Recent content by ZJ126

Giving up my FTA hobby (trees have grown too tall). As I obtained most of my gear for free, I am passing it along. So... FREE 10' C Band Dish, actuator, Dual C/KU LNB Electronics include: G-box, 4dtv, 2 Openbox S9 FTA boxes, 2 partially fried older FTA boxes (non-HD), misc. older stuff that...

Thanks, Tron. I have scoured all known sources for a Visionsat, but cannot find one. I read in the forum that the Coolsat 7100 is similar and received favorable comments. Do you know whether the Coolsat 7100 Micro PVR that is available from several dealers is the same as the Coolsat 7100 that...

Well, it's sort of working. Yes, the AC3 sound is now passed to the optical port. BUT, non-AC3 sound shows mixed results. Some sound is passed through the optical port, some through RCA R/L, and almost none through coax. No sound, for example, is passed for any channels, with the exception...

Thank you jibaro29 for e-mailing Pansat to have the problem corrected. Greatly appreciated.

Problem solved yet? Jogon64, have you been able to solve this problem? I am having those exact issues with a Pansat 250sm. I installed a Sonic Voom for AC3 on AMC21, but nothing comes through. I did as Turbosat suggested with the factory reset -- still nothing! How is it going for you?

Thanks for the input. Yes, it is a single polarity LNB. I found and downloaded the owner's manual, but the unit is designed around a now likely defunct subscriptions service with a set of sats and channels pre-programmed. I can add sats from the available list, but it seems no others, and...

Found a 10' dish free on Craigslist and picked it up. After 1/2 disassemble and re-assemble and install, it's up and running. Has a VonWeiss positioner, which works fine and the LNB is C only. Also found a Toshiba TRX-2200 at an estate sale. Having difficulty programming new satellites and...

So. Success, finally. With the tripod a la MikeInBaja, we had no problem hitting AMC4 and G18. Will continue to attempt others. Greatly appreciate all of the shared knowledge and advice.

I'm located in northern Skagit near the Whatcom line. Cain Lake area. Still haven't had success tuning in a satellite. I have considered every small detail as avg1joe recommended, have changed cables, etc. No luck. Yesterday, I took a page out of MikeInBaja's book and built a portable...

Well, that's just plain showing off! I worked with it for several hours trying to get 123 yesterday and got nothing. I applied all of the info that has been provided and worked VERY patiently on small adjustments. Even fabbed a device that allows me to adjust elevation portions of a degree...

Thanks for the input. I spent of couple of hours this morning trying to tune in 123. No luck. I know that for 123 there is no LOS issue (soda straw device), but I cannot make it work. I was very patient and made small adjustments. Not sure what else to do. I could order a new LNB, but I'd...

Thanks. MikeinBaja, I read quite a lot of your odyssey when you were setting up your dish, but cannot remember whether you have multiple LNBs or a motor. Can you tell me or provide with the link to the thread to re-read? If I can get this to work (keeping the skew in mind), I was thinking of...

Thanks Hi All, Thanks for weighing in. I'll try the patience thing. Might work. I did know about the skew on the dish, but read that it was primarily for fine tuning TPs. I'll pay more attention to that. Will let you know how it goes.

Hi, I have been reviewing the SG.US forum ad nauseum (actually until I got a nastygram about overusing bandwith from Wildblue) to try to make my Direcway dish and LNB work for FTA. New to FTA, but willing to educate myself. I removed the transmitter from the LNB arm and installed the dish...