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Once again, we have moved to another state. This time, I have mounted my Geosat Pro 1.2m dish eight feet up on the side of a tree (see my avatar). But when I went to the installation menu of my Viewsat PVR 7000, the receiver doesn't even list AMC 9 (83.0w) as an option. The last time this one...

I stumbled across this message on a programming website. The message was not dated: "Motorola has ended all activations of Cband 4dtv Receivers. Because of this we had to stop selling Cband programming. I suggest that you convert your CBAND system to a FTA system to get all the free...

Guys (and ladies if you are here), I've been away for awhile and now I have relocated to west central Idaho. I decided to set up my Ku rig first, because it seems easier, and do the C later. To my horror, I find that Galaxy 10r is gone, and that was the bird that kept the peace in our house...

I just bought a new LNBF (to mount on my new 1.8m dish) from a dealer that used to be listed at the top of this page. To my surprise, the only connector on the thing is the F connector for the signal. There are no terminals for skew or polarization. What have I done? My old ten footer required...

After moving my family 350 miles west of our previous location, I called HughesNet to ask which direction to point my antenna to. I called in the early afternoon, so I was a little surprised to find my call being answered in Mumbai. I asked the technician to give me the magnetic azimuth of the...

I just moved my family 350 miles and after settling in, they now want their HughesNet back. But, I can't seem to find a DirecWay OPI anywhere online. Most retailers say they are out of stock, or that the OPI is "no longer available". Am I really screwed?? My modem bears the label HN7000S on...

On my most recent post in the C-band Discussion Group, the phrase "Topic Starter" has popped up right below the phrase "Satellite Guys Regular". I'm really just a Newb. Did I hit something by mistake, that caused this Topic Starter phrase to be added to my post? Thanks.

For some reason, my receiver doesn't know where my BUD is pointing. When I go out and look up at it, I can tell it's about halfway across the arc, maybe slightly on the Western side. It is *not* jammed all the way West like the receiver thinks. I can use the receiver to fine tune it in...

I want to order some of these through the Internet, but when I try to find them as "mini-Euro" connectors, I can't find them. Can someone please tell me the correct name? Thanks!

Well, the Sin City Newbies are back, this time driven by son #1’s desire to catch the Cartoon Network, which has so far eluded his FTA dragnet. I was hoping to get a few more days of peace before tackling another satellite project, but eager #1 went ahead a grabbed a 4DTV receiver off of eBay...

Over on the general FTA forum, I have a thread called "Newbies Gone Wild". Now that we have finally locked on to a satellite (with the help of dozens of members) I would like to change the thread icon to a Happy Face. Can this be done? Thanks!

The Newbies: Me and son #3 (age 18). The Counselors: Various senior members of SatelliteGuys.US Counselors advise, "Get a 36 inch dish, easy to start with, get some FTA up and running for family enjoyment." Newbies meet with Mom and reason, "They tell us 'rainfade' can occur, and we may be...

I had opened a thread here about 2 weeks ago, and received some really good replies to help me correct my first few false steps into the FTA world. The info from senior members was especially valuable. I thought that I could come back later, look up the thread and just cut and paste some of...

I received a personal message from a senior member. I want to give him the courtesy of a reply, but I am a forum/message board noob. How do I reply to a personal message without having it go all public by mistake? Thanks.

Although the local dealer assured me that this combination would work, the support tech at ViewsatUSA.com told me that there is no way I can get FTA programs this way. He told me to go back to my (former) dealer and get a dish of at least 30 inches, and a linear LNB. Will that work? Why...