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(Don't need the dishes, have a few of those waiting for FTA use.) Been helping some friends with deploying them in place of older, ruined, or badly designed antennas. Would pay reasonable price (donations however accepted and shipping paid) for them, must be complete with mount and...

Side note here. If the antennas shipped with OrbyTV show up available on the secondary market, they're decent within reasonable range. I was pleasantly surprised. We installed one rather "loosely" on the south side of our radio station. When you consider: 1) It's under nearly 5kw of AM daytime...

Last night we had strong storms in our area, which never bother my equipment. Either last night was the exception, or my positioner for the one actively motorized Birdview lost it's marbles. The picture you see was kind of interesting. My RING security camera woke me during a strong 'bout of...

My C and Ku dish farm has been idle all summer, but with the pending colder weather, it was finally time to go out and make some changes. The only feeds in use right now from the picture include ..Birdview on fixed 103, Fixed 103ku, Motorized C/Ku Birdview, Fixed 125 ku, Fixed 97ku, (probably...

There's plenty of video doorbells now. Plenty of video security or surveillance equipment for home. I've enjoyed my RING brand doorbell, but wanted one more camera. Not a camera with a spotlight, not a wireless camera, and not needing recharging. The earlier RING stick-up cameras either needed...

I'll add to this as I have time... Paul M, who gave me my 5th Birdview satellite system last year was cleaning his house, and found some old docs about Birdview. None were really "technical" but, wow, they bring back memories. Birdview used to send nice slick heavy-stock promotional color...

I hope I'm not tempting fate by writing this..but, if you were so bored as to search my posts of a few years and a few seasons, you'd see me with the same problem now and then...flaky performance of both my MicroHD Amiko mini HD receivers. Basically, now and then the existing channels would...

With warmer weather comes the time to check out the FTA system....and tonight was "re-scan and re-organize channels" evening. I'm finding that my MicroHD is rendering "no signal" upon changing from favorite to favorite if on different satellites, even the fixed-dishes. All dishes as always...

At our studios of the radio station, when we bought back in 2004, we got offered DSL. Funny thing was, it didn't work here then. We're outside of town, nowhere near a switching station, which I understand is a consideration for speed capacity. We took Charter cable 'net and have had it for...

this week. You've seen "the farm" (shown closeup with older aiming) and far away (proposed front yard.) A Birdview arrives this afternoon. The decision being: will it go in to replace the black mesh (full view, long cable) or...on the end to the right...(same notation) or....plant it in the...

Help me keep my sanity over 8-place diseqc feed and multiple dishes feeding single Amiko Mini receiver: Setup at present: port 1: C of C/Ku feed Birdview port 2: Ku port of C/ku Birdview port 3: Fixed Birdview on 103 C-band port 4: Fixed Ku on 103 port 5: Fixed Ku on 125 Port 6: Spare: To be...

...Try this one! Don't invest hundreds before you know your needs, or if a tablet is really FOR you. Nextbook 8" tablet. 1) It's windows-based, (windows 10, legally updated from windows 8).. 2) Runs well, just "reset" to windows with drive cleaned. Windows resets easily if you ever need to...

As some members here have observed in other threads, my location in Ionia, MI at the studios of WION is fantastic for OTA reception! (check out zip 48846 NOT in the city valley but north of town)...I have a choice of (3) Me-TV affiliates, one in Lansing, one in Flint, one in Kalamazoo...

Got it over the weekend, let it sit, then today, for a break in my office-day, I stuck it in an old tripod at ground level, fed the twinlead into my office window and scanned! Blonder-Tongue antenna, appears to be part of a larger rig, or an add-on for UHF from many years ago. Worked great at...

WION Radio's friends invite you if you're in our area... Ask locally! Bet there's an event near you!

going to get it across town with a buddy who, ironically has a short trailer, but...didn't want to unhook the big one. He makes metal roofing and siding here in Ionia. This dish was on the roof at a house I pass regularly, then one day, it was "gone!"....I saw that they put it in their backyard...

in a way none of us here would expect or recommend. This is a long read, grab some coffee, or...tell me to "just do your fixes" and not bother everyone..... The dish farm at the radio station apartment for FTA contains quite a mix of dishes, see the picture attached. For the LONGEST time, I've...

Yes, I'm duplicating this over from the WION threads for those who don't follow us there....edited where needed to better fit the Local Radio discussion board. WION has now filed it's comments with the FCC on how the FCC can help assist our station and other ones with similar signal/coverage...

I'm back to feeling like I'm new at this hobby. Dish 1: C/Ku motorized, diseqcs 1,2 C-band working fine, (Ku hardly used, seldom same aim as C) Dish 2 C-band fixed diseq 3 seldom used, untested. Dish 3: Ku on 103 Ku-Cozi/NBC diseqc 4 working fine Dish 4: PBS on 125 ku-Diseqc 5 working fine...

An average evening weather-wise. Got Comet TV added on two affiliates in two markets, and once again many choices in the networks and sub-channels. Don't know if it's on FTA, haven't had time to read that section (or any sections) lately, but nice to have it OTA for anything "interesting" that...

Please PM me if you have one of the two. Would rather not go "back" and introduce FTA to them on an openbox, it had stuttering issues on PBS no matter the firmware! Anybody have a spare priced reasonably? Going to build them onto their birdview and resurrect it. Thanks!

(We really ARE clearing space in the back room at WION. Too much STUFF sitting around...for "someday." More to come...sorry if we're looking like the "hogs" of the Classified section lately. Prefer to do these as time permits, rather than saving them up to do all at once.) Good way to upgrade...

Finally decided I'm sticking with stationary dishes and switches, and if I need to do Ku, I'll use the feed from my Birdview, so this one can go! It's used, has some paint on it, brackets are not corroded beyond use, they're actually pretty clean for having been outside. I've hooked it up to a...

This will restore BEAUTIFULLY (electronically. Physically very nice!) Had to buy this...long story. Bakelite in very, VERY nice condition, motor runs, amplifier comes on and will need new capacitors and likely tubes....The Cartridge/pickup does make noise when brushed with a finger. In a...

This neat unit was bought for my TV! The set didn't have a "variable' output to feed the audio to my standard stereo, and this fit the bill! With this box feeding either your "tape loop in" or an auxiliary in, you add (4) inputs to your existing (classic, non-remote controlled) stereo and you...