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Week before last I got over to a farm a few miles from here and snagged the 12 foot Unimesh I have had my eye on for a couple of years. Last weekend I got the holes for the piers dug, the concrete poured, and the tripod mounted. Today with the help of as couple of friends got her up and ready to...

Anyone looking for a $500 lna?;) Wish some of these guys would do their homework. EF Data RF/Low Noise Amplifier- - eBay (item 250789136343 end time Mar-25-11 19:17:34 PDT)

For a very long time I've been watching with increasing concern as our elected officials grow more concerned with financing their re-election than representing the people who voted them into office. There are over 36,000 lobbyist in Washington DC alone, not counting the lobbyists working each...

Had 8 or ten calls this week so far, All from folks wanting to know how to get started with FTA. The local phone company raised their cable rates another $8/month. Most folks hate it. In town it leaks so bad you can get many of the cable channels with a set of rabbit ears. I'll also be betting...

Been a rough year, lots of changes in my household. My wife passed away in April, so now it's just me and my 13 yr old daughter. I quit my job as a wind turbine Tech (50 mile drive 1 way), and started a new business. Needless to say, most of my grandiose FTA plans have stalled, at least for the...

Scott; Is there an easy way to exclude the new EBAY feeds from a new posts selection? I went to new FTA posts this morning, and found 260 EBAY ads comingled with the regular stuff. Kinda like looking for a needle in a haytstact. Regards; Scott R:)

Well after a couple of years freeloading at this great forum, I finally manned up and subscribed as a supporter. I know, I know what took me so long? I believe it is money well spent, Scott, Ice, Anole, Linuxman, Stogie, Brian and the rest really make this a place you visit at least every...

It must be spring on the Northern Prarie. Stopped by an old building in a small town 50 miles from here yesterday to ask about the "old dish" out front. The owner and I went out to take a peek, a 10' birdview! I offered him $100, he accepted. Has a minor ding on the bottom edge but otherwise...

Well it looks like antenna building time. I plugged in my DTVpal+ this morning at 4:30am and can no longer get one of my former US analog channels. I could only get 2 before switchover. The one I got has two additional subchannels, one being the weather. The transmitting towers are ~160...

A great dish up for grabs! 17ft Commercial fiberglass dish with dual c-band feeds. - eBay (item 150326872868 end time Feb-21-09 20:15:00 PST)

Hello all; This is a very crude drawing of my equipment setup. I put everything in the utlity room to keep peace with spousal unit. Would be interested in seeiing others solutions to what to do with the signal once you have it.

A lot of folks out there are using dishes for things other than reception of DVB signals. Now, I'm not talking about converting a driect dish into a birdbath. What oddball uses have you found while looking for other things? Here is a guy that is converting them into solar...

The wife asked me what I wanted for xmas, although this may sound like sacrilege, I already have enough guns. So I mentioned dish toys, she rolled her eyes and gave me the look, then said ok. wooo....hooo! I may be scoring a 12' solid, and want to equip it with a good business end. I put a...