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Hey guys, it’s been awhile since I posted on Satellite Guys, but I’ve been lurking around from time to time. Has anybody checked out the” The Dish” Documentary, not the movie with Sam Neil at Parks “that one was good also, I also watched that one recently” This is about Satellite...

What are you guys using for HDTV antennas? I'm curious if any of those long range direct antennas work like the ones from Lava, Vortex. I know they claim 150 miles, but what are you really getting max?

This is pickup only in the Sacramento area. I'm moving and can't use it. This was supposed to be my project, but never got around to getting it up and running. Free to good home. You will need a pickup truck. The dish measures about 6 1/2 feet, comes with heavy duty stand. I even have the LNB...

Interesting read this morning on Yahoo, I've done the same from my local cable provider, just using OTA and FTA and PlayOn and Dish Network for the Mrs. with no contract. Nearly 800,000 U.S. TV households 'cut the cord,' report says - Yahoo! News

Can anybody confirm this box can talk to UPNP or DLNA hosts. This would be really sweet if it can. It seems it can do just about everything.

I caught this on the engadget's site, this might affect you Azbox owners that watch Youtube clips on it, same with other set top boxes that use the Youtube API. YouTube pulls a Hulu -- yanking API access from Popcorn Hour (Update: Google responds) -- Engadget

Not mine, just poking around Craiglist this morning. Satellite dish

Does anybody know where I can find those quick release knob/bolts to tighten up your dish when moving it around like the ones on the DirecTV or Dish mounts. I find it easier to use those then using the plain screw and bolt. I checked my local Home Depot, but didn't see anything like those, but...

Hey guys, newbie here with Dish Network, I usually hang over with the FTA guys on Satguys.US I was wondering since I'm setting up my Dish Network installation, is there any legit Dish Network tuner cards you can buy on the market so I can utilize it with future Win7 Media Center capabilities...

Has anybody seen this Dish Farm in Napa, one of the biggest farms I've seen. I've always drove bye it on my way to Sonoma in the wine country, but never knew who it belonged to until now. If you check out the Intelsat web page, they have some nice interactive Flash pages about the major birds...

Hey guys and gals “if any I think it’s mostly guys on Satelliteguys”. I was thinking of changing my career field from Computer Analyst to something in Satellite Communications, and I know some of you already work in the field and maybe can give me some suggestions on what to do, or aim for...

Any of you guys follow Gizmodo.com, here's an article on a guy in S. Korea with many Satellite Dishes. I think I've seen this pic before. Gizmodo - What Is This? - Satellite dishes Here's a interesting New York Times article on the guy with more info here in this link with a picture of...

Has anybody seen this before, what does it actually do File:GATR satellite dish -- Jalalabad, Afghanistan.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Do you guys know or have seen any of the Japanese Space Agency "JAXA" feeds on any of the FTA Satellite's? They were doing a Lunar Landing with a probe today, wanted to see if they were airing this.

I thought this was sorta cool seeing one of these bid BUD's for sale on eBay. I always wondered how much one would cost. I would hate to see the shipping costs. Vertex 9M Ku-Band 4-Port Ku-Band Linear Feed Antenna - eBay (item 370207094856 end time Jun-02-09 07:31:48 PDT) Vertex 9M Ku-Band...

SES AMERICOM - Satellite Guide Click on the Satellite name, gives you information about it, and a PDF to view.

Is it possible to actually subscribe to subscription channels, say on 91W Bell Express Vu, I was re-aligning my dish today, did a blind search on 91W, and was able to pull in what’s on 91W BellVU, encrypted of course. Can I actually purchase a subscription with my VisionSat IV200 Box. The...

Hey guys, any of you take part on the FTA group on Facebook, the group moderator had banned any talk of IKS Systems, but lifted that ban because of this Nagra 3 Encryption to be rolled out on FTA signals, could anybody explain if this is going to be a serious issue for us FTA hobbyists, and...

Hey guys, it's been awhile since I posted, but have been reading posts every few weeks. So I'm back at it, after a break, I mounted the dish back on the tri-pod, hooked up the Visionsat IV200, I left a maker on the tri-pod poll on what bird I was hitting before I wrapped up for the winter...

I was researching some MythTV stuff, and came across this site. Online Satellite Calculations - 20©07 Jens T. Satre Seems like a pretty nice site for you guys that like to tinker with stuff, and like to do the calculations.

Hey Guys, with this LNB from SAT AV SINGLE UNV FTA SATELLITE LNBF- MINI - SatelliteAV, LLC. and Viewsat 200 box, I should be able to get 123W correct?? I'm located at 95843 Antelope, CA using the directions from Sadoum angle Google calculator. My Skew should be set at 2.1 For now I'm...

What are some general signs of a bad motor, I’m on the DSS H-H motor, would a bad motor cause the signal to drop about 40 % in quality? and do weird stuff like not pan all the way east, but will pan west?

Question about 123W Galaxy 10, KU band, when ever I do a blind search on this bird for all frequency’s with the Vision Sat IV200, all I get is tons of Arabic, Middle Eastern, Religious channels in the lineup, radio is also fine “nothing wrong with that” but according to the LIST on SATGuys.US...

Hey guys, is this a good deal for this dish for pulling in C-band, UNIDEN UST 705 AND WINEGUARD SATELLITE DISH I haven't ventured off the KU band yet, would I be able to mount a newer C-Band LNB on this baby.

HELP!! I finally get my FTA dish aimed up to the heavens, get hundreds of channels fine, after I clean up the wiring on the outside, retested and I’m good with portable TV. I decided to route the coax into the house from the central distribution box for the internal cable. When I route the...