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    3lnb or 5lnb dish

    I was looking at Lyngsat for D* on their HD line up. I see most of the HD channels are at 102 (101) and 119. Do I really need a 5LNB dish? can I just use what I have which is the 3LNB dish for 101,119,110. Cant I just get a HD DVR ?
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    Missing Channels

    Hello all, Got a problem not sure what to do. I have the DVR R-15 and im missing Discovery, A&E, Courtv, JTV = this only happens in the morning hours. Transponder tests show all up in the high 80 and 90's. on both recvrs 1 & 2. But recvr 1 says searching for signal. I have unplugged the unit I...
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    2 lines to One

    Is it poss to connect D*phase III dish having one cable line coming in from the dish and turning it into 2 hook ups for the DVR. IE the same hook up E* has for their DP LNB's/DVR set up's . Reason I ask is that Im in an apartment and can only get one cable line thu the crack in the door. I...
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    HELP - finding channels

    I have a DSR-550 unit - recently got a remote - thinking I could go into a simple menu and scan for local HD channels, only to find there is no menu for that. if there is I can't find it. plus i don't want to do something that will make it useless. I have read though the FAQ part of this site...
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    Wireless Sirius car radio

    Just ordered a radio from Sirius Radio - how good is the FM signal transmitted to the car radio?
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    HD Channel List

    Is there a website or a list on this site of HD Channels For Albuquerque, NM?
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    Voom Dsr550

    Recently got a VOOM recvr for HD OTA - I don't have a remote for it yet. Is there a way to get into the menu to do a search for all HD channels in the Albuquerque, NM area and store them in memory? Thanks
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    Echostar 10

    What is E*10 going to be used for? and where will it be located? I see on Lyngsat it's at 138.5w - i guess it's in test mode.
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    Spot Beam ?

    Not sure if this belongs here, My question is: recently a friend of mine from Phoenix, AZ was here for a visit. He brought his RV with Dish on top. He has E* - with Phoenix locals. And amazingly we were able to watch Phoenix locals until about 1:30pm then channels were gone. I found out that...
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    Superdish Info

    What type lnbs are used for the superdish? Can't really seem to find much info on the system at all. what's the difference between Dish 1000 and superdish?
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    New Channels - Rescan?

    I have a Fortec Star system. I was wondering if a rescan needs to be done each time a new channel is put up on the satellite? or does it automatically sense it and add it to the list of channels?
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    Retro Fitting LNB

    Is there a way to retro fit a 30in dish with a D* feed support arm? I have a old Primestar LNB and want to see if I can fit it to my 30inch Dish with the square "RCA" support.
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    LNBF's types

    Is there a difference between FSS Lnbf and a just a LNBF ? or are they both the same thing?
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    Wiring for more than one

    Is there anywhere here on this site a diagram for wiring more than 2 dishes together? I'm looking to wiring 119,110,101 & 91 and feed it into a fortec star unit.
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    HD Converter

    I would like to tap into the HDTV in my area. Albuquerque, NM - I need to know if I buy a HD converter and hook it up to a analog tv, would it work? and if so can anyone direct me to a good unit. Thanks
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    Directv 8

    Looks like Directv 8 is up and running. According to Lyngsat's daily email. and they have indicated it on their website. :cool:
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    WB east and West

    Dish says they now have the WB East and West - ch.250 and 251 - anyone know about this and if it's open to the rest of us?
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    Help with Bucket install

    Going to need to do 2 bucket installs I need to know what size fence pole to get and how much cement to get.
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    MoneyPC.net

    Has anyone heard of this company? I came across it on Monster.com - says if you sign up with them for 35.00 $ -you can be a Dishnetwork affiliate -- and they claim to pay you for each system you give away. Sounds too good to be true? anyone else see this?
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    Help with Tax

    Does D* charge state tax for services? I'm tring to figure out if it's worth it to go to Total Choice Plus. the way I added it up I'd be paying about 58.47 a month instead of 50.90 How do they figure tax?
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    Picture Post

    Is there a forum here that has pictures of other members "dish farms" -- if not maybe we should start one.
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    ABC, NBC, CBS etc

    Why is it that sometimes on FTA - you can get the major networks ABC, NBC etc and fall under the SHIVA law? doesn't make sense why you need a waiver for some and not the ones you find on FTA. am I wrong or just blonde? :shocked
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    Channel 124

    What's with Channel 124 - Free Preview channel - I don't get any sound on that channel. Only time I get sound is in between shows during the promo's. When the show starts - no sound. I have a Phillips DVR 704. iS there a problem or is it just my end. Dont really want to call D* cust servc...
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    Channels on DVR

    What are Channels 581 and 582. and how do I get them? I do sub to TIVO recording so is this something I need to call D* for?
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    Will it work?

    If i got a Directv HD unit and hook it up to my analog tv - will I be able to get and watch HD or do I need a HD tv?