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    FTA Gadgetry and Programming

    A recent thread (http://www.satelliteguys.us/fta-shack/264491-new-coordinates-fssn-fighting-sioux-sports.html) inspired me to tweak a dish to boost my reception of 87W. The experience reinforced the reasons I really like FTA - a combination of working with the gadgetry and then getting some good...
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    Ecoda+Diseqc or Cascaded Diseqc's for 8+ lnbs?

    I've read the FAQ's and searched the forums to figure out the best way to connect more than 8 standard, single-output lnbs to my Coolsat 5000 (I'm thinking up to 16 max). The two methods I've found are as follows: Receiver - Ecoda - 8x1 Diseqc's Receiver - 8x1 Diseqc - 4x1 Diseqc's Any...
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    Direcway vs WorldDIRECT Dish for RTN

    I am currently using a DTV AT-9 dish (24x29" rounded rectangle) with a Tracker II+ lnb fed to a CS5000 for AMC9 - this worked ok until LEO-1 came along. Even though RTN is actually coming in at the moment, I don't expect it to last and I want to make a change. I have Direcway and WorldDIRECT...
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    Small Dish FTA

    I got my start with FTA a couple of months ago using a Coolsat 5000, a Techsat Tracker II+ lnb on an eBay lnb bracket, and a DTV AT-9 dish (~24x29" rounded rectangle). I was very happy to get all of the available signals at 97W. I've since added another Tracker II+ to get the Pentagon Channel...
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    Transponder - Symbol Rate Info

    I'm new to FTA but have had success in getting all the signals on Galaxy 25 (97W). I'm keeping the dish pointed at 97W, and have added another lnb and now get the Pentagon Channel on AMC 1 (103W). I'm using an AT9 DTV dish with Techsat Tracker II+ 0.2 dB lnb's. Before settling on AMC 1, I was...
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    NASA FTA With Old Dish Receiver

    I'm brand new to FTA and anxious to get started. I got a complete Dish 500 set up with an old Echostar 4700 receiver with a blue card for about $10. I wanted to get NASA TV as my first venture into FTA so I set up the dish, turned the receiver on, and immediately got a strong signal and received...