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    Do I HAVE to?

    OK I have been RESISTING getting any kinda Cable TV. But I really want to see FoxNews especially if I can get it by itself. So, I have 300/300 fiber modem in another room away from all the TV's. If I ask AT&T for TV service, is it basically DIRECTV over fiber? or does AT&T have their own thing...
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    70MHz IF Receiver

    I have a box someone gave me in the 80's or 90's along with a small dish. I remember him saying that it used a 70MHz IF. It is made by "New Electronics" kinda special. Either made for TVRO hobbyists or maybe for a radio station to get one channel ?? ON FRONT: it has a a signal meter, a variable...
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    Attempting to change my Grid Square...

    I think I got my location changed
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    Remote Desktop

    I am attempting to do remote desktop on a new LAN. We are using these tp-link Widi WAPs. I was able to get them to work on a Spectrum LAN. Its a Windows 10 machine talking top a Windows 10 laptop. The lan address are 192.168.68.132 and the other is 192.168.132.116. So this is a LAN. The...
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    SiriusXM price breakpoint

    I have 2 cars with SiriusXM and am considering adding a 3rd. If you go thru the website they lead ya by the nose thru a 4 step process. In step 3 asks for $payment and I STILL don't yet know what $ I am getting into, so I backed out of that webpage. Background: For each of 2 cars I am paying...
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    FIRESTIKs

    We have 2 TVs with firestiks on them. We have used them to get online services like amazon netflix Hulu and Peacock. One of the TV our main one is a Philips and it CAN do 4K. I have a PC connected to one of the HDMI and it looks best at 4096 by ?? or something. but it IS 4K.. On another HDMI...
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    FOR SALE 10 ft dish assembly

    Greenville SC. == I will not subdivide. == For sale: (1) working C-band TVRO dish assembly. This dish is still in service and as you can see, in great shape, the mesh reflector is also in good shape. (1) 24" Venture actuator, (2) Norsat 8115 LNBs, (1) Harvard...
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    FOR SALE 10 Foot C band TVRO

    Greenville SC. == I will not subdivide. == For sale: (1) working C-band TVRO dish assembly. This dish is still in service and as you can see, in great shape, the mesh reflector is also in good shape. (1) 24" Venture actuator, (2) Norsat 8115 LNBs, (1) Harvard...
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    Blind Scan Hangs

    When doing a blind scan at 91Deg Ku the unit stops after about 85% or so never finishing. Any idea what the cause is? Im using a Freesat v8/ I have 2 other brands I could try.
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    Nasa UHD on a TBS5927

    Can I use this to get the UHD signal? I have an IBM thinkpad and a 4K capable 55" Philips TV. What App should I be using?
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    OTHER Questions on FEC symbol rate etc

    While scanning a particular Satellite I see it has transponders with 4/5 FEC and 3399 Sym/s I get that one at 55% Q. 1/2 FEC and 21000 Sym/s I get only 44% 3/4 FEC and 15000 Sym/S I get 66% There are other things to consider like the modulation method 8PSK QPSK etc. So it seems as the...
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    IS it a sin

    Is discussion of chinese eg FreeSat V8 Set Top Boxes allowed on sat guys forum?
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    DWTS on Satellite?

    Does anyone know if DWTS is available on C band? I know its a disney+ thing.
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    DWTS ?

    Does anyone know for sure where DWTS is now? It has a lot to do with the WAF of my hobby... LOL
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    Bit Torrents?

    Does anyone do this anymore? What is a SAFE bit torrent client?
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    OTHER Channel Master 4x4 6904IFD

    What I like about this switch is that it does NOT seem to require a separate DC power supply. I have a 4x8 Zinwell that requires this. I'm gonna try this tomorrow. Has anyone used this switch or similar? Are there any drawbacks of NOT using a powered switch? I hope not since it saves me...
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    Disney+ Error code 83 on Firestiks

    I have a new Firestik and an old (Square) Firestik. They both have the latest software. When I try to launch Disney+ I get Error Code 83. This happens on both Firestiks. The services we have or pay for at this instant are Amazon and Sling. I wanted to start Disney+ but having this error code. I...
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    Fortec painted dish

    I did a couple of things I painted my 1 meter Ku and relocated it. Is it possible or likely that painting the surface of the dish caused a problem? Signals aren't good Some birds I find 6 or 7 transponders but no programs.
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    DRM on HF

    I'm looking for current information blogs etc on DRM especially in English language on HF. Able to be received in ITU 2. Google Groups perhaps?
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    Stream WGN

    Does anyone know how to stream WGN TV?
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    Hardware for Sling TV?

    I have 3 TVs..2 have little Amazon Fire sticks connected directly and the other via wifi. We have Netflix Hulu and Amazon prime. Gonna drop one or two in favor of sling. What HARDWARE do I need to get sling? Does the firestik do it? Is there anything with nicer features like 4K?
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    Data Formats

    I am sure everyone has encountered this problem. A loose remote with no knowledge of what it goes to. The one I have is in great shape yet has NO markings from manufacturer. It has buttons for play pause etc. that suggest it is for some sort of CD DVD player. But the two we have already have...
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    OTHER Reactive power

    My Ku band 1 meter dish:: STAB motor is oscillating or "hunting". In USALS mode; receiver tells motor to go to a sat position. Motor goes there, stops, then begins randomly going back and forth maybe 5-10 degrees. or an inch or so at the edge of the dish. In about 1 second it goes West of the...
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    how to use this forum

    where do I go to see the latest postings? right now I'm interested in any weather uplinks of Zeta which is headed our way. Have alsways had sort of a hard time navigating here
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    I need to build a desktop for TVRO

    Can anyone suggest a PC for me? I want to build a desktop with BitCoin speed. Able to run an RF tuner like the 5927. SSD's? whose? Case? PowerSupply? AMD or Intel? I hear Intel is getting their act together again. Motherboard? Video card with lots of cores. OTHER suggestions...
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