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    Anything New Out There?

    thanks, i couldnt remember where it was, thats too bad cool looking dish in your pic!!
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    Anything New Out There?

    thanks, i got my receiver out today and hooked it up, after all these years the motor and everything still works perfectly fine, i set up 97w first and scanned, then i set up and scanned 103w im getting a lot of HD on 103w including NHK, but on 97w RT is only in SD 480i i recall getting this...
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    Linkbox Support

    thanks, i ended up getting it there
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    Linkbox Support

    anybody know where i could find the latest factory file/firmware for a linkbox 9000HD?
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    Anything New Out There?

    thanks for the replies, are Russia Today and NHK World HD still available on KU? im really looking for english news channels, which are probably very few,
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    Very Large Array

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/a-mesmerizing-time-lapse-of-the-very-large-array/468477/
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    Anything New Out There?

    I have not touched my KU Motorized dish in over 2-3 years, I have a 39 inch dish set up perfectly on the arc, With everything that is going on in the world, and the bordem of sitting at home all day, I thought about getting back into FTA, And hooking up my receiver again, I have a...
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    cost of Ku-Band (1998)

    i don't get it, are you asking the cost of a KU dish and LNB back in 1998 ?? who cares ? why would you want to know that?
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    Which method(s) do you use to point your dishes?

    used one of these for over 15 years....never had a problem, and only 10 bucks! Analog Satellite Signal Strengh Dish Meter Finder Directv Dish Compass Fta | eBay
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    Anything New Out There?

    probably 2-3 years since ive used my dish....yeah i remember the PBS HD on 125W
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    Anything New Out There?

    I have kind of been out of the hobby for the past couple of years, i still have my motorized KU dish setup, just wondering if much has changed since ive been gone? is there any new programming available now? mainly looking for english channels and feeds, which i know are kind of rare, i have...
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    Linkbox Software

    Anybody know where I can get the latest Linkbox 9000 factory software? I have rescued a Linkbox 9000 HD from it's previous life of crime.....I got it dirt cheap because the owner said "It doesn't work anymore"....needless to say it works perfect but it has eye-patch software currently on it
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    Receiver comparison

    yes i would have to agree with that
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    Receiver comparison

    i have had the linkbox 9000 for a year now....very happy with it
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    How far away do you guys have your dish's from the receivers?

    depends on many different factors, but generally speaking anything over 200ft should have an amp/booster, and the booster should be within 100 feet of the dish(es), i am pretty lucky with my current setup, my cable is only about 30 feet to my motorized KU dish
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    Linkbox 9000i Local Questions

    i have the 9000i (non local) and am very happy with it, pic quality is awesome, i have never had any issues with the clock, mine stays accurate and programs itself automatically after i selected my time zone, blind scan is slower then most, but not so slow as in go make a sandwich and drink a...
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    FTA Installation hardware/mounting Questions

    welcome to the hobby, with a motorized dish it is absolutely imperative/100% nessessary that your mounting post be 100% level in all directions, spending a lot of extra time ensuring this will prevent many possible head aches later, so take your time to make sure the post is mounted LEVEL and...
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    Back in the game

    i have had my linkbox 9000 now for a month or two, no complaints, i love it, and excellent picture quality
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    NHK World Gone?

    does this mean the end for NHK World on KU band? http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/information/201606070600/
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    Wavefrontier 90cm w/dish network and more

    that dish i believe will only cover 40 degrees of the arc, if you have HD DN receiver that would mean you would need 110w, 119w, 129w so that would limit you to getting down to about 91w to accomplish that you would need to put all the DN LNBs at one end of the rail, then play around with the...
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    To buy or not to buy new FTA HD receiver?

    if 97w is the only satellite you are getting then a new receiver in my opinion will do nothing, there are not many (if any) HD channels on that satellite, i dont think it will help your picture quality at all
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    Geosat 3500 VS Linkbox9000

    yeah thanks guys, i have only ever seen one receiver that had the ability to adjust/dim the brightness of the display and that was an older Sonicview 8000HD that i had, was an excellent receiver but no DVB-S2
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    Geosat 3500 VS Linkbox9000

    thanks for that, i got mine yesterday, but didnt have a lot of time to play around with it, i scanned in about 5 KU sats, but have not really even looked through all the menus and settings yet, when i change channels it says the display in the menu bar (480, 1080, etc etc) which i noticed has...
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    connecting two cables outdoor water resistant connector looking for something.

    i would use a new good quality compression fitting on both ends with an inline connector, then put a piece (or maybe even two) of rubber shrink wrap over top of it all, the kind you seal and shrink with a flame, that will seal moisture and water, but there still might be slight signal loss...
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    Geosat 3500 VS Linkbox9000

    thanks Chris, looking forward to its arrival :)