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Cadsulfide Altough they are a little spendy, I got an EMP-Centauri 8x1 switch last fall and have six dishes tied to my Fortec Mercury and am well pleased with it.:eek: -- I read your post about the switches,and the cost. I appreciate the info and will keep my eyes peeled for a EMP-Centauri...

voomvoom the latitude is north and the longitude is west (if you were in the southern hemisphere the latitude would be south, if you were on the other side of either pond/ocean, the longitude would be east) you are not going to get any satellite in the east and they are not listed as east or...

voomvoom I don't won't to put myself in a position of telling you to get this or that, and then it doesn't work out for you. - Not a problem- I totally understand.:) But I am sure this is a new learning experience for me and I will waste time and money learning the ends and outs of it...

voomvoom different folks like to watch different things. but, two most favorite sats are G18 ku @ 123.0w and G19 ku @ 97.0w, - Yeah,I can understand that. I will check out that list too. I appreciate the info,and I just needed something to shoot far. I did not understand what sats where...

voomvoom you can put extra lnb's offset from center and get nearby satellites using the same dish, something to think about for your Primestar dish - Yes I read where some people are doing that. Some people are adding multi lnb's. Lots of brackets for sale everywhere,two,three,five,etc. I got...

voomvoom putting a motor on the Primestar is no easy task, but it is do-able. - Yeah I read that on another post,seems like the motor being used is not strong enough. I kind of toyed with the idea of using a bud motor and arm to move it,but I really have not gotten that far yet. Use everything...

voomvoom I seriously doubt that it is bad, these lnb's were well built, and last - No kidding,I know it has to be pretty old because it lay in that ditch for months before I decided to stop and see what it was,and then I had to dig it out of the mud and weeds. My wife had a fit when I dragged...

I may not can even pick up anything,I think I am down in a hole as far as elevation goes. I been looking at goo* maps way to much lately,my eyes are starting to sting. The pine trees are working against me too. They are getting huge - now if I could just figure out how to put one of those new...

I thought the whole idea was to be able to move the dish to another position with out putting down my potato chip bag and getting out of my easy chair -to scan for more feeds,or channels, etc.Ha.:clap I have no idea what is up there sat wise,so I just figured if it has a motor it needs to move,I...

voomvoom I wouldn't know if it is repairable or not? you can be on the look-out for a cheap one somewhere - Yeah that's what I been doing. Just a matter of time,I guess. Although it might be fun to just see what I can rig up modifying the old analog receiver. Ha.Ha.:eureka I have been known to...

voomvoom what came with your receiver and what you ordered were diseqc switches, a multi-switch is not a diseqc switch, it works entirely different you need a multi-switch for the Primestar lnb -- Thanks I did not understand that. When I searched on e* bay for multi-switch the diseqc type was...

phlatwound Your true south sat is the one that is closest to your longitude, in your case it would be AMC9 @ 83W - Thanks - Hey I told you guys I do not know anything. What can I say.!sadroll That question really had me stumped. Thanks for answering it for me. ---------------------- There may...

Have never used them before. Looks like the way to go to me. Would love to try them out. Sure would save money on sealant and tape- and look better too. Thank you for the contest, Sadoun.

eurosport84 These are great dishes....warning: You won't stop at one...! ------------------------------- I see from your picture you know what you are talking about.:eek: I have to agree,I have been looking everywhere I go for satellite stuff like you would not believe. But it is a lot of fun...

voomvoom One thing I can think of, is the Primestar lnb is going to need a multi-switch to work with the Coolsat. ---------------- Coolsat came with a multi switch. See Third pic. I also ordered couple of different ones off flea bay. - Coolsat won't drive an actuator --------------------...

Rats Double Rats Hey I just noticed a new post. "Some real newbie questions" It was posted in The FTA Shack. "I recently bought a couple of XRica X-5's off of eBay with the hopes of getting back into the hobby." :yikes --------------------------------- Rats double Rats - I knew I should...

eurosport84 Thanks I would like one of those new HD units. Looked at some going for 450 bucks last night on flea bay.:eek: I will be waiting for the price to go way down after the change over by the PPV Industry. Should be some great bargains soon on flea bay.:up -------------------------...

voomvoom I assume you are in or near Gray? ----------- You are correct - I live in the county not the city. Wow - I just want to say thanks for the offer. I really,appreciate that- and I will probably take you up on that offer sooner than later. Right now I still have a ways to go to repair...

gabshere I did look at the Xrica X-5 and thought the price was good but it would have to have a channel editor available but the $45 range puts it in the used coolsat range and i would pick the coolsat hands down over something i haven't tried or seen.... Thanks for your comments, I...

Here is the receiver I purchased to use with this system.:confused: I am still trying to get a better unit like the Fortec units, and will get one as soon as I can afford one. This was a good buy for me for the features and the price I guess. It will get me started at least. It seems to be legit...

phlatwound Thanks I may have missed a few of those. Much appreciated and I will check them all out for sure. I will copy your list and save it for later. I really have tried to read all I can, it is just that some of it is a little over my head at the moment. But I will get there sooner or...

Not sure what to do with it yet. I will try and hook it up to the coolsat 6000 as soon as I can and try and find out if the LNB is still working or not. I would like to replace it either way with a newer better one. It is pouring rain right now and looks like it will last all weekend. Rats.

Here are some pictures of the old prime star type dish I found by the side of the road.

The shorter pole has some severe rust issues I am thinking I can weld a support to the pole to take care of this. The longer pole seems to be two parts and a little curved after the weld? The part that goes in the ground. I think I will weld a support to this one also. I have some thick channel...

Here are some more pictures of the dishes I have. I want to say thank you to anyone that takes the time to help a new guy figure this stuff out.:confused: I know it must get old at times and most all this stuff has already been covered here somewhere on this forum. But some of it is hard to...