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    Shawdirect software upgrade

    My 830 updated to firmware 75.03 last night. Haven't found any changes in the menu or features so far.
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    Shawcable DMX audio service

    I was on the roof of a shopping mall yesterday removing a 10 foot C-band dish that the owner wanted gone. While on the roof I noticed a fibreglass DTH dish that looked about 4 feet. It looked a little different than most DTH dishes so I went over for a closer look. There was a very faded...
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    Prodelin 1.8m (0179-189)

    Acquired a nice Prodelin yesterday in excellent condition. Very happy to see there wasn't a BUC installed on this dish like all the other Prodelins I have. I can simply bolt on an Inverto or Invacom LNB to the OEM feed horn without having to design a new feed horn support.
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    OTHER Modifying a V-Box for an optical sensor

    I am starting to rebuild the motor on my H to H mount, which only has an optical counter. I would like to eventually use a V-Box with this, which as you know, only supports a reed sensor. Is it possible to add optical capacity to a V-Box? I am hoping that it is as easy as adding a 12v DC output.
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    Weird

    I have Shaw Direct, and right now channel 262 is not working. Unfortunately this has been a very common occurrence lately. The funny thing is none of the other channels on the same transponder ever go off. Interesting
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    Command Performance H to H

    I was finally able to obtain this mount, that I have been negotiating with the owner for months now. It was on a bar, and the owner thought his dishes were still worth the thousands he paid for them back in the 80's lol. This is the biggest, heavy-duty, H to H mount that I have ever seen. The...
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    Satnsound

    I picked up this system today for free on the local kijiji. Everything is brand new and was never installed. Obviously this old Mpeg-2 STB doesn't have much value, but I might be able to use the LNBF and the dish.
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    Some old satellite brochures

    Found some old brochures while organizing my satellite warehouse. lol
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    New C-Band Installation

    I am adding a another 10 foot dish to the farm so I thought I would take a few pictures of the installation. Hopefully this will be of some help to those installing a dish for the first time. When I first started installing dishes many years ago, I simply dug a hole, stuck in the pipe and poured...
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    LNBF question

    Is this a GEOSATpro SL2PLL ? Thanks
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    Restoring an AJAX H to H

    I have decided to add another 10 footer to the farm and run it with a H to H instead of an actuator. The H to H motors generally don't do well here in the Canadian winters. I am going to give it a try with the assistance of a heat tape. I had this AJAX in storage which I removed from a dish and...
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    OTHER 1 STB controlling 2 V-Boxes

    I am currenly upgrading my system and have a question. My goal is to have a dedicated C-Band dish and a dedicated Ku band dish each equipped with Von Weise actuators. I will have 2 V-Boxes, one for each dish. I want to control both V-boxes using a single STB. Just wondering if anyone here has...
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    Presidential Motorcade

    In the motorcade there is one SUV that is covered in antennas. I have always wondered what these are for. Besides a cell antenna and a VHF-UHF what else is there? Ham maybe?
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    The "best" FTA Receiver in 2020

    Like most of you I have a closet full of old STB's. Some are outdated technology, and some were simply junk. Because of the quarantine I have some additional disposable income and want to purchase a new STB. I am not limiting myself to a budget, but rather want to purchase the best quality...
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    Network search

    My STB started locking up when I blind scanned 91W. It would always stop at 90%. I disabled network search and now it works fine. Can anyone explain what happened?
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    DirecTV Alignment

    A friend of mine asked me to peak his DirecTV system. I don't have much experience with pizza dishes so I thought I would ask the forum for some feedback. Here are the signal levels that I am getting: Satellite : 99 (ca) Transponders: 9 to 24 Signal: 79-82 Satellite : 99 (cb) Transponders: 1...
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    OTHER Splitter Question

    I am attempting to run 2 receivers off 1 LNB. I am using an Invacom single output LNB. I have attached a picture of the splitter that I am using. When I connect the splitter the master receiver works fine. The slave receiver which is connected to the non power passing port has the issue. When I...
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    Setup question

    A friend of mine bought a new HD TV for Christmas and has asked me to help him upgrade his DIRECTV system. He currently has an old SD receiver with a single LNB dish pointed at 101. He obtained a used HR 23-700 receiver with a SL5PIG-WNC LNB and Dish. I have done a lot of reading and research...
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    Early LNBF

    I took down a C-Band system the other day which hasn't been used in many years. I noticed there was only a single RG-6 going to the feed horn which I immediately found odd. After taking off the feed horn cover I discovered an LNBF. This system was installed in the early 90's and this LNBF has...
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    OTHER Unknown Dish

    I have an opportunity to obtain a commercial Ku dish that was left behind by Safeway. The dish is actually 2 pieces, which I have never seen before. I have seen Prodelins before but they were 1 piece. This dish is a monster and appears to be about 8 feet. The pipe is around 7 inches. The good...
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    OTHER DVB-S2 Tuner card

    I have never owned a tuner card before and want to get my feet wet. I have done a lot of research and have settled on the TBS 6902. I know that the TBS 6903 is the latest card, but I don't know if I can justify the extra $200. The only difference that I can see between the cards, is that the...
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    AMC-8 at 139.0

    My V-box went out of whack and I have to reprogram my satellite locations. I cannot seem to find anything on 139. Is this satellite retired? Thanks
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    Parabolics East H to H motor

    I recently acquired an H to H motor that hasn't been used in over 20 years. It is in pretty rough shape, but I am going to try and restore it.
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    Powering LNB's

    I am using a Manhattan RS-1933 STB with a California Amplifier C/Ku feedhorn on my 10 foot dish. I am thinking that the Norsat LNB's that I am using were never meant to be used with an FTA receiver like the Manhattan which switches the LNB voltage from 13-18 volts based on polarity. Should I be...
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    OTHER V-Sat Dish

    I just noticed that a local gas station has a fence around it and appears to be vacant. Apparently the tanks need to be replaced and the owner decided to just close it up. Anyway I can see an offset fiberglass dish on the roof, that looks to be about 4 feet. I can't get a good look at the...
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