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  1. GMFreak8

    Signal Loss on a Mandatory Long Cable Run. What Can Be Done?

    Nice, I never thought of that. The only thing about that would be the view distraction. There's people already complaining that there are too many Dishes on his side of the lake. :rolleyes:
  2. GMFreak8

    Signal Loss on a Mandatory Long Cable Run. What Can Be Done?

    I've had better luck with Dish Pro equipment going farther distances. :eek: I've ordered the signal amp and a switch. I'll go from there and see how things are. They really want to have separate boxes. I think even a slight boost in signal level will get rid of the dropouts for the most part.
  3. GMFreak8

    Signal Loss on a Mandatory Long Cable Run. What Can Be Done?

    Awesome, that's exactly what I was looking for. Can they be daisy-chained together to boost the signals?
  4. GMFreak8

    Signal Loss on a Mandatory Long Cable Run. What Can Be Done?

    Hey Guys, I'm hoping one of you can help me out with my issue here. I'm helping a guy out in the Adirondacks install a Dishnet setup for his house. Due to the location of the house, the only place that you can receive the signal is around 600 feet from his house at the lake shore. There's...
  5. GMFreak8

    EPG Screenshots

    My Sara box has been forgetting to record lately. I guess it's time to do the monthly delete everything and redo it routine.
  6. GMFreak8

    SBS6 update?

    Thanks. Same to you. :) I'm glad I'm not the only one that's taken an extended break from the tinkering.
  7. GMFreak8

    EPG Screenshots

    Never even realized that as a function of SARA. It is cool.
  8. GMFreak8

    EPG Screenshots

    What's that? My only complaints with Time Warner is the horrible compression of certain HD and digital channels, and the horrible UI. Fix those and it would be great. I miss the days of crystal clear *gasp* analog channels. No naughty compression.
  9. GMFreak8

    SBS6 update?

    Well basically, I know the LNB is working, that's about it. I bypassed my switch, and connected it directly to the Linear input of the LNB. I can get SBS6/G17 if I play around with it for a long time, but as soon as I move the dish to another satellite, I get very weak to nonexistent signals...
  10. GMFreak8

    EPG Screenshots

    Well hell, that looks a hell of a lot better than SARA for the UI at least. I wonder when we might be upgraded....
  11. GMFreak8

    SBS6 update?

    Well that's good. I'm still stumped on my install. Driving me insane. It's been months and I can't get it right. Some guy that installed BUDs has offered to help me out for an outrageous price, but dammit, I'm about ready to call him. I just want to enjoy it, and maybe after I watch him do...
  12. GMFreak8

    SBS6 update?

    Well I'm back. Hopefully some of you remember me (the pain in the ass from a few months ago). Been pretty hectic around here lately. I just started college, so it's even worse. But I've got the hankering to tinker with my dish setup once again, and I was wondering if SBS6 is still up, and if...
  13. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    Thanks. I printed your post and I'm gonna show him. I already told him it's gonna be a big headache. Maybe I can convince him to do the headend deal instead.
  14. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    Thanks for the replies. The guy is unsure if he wants to put all the work into it now. We'll see what he decides. BTW, I'm doing a run of 400 feet for my own personal use. What signal booster should I use, or can I possibly get away without one, and just a weak signal?
  15. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    I should have less loss using RG-11 over RG-6 too, correct?
  16. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    Thanks for the replies. What equipment would be involved with a headend system? Where can I purchase this? The only downfall would be the limitation of channels available for the customers. I'm thinking I'll set it up with a few Dish 500 dishes placed throughout, connected to receivers in...
  17. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    This right here, looks like an even better setup. It works with Dish Pro, and supports up to 16 receivers: Spaun DMS51602NF DIRECTV / Dish Network 5x16 Satellite Multiswitch (DMS51602NF) | SPAUN [DMS51602NF] multiplexer 5 x 16 5in 16 out multi-switch 51602 dms-51602 nf 51602 nf 516 sms51602 sms...
  18. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    Yeah, the distance is what worries me. We could setup a CATV system, but that would limit the number of channels to 125, and run into a lot of cash...
  19. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    Would this work with a Dish 500 Legacy system, and RG-11 cable: Pico Macom Rack-Mount 5-Input Satellite Multiswitches TSMS-5/16RK I was thinking I could connect two of those for up to 32 connections. If we left the receivers plugged in and stored, until someone needed one, that would prevent...
  20. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    He has a Dish 500 antenna that he'd like to use. Now the DP34 switches can be cascaded 8 deep? I was under the impression that that would cause too much of a signal degradation. The campsite also is fairly spread out. It's .3 miles from the dish to the farthest site. Is there any commercial...
  21. GMFreak8

    Need help planning Dish Commercial MDU setup. One Dish, 25+ receivers

    A friend of mine approached me about helping him to setup Dish Network for his campground. He wants to provide a dish network hookup on at least 25 of the camping sites, with the ability to expand the system if needed. What equipment do I need to buy to make a reliable system, and where can I...
  22. GMFreak8

    NEW Coolsat 8100HD coming out July 18

    If that is indeed the case, that's one screwed up business case for selling MPEG4 receivers.
  23. GMFreak8

    Pictures of my Dish setup. Tell me what I'm doing wrong.

    Well I didn't get to try it today. Had to go out of town. Maybe tomorrow.
  24. GMFreak8

    One Receiver, One KU Motorized Dish, One BUD Motorized Dish. Possible?

    Cool. Anything that cuts down on the complexity is good. I was drooling over a mesh dish today. If only I could get my KU setup working first. :(
  25. GMFreak8

    Pictures of my Dish setup. Tell me what I'm doing wrong.

    Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll try that tomorrow. :)