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  1. mattopia

    Another Slimline conversion

    I made some additional adjustments today to fine tune the Slimline. I forget which transponder I used on G19 (11867 I think), but with my FTA receiver connected before tweaking I was at about 45% Q. I was able to tweak it up to 54-55% Q. I bet I could squeeze a bit more out but didn't want to...
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    Another Slimline conversion

    I've had a Slimline kicking around in the garage for a few years and just couldn't scrap it. I've been playing with Outernet for several weeks and figured I'd try the Slimline as a dedicated Outernet dish. I ordered an LNBF and "universal mount" from ke4est on eBay. I mostly used information...
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    By jove, I think he's got it!

    I have the 90cm geosatPRO and the LNBF that came with it, and I'm having excellent results with 125W and nearly every other bird. Wildfeeds that pop up can sometimes be a bit weak if they are DVB-S2, and I have not had luck yet with the Montana PBS, but overall I think you'll have very good...
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    Issues with LPB mux on 87W (SES 2)

    It's possible I am watching a DVB-S2 feed right now on AMC9 with 52% quality and no issues. I get 62-63% on the LPB mux (up a bit after tweaking the dish today) and I'm still having issues. Sometimes it will be fine for 10-15 minutes. I tried a few minutes ago, hoping the few extra % Q would...
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    Issues with LPB mux on 87W (SES 2)

    Well I'm feeling better knowing that it's not just me! It does seem that, after tweaking, it will "fix" itself now after a few moments. Previously I would have to change to a different TP and back. I get 125W just fine, so it's not a huge deal, but it sounds like there might be occasional...
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    Issues with LPB mux on 87W (SES 2)

    On SES 3, the NBC muxes are spot on when compared to sathint.com. They are spot on with the ABC News mux on Galaxy 17 as well. On Galaxy 16, the RT/NHK mux shows as 12040 / 26666 on the STB and 12036 / 26666 on sathint.com, but the video is perfect despite the difference. The Newsource mux on...
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    Issues with LPB mux on 87W (SES 2)

    I'm having a strange issue that seems to only affect the LPB mux on 87 west. I'm using a Manhattan DJ-1997, 90cm dish, and a geosatPRO PLL LNB. If I watch any of the channels on the LPB mux (11807 H 11149), they are fine for a few minutes and they slowly get choppy. A blindscan finds this at...
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    New TBS Card. Need Help! Any Linux Experts Out There?

    I don't know much about DVB-S devices on Linux (I'm struggling with a USB adapter myself), but I can tell you that usually the most helpful error messages for hardware will be found in the output of the dmesg command. From there, you can usually copy and paste your specific error into Google...
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    30 West... somehow!

    I was looking at the coverage maps for Hispasat and SES-4 earlier, and the North America transponders seem to fall in the 11.7-12.2 range. Are there any universal coverage transponders or is there any bleed over that I might receive with a universal LNB? I do need to eventually get a dual...
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    30 West... somehow!

    I thought I'd share this with you guys. When I chose where to put the dish, I knew I wouldn't get anything east of about 85W due to a large tree, and it's proved true for 72W where I get no signal. I've been debating on adding a second dish to pick up some things my motorized 90cm won't get...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Exactly - I set the motor to the "motor latitude" listed (my latitude), and I set the dish elevation to the elevation # provided. It was almost spot on. Set the skew on your LNBF to zero!
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Thank you! I've learned that lesson before. My trick has been to mulch around the post/cable a bit - makes it look a little nicer too. I'll do PVC instead if I'm feeling too lazy to 'landscape' in the Spring. EDIT: The more I think about it, I should do both! I'd hate to have to run all of...
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    Cord cutter, FTA, and a Great PVR

    I use MythTV as a backend for recording OTA and I use Kodi (aka XBMC) as a frontend for watching recorded content. It took a little bit of effort to set up, but it's been rock solid ever since. I'm just getting into FTA and am going to look into using a USB DVB-S dongle to integrate FTA with...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Wrapped things up (mostly) today - just have a bit of wire cleanup/organization to do and probably a little landscaping in the spring. Here are the pics as promised! Plumity-plum-plum: My cable-trenching method - Use a garden spade to cut down to below the sod, lift up, tuck the wire under...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Post is up, dish is mounted. I was hoping to get to 4' but I sort of gave up once I got past 3'3" or so, which *should* be enough to clear the frost line. I hope. I did put some bolts through to keep the post from twisting. Other than a rotor issue mentioned in my other thread, it went...
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    Stab HH90 installation help

    I got it! I had to do a full factory reset of the receiver, and then as KE4EST mentioned I had to hit "OK" while on the motor settings. I found this very helpful thread related to the HDVR1200 that got me on the right track...
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    Stab HH90 installation help

    I must be missing a configuration screen somewhere then - I've looked under everymenu and do not see any motor configuration options other than being able to select motor mode on each satellite individually. I can't find anywhere to configure location for USALS, or to move the rotor for DiSEqC...
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    Stab HH90 installation help

    Zip is 44129. Now that you mention it, I have not entered lat/long into the receiver... And I can't find any place to do so! But I do have several satellite locations set for USALS. I originally was just trying my closest to due south, but I've tried 125W - 72W just to see if I can get the...
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    Stab HH90 installation help

    Hi (again) guys, OK, so I put a post in the ground, mounted the rotor, dish, etc - followed the STAB directions, watched the Sadoun videos, and I think I did everything right. The motor tries to move, the shaft/dish moves maybe a degree or so, but then the motor stops and rotates back to...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Here's a sat view of intergalactic HQ... Sorry for the quality - Google's imagery of the area is... worse than it used to be for some reason. Due south is straight down. Zip code is 44129 - The green dot on the red deck is there my temporary setup is currently. - The red dot in the...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    I *think* the only spot I can get 72W (and anything east of roughly 85W) would be mounted somewhere other than on the ground - either high up on one side of the house (the wall mount), or on my deck where the temporary rig is (but I'm trying to avoid having anything permanent on the deck...)...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    I just learned that the motor arrived 4 days early! :) BUT I'm not at home to do anything with it yet and won't be until the weekend. I have my neighbor's 100' foot tree to deal with in my back yard. If I cement in a post there, I will see all the way to 125 west (PBS!), but it's looking...
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    STAB HH90 - OK to use the mount included with my 90cm dish?

    Hi guys! Some may recall I'm currently using a GeoSatPRO 90cm mounted to a PA speaker tripod. It's working great! But I'm getting tired of re-aiming to try different satellites, so I ordered an HH90 motor. I'll probably mount the whole thing temporarily to the same tripod I'm using now...
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    Speaker stand for temporary 90cm dish mount

    Just thought I'd update the thread and say so far, so good. I haven't made any sandbags up yet but it's been holding steady since last night with about 60-65% quality on strong transponders.