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Gabshere: Oh yeah!! I think I understand what you mean when you say that you "set up a satellite for each...." That explains why I have two 116.8 satellites set up on my Coolsat 5000 receiver. One of them was probably set up for C and the other for Ku.

I remember Iceberg also mentioning LO. What is LO and where do I set it? I don't recall seeing anything on the setup menu called LO.

I WAS being careless about plugging/unplugging the Diseqc switch with the power on, and will have to be more careful in the future . I tried what you said and I think I must have blown out both the Diseqc switch and the Ku LNB. 1) Going straight from the Ku LNB to the back of the CS5000 I...

Good so far. Thanks for the help. You guys are great! With your help, I figured out how to change the name of a satellite but I can't seem to delete one. I have two on my list at 116.8W, one has a name and the other is blank showing only the longitude. How do I delete one of those...

You mean connect it to a computer? I have only had this receiver for about 1 month and have never connected it to a computer and I'm not even sure where to start if I wanted to do that. If I could just do what I need using the remote only, that would be my preference.

OK. I have been using Blind Scan on the Coolsat 5000 Platinum and so far it seems to be working for each satellite, but I'm not sure if my settings are correct. Since I don't know how to add, delete, or rename satellites on this receiver I have to use the satellites that are already shown on...

What frequency for LNB and other numbers? Newbie here so please forgive my ignorance of this subject. I'm trying to scan for channels from a satellite, using C-band at the moment. If I want to scan channels from 89.0W (Galaxy 28), how do I know what the LNB frequency should be (currently says...

I downloaded what I thought was the manual for the Coolsat 5000 Platinum receiver from this list but it isn't really what I'm looking for. The file I downloaded was titled Coolsat 4k/5k/6k which doesn't seem to apply to my receiver, not even the pictures. I need to figure out how to ADD...

OK, so how would I find out which satellites I should be able to receive a decent signal from given my location and assuming no obstrucitons.

I get it Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! OK, I get it. That makes sense

I'm curious as to where the number for each satellite comes from, for example 129 degrees W for Galaxy 27. I understand that from my house, to point a BUD at Galaxy 27, the azimuth is 236.9 using true north and for magnetic north the azimuth is 242.2 degrees. For Galaxy 27, starting at 0...

Well, not visually because the feedhorn is adjusted, I don't want to move it again, and it is mounted way up there pointing at the satellite. But, I do hear it turn every time for all channels. There were about 3 or 4 channels that polarity didn't work on but another 5 or 6 where it did. I...

New to BUD stuff here. Yesterday I was moving my dish around to see what I can get with my C/Ku dish. I found a couple of channels (can't remember the satellite but I think it was G3) that were showing nice clear views of Fox news stuff but there was no audio. A couple of other channels...

OK, I got the Corotor installed and had my wife read the signal strength numbers on the TV out loud while I adjusted the feedhorn (rotation and in/out) to maximum value. I could get up to about 95% signal strength. Once the Corotor was adjusted properly, I tuned in a vertically polarized...

I removed the Corotor from the dish, brought it into the house, and connected DIRECTLY to the back of the Uniden analog tuner. The little antenna-like thing inside the Corotor rotates! It makes a distinct and clear whirring noise that I didn't hear when it was mounted on the dish, so I assume...

Great, I'm understanding more by the minute. So, assuming that the Uniden and the Corotor are both working correctly, I have to make sure that my Uniden is set to the proper polarity for each channel when the blindscan is done (a complete blind scan on H and then a complete blind scan on V)...

Thanks Turbosat and Phlatwound for the responses. I think I understand now. Turbosat states that "No big deal, since most of my digital watching is on ku band anyway". Why isn't it a big deal with Ku band? Does that imply that Ku does not require polarity changes but C-band does? I'm...

Hi all: I'm trying to set up my BUD and am new here so please bear with me. I'm really confused about the wires that come from my Chaparral Corotor II Plus. There is one red, one black, and one white wire which I assume control the polarity of the signal at the feedhorn. I am using a digital...

OK, thanks for the encouragement. Following are some questions that I have. If you can answer one or all via this listserv or privately, anything will be appreciated. As a beginning point...I already had an old 10' fiberglass dish and an analog Uniden UST-4500 receiver that I purchased at a...

I think 12 volts should do it, you don't need two batteries. With 12 volts it will just go a little slower than 24 volts.

OK, I just figured out that I can click on a the alias of a person and go to their public profile from there. So, if anyone is willing to contact me privately to help me get my BUD going I would really appreciate it. I've tried to stick to the questions and replies in this list (which I...

OK, I'm new to this list so I don't know the ins and outs, but I'm learning. I went ahead and edited my profile so it shows my city and state and also checked the box to allow private messages. So, how do others look at my profile to contact me?

I turned my SuperJack 30 volt actuator with a 12 volt automotive battery charger a couple of days ago. Just connect the + and - lead from the charger to the actuator motor inputs. Reverse the polarity to turn the other way. I had to do this to get my actuator adjusted on the pole without...

I'm trying to get my C/Ku BUD going and I feel like I'm going around in circles sometimes. I wish I could just call someone on the phone or talk to someone local to pick their brians, talk shop, or just make friends. Is it possible to contact others at the local level through this list? If...

Help! Superjack - Used.. you get what you paid for I replaced the broken rotating magnet on the used Superjack actuator that I purchased and my Analog Uniden UST-4500 receiver actually does make the dish turn. Unfortunately, I think the magnet sensor is bad. The actuator works for about two...