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There is another option some folks I've spoken to who said they are are using, it's called StreamFab. It was designed to be used with a PC, but you can hook a VGA to HDMI converter to your computer (About a $10 investment) and stream straight to your smart TV. I haven't used StreamFab yet due...

I have a shelf full of FTA receivers of various kinds, and hundreds of Snap & Seal connectors, installer bits, a roll of RG11, several thousands feet of RG6 cable, S&S crimp tools, climbing harnesses, and boxes of other stuff sitting around in my building. My brother was an installer too and I...

I don't know if this will help or not, but at least it is somewhere to start. CNBC Leadership Team

Bloomberg Business does have a FTA ITC unencrypted channel on 127W Galaxy 13 Satellite at 4020/H/30000. 127° W (Galaxy 13/Horizons 1) 4020 H DVB-S2 8PSK 30000-5/6 Bloomberg Business does have a FTA unencrypted channel on 127W Galaxy 13 Satellite at 4020/H/30000, but...

I think a lot people who were into FTA lost interest in it because of the trash on TV today. I still have 8 dishes but we rarely turn it on for that reason. I saw this coming, so I started buying DVD's with the shows we like to watch. We don't have to sit through endless pharmaceutical...

I can't tell for sure, but that looks like Unimesh. I have a 10 foot that looks just like that. If it is, getting the panels back in the track in a real pain. I was lucky, the one I have is only popped out for about 3 inches and I didn't even try to get it back in. If you try, you're likely to...

We recovered a dish for a guy that had 3 missing panels and we replaced the mesh with solid aluminum panels. As it turned out, the local body shop had a roll of aluminum wide enough and a metal shear and we cut the panels to fit. When we checked it out, it was as hot as the solid 10 foot...

You have to remember, especially when dealing with Chinese sellers on EBay, they don't know squat about what they're selling. Many are just a flunky in a warehouse. Had a guy call me about an FTA receiver he purchased and it plainly said it was UHD on the box. I went over and played with it and...

There are a number of things that can cause signal loss. An improperly tuned dish, a dish that is not aimed at the satellite accurately, sidelobe interference and even adverse weather conditions. I've noticed a significant drop in signal quality on MeTV from time to time, and when I check the...

I must really be out of the loop. I was under the impression Orby was dead and buried long ago. Last time I heard anything, Orby had bailed out leaving everyone high and dry. I wasn't aware anyone was interested in reviving it. I was suspicious when they started selling off equipment for a...

I used some, but none are tight enough to compress the cable, just hanging it. I made sure there were no sharp bends or pinch points. All these dishes are stationary with the exception of one, and the problem isn't with channels on the satellite it's aimed at. I disconnected our WiFi and...

Thanks, I thought it was. I did a factory reset on the receiver yesterday and everything else was coming in but not the Reelz MUX. I have a cell booster and thought it may be interfering, but wasn't that. Still didn't have it with the booster unhooked. I hadn't checked for possible WiFi...

More good news, today I finished up running new cable to to all the dishes, All the satellites have a great signal and switching between them quicker than ever. My wife wanted to have me ask you guys a question. On 127W, she always watched Reelz which, which is ITC and had Bloomberg on...

Luckily, I am cable poor. I had 10,000 feet left over after closed the business and I bought 15,000 from my brother when he closed his install business. He did installs for various cable companies and I ended up with a boatload of snap and seal connectors of various kinds, strippers, wire ties...

I found some Hispanic UHD channels, but they're all encrypted. NASA is the only open UHD I've found so far. As far as Ku, I have messed with it for a couple years and unless you're bilingual, I really don't see much that interest me. Lots of Arabic, Hindi and Muslim channels, which are...

I always leave a loop above the LNBF just for that reason, even if it has a hood on it. Old habit and I seal the connection as well with a non-corrosive compound. The acid in silicone will corrode the connection when it's curing. Learned that early in the game. I dug out two spools of flooded...

I'll bet I find critter marks along these cables somewhere. I saw a few signs earlier this evening. :)

I'm glad too, but now comes the real work, replacing 20 cables to 10 different dishes. I had ran into this problem many years ago with a customer. He actually had water dripping out the RF connector on the back of the receiver. I was shocked that it had just recently stopped working, and...

Mystery solved: Just this morning, and after I recovered from a severe bout with Vertigo, I decided to tackle it again. Exhausting all other possibilities, I decided to replace the 8 way switch. What I found was not expected. As I noted before, I had switched this dish between two other ports...

A bonding wire has already been run to this dish waiting for the new rod to be driven into the ground at the dish. It runs from a sub-panel at the back of the house that branches off of the main panel. A certified electrician has checked all this and signed off on everything. I have to take...

The cable is an all copper core made by Belden. It's the same cable Time-Warner uses for cable internet installs. I got away from copper clad cable several years ago, but I still use it once in a while for video transport on surveillance cameras and OTA television. This dish is 30 feet from...

I can't do the spectrum display right now, it's out on loan. The polarity does switch. This LNBF, like all my others are Dual Output Titanium's. Only one port is used. However, this is the second LNBF I've had on this dish, same problem. I have a standby dish that's aimed at 113W, and this...

Its been raining for 4 days. As soon as it lets up, I'll check it again. Should be plenty wet now. The ground is really rocky here so it dries out fast. I picked up an all copper 8 foot ground rod. Not sure how far I can get it in the ground.

I never connect or disconnect anything without powering them down first. Even the HDMI cable. I also checked output voltage from the receiver to the LNBF. Everything normal there and from the wall wart supplying power to the receiver. I have a 30 amp, filtered and regulated power supply for my...