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  1. Captain Midnight

    Anik F1R is still Alive

    There is now a Canadian Parliament channel up on 107.3w C band. VSE 1. And there has been a Cruisesat mux active for months.
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    OTHER Aligning a T-90 Toroidal Dish

    I'm curious if anyone here has experience with a wave frontier t-90. I bought one used but in good condition. Original owner was in over his head and never had more than 2 LNBs set up. He was careful to move it gently but I am now wondering if I need to check the main reflector for warping after...
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    OTHER Connecting 2 diseqc 1.1 8x1 switches

    I am adding a torrodial dish to my Ku farm and am curious about adding 8 more inputs to my current 8x1 system. Is there anything I can do other than spending $30 on an ecoda 22khz switch? I have another extra 4x1 diseqc switch handy too btw
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    5G Interference on all Transponders

    I believe the 5G interference has finally caught up with me. Since 5G started, I have only had issues with 3.7GHz feeds. Oddly, I could even lock a 3.425GHZ channel on 115w without any interference. But just yesterday I found out I cannot watch anything on 113w-135w without severe interference...
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    OTHER Primestar Feedhorns

    I came across 2 of the 1m Primestars. One had a bigger feedhorn than the other. I'm curious if anybody knows about this. I've only seen the smaller horns. The dish with the larger horn didn't have a feed cover, but I'm not sure if it's because it was long lost or Primestar never made a feed...
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    OTHER ID this Primestar

    I need help identifying this old Primestar dish I was given. It's bigger than my 75cm but not an 84E... Mold no 1x0.7-3 Anyone familiar with this mold?
  7. Captain Midnight

    Trouble with Ku Signals on 10ft Mesh Bud

    Has anyone else had a bunch of trouble tuning Ku band on a 10ft Mesh? My mesh is Ku compliant and the dish is not badly damaged for being 30 years old... But it is frustrating. Only reason I tried it is because my STAB H-H motor suddenly stopped working and I was curious about how Ku signals...
  8. Captain Midnight

    VHF Antennas for RF 4 and 7

    Found these in a ditch today! Measurements and dipole calculation shows they are for Ch 4 and 7. Makes sense because the local NBC and ABC were 4 and 7. How good would this RF4 antenna work for the rest of the low VHF band? I need something for my system that can catch low band to go with my...
  9. Captain Midnight

    Polorotor Help?

    I am typically a LNBF or orthomode feed guy, but I came across a dish with a C/Ku Chap Corotor feed that I got free. I scored a Pansat 3500 for $10 on ebay for the skew control. Not many DVB-S signals left, but enough for me to try out the feedhorn. I tuned to 101w and ran a blind scan with the...
  10. Captain Midnight

    95w Gone??

    I cannot find 95w anymore. And now more ABC feeds have been added to 99w along with some horse racing feeds. Is the bird gone or damaged?
  11. Captain Midnight

    OTHER Ku Dish Farm Advice?

    Anyone here use a farm for ku coverage? I recently got 2 1.2m channel masters free from a hotel tossing them. That puts me up to 3 1.2m and 1 1m dishes that I am interested in using for multifeed reception. I'm thinking about covering 87w-91w with 1, covering 95w-99w with another, a 3rd on...
  12. Captain Midnight

    Amateur Mistake.

    Well I finally got the BUD up at the new house and quickly realized my mistake. Gonna have to move my post back away from the fence... I feel silly.
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    OTHER STAB HH120 Not Responding

    Hello, I have a STAB motor that has decided to take a nap on me (hopefully not dead). I had it in my shed for months and finally got time to set up my 1.2m dish at my new house. I had to on the pole and moving around fine. Went to 129w and back to 91w. No issues. Then I send it to 97w. It lands...
  14. Captain Midnight

    Powerline Interference?

    Has anyone here noticed interference from nearby powerlines? I had my antenna up around 32ft and my local NBC on RF32 barely locks with around 16dB C/N. My CBS on RF12 is stable at around 25dB. My ABC on RF22 runs around 27-28dB at ~32ft. Antenna looks thru the powerlines around 45ft away...
  15. Captain Midnight

    Channel Master 40ft Mast CM-1850

    I have one of these telescoping masts coming and am trying to find out some information to plan my installation. I have a mast bracket at the end of my roof peak at 21ft. I ordered the 40ft mast but only plan to use about 32ft of it tops. I plan to guy it 3 ways at 30ft and have the antenna with...
  16. Captain Midnight

    BUD Cover Ideas?

    I found this dish cover advertised in an old supplier catalog and was wondering if anyone had tried covering their bud to help prevent snow buildup or spare hail damage? I think it would be worth trying to craft a cover since I live in Arkansas with plenty of hailstorms.
  17. Captain Midnight

    Trenching Conduit from BUD to House

    Okay, I am prepping to move into a new house. We are planning on it being a long term residence, so I want to trench and bury my dish cables in conduit. What size pipe or conduit do you use/recommend? I am planning on running 2 leads of RG-11 BTW. And a 16ga M1/M2 wire with 18ga shielded wire...
  18. Captain Midnight

    Connecting a Polarotor C/Ku feed to 6 Receivers? ASC-1 Mover

    I am asking for a fellow satellite hobbyist. He has a 12ft Unimesh and has full arc view. An ASC-1 connected in the coax line moves his dish and controls the skew. But he wants to find a way to have 6 receivers connected to C and Ku band. He is ok with one receiver being the only one able to...
  19. Captain Midnight

    Site Survey & Electric Lines

    Planning to buy a house, and I don't have the option to really make the BUD a priority, but my wife will allow it in our side yard. The only issue is that there are high voltage lines running N to S in the side yard. Anyone else had issues with lines like these? I am curious on how it would...
  20. Captain Midnight

    OTHER Any way to convert Dish Trav'ler to FTA?

    Seen one of these in a local thrift store for $50. Wondering if it could be modded/reprogrammed for use with FTA? It would be great on my van. https://winegard.com/products/satellite-tv/roof-mounted-antennas/travler/dish-bell-tv-hd-travler
  21. Captain Midnight

    Help ID Actuator Size

    Found a lot of NOS gear. I am trying to figure out the size. Seller says it is 36" but it looks shorter. What say you?
  22. Captain Midnight

    AMIKO Question on using Receiver as USALS and Diseqc 1.2m commander for H-H and VBox

    Just thought of something I think may work but need some advice. My system has a 10ft mesh BUD with a 24" Superjack & V-Box and 1.2m ku dish on a STAB HH connected via 4x8 Multiswitch. To move the Ku, I use an Amiko STB to send USALS commands with a single coax directly to the STAB without a...
  23. Captain Midnight

    OTHER Help Peaking a 1.2m on HH-120

    I am needing some advice on how to peak my ku dish to hit all of the arc on target. Currently, I have not had any issues with 87w-125w, but I went out to see if I could squeeze more signal from the 129w Reuters News feed... Well, I go out there with my Sathero meter and have around 9db C/N. Not...
  24. Captain Midnight

    Reed Sensor Swap??

    I have to get photos another time but basically my Reed sensor stopped counting in my actuator. No surprise because it is likely 25 years old. But I have a similar actuator that has a good sensor but a worn motor. I'd like to swap the sensor. Anyone else done this before? Looks simple enough...
  25. Captain Midnight

    OTHER Channel Master 1.2m Focal Point

    I am using a CM 1.2m fiberglass dish for ku with a C120 feed and an Eagle Aspen LNB. I finally got around to peaking the thing after realizing performance was just a bit subpar. The Feedhorn throat has a slot that fits the LNB holder perfectly. That's why I thought my focal point was set...