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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    Reed sensors Thanks Linuxman, I've counted 10 magnets on that little wheel. It's good to hear it will work for me. During the last few months I had to clear some trees from my backyard so I would have a better line of sight. Yard sure looks different now as it does open up my l.o.s.. I'll...
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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    reed sensors Thanks kevinv, The link you pointed ut is the same that I have from a catalog that I have. That’s when I was told by Skyvision about the guy being ill maybe dead? Think they would take it out or find another source in making the kits. I'm trying to replace everything in the...
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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    reed sensor Hello Lone Cloud, Maybe I should post some close up's of the wiring that is around the magnets. Only looks like a few white wires? Maybe the wires are all internal? Hopefully yours is like mine?? I also need to figure out where the G-box is located? The only wires I see that are...
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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    Reed Sensor Kit [/COLOR] Hi Anole, Yeah I remember reading about that months ago in one of Linuxman's threads. When I was looking for parts and took notice of the Birdview parts listed in Skyvision I thought I would give them a call. Thinking that maybe with any luck they found another person to...
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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    [/FONT][/COLOR] Hi Phlatwound, When she (spokesperson at Skyvision) that it left me with doubts in regards to the receiver needed to be of Birdview design to work. She tried to sell a setup using the term LNBS and that it would be a stationery dish. I just didn’t buy into that at all and figured...
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    My Birdview Project, need HELP!

    Hello everyone, It's been a while since I wrote here. Didn't have anything to post that was new plus I have been ill with this C.O.P.D. On the side lines I have been working on getting that Birdview dish that I got from Texas up and running. The shield that covers the motor and gears were...
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    Adventures in Dish Hunting 2008

    Hey Sergei, That does sound like one great trip and seeing another one too. If you go and pick that one up too, maybe you should put up a sign on the back of your tractor saying you collect old dishes with your phone number. Just my thoughts, might as well advertize yourself while you're out...
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    Adventures in Dish Hunting 2008

    one interesting ride! Looks like a nice dish and one interesting ride! Bet you had a lot of people takng double takes at you as you went by? Did you also get the pole? I bet you could have use the scoop/plow to loosen the dirt around it thewn use it to lift it out of the hole? Anyway nice find...
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    FREE Entry: Sadoun Invacom QPH-031 LNBF - Ending 8/31/2008

    Congrats dishpointer Congrats dishpointer and thanks also go to Sadoun for your support in our membership here by providing great contest!. TOM :D
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    You guys that pray to the satellite Gods...

    thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Hey Stogie, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Please be safe where ever you are. We were very fortunate that Hurricane Gustav avoided Florida and at the same time felt bad that it looked like it was heading your way. The...
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    please i need some help

    Mounting Pole Hello Grace, When you first said that you had a fiberglass dish, I was thinking that it was going to be one heavy dish and also wondering if it might be warped! From the looks of it in the photo's you sent, it looks like it is in great shape. Now as Turbosat told you that you...
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    Happy Birthday Scottc98!

    Happy Birthday Scottc98!
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    Ebay prices - WOW!

    reputable seller ?????? That sounds like a great price and I'm very tempted in getting on. Does the Coolsat 6000’s do the following? Yes or No. Analog.....................______________ control servo motor…..____________ control actuator…………____________ control V-Box ……………____________ control...
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    Glad I took my dish down - FAY - good bye!

    no problems with flooding Hello Delta Charlie, Glad to hear that you had no problems with flooding. The good thing is that Fay was never classified as a hurricane. So that being people who did have their homes flooded don't have to pay a steep deductable. I think that they put it as if it was a...
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    ordered pansat s-2 kit

    That's a damm shame. He'll get is just rewards in the end. Sure makes you think about getting anything from e-bay. Can you make a complaint against him with e-bay?