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    Opportunity to build a NOAAport receive station - thoughts on this dish

    All, Being the weather geek I am, I've stumbled in to an opportunity to build (hopefully) a receive station using "leftovers" somewhat for a NOAAport data distribution (NOAAPORT User's Page) The Associated Press over the past several years has moved from satellite distribution to all...
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    D12 Satellite Launched!

    Most likely "Under the hood" :)
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    H21 & H23 CE Release for the weekend of 11.6

    Last couple CE's broke MediaShare for videos using TVersity and Playon. I think 374 fixed them, after I did a bunch of troubleshooting. I have a thread running over on the "other" site to address the fix. Seems like it's inherent to the Mediashare client in the STB vs. the servers. See this...
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    HR2X & R22 CE Release v.374 for the weekend of 11.6

    Last couple CE's broke MediaShare for videos using TVersity and Playon. I think 374 fixed them, after I did a bunch of troubleshooting. I have a thread running over on the "other" site to address the fix. Seems like it's inherent to the Mediashare client in the STB vs. the servers. See this...
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    H21 / H23 CE Release 10/30 v.436F

    Media Share appears to still be broke going against TVsersity and Playon
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    Wall Mount HD Receiver

    Wait until you get the new software release rolling out now (0x368), then try RF again. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Very snappy, and I run all RF. Maybe then you can hide it and not worry about it. EKG
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    SWM Question

    If you are only connecting to one HD-DVR, you don't need the SWS-2. Only the cable from the dish straight in the back. Only if you add another set top box (IRD) do you need the splitter. EKG
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    HR2x / R22 CE Release 10/16 v.0368

    MRV has become a deal breaker for me. I honestly can't say I've had an issue with it. It Just Works! With 6 DVR's, I can tape 12 shows at the same time and mix and match. Kids don't kill each other, wife is happy, therefore me happy. I'd sell my soul for it. Crystal meth for tech...
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    Transponder maps, 99s, channel breakups and confused

    SD's were on 72, but HD's have moved to the 99 slot. Also, FWA is slated to go to only on the 99 on 11/4/09. The list on "the other site" updated earlier this week shows all the HD's (aka MPEG-4's) on 99 and the MPEG-2's on 72. EKG
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    Transponder maps, 99s, channel breakups and confused

    I'm in the Ft Wayne LiL area. I experience periodic (randomly, but for a period of time) breakups of my locals and the associated SFSS message on those locals. According to the excellent list over on the post DIRECTV Transponder Map: Data of 10/13/09 - DBSTalk.Com, my locals are on 99W TP...
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    1080/p PPV Channel 125

    Anyone know what the bandwidth hit is for 1080p vs. 1080i? Thought about buying and recording both this weekend, then watching them to see if you can tell the difference. Also, if I can slurp it over MRV (CE rocks), I can measure bandwidth. Thoughts? EKG
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    How to manually add channel to AM21?

    And for bonus points, if the receiver is suspended or the account is suspended, you can't tune the channels either. I can see not recording them, but not tuning them either ???
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    Will this tree be a problem?

    Buy a neighbor a case of beer and negotiate to use his dish.
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    H21 / H23 CE Release 8/28 v.434C

    pulling down 434c on H21
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    Is the CE program here going away?

    As of now, this is what they have up: DIRECTV - DBSTalk.com is now the exclusive home to the Cutting Edge Program! To learn more about the Cutting Edge, check out this forum.
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    A weird question about line of sight

    I was the "oooh, oooh, pick me, pick me" kid in trig class ... :D
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    A weird question about line of sight

    Give or take. Here's the math. You have a 20 degree window (119-99). Lay a right triangle out starting at the dish center. Two of these right triangles together make the full window you're looking out of of. Here's the ascii art. +xxxx y y y y y y y y = 50 ft. x * 2 is what you're...
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    A weird question about line of sight

    Roughly about 17.632698070846497347109038686862 ft, give or take EKG
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    Adding a Receiver - Professional Installation / Upgrading SWM?

    Non-swm lnb, power passing splitters feeding to SWM switches, each supporting 8 tuners (DVR's count as two tuners if you want to use them both). In theory, this should support about any number of tuners, provided you have the $$$ if you want a SWM single cable solution to each set top box. I...
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    Can I tweak them any better than this?

    Dialing in the dish after doing a SWM upgrade in the house. My locals (45891) are on 103s TPN 2. Is it worth monkeying with tilt to try and bump the 99c numbers up a little. Channels seem nice and stable. I'm afraid of doing more damage than good. My presumption is the tilt would have to...
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    GameSwap what do you think?

    For me, the holy grail would be coupling DLB with a kind of "make your own mix channel", One big screen, two channels going same time, flip between audio and be able to rewind/pause each of them independently.
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    Taking the SWM plunge and a question

    Finally finished the re-wire and SWM rocks. Have splitters feeding the old multi + the SWM. Flash cut 4 DVR's tonight to SWM and works like a champ! It may be giddy excitement, but it SEEMS like the satellite data loads a lot quicker on the SWM side than MS. Might just be me, might really...
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    LNB for NOAAport feed

    Does anyone know if the 2.4m Fortec from the likes of Sadoun et. al. can be converted to a pole mount if it starts life as a ground mount.