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    a lost FTA newbie

    yes we are trying to rethink putting up a new mount on the front side of the chimney here which will allow us a wider range of movement also ;).. an the folks are so happy with the quality of it an so forth from the old staband dish to this 76cm dish an the standard dish LNB's an this .3db one...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    hey I have a few of the sats coming in but I can see I wont be able to use the mount I was using, it is limiting the western side of my satellite selections :(.. it gets to about 50 or 55 on the dial an then the edge of the dish touches the chimney.. guess my next move will be to try an make my...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    ok cool I got the dish an LNB in now finally.. an fixing to head up on the roof soon today here an try to tie it all in ;).. keyword being "try" :).. with the luck I had the last time with all this I think we all know I will be posting more yet.. I am wondering since the LNBF I got is the...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    nothing like waiting on shipping is it?.. ;)
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    a lost FTA newbie

    yes TiminMb you hit the nail on the head there.. I had neglected to measure the length of the arms an noticed a 2" difference in them, which throughs off the focus point from the dish to the LNB.. so, I presently have a winegaurd ds2076 an a DMS international .5 dual Ku LNB model no. ASC322 an...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    well I normally dont do this.. but, anyone know of someone in the south western part of Va. that install FTA dishes?.. yes I am that sick now.. I figure 6 days ot throwing wrenches an dropping them down the chimney an such is more than enough.. an still havent hit the first satellite right yet...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    ok will do an will edit back in this post if it works out for me then.. was about the only thing I didnt do yet.. hehehe.. well I had to re-edit my other post cause of mess up on my setup I wasnt getting the darn thing to work here ;).. typo on my USALS setup was causing that to not work...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    well well a new issue it seems.. I was trying to retune this thing again an noticing that the receiver isnt operating the motor now when on USLAS or manually when in 1.2 setting.. but I can go on the roof an the signal meter is still whining an the green light is lit an steady an I can manually...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    oh, an could anyone tell me of the 4 little transponders on AMC 5 which one I should try an see if I can peak in on?.. I did forget to ask an havent been lucky so far as we all see ;).. I am now on a different sat again than the IA-5 an it isnt the sameone I was on before.. this one now has a...
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    hbo fta?

    . o O (those was the days) :cool:
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    a lost FTA newbie

    this should prove to be fun trying to fine tune while home alone today.. hehehe.. an I am already going to have to run a tap on my top u-strap as it is.. so using my bottom to help hold me steady now till I can get my motor position so I can mark it to the pole for that trick.. I think I over...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    ty Iceberg.. guess I need to shift my motor some so I keep my arc right..
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    a lost FTA newbie

    well to be honest I am not sure I am only seeing scrambled channel listed on all but about 2 or 3 channels an one of those is mentioning about a NFL game coming up later an has a bell express view logo in the top right corner of it.. I get audio on some of the channels like a radio audio.. but I...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    an "Tracy" I owe you a carton too due to it being your link that made me realize I needed to get my butt in here an seek further help ;).. an yes it is very informative.. I had pretty much done alot of it but was confused an certain part though.. an was due to the mention of doubled channels on...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    I had forgotten to mention something else I have read I need to resolve an that is gonna cause issues later on if I don't now.. I am getting doubled channels on my blind scans.. I have the Dish dual LNBf (one head two outputs) an I have one leg on the DiSEqC line 1 an the other on line 2 an then...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    well needless to say I like the .3ku world system, but I already have my sg-2100 though.. an when pricing the dish an LNBF seperate is only about $9 more with the motor included... oh, and can you tell me if that particular LNBF will give me both the C an Ku feeds in one?.. who knows maybe...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    an thank ya PSB for the rapid responce.. I am going to go an see if I can figure out how to better read a compass.. an will try an select that for my true south selection... I was wondering any advice on a feedhorn lnb combo that would allow me to get the optimal signal an clearity when I...
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    a lost FTA newbie

    I was reading in serveral very informative postings around the web on how to try an setup my new FTA system an was told this is the place to ask if you become lost, so here I am to try an ask.. if you can though bare with me cause I am totally new to this area.. I guess I need to first off...