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    GEOSATpro Microhd warning sign lnb short

    After scanning in several sats and doing blindscans on my new receiver I got the following "warning lnb short." Could someone explain what this means? Thanks.
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    WSOC TV Charlotte

    WSOC TV, channel 9, was supposed to build a translator (channel 46) in Statesville, NC to help with their digital signal. Does anyone know if it is in use now or will be anytime in the near future? Thanks.:)
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    help with openbox(sathawk) receiver

    My openbox locked up after scanning in 4 channels on AMC 3 when I pressed the vformat button. It shows a screen "no osd show, press v.format key to switch." I can't get my menu button to work, but after pressing the v format key several times it goes the the menu. I reset everything to factory...
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    Fortec Ultra Acting Weird...Help!

    :eek: My fortec ultra suddenly will not move my motorized dish and I can't get into the antenna screen to see if the motor is disabled. It just sits on the antenna screen and is unresponsive to commands and causes the receiver to turn off and then it turns back on. I can change channels on the...
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    Help with diseqc switch setup for c and ku band

    I am getting ready to connect my 7.5 mesh c band dish and a 85 cm ku band dish to my fortec ultra. Right now I have a bsc 621-2 c/ku band on the bud and it is locked down fixed. Later I may get a vbox II to move the dish. I don't need the ku band side on the bud right now and I am just going to...
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    C band digital channels on AMC 1

    We finally found sat AMC 1 103 degrees and are getting 75 quality but the channels are coming in vertically instead of horizontal. For instance 4005 is showing vertical instead of horizontal like it should be. This is on a c/ku band bsc 621-2 lnbf on a 7.5 ft dish running off a fortec ultra...
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    Need help with c band set for AMC 4

    I am trying to lock on to AMC 4 on my c band 7.5 ft dish. Haven't used it in about 10 years and can't rely on settings on polar mount because they have been changed. I bought the new ku/c band BSC 621-2 lnbf, mounted it and I want to just lock on to this one sat at AMC4 101 degrees only for c...
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    Need tips prevent lnbf from lightning strikes

    Greetings, I have just purchased a new BSC 621-2 to put on my old bud. I haven't used it in about 10 years because my lnb kept getting fried when a thunderstorm came up. Could you give me any tips on how to prevent this from happening again. I would really love to get it up and running again...
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    Digital OTA Channels lose color

    I have a tv which receives analog channels and digital ota channels for about 2 months. I can pick up my PBS ota digital channels from about 50 miles away from the tower, as well as a couple of ota digital channels from a local NBC affliliate. I get good signal strength and receive a crisp...
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    Wind Problem with digital ota locals

    Greetings, I have a problem with my channelmaster rooftop ota antenna losing digital signals during gusts of wind. My local PBS station is about 50 miles away but I have great digital reception most of the time except for high winds that come and go and sometimes rain causes fade. Any...
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    Pioneer Dvd recorder vs. Panasonic?

    I am currently thinking about purchasing a dvd recorder vcr combo. I want to be sure I get the most reliable product since I have read that there are a lot of bugs in the dvd recorders out on the market right now. Do you guys know which manufacturer has the better product, Pioneer or Panasonic...
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    Help with equipment for ku band reception

    I have a Fortec Ultra receiver with Universal lnbf, 85 cm motorized dish to receive FTA channels. As you know, these channels have 5 digit frequencies. I would like to also receive some additional dvb FTA stations that are only 4 digit frequencies. I was wondering if it is possible to get these...