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  1. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    Its kinda secret squirrel, but I may have given enough away already for some to figure out what it is. Is there any reason why a CNX Duo with perfectly-aimed dish & LNB outside wouldn't be able to receive this, the only MP2 channel on G18?
  2. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    After a horizontal flip & rotation, mine looks just about like your last photo (ends in .128216 when you hover pointer over it) but for the difference in equipment. So... does anyone disagree, focal point solved?
  3. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    (20.75 * 20.75 * 20.75) / (16 * 1.4375 * 20) was converted by DuckDuckGo to ((20.75 * 20.75) * 20.75) / ((16 * 1.4375) * 20) =19.42211277174 or 19 7/16 Taped 19 7/16 to the center indent of the LNB & 0 on the dish after having to push the universal bracket angle forward a bit to get the tape 0...
  4. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    If a 30+ year satellite installer at post #7 wouldn't want to take on the job, a <30 day noob with mathematics his worst subject who already saw some Google results full of equations & had his brain melt down... Though, since you mentioned water, my latest search results found John Legon's page...
  5. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    So, an inch or so would put it closer to the apex of these shoelaces, either by extending the "universal" bracket past its limit, or? Not moving it up the feed arm by drilling a hole further up it, towards the base of the arm/dish? P.S. I disassembled the 4 arm bolts, there's no way I can see...
  6. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    G19=Massive dense leafy tree. Please don't give yourself carpal tunnel syndrome over my pathos; clearly I've reached the limit of what I can do on a budget in a rented bedroom. If I can trade for a circular DirecTV dish like this (at least 18", I'm told I'll need eventually), will the offset...
  7. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    I guess I can't proceed without spending $100s more. The S meter flutters between 80-85 for Sathint's Galaxy 18 EXRN transponder freq, pol, symbol rate, LNB to 10750, no matter where I hold the LNB, even pointing it directly at the middle of the back of the aimed dish at 1 inch away. The dish is...
  8. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    The LNB warms up... do I need to wear a shielded glove when I'm holding it, for RF safety? Also, eventually I'm going to be switching my dish work to a SDR dongle; will that+a laptop & F to SMA adapter with open source software be as good or better than a meter, or will there be too much...
  9. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    It was given away without the Directv feedhorn present. The feed arm stretches 18.5 inches from the front of the dish. I'm not sure how to find the focal point from scratch. The LNB bracket hasn't been bent from the angle I bought it in, new, so does it need to be bent and/or what degree of...
  10. N6ATF

    [CNX] Noob with a Duo, 32"w oval DirecTV dish, MK1-PLL, RG6

    Is there absolutely anything FTA I can receive on the Duo pointing out my fiberglass screened (RF transparent?) south-facing open window, or...? For days I've been working on cleaning the bird poop, cobwebs, leaves out of the (free) dish, and trying to figure out how to set the remoteless Duo...