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    50,000 MEMBERS 24 Hour Contest!

    While I am new to the site, I am overwhelmed with all of the useful information available. Wish I had found it years ago. Long live SG.US
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    a car rolled into my 10 ft "unimesh" dish

    One other thing Brita, Look around the neighborhood and country side for old dishes that appear to be unused. Stop and ask if they would allow you to remove from their yard, for free of course. Right now I am using one that I got like that when a tornado got too close about five years ago, and I...
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    a car rolled into my 10 ft "unimesh" dish

    One thing that has not been mentioned. You definitely need a new system. If the dish is bent or broken, it cannot be repaired, and put back to the specs needed for good reception. The pole has battery acid on it, It will rust out and never hold paint again. The dish mover arm could have been...
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    Help ! I really GOOFED !!!!!!!!!

    Several years ago, I did the same thing:eek: Tape and shrink wrap are both good, but really dope it up good with lot of silicone sealer, about 4-6 inches both ways from splice. Water will never get to that section.
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    Welcome New Members! (Please Say HI here!)

    Hello all, I am new to this site, but have had c band satellite since the late 70's it has come a long way since then, and will continue to get better. I live on the Ms Gulf Coast, and am in the process of building a new house thanks to a lady (?) named Katrina that came to visit last year. The...