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    When was the last analog wildfeeds / backhaul you guys noticed?

    I understand that for regular services, QVC and HSN are still there! When did you see your last wildfeed or backhaul in good 'ol NTSC?
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    Show wildfeeds?

    Back in the 1990s, C-band magazines used to have a listing of standalone feeds that appeared on the "occasional video" - usually syndicated or Canadian versions. I remember counting something like 500 of them. In this age of digital, where did they all go to? IP distribution?
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    BBC, AJE, RT, etc.

    Why doesn't Dish Network carry BBC World or Russia Today? Why not Al-Jazeera English, DWtv, or MHz Worldview, as a part of their basic package? Aren't a fair number (in order to justify their carriage of those channels) of Americans interested in global happenings and an international...
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    Analog C-Band Channels Thread

    Just thought this would be interesting... I have a weird thing for lists, especially lists of channels (yes, I'm strange). It's interesting to see how fast analog satellite TV has declined.. In 1997, I made a list of all available analog channels. I think it came out to roughly 225. In...
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    Block artifcats 110°

    I've really been enjoying our new VIP 622, particularly that I now have Dish and DVR in my room. A couple of days ago, I noticed tiling (is that what it's called?) / blocking artifacts in some of the the shows I recorded to DVR and dismissed them as either recording compression artifacts or...
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    Dish Mounting - Northern Minnesota

    I have had my dish (an 80cm Fortec) on a "temporary" mount for the last year and a half - just a piece of wood on my deck. The wood has since gotten wet, rotted, is very, very far from plumb - it's never been plumb enough for me to put my positioner (a STAB HH-120 - has sat around for 2 years...
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    C/Ku Band Channel Line-Up: November 1991

    Those interested in a little bit of BUD nostalgia should check out this excellent satellite chart archived on Google Groups...
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    Mounting dish on cement blocks

    A simple question: How do you mount a motorized dish on cement blocks? I've seen dishes mounted on cement blocks several times. However, I don't know if they're motorized or not. The ground here is frozen already (but without snow), being in the arctic wasteland that is northern...
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    HH120 + 1.2m Dish

    I would like to go for the "Micro-BUD" thing (maybe just with Ku at first, though) as an upgrade from my little 80 cm dish. Actually, I have been planning on a larger dish from the start, so I bought an HH120 at the same time as my dish. Even though the HH120 is made to move dishes as large as...
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    The Great Polarity Shift

    For awhile now, I have had to program in vertical transponders as "horizontal" and horizontal transponders as "vertical" on my Lifetime Ultra. In addition, for each satellite, I must program in a new satellite, as even entering transponders with the opposite polarities on the pre-programmed...
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    Hurricane Feed Bonanza

    Let's start with IA-8: WESH (Orlando): 12185H 3978 308/256/8190 WDSU (New Orleans): 12191H 3978 308/256/8190 WLWT (Cincinatti?!): 12175H 3978 4130/4131/4130 WAPT (Jackson): 12180H 3978 4130/4131/4130
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    Roofmounting my Fortec Star + HH

    I want to mount my 80cm Fortec Star (and later a 1m dish) on my roof. We have a rather steep pitch, but it doesn't seem too steep to mount a dish and motor. What kind of mount should I get for the roof? I've found non-penetrating roof mounts, but they seem to require concrete blocks, and I...
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    Aiming Dish, IA-6 Transponder

    What's a currently active transponder on IA-6? I'm aiming my 80cm dish on an HH-120 positioner from northern MN (46.8n 92.3w). IA-6 at 93 is my true-south satellite. The elevation adjustment for the dish with the motor (not the true elevation) is 23° per the calculator at Sadoun.com. The...
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    Water and Electricity!

    My setup has been on the post for almost a month now (if not a month!) and I am finally going to align it. The only problem I have is that the cable going from the motor to the receiver has been disconnected for that period. The motor end was connected to the positioner, but the receiver end...
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    80 cm Dish

    Does anybody here with an 80 cm or similar-sized dish ever receive news or other interesting "occasional" feeds? Thanks.
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    No quality!

    I am in the process of installing a motorized FTA system (HH120, 80cm Dish, Lifetime Ultra, 0.5 dB universal LNB). I have the dish mounted and the motor functioning properly. I am trying to acquire a signal at IA-6, which is almost directly south of here (I'm at 46° N / 92° W). The receiver's...
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    FTA Installation - Would like a bit of help!

    Hello. I recently purchased a FTA setup (from Sadoun) consisting of an 80cm Fortec Star dish, 0.5 dB Fortec Star Universal LNB, Fortec Lifetime Ultra receiver, generic satellite strength meter, and STAB HH-120 H-H motor. I have the installation mostly together now, the motor running and all...
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