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First of all, thanks to all of you who have helped me get this far. I purchased an Open Box S9 and Sat Hawk GBOX V3000 as per your recommendations. Aimed the dish at what I thought was my southern satellite (Galaxy 3-C), maximizing signal strength on the spectrum analyzer. Went inside and...

Thanks again for all of the great advice. Making good progress. I was able to get the remote working and the Echostar receiver to steer the dish, but only in about a 20 degree arc. I'm certain that the limits need to be re-set on the receiver. I know that 66 readies the receiver for a command...

Also should have mentioned an interest in "wildfeeds" from news organizations. Stargazer 1951

Thank you! Excellent advice. Thank you. BTW, I'm interested in programming from other countries (Yes - I used to be an avid shortwave listener.). I've looked at the receivers that tune DVB-S2 / MPEG4 HD signals. An Open Box S9 runs around $ 100 - which would be in the right ball park. But I...

It's taken a couple of years, but I am back to assembling my FTA package - much of it picked up free. Here is the list. + 8 ft. mesh dish (from a new home owner who didn't want it). + Mounted on a non-penetrating mount intended for commercial building roof, but I have it on the ground (from a...

Greetings from an extremely new newby. I was recently given a TVRO dish and receiver free for the taking. After spending the last 40 plus years scanning the HF bands I feel ready to explore a new part of the spectrum. I have been researching, scrapping rust, reading, painting, learning and...