Recent content by tradewinds

I need help on where I can get the nut and bolt (probably washers also) for the actuator eye hole? I have never seen any and I just don't want to assume it is something standard that I can big up at the hardware store. Please advise. Thank you.

This I don't understand. If I use my latitude, I assume the angle of elevation I use in the formula is 90 - latitude. If it is just my latitude (28.8) to be used in that formula, I basically have to line of site to even my zenith sat (81.0)

Where is this tool? I don't see it on the website I referenced initially.

Well, I was using TAN in google calculator and it give an incorrect number. I looked it up on this table instead and it seems I am clear for the arc. What a waste of a day. Table of Tan(a)

Hi all, I am about to put down the pole for my 10' dish, however I need to be certain I will have clearance for my preferred location. I have tried all day with this as a reference: Footprints by Dish Size - Satellite Dish Clearance Height Calculation Formula & Inclinometer Diagram and I am...

Better be soon before the pizza monopolies find out and kills the initiative in it's tracks.

what is the best way to go about setting the limits on the actuator? Can this be done via the actuator alone or does this need a receiver to do it and if so what is the process?

Lak7, that is great news. I believe we have the same Unimesh 10' mesh dish.

Got a question, from that list above, if the column "Motor Arm Length Required" states 18", does that mean a 24" arm would not work or is 18" minimum?

Well, just my luck. About to replace my battery and went to Alan's site for one last look and it seems to be down: http://www.pacificsites.com/~alanjudd/922.htm UPDATE: The site came back up and I soldered the battery holder. Tomorrow I'll attempt to cut out the old battery, although it still...

Sorry, but what does this mean? Are you referring to the battery in module you slide into the slot at the back of the unit?

Maybe it was mentioned before, but the acronym FTA is widely associated with pirating satellite signals because the medium used to do so was legal FTA receivers. If you do a search for FTA due to the longevity of those receivers being used for pirating, there are probably thousands of sites that...

Thanks for clearing that up. HD would have certainly been preferable, but at least SD is there and from what I understand, the PQ of SD is better than HD lite from the pizza dish companies...correct?

What is the file system type for these boxes? Going with large files in Linux usually means working with XFS or JFS or deletes etc are very slow. Also, can you SSH into these boxes?

oh no, I was getting into 4DTV sub for the Starz package. I hate where this is all going. What good is my 922 I just got and didn't even get a chance to change the battery now.