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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    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...
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    Curious about the number for each satellite?

    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...
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    Why do some satellite channels have no audio

    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...
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    Confused - Uniden UST-4500 and Coolsat 5000

    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...
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    How to contact local C/Ku-band buffs

    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...
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    Connecting a SuperJack QARL 3024 actuator

    I purchased a used Superjack XL Ballscrew QARL 3024 actuator and I have no manual for it. I want to use my old Uniden UST-4500 analog receiver to control the actuator. Upon checking the wiring harness in the actuator box I see that it has 5 wires coming out of it connected as follows.... 1)...
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    Federal Satellite Systems dish Question

    Does anyone have any information about what the actual reflective material is on this 10' satellite dish? It is in two halves and each half says "Federal Satellite Systems Model #300 and it has a serial number. I bought it at a garage sale10 years ago. It has beige fiberglass covering and it...
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    Should I buy this equipment?

    Newbie here so any help appreciated. Tell me if what I'm planning to do is reasonable or if I'm on the wrong track. I have a 10' dish that has a functional motor for aiming. The dish looks like it is made of solid sheet metal covered with tan-colored fiberglass. All I'm interested in is...
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    New here and need help - What is Super Ice '95?

    Newbie about all this big dish stuff here so please help me out. I have a 10' dish with receiver, which I bought at a garage sale and installed about 10 years ago. The whole thing cost me $125. After I installed it, I fiddled with it a few times for about a year and then unplugged it and...