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  1. mister_dk

    Victim Of The Dreaded HOA Today!

    Too bad they don't make the transparent dishes in 10 and 12 foot sizes.:D
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    Problem V-Box

    I never thought of looking at the caps when I had it open before. After having motherboard replacements on about 90 Dells for that problem, you would think that I would look for such things. I will pop it open again and take a look as soon as I have a little time. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    DMX741U & DMX741 Quad Polar C & Ku Band LNBF

    Thanks for the update and the reply on the LNBF's. I would also like to say that so far the 741U has been great. Works much better that the old 621 that I took out.:D
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    Problem V-Box

    The splitter seems to work fine. I haven't had much time recently to do much playing, I mean testing :D, over the last few days. Thanks so much for the help.
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    No sale

    I would also try Craigslist. I have seen several receivers advertised in my area lately. some have had a pretty high price on them. I inquired about 2 of them shortly after finding the adds but they were gone already. The adds were only two days old for one and 4 days old for the other when I...
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    Fortec Star Dynamic Slave Question

    My receiver may be the oddball (Xrica-X5) in the group. I recently tried to download a new channel list to the receiver from the laptop. I used the supplied Null Modem cable to do so. What I didn't realize at the time was that the channel list also contained an updated operating system...
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    Nagra 3 Encryption????

    Kinda makes you wonder if Dish isn't getting a little kick-back on receivers.:rolleyes:
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    DMX741U issues

    I have had just the opposite. Ku works great and C is almost non-existent. Of course I have not done any fine tuning yet. It is pretty much as it was when I pulled the old 621 out and slid the 741 in.
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    Nagra 3 Encryption????

    A few days ago I was searching for an app to download a new channel list to my receiver. One of the hits I got in the search was for one of the pay FTA (in name only) websites. They were advertising a hack for the N3 (for a fee) for almost any hackable box on the market. If N3 is so great and...
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    Problem V-Box

    Checked it all over and could not find anything that was loose or unattached. Maybe I will have to wait until the wife gets so that she likes having some of these channels. ThenI can use that as an excuse,:D I mean reason, to get a new dish/motor form Sadoun. Thanks for the help.
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    Problem V-Box

    This is the only thing that I did not try. When I get home tonight, I will give it a try.
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    Problem V-Box

    I get good signal if I bypass the V-box. If I connect to V-Box, no signal.
  13. mister_dk

    Problem V-Box

    When I originally setup my hardware, I had a BUD with a BSC621 that was running through a V-Box. I had just a couple of satellites that I was able to get any type of signal at all. Both only C band. All of a sudden and for no apparent reason, I lost all signal. The dish would move between the...
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    DMX741U & DMX741 Quad Polar C & Ku Band LNBF

    I just took delivery of a DMX741U today. I was a little disappointed when I opened the box and found that it did not contain any documentation. Luckily, I have been trying to keep up on all the discussions about it that have been going on for the past few days. The other thing that was missing...
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    Scalar rings

    Thanks Anole for taking the time to explain this to me. The explanation is very direct and understandable. It's great to know that there are people out there that are so quick and willing to help educate others. Thanks again.
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    Scalar rings

    I have had a BUD for several years. I know that the old feedhorn and lnb had a plate that had scaler rings on it. I have never been able to find a clear definition or explanation of what scaler rings are. What function do scaler rings perform? Are they necessary for both C and KU when using a...
  17. mister_dk

    Commercial - VS - Commercial Free TV

    I was curious what others thought about Commercial TV and Commercial Free TV. I have always felt that any broadcaster that is currently receiving compensation for airing commercials or receives income from paid advertisements should not be allowed to charge for the reception of its signal...
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    How Long Have You Had Your BUD?

    The best that I can figure is that I have had the BUD for 18-20 years. We had a marketing campaign that came through our area going door to door. If you wanted to talk to them you made an appointment and they came back to talk to you. I think that I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $2600...
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    Conficker worm striking on April 1st! Read This!

    Just a couple of quick notes for anyone doing battle with this little gem. 1) If you are running XP - make sure that the system restore is off. If you fee strongly that you can't live without it, turn it back on after your system is verifiably clean. 2) download a copy of ATF-Cleaner and...
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    Where did the remote go?

    Sure will. Just as soon as I get the BUD tuned up. Right now the onlyt thing I can get is some C band off of What appears to be Galaxy 13 C band.
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    Where did the remote go?

    OK, Looks like the attempted satellite update is what killed the remote. I got the other receiver out to try the remote and the second remote did the same as the original. I powered down the malfunctioning receiver, connected the virgin receiver via the serial cable and fired up the transfer...
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    Some real newbie questions

    If it's not snowing when I get home tonight, I will check it to see if it is aligned correctly. Thanks for the tip.
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    Some real newbie questions

    Finally got it tightened down with just a small piece of gasket material under the clamp. hardly noticeable. so far... so good. no slippage. strange thing though, I am only able to pull in C band for some reason. no Ku band. I really haven't checked into it too much yet. may be me, not the...
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    Where did the remote go?

    I do have a second virgin receiver. same make and model. The price was right when I bought them (29.99 + shipping). I didn't have time to try the remote from that system. When I get home from work, I will try the new remote. One thing that I did see on another site was that I can clone one...
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    Where did the remote go?

    It very well could have included firmware. the writeup that was with it was not too descriptive. only said update with new satellites/channels. I did try to reload the original that I backed up before I started. It said that it loaded successfully but I still had the same results. Thanks