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A tornado came through our area about a month ago, toppling over a huge 50 ft tree. My BUD wasn't affected. Then, just last week, an unexpected storm stirred up again with downbursts and very gusty winds. My BUD was a casualty. The actuator was fully extended and over on 127W. After it was...

I've been away from the forum for awhile, and it's my first post here in radio section! I have a couple of the authentic RTL-SDR dongles plus the NooElec upconvertor. Works ok on SW, but I haven't been too impressed with MW performance. I was wondering if anyone had good experiences with...

Well, what can i say. A week ago, I decided to move my C-band dish to the eastern arc to get the BBC news. Wouldn't move. Went out to the actuator and just literally blew out the cobwebs. Then fiddled with the ASC1 for a while, until I finally reset all soft limits and then moved the dish...

Well, a few weeks ago on my last day of vacation, a young man ran into my car at a traffic light and totaled it. Added to my bad luck, today a lightning bolt struck a pine tree about three houses down and started a small brush fire. Thankfully, it was extinguished pretty quickly, but I had a...

No panic this time; just asking for directions. I want to install MagicStatic's OHR Sensor Adapter using the standard reed switch installation. According to the color coded instructions, I should be using the white and black terminals to connect my sensor wires (yellow and blue), while the red...

After months of perfect or near perfect operation, I am now without C-band. Last night, I noticed my V-box wasn't moving the dish anymore. I waited until this morning, and also thought it would be a good time to connect the new ASC1 as my mover. There were some frustrations, but after redoing...

Just wondering if anyone has successfully installed a linear lnbf with a circular offset lnbf on a motorized big dish, and what hardware you did to use it. I had some clamp and extending rods I bought for a Ku-band dish, but the diameter is too small for the C-band arms. It's a little...

Hello, everyone! In the coming days, I hope to install my mount on the pole and the actuator on the mount. I have seen illustrations like this: I have also seen "East/West of the Mississippi." I am at 83 degrees West...so I'm pretty close to the dividing line, if 80 degrees is the...

Posts for C-band dishes that is! Well, I am considering buying a 10-foot Tek2000 dish, as I hear their quality of dishes has improved, but paying nearly $250 for a pole (after shipping) seems rather steep. The outer diameter of these poles are 4.5 inches and about 7 1/2 feet tall. However, on...

I have a question about actuator size on a 10-foot mesh dish in the eastern U.S. What is the difference? I'm assuming the 36" would technically cover more of the arc, but at some point you have to worry about flop. So, I was curious about the "true" coverage between the two sizes, plus any...

Folks, I have a suspicion that Canal Once has left 113W. It was at 3828 H 3799. I noticed it disappeared on Sept. 1, but as I have a 6-footer, that doesn't mean anything. Can someone check for me? Thanks!

Well, after a year and a half of promise, my cousin and I finally went to his late father's property today and were shocked to see the nice satellite dish he promised me had completely disappeared! Apparently his surviving step-mother was confused and thought that no one was interested, so she...

I know there was a thread on this about six years ago, but all the photos have been removed... I have an old 9120 HH motor and a current DG380 HH motor that is probably about to suffer the same fate. The motors seem to have some sort of artificially set "limit" that was not programmed in...

Well, rain finally returned to Georgia, and apparently water must have gotten into my LNB. Now, it took a while to diagnose that problem. But in the end it was ok; I had a spare. Unfortunately, the old lnb holder that came with my WSI 90 inch dish cracked to pieces when I tried to unscrew the...

Basically, Kuwait TV 2 is back! Missed another English channel on 97 and 30 W! The bad news -- they replaced Kuwait TV 3 (Sport) in the middle of live Olympic coverage :(

My dish is looking a little sad. Is there a special type of spray paint I should buy, or will a nice neutral colored flat/matte finish work well?

Yes, this is all before I get a BUD, but I was thinking it would be nice theoretically to have a 2nd lnbf (that would have the plate inside it) a few degrees to the east of the main lnbf to get the L/R circular signals. Has anyone tried a double lnb setup for C-band? I saw that for the DIY...

Both channels on 30W and 97W have been replaced by an Arabic language station in the Kuwait public TV network. No further details.

There's a possibility I may be able to get a free C-band dish. It's pole mounted into the ground -- and I haven't seen it yet, but should be in decent shape. Problem is... how do you start disassembling something like this? What should I undo first, second, etc... Location is probably four...

Attached, find the long overdue update of 97W Ku-band.

Closest approach right before 8 a.m. EDT July 14, and will be on NASA TV for those with C-band. I suspect those at home with Ku-band might be able to see a feed on ABC NewsOne on 91W (obviously I don't know for sure, but it has happened in the past). I thought you might find this site of...

It's been a rough few months, and busy times ahead, but I thought I'd give us a badly needed Galaxy 19 Ku-band channel guide update. We all miss Ebru on FTA, but we've probably found Retro TV and REV'N. Just tonight, I noticed Mi Casa Broadcasting went live. It has a lot of interesting...

Now that I have your attention :) ... Don't panic about some oddities on your favorite channels. The entire Kuwait mux is showing a picture of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who has passed away at the age of 90. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/saudi-arabias-king-abdullah-dies-114516.html

So, I have a dongle that does IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n made by Azio. This USB dongle works great in all my laptops and computers, but typically installs a driver first. I cannot get it to work on the Amiko ("No wireless device exist!!"). Is the dongle compatible? Am I missing...

I just wanted to give everyone a word of appreciation for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers. My grandmother died from complications from advanced dementia a few hours ago. We have some difficult days ahead, but the memories are very sweet. Keep us in your prayers and I hope to...