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    Dish Contract

    Dish is in a dispute with two of my local channels and they are not on air currentally. Does this void my contract with them? I woud like to switch to DirecTV for a number of reasons. Dish says it doesnt because they are "free" noe yet hey are willing to give me a discount because I am missing...
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    New BUD Need Help

    So a Backhoe showed up today with a BUD hanging off from it. Suprise Suprise!! In 15 minutes we had it planted and plumb. Now is the part I need help with. I know for a fact it was pointing at a sat when it was removed, I dont know what sat. Tonight I pushed it back and forth and did...
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    AZBOX with a Slingbox

    All Currently I am working on upgrading my home broadband to a wireless provider instead of verizon. This will enable me to overcome their 5GB a month limit and use my slingbox again at my new house. I have an AZBox and am wondering if anyone has expierence trying to use it with a slingbox...
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    One Way Satellite Internet

    All I am moving in a few weeks and unfortunatley there is no cable or dsl. So I was thinking the oneway internet such as SkyWay. I have read some very bad things about SkyWay on here and am wondering who else exists out there for this service. Wholeshoe
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    Sling Box and Fortec

    Anyone out there use a sling box with their fortec receiver and are all of the remote functions available? I am thinking of purchasing one and would like to hear some feedback first. Wholeshoe
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    FTAing Again

    All I finally got my dish and motor set back up at my new house. It has been since April that I have had a dish setup. I now have a line of site to the east of my souther sat so I can see all that I was missing at the old place. Scanning away, Wholeshoe
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    Grey Button Remote Control VCR Codes

    All I have a Symphonic VCR and a dish 3700 receiver with a grey button remote control. I cannot find the codes for the vcr but I know I had it working in the past. Can somone provide me the codes for my VCR? Wholeshoe
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    Making VLC work with TsReader and My Theater

    How do I get VLC to play video from my USB box? I tried setting up My Theater to boradcast to a network connection and then tried to point VLC there but I had no success. Please enlighten me and point to in the right diresction. Possibly I need to stream to a file? Wholeshoe
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    Force Tune 4DTV DSR-920?

    All Is there a procedure to force to a 4dtv DSR-920 receiver to a channels that is digicipher clear but not in the channel map? Specifically I am looking for KU stuff. I have a relative that bought a KU lnkb for his 4DTV box/BUD and he want to watch something off from it. Thanks...
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    Portable Dish Mount

    All I am looking for ideas for a cheap portable dish mount that is strong enough to hold up a SG-2100 and a 30" Fortec. Mainly I want to be able to move it around the yard and expierment on where I can obtain the best spot to put the dish. Also I am moving in the next few months so it...
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    (Not So Breaking News: C-Band Losing Subs

    Not So Breaking News: C-Band Losing Subs Does anything there will ever be an equaliztion point between the subs dropping the the new ones sigin up? I guess that the programmers will quit providing service before that magic number is reached. Read Below: (Not So) Breaking News: C-Band...
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    What DVB Computer Program to Use?

    Received the TwinHan VisionDTV Starbox!!! Guys What computer program do you recommend to use for my soon to arrive USB Twinhan Starbox. I know it comes with sofware but have heard of a few others like ProgDVB and RitzDVB. Suggestion on how to get started with the box? I have a full...
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    Anyone use this USB Box?

    Does anyone here have any expierence using this USB box? http://www.mpeg2fta.com/dvb_world_usb_box.htm I am curious about how good it is. The specs seem impressive and it even Mentions MPEG4 although I am thinking that is a software function rather than a hardware one. I am getting a...
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    IA5 Issues?

    Tonight I lost all but 1 vertical transponder on IA5, a lot of the globecast and UonTV is not there. Anybody else have this problem? I am trying to figure out if its my problem or something bigger. Wholeshoe
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    Computer Requirments for DVB Card

    All What would you recommend as a bare bones computer to use a PCI card in. Min CPU Speed, RAM, etc... I would want to buy or build a computer for as cheap as possible. Wholeshoe
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    UonTV Live??

    Is UonTV up and running today? I am not home to check. Wholeshoe
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    FTA Receiver with an ASI Data output

    Does anyone know of a FTA receiver that will output ASI that is cheaper than the commercial PowerVu D9850 and Motorola DSR-4402x? I would also like one that can handel Disecq commands. Let me know if you know of any, Wholeshoe
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    DVB C-Band from a 80cm (31 inch) Fortec

    All for kicks and grins I put the C-Band LNB back on my fortec dish and tuned it in to Jewerly TV Analog on IA13. Then I went and did a blind scan and actually got HITN on transponder 24! I am trying some other sats right now, and will post the results. I think you are gonna have to have...
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    Satellite Beacons

    What is the purpose of the satellite beacons? Is there any data on them or is it just a carrier? Also what is the Morse Code beeping you hear on analog channels on the audio when it is set at 7.2 or 7.3 MHz? What is it saying? Thanks, Wholeshoe
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    Smallest Analog Receiver

    What is the smallest analog receiver you have ever seen? I am looking for a small one, it can be used or new. Wholeshoe
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    Satellite ID Beacon

    All Does anyoune have information on Satellite ID Beacons? Are these the signals that a BirdDog hones in on? What information is in the signal? What Frequency is the signal? Has anyone managed to decode the Satellite Beacon with their PCI Card? Thanks Wholeshoe
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    Small Analog Receiver

    All What is the smallest analog receiver that you have seen? Was it VCII capable? Thanks Wholeshoe
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    Upside down homade dish mount

    All I ran across the webpage showing an upside down dish mount made out of PCV pipe. http://www.bbrv.dreamstation.com/sat.html Wholeshoe
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    Adding DBS LNBF to My Setup

    All If I want to add a DBS LNBF to my Motorized (SG2100) setup will I need to place the Disceq Switch between the Motor and LNB's or between the receiver and the motor for one of them? Wholeshoe
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    Fortec Lifetime Ultra Problems

    All My Fortec Receiver has changed all of the satellite settings in its antenna setup menu to weird things. Like the type LNB, the Disecq setting, and the LO setting. If I go change them it works fine for a few hours and then they change on me again. This happened before and I did a...