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I am using a Fortec Star Dynamic receiver. Looks like it's time to upgrade to HD.

So for dummies like me who don't understand all the tech talk.........gone forever????

I have done a power scan and WVXF is the only NBC station I can find. (Fortec star dynamic)

I have been watching the Olympics on it with no trouble except occasional mild pixilating in fast action shots. When things slow down the picture is fine. Haven't figured this one out yet. Signal and quality are great.

I was flipping around on AMC9 last night and got it. Watched a very interesting feature about smog, the 1948 Donora PA disaster. I believe it was one of the MUX stations.

My dish pole was ever so slightly out if plumb when I first got started . By straightening the pole it made a world of difference and the rest came much easier. I have found that patience, precision and paying attention to all the great help from this forum makes for a thoroughly enjoyable hobby.

OK that explains it. I must have read wrong. On the lyngsat site looked like it was a free channel. Thanks, but I still have a lot of reading and learning to do here before I even think of connecting my 922.

I have been trying to get AmericanLife on my Foirtec Dynamic but AMC 18 is not listed in the receivers menu. Can someone explain how to add AMC 18? I'm not having much luck (still a newbie). I have AMC 15 locked in that is also at 105w according to lyngsat website.

I've been trying to get it for weeks now and nothing. Guess that explains why.

As for the second dish, it would take a crane just to put the mount back up on the existing 6" pole. I found the dish (in 4 sections) back in the woods covered in brush and weeds. It is fiberglass and REALLY BIG. No apparent damage to it though, seems like it was retired and put out of sight...

Once LAK7 got me on the right track it wasn't as difficult as I thought. I have been reading this forum dilligently for a couple weeks now so as to not ask too many stupid questions and have seen that LAK7 and everyone here are very patient and knowledgeable. The help is very much appreciated.

Not yet. Chainsaw has to help with that one. Since the previous owner of my home installed the dish, the trees have grown quite a bit. There was a pizza dish on the house when I bought it so I assume the BUD had been out of commission for some time. They also left a second BUD (disassembled) ...

Understood. Thanks to your help I have gone from 0 to 100 without knowing how to drive, to Mach5 with a learners permit. This is getting a bit addicting ! I'm myself not a big TV watcher (but the Mrs. is) I am having more fun making this work than actually watching TV.

Got it. However I had to eyeball the dish and more or less take a shot in the dark. The signal strength bar remains at 40 no matter where the dish was UNTIL I start a scan, then it lights up.

The wife now has control of the TV. I'll be able to list some channels a little later. I do remember one channel in English, AMG.

Done. Got a truckload of channels on KU and 6 on C.

I checked the channels I am getting against a few listings on the internet and YOU ARE RIGHT. How did I do that? ( get over 300 syations on KU when I had everything wired wrong and the receiver setting wrong) My lnb must be seriosly mis- installed, I have it set to AMC1 and am getting a...

If that's the case, I have had the Ku band only cable attached all day and been using the 5150 setting on the receiver and have been getting good results. (Granted, about 3 out of 300 channels were in English) How did this happen using the wrong port from the feedhorn? Now I'm really lost. And...

Well I turned it on this morning and gave it another try. Scanned a few satellites with just C band and it is working ! However when I put the switch back in line to get KU I get nothing. I followed the instruction and powered everything down before connecting or disconnecting the switch so it...

OK. Connected the 4D to C band only (I believe it is the connection on the back end of the feed horn) and locked in on AMC3 87W, no picture but signal strength of 90. Followed your instructions for the fortec and got signal of 40 still and found nothing on P-scan. Had good signal on the 4D but...

Spent the day today trying to make the new setup work and nothing. Ran all new wiring so I would'nt have any issues, tested it with the 4DTV and all good. 2 Runs of RG6 Quad shield to the Disecq sw in the house and new LV actuator wire. The receiver will not give a signal strength more than 40...

I took LAK7's advice and bought an FTA set-up. Sadoun sent me a Geosat c/ku lnb, diseqc switch, G-box 3000 and Fortec Dynamic receiver. I mounted the LNFB in the existing scalar ring (no different than the one they sent me) followed all instructions (none for the LNFB included) and can't seem...

My FTA nightmare just began a few weeks ago. Thanks to this forum and Sadoun, It's all finally coming together. Thanks to everyone for all the valuable info and help.

Have the converter box, no dice. Good channelmaster antenna with rotor and nothing but cbs. And yes 71953 is correct, but I am in the mountains outside cuty limits.

Analog for now. I just went to that site and put in my address. I won't be able to get squat. Barely get a signal now. I can see why the previous owners had satellite.I'm really leaning toward the package deal with a 30" dish. I think if I try to replace my lnb and get all the other components...