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    Actuator Recommendation Wanted

    After 30+ years of service, The motor on my JGS actuator finally quit. I'm looking for a replacement motor or a replacement actuator (probably 18" ball screw). Some of the windings on the motor armature are open and probably not repairable. I'm looking for some recommendations. The dish is a...
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    Weigel Broadcasting launching Start TV Network

    Visit: https://www.starttv.com/ Has anybody seen a test feed?
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    Luken Channels on SES2

    Have the Luken channels on SES2 gone away? I was could receive them a few months ago, but they are no longer present. They are still listed on Lyngsat and other charts. I am wondering what happened.
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    Recommendation for BUD Positioner

    I'm looking for recommendations for a positioner to control a 12' Paraclipse Dish. I presently have 2 Macom T1 positioners and 1 DX Positioner. The main problem with these older positioners is satellite naming. They only support 2-character names using a limited number of characters to choose...
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    Recommendations for 4K Receivers

    What is needed for 4K reception? Any recommendations? My AZBox is not detecting the NASA feed on SES1. Is the feed present full time?
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    AZBOX 2017 Best Firmware / Alternate Firmware for Premium HD+

    What is the best stock firmware version to be using in the AZBox Premium HD+ receiver for North American satellite reception? Is the firmware from AZBox Canada any good? Recommendations? How does alternate firmware (enigma2, Open PLi, Open RSi) compare for picture quality and ease of use...
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    AZBOX 4.2.2 Video Decoding

    What is the availability of DVB-S2 receivers that support 4.2.2 video decoding? I'm currently running a 2011 vintage AZBox Premium Plus. Is there anything newer out there with 4.2.2 support? Preferably something that allows easy maintenance of transponder lists.
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    Missing Stickey

    There used to be a thread / Sticky on How To Americanize AZBox Satellites and Transponders. Does anybody have a copy? Can the original be restored - If it is here, I cannot find it.
  9. vc2

    OTHER Toshiba T1 Receiver & Positioner

    Does anybody have the service manual for the positioner?
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    AZBOX Alternate Firmware Status and Reviews

    I did a Google search for 3rd party firmware for the AZBox Premium / Elite. These are some of the results that came back: Prismcube Neutrino AZTrino OpenRSi Enigma2 OpenPLi Android Open AZBOX Mod (OAM2) Does anybody know of a good AZBox support site or forum that is still active? Please post...
  11. vc2

    RFD TV on AMC1 103W

    RFD TV - I'm not getting any signal. ION networks are fine. Did they reduce power again or have they moved?
  12. vc2

    Recording Problems with Manually Entered CW Channels

    I Tried making a recording of CW programming on 91 W. A few seconds after the recording started, a message popped up stating that the recording had failed. Has anybody else observed this problem? The firmware I'm using is 0.9.5020
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    Adding Channels Manually

    I was trying to manually add the CW network feeds to G17, transponder 1 (H-3720). I used PID Edit under Advanced Scan. I had no problem adding the first channel. I added the second and third channel with the editor. All three channels were present on the PID editor screen. I exited and went...
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    Satellite Signal Meters

    I have an El-Cheapo signal meter similar to the one here: SignalCAT SATELLITE METER: SC-20P It works ok with KU band LNBFs but not at all on C-Band LNBFs. The meter is pinned all of the time even when the sensitivity is turned all the way down. I've been using a Pansat 2700 to perform...
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    RFD-TV on AMC1 103 degrees

    Their signal on AMC1 3915 H tp 11 was gone yesterday when I came home from work. Their web site is also down as of this writing. Anybody know what happened?
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    UnReliable Sources Is Back on the Air

    I received the following email from Neil Ardman today:
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    CW HD Feeds

    Where are the CW High Definition Network Feeds? Are they scrambled? Couldn't find anything on "The List"
  18. vc2

    DRM (Copy Protection) added to AZBox Recorded Files

    I've been recording the weekly episodes of Hee Haw on RFD TV. As of about 2 weeks ago, I've been unable to play the recorded file on my computer using VLC or over the network via Samba with my Popcornhour C-200 media player. The file plays fine from the AZBox when selecting (Menu / Recordings)...
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    AMC1

    All of my channels on AMC1 C-Band have disappeared except RFD-TV. The ION feeds are gone. Has anything changed? I may have lost a polarity on my LNBF. Update: LNBF is good. I did a blind scan with my Pansat 2700. Both H and V transponders are present, but no channels other than RFDTV and...
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    H264 HD 4:2:2 video is not supported

    I was reviewing the firmware release notes of earlier releases and found this: Subsequent release notes have not addressed this issue. Can anybody confirm whether or not H264 HD 4:2:2 video can be decoded?
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    RFD HD on C Band

    RFD TV lists the following info on their web site for RFD-HD cable affiliates, but they fail to mention which satellite they are using. I couldn't find anything on Lyngsat. Does anybody here know which satellite they are referencing? RFD HD Technical Specs Transponder: C-band...
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    RTN on AMC9 with Primestar Dish

    I just re-aimed my Primestar dish from G18 to AMC9. I was hoping that the Primestar would be large enough to receive RTN, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can receive the NBC signal on H 11774. Strength is 75%, Quality is 70% on a Pansat 2700. The transponder at 11735 is not being...
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    CW HD Feeds

    Where are the CW High Definition Feeds? I found the SD feeds on 91.0 West Galaxy 17, but nothing for HD.
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    DISEqC Motor Positioner

    DISEqC Motor Positioners for moving big dishes I'm presently using a M/A-COM T1 positioner to move my 12' dish. It suffers from the inability to be integrated to a modern FTA Receiver for automatic control. The 2 digit display (1 letter + 1 number) used for satellite identification is also...
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    Dual Output C Band LNBF

    I've decided to update my 20 year old analog system to receive the digital FTA channels. I'm looking for a dual or quad output C Band LNBF with independent control for use with a 12' Paraclipse reflector. The only thing that I'm finding for sale is a GEOSatpro C2 from DVBhardware.com. Is this...