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Yeah, I think you're in the same boat I am. The sand works well and has kept the BUD standing, though I'll find out when I get back from Colorado and start playing with it how plumb it is. At least with using sand as the anchor it shouldn't be too difficult to dig out the sand, reset the post...

Yep, if Texas was smart enough to require piers to be poured down to bedrock when they build homes then there would be no need to water the foundation. The claim is that would make the house prices go up. I think that it would be a good idea considering we have the lowest housing prices in the...

It's only temporary since it'll all be going to Colorado here shortly. You'd be amazed at what wet sand will hold. I have my BUD about 3 1/2 feet down also only in sand. Did that many many years ago and it's still plumb. The big problem with using concrete here is Dallas is that about 3 inches...

All working perfectly now with 80+ English channels across multiple birds and 40 radio stations. Though I hit bumps along the way, that's just part of learning something new or in this case re-learning old stuff (just how to work and STB an get the dish on target) and learning new (adding a...

Picked up an SL1/PLL on the advice given here when I ran into freq problems with a Strong 1729. I'm still not sure why what I tried didn't work, but am pretty happy that the motor is working and tracking correctly. With blind scan I'm picking up all kinds of stuff on multiple birds. Yes, one of...

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Nope, same on meter at the dish or in the house. I've learned a new phrase - repeat after me - "Blind scan, blind scan, just shut up and blind scan". I think I was cherry picking too much. Just blind scan and go edit out of the channel list what I don't want. Posted Via The FREE SatelliteGuys...

Am I just looking at this and not understanding what I'm looking at? I go to Lyngsat (http://www.lyngsat.com/Galaxy-17.html) and look up Galaxy 17. Towards the bottom I find ABC News One 12010 V 11574. I program that into my Tracker Light and on the STB I select Galaxy 17, which moves the...

Thanks Jim, it's plumb - 2 1/2 foot into the ground and surrounded by fine sand. It's plumb and not moving. I'm doing something else wrong, about to post the experience to see if anyone has any ideas. Thanks, Todd

Dang Joe, you're killing me here - now I sort of feel sick. I should go home from work and rest, doing something I enjoy! Uh, maybe the boss wouldn't like that. Oh well, I'll wait until the end of the day. Thanks for the info I'll give it a try. Just sort of torqs me that I can get 19 and 16 but...

Yep, that's correct to. Both sides of the SG 6100 are in Latitude, and yes I have entered the lat into the STB for USALS use. Todd

Nope, did that, sorry I forgot to include it. Location was entered. Todd

I’m still not done reviewing the Amiko Mini HD/SE, but my latest experience and feelings about this STB follow: Pro’s Quality of picture is high. Blind scan is fast. Stability is excellent. Added features such as You Tube, Weather and such are nice and work very well. Signal and quality meter...

I'm having trouble finding anything other than G19 and G16 after setting up my SG 6100 motor with my dish. Here's the process I followed: Install mast and ensure it’s plumb. Install motor on mast. Get latitude for location (32.9069 N). Set motor angle to 32.90. Get declination angle from table...

Cool and it does bring up the channel under the PIG. I just needed to be on a channel with a signal! Doh! Sometimes I feel like such a Homer. Todd Posted Via The FREE SatelliteGuys Reader App!

BINGO we have a winner! Yes the OK button did it and now the yellow key is for properties with one of those being delete. Still more difficult than my X2 Mini which allows me to see the channel, select it then move to the next channel and so on, once all marked, select delete and done. However...

Did the upgrade, no issues after correcting the URL. I must have fat fingered it when I was exploring the STB's menus and options. I also got to learn how to restore the sat/channel list from my USB drive tonight. After getting my motor working and picking up both G19 and G16 I was thrilled. I...

Well unfortunately your remote and the one that was provided with my Mini aren't the same. To bring up the channel list I have an EPG button. On my remote I have a red button (Group), green button (Options), and an orange/yellow button which controls the timer. The green options button are...

Thanks Joe, I'll double check that URL. I think I tried both automatic as well as manual mode and couldn't get either to work at the time I tried. I'll report back if it's still a no go for some more ideas on what I could be doing wrong. thanks, Todd

Still sort of a pain compared to other methods, but thank you - at least I'll be able to see what I'm deleting easier than the full channel edit method. Thanks, Todd

I'll give it a try again when I get home, but I've only gotten the same as what's shown in the demo online video's. Todd

Review of the users manual - it's the typical poorly written manual that most of these receivers have. Broken English and only the very basic of information. This is certainly not for a novice who knows nothing of satellite receivers. To be honest about these manuals though, I've not found one...

Yep, saw the videos and they look good. It's a matter of finding time to really play with it. The amount of features for the price is what I think will make this a really good deal. Todd Posted Via The FREE SatelliteGuys Reader App!

Sorry for the delay - I still haven't had much time to play with the new receiver. I did plug it in and quickly did a scan. It picked up G19 which is what I had the dish pointed to, so the receiver is working out of the box with no settings changed. Looking at the menu's is a bit confusing. It's...

I went looking through the forums for what was considered the best deal in an HD receiver. Lots of opinions out there. Some stated it simply - there is no one best for everyone, only one best for each person. After reading through a bunch of reviews here and on other sites I decided to order the...