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    Does Size Really Matter? Needing Help Identifying This Local C - Band Dish Size

    Hey everyone, it's been a long time since my last post here on SatelliteGuys, I hope all is well with everybody. I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Also, I hope you all are staying safe and well during this Covid - 19 pandemic that we all our still...
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    Is 4DTV HITS Finally Coming To End?

    I'm glad you say something Titanium cause I was afraid to. Again, I seen where you were not allow to talk about Rainier Satellite here on Sat Guys It is sad that C - Band has seen a very slow death over the years. I remember going to Wal - Mart as a teenager ( I'm 32 ), I'am talking about the...
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    Looking For Miniature Satellite Dish Model

    Just to update you'll, thanks to armadillo_115 I might have found a place that can build a working model satellite dish I haven't contacted them yet but I'm pretty optimistic that I could get a model C - Band dish as a full display piece Again, thank you armadillo_115 for the words to put in...
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    Is 4DTV HITS Finally Coming To End?

    The 1 solution I seen on the other forum they was talking about was modifying Star Choice receivers from Canada
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    Is 4DTV HITS Finally Coming To End?

    Somebody on the other sat forum had posted a e - mail from Programming Center, the e - mail had stated that Programming Center was working on a resolution for customers
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    Looking For Miniature Satellite Dish Model

    I was searching documentaries on YouTube and found a doc about Rupert Murdoch, I was watching the entire doc and came across a desktop BSB Mini Dish. I would love to know where I could get my hands on this item, it would be a pretty cool display piece by the t.v. or on a desk at a work I...
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    Is 4DTV HITS Finally Coming To End?

    Hello everyone, I hope I don't get into 2 much trouble or get banned for this topic. I heard if you discuss the other competitors forum then you will be ban from this forum, so I hope I don't get into any trouble. If this off based then I do apologize I read on that other ' sat forum ' that...
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    I Have A Question or 2 About DirecTV HD DVR

    Hello everyone and good Tuesday evening. I will not take up to much of you'll time with my questions I currently have all my services with Comcast but I've had nothing but problems with Comcast since June of 2012. So I'm weighting my service options right now I would like to move over to AT&T...
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    Thoughts on this dish...

    You are very, very lucky to find that gem. I would snatch that dish up quick
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    Here Is The Dish Find I Was Speaking About The Other Day

    I apologize for posting a new topic. The other day I was talking about my local dish find here in my hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana I'm attaching a pic I screen capture from Google Maps. I have not gone by there to ask them if they want it remove or not yet I know for a fact it has been...
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    about tek2000.com

    This is the place I had plan on using to buy me a dish but with all the horror stories I guess I will keep looking. I found a few topics on Tek2000 here on SatGuys, I'm no DIY guy but from the pic's people posted, it looks like the mesh dishes they sell are suspect
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    Kijiji, eBay, and Craigslist dishes for you to take a look at

    I wish I lived in a bigger area that some of you guys live in. I drove around Shreveport and I was only able to come across 1 black mesh dish, looks to be about 8 ft. but I have no interested in 8 ft. I guess I'll keep trying
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    Dish ID Help Needed

    That 10 ft. does look like a monster. I guess I need to bring my realizations back down to earth and back to reality and forget about trying to acquire 12 ft.. I need to just get a 10 ft. and be happy. You'll are so lucky and fortunate to have DIY skills cause I got none
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    I Have Another Stupid Rookie ? Please Forgive Me

    I was just asking out of curiosity. Curiosity kills the cat
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    I Have Another Stupid Rookie ? Please Forgive Me

    From what I've gather this ? has been asked and discuss before but for me being a rookie I will ask it Is it humanly possible or even remotely possible to used a C - Band / BUD dish for DirecTV and / Dish Network services? I ask because I see people post pic's of there FTA dish with brackets...
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    Please Post Pic's of 10 ft. and 12 ft. C - Band Dishes

    Thank you everyone for the pic's. It seems like the consist from everyone is a 10 ft. black mesh dish is the way to go and is the perfect size for today and for the future
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    Please Post Pic's of 10 ft. and 12 ft. C - Band Dishes

    Thank you all for the pic's and help T4, is that 12 ft.?
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    Please Post Pic's of 10 ft. and 12 ft. C - Band Dishes

    If any of you don't mind, would you please post actual pic's of both 10 ft. and 12 ft. black mesh C - Band dishes I'm contemplating between a 10 ft. and 12 ft. black mesh dish to start off I'm thinking about starting of possibly with a 10 ft. black mesh dish just to learn the hobby and get my...
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    Anybody remember C - Band Today?

    I was just looking around on YouTube for C - Band / 4DTV vids I came across a informal for the Motorola 4DTV Sidecar on a show call C - Band Today. Does anyone remember this show or recall watching it?
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    Hello, Hello You'll. New To The C - Band Game

    I appreciate that, I'm pretty new to all this so I'm just trying to get my feet in the water
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    Hello, Hello You'll. New To The C - Band Game

    I apologize for hitting a touchy subject, didn't mean to
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    Hello, Hello You'll. New To The C - Band Game

    I appreciate everyone responses and thoughts. It seems like FTA is the way to go for C - Band / BUD since most don't know how much longer HITS / 4DTV is going to last I've done a little bit of research and from what I was able to gather is sometimes you can get lucky and pull in on FTA a major...
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    Hello, Hello You'll. New To The C - Band Game

    I don't want to sound off or rude so I apologize if I have or had come off that way. 1st of all, reading everyone response I'am more confused then ever about C -Band / BUD Let me try to be a little more detail and clear with my questions 1st. I respect everyone opinions snd advice, please...
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    Hello, Hello You'll. New To The C - Band Game

    Bumpy, bump, bump, bump, bump. I'm bumping my post because I'm still in need of help. I know reading threw alot of the old topics, alot of people prefer finding and refurbishing a old C - Band / BUD dish, me I prefer to buy brand new stock. I'm looking to purchase a 12 ft. black mesh C - Band /...