looks like it might be ku band set up
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    Please help identify this dish.

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    Need wiring help with Echostar 4000 SRD C-band receiver

    I should have included this picture also,
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    Need wiring help with Echostar 4000 SRD C-band receiver

    the Echostar 4000 has an external power supply and the red and white wires and the other wires in that group would go on the power supply, the power supply is linked by a cable that plugs into that round socket, I have the manual and can email or post here in the next day or two, do you have the...
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    Heating for the BUD

    the heat tape works very well, get the shortest one you can find, I use one that is 3 ft long if any longer you have to wrap it around itself which is not good, wrap it on the tube that the worm gear travels in and out, keep the temperature control near the bottom end, use electrical tape to...
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    Heating for the BUD

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    adding transponder frequencies on a Coolsat 8000HD

    tks for the help, I did finally get to add frequencies ok, just so much different than the 5000 but the 8000 works good as you get to know it
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    adding transponder frequencies on a Coolsat 8000HD

    I did enter one transponder frequency and saved it ok, but I was trying different things and can not find the procedure again that worked,
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    adding transponder frequencies on a Coolsat 8000HD

    anyone have the procedure to add transponder frequencies on a Coolsat 8000HD, I tried the procedure in the Coolsat manual but it does not add them tks
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    Rural tv

    can we get rural tv on the Satellite that RFD tv was on, and anyone using a Coolsat 8000HD
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    Temporary mount ideas..

    temporary mount I have seen many dishes mounted on a tripod set-up, with the legs going about 3 to 4 feet out from the center, the legs are held down with a 3 to 4 ft piece of steel rod driven into the ground, leveling is done by sliding the leg up or down on the rod and then tighten a bolt to...
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    channel called "movies"

    referring to LyngSat, is anyone getting the channel called "movies" on SES 1 @ 101w frequency 3961 V, I am getting a radio channel on this frequency that sounds like a movie but no tv channel, I am using a Coolsat 5000 tks for the Info, I thiught it said dvd-s in the description, no mention of HD
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    Is there any satellite receiver that can control Motorized, Potentiometer feed ?

    the General Instrument Model CR70 used a potentiometer in the arm for satellite positioning and used an electronic skew control, another receiver that was similar was the Janeil models, but these were all improved to the better receivers that were used in the 70's
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    UNIDEN UST7700at Positioner

    according to the UST 9900 owners manual, push and hold the lock button for 4 seconds or more to turn the lock off, I believe the 7700 is the same
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