Recent content by puma80

Perhaps in the spring . Moved onto next hobby which was to double signal strength of one of the top rated long range HD antennas with my own rabbit mesh one . Signal through the forest between two mountains and across the valley went from 10-40 to 40-80 in time for FOOTBALL ;) Of course...

If I can stream it , I can download and burn it . Something like 5,000 hours of DvDs now ( around 6.5 hours a day for 2 years before reruns ) . Network shows are usually an hour delayed before going online . With places like Hulu or Tumtiki I found little need for paying for Netflix . After...

Yeah , I noticed the recievers search function found CCTV on several satellites but I can actually view it on only 95W . Not sure why search scan locked onto it on others . Considering what I download from the net for network programs , not alot to intrigue me for live coverage except probably...

Guessing I should wait until I have time to copy down all the settings before deleting . CCTV News 11780 on 97W , CCTV News 12780 on 99W , CCTVF 11780 on 97W , Time TV 11836 on 97W , CCTV-E 11780 on 97W , CCTV-E 12780 on 99W ect ect . Oddly I get other channels on those same satellites and...

Basically used First Strike to accurately ID satellite targeted and fine tune quality signal . When I plugged in reciever the LNB was set to 10600 with 22KHz on . Set satellite to match what satellite the First Strike ID'd , had motor store that sats position , then thumbed through the recievers...

Yeah , seemed weird here too . When I put in all the numbers suggested , I never got a Q-bar . Even tried to scan channels and nothing would lock . Thumbed through freq every 10-20 seconds until one did get Q-bar . I would set motors position for that satellite , then search . The funny...

Good to know ;) Some are KU only , some are C only and when it says both it means the satellite has some of each ;) Reciever says [ Supports SCPC & MCPC from C / Ku-band ] so dish and LNB ? motor only handles up to 1.2m and I love the motor ;) Perhaps something to mess with this fall

LOL , he came over checked it out and said both dish elevation , motor elevation ( latitude ) and azimuth were spot on :D Just said equipment is not able to pick up the transponders , polarities and syb rates everyone was providing . He traded his First Strike for my old putter he wanted...

Since ' pizza pan ' installer can install a SRTs then this should be pretty simplistic in comparison LOL Been motorizing buds since the early 80s when systems started at $3k ( pre-ku )

True . We even have sports bars complaining about local networks in dispute with cable or satellite companies over re-broadcast . ( local cable guy egging patrons on ) . I just invited them out to the truck where I had TV on the doghouse and antenna on the dash to watch the game . They were...

Actually achieved my first goal . Q-bar went 95-99 as well as S-bar . Locked onto some channels on G19 accidentally when I was thumbing through TPs . NOW that I KNOW reciever can recieve and dish is in right location I can have a installer come out . Know one that is long time FTA user that...

GREEN BAR MOVED HAPPY DANCE !!!! Still screwed up settings as I was just wanting to get the damn Q-bar to move . Got it long enough to scan channels though I doubt it is the right bird . Just happened while thumbing through TPs and sats . I very much doubt they are correct but with a 95...

This morning I got the corrected elevation . Improved squawk and S-bar , but still no twitch of the Q . It was neat how USAL moves when picking different biirds . I am guessing it is moving motor a set amount of degrees rather then actually finding the bird ? Decided to try to get a different...

Thanks , actually looking forward to tomorrow again . Workload has been piling up with so much time wasted on this so I am falling way behind . Considering dish was so high above azimuth I doubt its squawking on any equatorial bird . Considering angle to G19 from here but with that incorrect...

Thank you so much WOOOHOOO ! FINALLY something NEW to try ;) ( I knew pics were worth 1000 word essay comments LOL ) So using current measuring device and contact points pictured put it at 9.7 degree ;) To dark now and brought in TV and receiver incase of rain , but something to try tomorrow...