Recent content by Santa Clause

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    Contest - Box o'LNBFs

    I want to win a box o'LNBFs
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    But Its Not In HD!

    Our antenna was mounted on a pole on the side of the house. One end of the pole on the ground and the other end high enough so the antenna wouldn't touch the roof. We didn't have a rotor so me or my younger brother would reach out the window and turn the pole by hand until we got a good picture...
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    Maverick Satellite MK1-PLL Contest

    I Want One. Thanks.
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    Hobbyist Open Source Satellite Receiver - Raspberry Pi 2???

    I see Newegg has some AMD quad core APU mini itx boards for $50 and up. I bought a dual core version a few years ago and ran it as my main computer with Windows 7. I installed 8 gigs of ram and was surprised how well it performed and only used 35 watts of power.
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    Hobbyist Open Source Satellite Receiver - Raspberry Pi 2???

    I like the STB idea and the spectrum display would be a great feature. This may be thinking way outside the box but my wish for the ultimate satellite receiver is to have it auto detect and scan all available satellites with just a simple request. Perhaps something like that would be too...
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    theme

    That 70's show, Cheap Trick version Drew Carey, The Presidents of the United States of America Dukes of Hazzard, Waylon Jenning CSI, The Who Although I never saw The Wonder Years, I am a fan of Joe Cocker. Also like The Highlander theme by Queen.
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    free dish any advice?

    I did this a few years ago with a high 12' mesh. Much better to stand on the ground to free rusty bolts rather than on a ladder.
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    Fox Network $ Dish Network Fude?

    I think Charlie Ergen is the Dish guy.