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    4156H Dark On 99W.

    I've been watching for years to get east coast NBC. All English, all the time. Not that it matters now.
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    Kijiji, eBay, and Craigslist dishes for you to take a look at

    Well, I have posted my system on Craigslist. I am in the Colorado Springs area. Complete C/Ku system System includes Dish with Corotor feedhorn with C & Ku band LNBs, dish moving motor and controller (4DTV) and Amiko Mini HD265 tuner. Basically, I'd like to see somebody make use of it. Dish...
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    CONTEST!! Titanium ASC1 Appreciation Give-A-Way

    Thanks Titanium Satellite. You contribute so much to keeping this great hobby alive.
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    FTA c band still available?

    I think it is worth being able to access both C and Ku band. Living in the mountain time zone, most network shows, including nightly news, are delayed one hour. I watch NBC and ABC shows without the delay, an hour earlier than otherwise available. We watch news daily at 4:30. NBC is available...
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    Trouble with skew control

    O.K. I got the new Corotor and did mount it in the same spot using markings that I had made. I didn't calculate the FD ratio and focal length because I immediately got strong signals in C and Ku band, both horizontally and vertically throughout the arc. The guys that installed my dish many...
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    Trouble with skew control

    Very clear explanation. I believe that I will be able to mount the new feedhorn at the exact position of the old one but will indeed check the measurements as a learning experience. I'll report back when I get the new Corotor.
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    Trouble with skew control

    Well I removed the old Corotor and sent it off to Chaparral. I have a couple more questions. 1) the instructions say to attach the scaler ring to the mounting bracket on the dish. My Corotor was mounted using a collar holding the body of the Corotor with the scaler ring attached to the Corotor...
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    Trouble with skew control

    well, I was very positively surprised when I heard back from Pacific Tech Satellite, the distributor for Chaparral. It turn out that the units with the amber plastic piece had a defect that was corrected in later units. Chaparral is replacing my Corotor with a new one at no charge! That is after...
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    Trouble with skew control

    Mine looks very much as you described. Here are a couple of pictures: It looks like the plastic three legged piece holding the probe in place would slide out but it feels very firmly in place. I also found this on the Chaparral web site: "pull up gently on the amber colored drive shaft that...
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    Trouble with skew control

    Thanks for all of your quick responses. I thought it could be a break but I was confused by how clean the broken end is. It looked like there are slots holding the probe in place, so I will try to get it out tomorrow. The silicone spray sounds like a good Idea. I think it may have been hanging...
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    Trouble with skew control

    I have BUD system that works perfectly except that I can't adjust the skew (except manually at the dish). My system: 10ft fiberglass dish, Chaparral Corotor II feedhorn with C and Ku LNBs, 4DTV to move dish and adjust skew, Amiko Mini SE tuner. I recently received a new servo motor from...
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    AMIKO Missing satellite list.

    As a newbie, I didn't understand that the Nano was different from the Mini HD SE. I have a Mini, not a nano. Would my backup satellite list therefore not work for his nano? I got my Mini HD SE from GOTCBAND.
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    AMIKO Missing satellite list.

    I don't see where the satellite list is on the Amiko site. For future reference, can you give a link or instructions? Thanks.
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    AMIKO Missing satellite list.

    I am new to the Amiko, just got mine last week. It came with a notice to back up the firmware immediately. While that is a good idea, I don't know why Amiko doesn't have a backup file for download on their website for situations like yours. If Amiko, your seller or KE4EST can't send you a backup...
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    AMIKO Newbie questions about Mini HD SE: NBC Audio and other stuff.

    Thanks guys for your quick responses. That did the trick. Also, I found the videos showing how to add and edit. It looks like I will be doing a firmware update tomorrow. I'm having too much fun checking out various channels tonight!
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    AMIKO Newbie questions about Mini HD SE: NBC Audio and other stuff.

    Hi, I just got an Amiko Mini HD SE (from Gotcband) as I bring my 30 y.o system up to date. I am especially interested in being able to watch NBC earlier, so I tuned in the NBC feeds on AMC 18. The picture is great but the dialog track is barely or not at all audible. This was true on the news...
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    FS-amiko mini hd se

    I'm curious why you sold it.
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    Looking forFTA HD FTA box ?

    Thanks Fred and Waylew for your comments. Either one will be a big upgrade from the very old receiver that I have now. I think the mini HD is the better choice for me.
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    Looking forFTA HD FTA box ?

    I am curious why you got both the Mini HD and the Micro HD. Also, is there anything that you (or others) like about the Geosat compared to the Amiko Mini HD?
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    Adventures in Dish Hunting 2011??

    I have a complete working C Band system with 10 foot fiberglass dish, 4dtv, integra HD tuner, and coship blind search tuner. I don't use it anymore. I would like to pass it on to someone who would make use of it. I am in the Colorado Springs area. If you know of anyone who would want it or have...
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    DISH 722k PSIP On Over The Air Channels

    I have a VIP622, don't subscribe to locals, and have been getting guide data for local channels since yesterday.
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    Is local channels required now?

    I am grandfathered as well, America's Top 250 for 59.99 (no locals included) plus $10.00 for HD Platinum. It seems that the OP was grandfathered. I don't see why adding HD would change that.
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    Pricing Update from Dish Network

    Thanks. I'm happy to keep getting my locals OTA.
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    Pricing Update from Dish Network

    I remember reading, in this or other thread, that locals would be included automatically in all packages. I searched this thread and could only find this statement from Scott's first post: "DISH marketing materials will reflect package prices with local network programming included." I am one...
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    SAT 110 & 119 are fine, but 129?!?! Help please

    I agree with covering the side eyes. I tried to peak my dish, ended up shifting so that the pickups were getting the wrong satellites and one was not being seen at all. If you cover the two outer ones and run check switch, it will show you which satellite the middle pickup is getting. Roy