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I thought some of you might enjoy this picture. It was on the news about the violence in East Timor. Sadly this person's car is gone and their home isn't very nice, but the dish has survived. You can tell they are near the equator.

I'm going to be digging a post hole for my free (take it away please) 7 foot aluminum dish and was wondering what you guys think should be the dimensions of the hole. I used an angle grinder to cut the post from its original base so I lost about 10 inches in height, is that a problem? Thanks

We recently moved and have an awesome southern exposure, but I'm a little confused about finding my true south satellite. One source (I think Iceberg or PSB) said use your longitude (82 degrees west/ Mount Gilead OH) which would be Nimiq 2 and another (Sadoun) said our true south is 192 degrees...

Somebody gave me three Direct TV receivers and I was wondering what I can do with them. I don't plan to subscribe and have no interest in hacking but thought they might work as signal splitters once I get FTA into my house. Any ideas? Thanks

Anyone try using an actuator from a BUD to motorize a smaller dish? That would be a Mcgyver undertaking. I'm thinking about it, but will need lots from my basement junk drawer and was wondering if I shouldn't just shell out the money for a motor. Thanks

Someone gave me an analog receiver but the ribbon cable had been cut and removed from it. There is a red wire, white wire, and a group of smaller wires (green, brown, and orange) wrapped together with an unshielded wire in blue paper like casing. I also have the actuator but don't know where...

I'm confused about grounding my equipment. I bought 50' of coax with the attached grounding wire and a grounding block. Where and how do you attach the grounding wire on the dish. None of my LNBs have a place for a grounding wire, so I'm assuming it should go somewhere on the hardware for the...

What can anyone tell me about the President 900. I have no manuals and I would like to FTA with it. I guess it's analog and doesn't have blind scan, but should still be useful. What can you guys tell me about it? Thanks a bunch.

Is there any reason you can't angle iron a platform together and weigh it down enough (without coming through the roof) and straddle a gable peak on a roof if you don't want to put a post in your yard? I'm trying to get above some obstructions and think the roof will clear me. Oh, I'm thinking...

I have an 18" DSS dish and LNB and want to fix it on a satellite for audio. The Dish LNB is circular polarized, right? And if possible, which satellite is the best for audio. Thanks

Hello everybody I've been reading your notes for a couple weeks and you seem like a great group. I'm glad you don't tolerate theft or hostility. This is my first post, tell me if I'm in the wrong forum. Anyway, I got a bunch of free equipment by posting a request on my local freecycle yahoo...