Recent content by spacebug42

thanks for the info Thanks guys for your helpful information. Pendragon, I know 83 is a weak bird, but it wouldn't hurt to at least try. When I first started getting into FTA, all I had was the receiver's SQ meter. Two months ago, I bought a used BirDog meter on eBay and already made my...

my apology for getting too excited Apparently, I was filling up with excitement about using a toroidal dish until I had done some research on Google. There's a major drawback to using these dishes. There had been a warning posted here about this type of dish. You can read it here...

I'm still in the process of engineering a work-around on my C/Ku band project in regards to how I would be able to connect it to the whole house TV network. It looks as if I might have to put a 2 x 1 switch in and just dedicate the switch's output to only the living room. This brought about the...

not that hard to do It's not that hard to do really. I prefer to have actual names for the satellites than by position coordinates (72, 89, 121, and so on). Whenever I reset my receiver and unless I had saved the channels and satellite lists, it reverts back to the original programmed...

I filled out the survey on the FFE web site. I hope they hear us and keep it on G19.

a great idea

Hi guys! I am kind of stuck right now on my FTA 1.8m C/Ku dish upgrade project (weather is part of the reason). Here is what I got done so far. I have installed a 14 foot pole (2 1/2 inch inside diameter) with 4 1/2 feet buried in concrete. The inside of the pole has been filled with concrete to...

problem solved! I am updating everyone on the status of what appears to be a malfunctioning PowerTech DG280 motor on my Fortec 90cm dish. I followed the directions in the manual to reset the motor. Yay - problem solved! I am now able to go in either direction. I am still going ahead with my...

thanks for the insight Wrdavis, thanks for the review and insight on the Sadoun 1.8 meter dish! I am seriously considering getting this dish package as an upgrade to my 90cm dish after the motor gave out. It's very helpful to read and learn from others before making any investments in time and...

trying again I tried again in adjusting the limits on the DG280 motor - still nothing. I did find the manual for the motor so I am going to follow the directions on how to reset it and hopefully restore it.

gotten worse? I had looked at setting the limits and it's only available for the DiSEqC mode. I set the parameters for one of the satellites next to AMC and put it on DiSEqC mode. I pressed the buttons on the remote to move it and nothing seemed to happen. I changed it back to the USALS mode...

will check this out Turbosat, it had not occured to me that it might be a limit setting issue. I have the manual near the receiver and will look at the limit setting. I may have pressed some buttons while trying to get the system to work.

another wierd problem I unplugged the receiver, went up on the roof, connected one of the LNBF outputs to the motor, and came back down to plug in the receiver. There's good news and bad news. Bad news - the motor LEDS are still out and manual buttons still don't work. Good news - the motor...

found the problem I just went up on the roof to check out the motor and tried pushing the manual buttons - didn't budge. I didn't see the blinking LEDs on the back of the motor housing (indicating it was receiving power). :confused: I had two of the four Invaquad QPH-031 outputs put through a 2...

worth a try Blindowl1234, you gave me a good idea in fixing the dish motor problem. I know that there is a reset in the receiver, but I'll check on the motor. I'm still committed to the idea of getting a bigger dish, but I want to extend the operating time on the motor until the bigger dish is...