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  1. mbutts

    So how many hams view this forum??

    WB0VKL here, gen class listened to the beacons but havent done anything yet to try to go through the translators.
  2. mbutts

    Pansat 2700/3500 comparison

    Thats what I wanted to know, I read your reviews but I wanted to get a side by side evaluation. I've played with a 2700 some and will get to see a 3500 hopefully this week. So thanks for the info.... glad to find you guys for legal fta...... too many of the other sites without info for actual...
  3. mbutts

    need help w/ remote tv set-up

    from what im getting from your post, you want to be able to control a dvr in another room with the remote. X10 makes a powermid that is 2 units, 1 in room u sit, 1 in room with appliance to control. you point the remote at the powermid, and it sends the signal via radio waves to the receiver...
  4. mbutts

    Help!My Dish keeps screwing up!

    why didnt they use coax connectors with o-rings or the fancy cable weather proof connectors like primestar used to use? They have a blue insert on the end that the coax sticks into. Coax Seal or tape work good too. Dialectric grease helps prevent corossion. Some of this you can get at Radio...
  5. mbutts

    Is FTA really legal

    You can think of FTA like backhaul feeds on c and ku band, if the networks want to, they just throw a switch and encript the channel. (and sometimes in the middle of a feed they will encript it) Some friends of mine watched the CMT awards last week on one of the telstar sats on c band. If they...
  6. mbutts

    Pansat 2700/3500 comparison

    Hi, I'm still a newbe on FTA, I was a satellite dealer for years with c band and dbs. For those who have owned both the 2700a and 3500s, what are the advantages to the 3500 besides the card slot? A couple of my friends are getting into FTA, one has a 2700 and the other is getting a 3500. I...