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    Galaxy 15, dish size?

    Well with EWTN finally completing their move to Galaxy 15 last week I was forced to repoint my dish, and my fears were confirmed. I can see only one transponder on that satellite, and it is not EWTN's. Here's my dilemma - I have a 6' solid dish now; if I upgrade to an 8' mesh will I be able...
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    Half a dish?

    I've been wondering if anyone has tried to see what they can do with half a dish. The reason for doing this would be that half of a 12' dish would be only 6' tall (and therefore below my fence and out of sight), but would still have twice the effective area of a full 6' dish. ??? Tony
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    EWTN is moving!

    In fact they have already begun the process of moving everything from Galaxy17/91W to Galaxy15/133W: Catholic Television Network | EWTN Unfortunately dishpointer doesn't have anything for Galaxy15/133W yet. I'm just hoping they go with a transponder as strong as they have been known for in...
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    C-band install - how difficult?

    I picked up a 6' dish and openbox receiver. Everything seems to be working ok, but - no satellites. I used the pointing info from gosatellite.com to get the azimuth and elevation (Galaxy 12 at 133W). The receiver says 41-43% strength and 5% quality, pretty much regardless of where the dish is...
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    setup for EWTN HD

    Hi all, I am interested in receiving the HD feed for EWTN on Galaxy 12 / 133W. I am thinking I would like to do this using a 1.8m (or if possible, 1.2m) dish (to minimize any conflicts with the HOA). I am on the west coast. It looks pretty straightforward. Is there anything special I need...