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Yea!! Gabshere!! I received the receiver! Big storm 80+ mph winds..big trees down..looked like a tornado passed through .....but just had power back on....been out since last Friday. Now contractors are putting in all new plumbing...getting ready to pour new basement floor...Sunday will be my...

I have the dish mounted at my dad's house mid way down his antenna pole which is plumb .....we played with it alittle....but had family from NC visiting...maybe if I have the 4th of July off I'll get 'er done!

LOL :D The pole isn't even set yet! The pic was day1..I just stuck it there when I first brought it home.:D notice my green broomstick holding the pole up...I know, i know...funny huh?

uploading some pics

Thx Fat Air ..The receiver shows very few satellites with different names than current lists state and many shown are show with a "/C" after them.....only allowing the C range to be picked up, not allowing the higher Ku range...I was hoping an update would include a fix ....It won't let me add a...

And do I need any software for loading???...I'm sure I can round up a null cable somewhere

Help....anyone have or know where to find the updates for the viewsat 2000 xtreme???

Thx I was thinking about doing that earlier...guess I'll try it!

My receiver will only give me C band range for transponder on Intelsat 5/C 96.9W .....is this receiver ( VS2000 ) too out of date?

Yea...got it. There was an East/West button on the motor, but my receiver didnt have a return function.....since it was all put together when I received it, I didnt notice it. Okay now looking for AMC 19 97W ...my receiver shows it as Intelsat 5/C 96.9W..is that right? Agh here comes the...

Sry Im having issues getting pix to my PC..but what I mean is on the bottom side of the motor, the indicator is not set to zero....it at 9....is that a big deal??? is it self adjusting?

Any way to get the motor back to straight?? When I mess with the receiver options for it, it says 'range overflow check position'

Thx for the suggestion Morbius.....using SatDirector App (nifty) on my wife's phone, my line-of sight is blocked by a huge tree and partial by my house for AMC6 72W. Im more open to the South West ( I set it in the same place as my old directtv sat was....any other suggestions. Thought I saw a...

And do I need firmware update to get more satellites??? is there any support for VS2000 anymore? I found the manual atleast.

Set up:So i have my 1 5/8 pole...ill get concrete tomorrow...and set it plumb. The motor on the dish is slightly offset...do i need to have the motor turned straight before setting it due south? the dish angle and motor angle is already set to columbus area...im not far from. ill tweak it...

Update: I picked up a (first craigslist experience) Fortecstar 85cm dish Invacom QPH-031 Quad LNB Digipower SG2100 motor Viewsat Supermini Switch Viewsat VS200 Xtreme 250' of RG6 and Crimps all for $70 (plus $30+ in gas and another $30 for pizza on the way back :eek:) Good deal or not...

I would camp out all summer long with my buddy, along the creek at the back of my grandma's property. We would run all over the entire country side on dirt bikes! Goodtimes!!

yep .thx ..i saw that one!.....funny story: (Looking for a dish, found a house!) after a few unsuccessful attempts in my quest for a free dish, i came across a nice, large dish hiding in some TALL grass....found out the property has been foreclosed on and sold back to the bank at a sheriff's...

Got +300' of RG6 cable for $5 at a garage sale!! slowly but surely I'll get there!

So i drove around 'shaking bushes' today.....came across many large dishes...do you just knock on their door and ask if they still use it or want to get rid of it??..and a guy here in town...whose house is quite dilapidated, has 3 large dishes...1 must be 15' across..should i bother him, the...

Thx for the welcome guys!!! I checked out Hypermegasat.com: WSI WS9036 36 Inch FTA Dish Optibox Anaconda HD PVR Ready C/Ku FTA Receiver Item # ANACOND Invacom QPH-031 Quad Polar 0.3 dB Digital LNBF SG9120-B Heavy Duty Dish Motor Would run me close to $500 is...

I would love to get started in all the FTA fun that you guys are into. I live on the peak of Ohio (highest point of Ohio) with a open view of southern sky( im not sure if that matters). Im checking craiglist daily for any large dishes for sale..ill find one soon, im sure. Any recommended...