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    Question with Coaxial Cable

    D* says the cable has to have a solid copper center conductor with a rating of up to 3ghz for their AT9 dish... There's really no reason to use quad shield. Regular 60% braid RG-6 should be able to handle those 100' runs no problem.
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    Safest penetration into a Home?

    Basic installer: external walls. Custom: through ducts, regular pvc jacketed rg-6 should work fine.
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    I need expertise

    The reason i said RG-11 is because it is difficult to find RG-7. I agree that RG-7 would be better for a long run like that. Solid copper center conductor would help as well, less resistance.
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    Mexican candy being pulled from stores' shelves in LV

    quite different, baja california vs mexico! the culture is way different.
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    Mexican candy being pulled from stores' shelves in LV

    hot tamale's.... no where near mexican candy. mexican candy is just, different.
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    I need expertise

    150' of RG6 is doable, but that's pushing it. you will definately need a signal amplifier for that OTA antenna. You will definately need a powered multiswitch for the dishes. If you can I would recommend running Quad RG6 if you can. If the run from the tower to the house is going to be far you...
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    MPEG 4 Bit Rate... Can this be

    yes that's what i meant. KB for Kilo Bytes and kb for kilo bits
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    New install

    Tony Stewart is my hero!!! j/k
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    Directv Free Install

    no kidding, if you don't like the prices, do it yourself, we're not stopping you. but if it's not up to specs we're not using it.
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    New install

    why not do it yourself, you can get the supplies at home depot for cheap, you'll also need to dig the trench for him. 1 5/8" pole 16ga minimum 6' long, 2' underground 4' above. what i do is dig down 2' then put the pole in, and put some gravel in to plumb it then put the easy mix concrete in...
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    MPEG 4 Bit Rate... Can this be

    1.4Mbps * 1024 = 1433.6Kbps * 8 = 11468.8kbps So it is really 11,469 kbps. There is your proper calculation for the bitrate. 1024 bytes in 1 kilobyte 8 bits in a byte
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    Coax requirement for HD OTA.

    like mike said, all you really need is rg-6 with 60% braid. i recommend perfect vision or belden. for ota having a solid copper center is not extremely important but maintains a better signal over further runs. quad shield is not necessary but again helps prevent signal loss for longer runs.
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    Safest penetration into a Home?

    we've had a guy catch a mobile home on fire when he hit an electrical wire. i punch through the drywall, poke the bit through backwards and then move the fiberglass out of the way and make sure there is no other obstructions then put the bit back on my drill and drill through the outside wall.
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    Mexican candy being pulled from stores' shelves in LV

    i used to like mexican candy when i was a kid, not so much anymore. used to get it all the time when i went to mexico with my parents and when i went to las vegas to visit relatives.
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    Leasing Rumor/Info

    so far, that sounds about right, but there's nothing official so i'm not relying on any information unless it's from an official source.
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    Mexican candy being pulled from stores' shelves in LV

    chili powder. ------- most of those mexican candies have been pulled from california for quite a long time.
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    new sub with questions on install

    sounds like you need to call dish and tell them what the insaller told you and also tell them what he did because he clearly doesn't know wtf he is doing. Dish 1000 to a DP34... wtf is he thinking. Sounds like he was smoking something during his training, how is he even SBCA certified!?
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    Directv tech Comes...and says....for those who know my situation

    satellite signal problems show distortion and blocks on the screen. ghosting would be transmitted through the signal coming from the local station.
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    DirecTV Install Help & Questions?

    splitters generally don't pass power.
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    Directv Free Install

    speaking of attic crawls and crawling under mobiles. the hsp here requires us to do both for free unfortunately because i have seen many many mobiles that are trashed underneath and have cats/dogs living under or are crawling with spiders or are just muddy and disgusting. the hsp doesn't do wall...
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    Where can I get a Pole to mount a dish?

    i see them right next to sidewalks at apartment complexes here. it seems like more and more techs don't do things right. my pov is when i do installs i want it to work and look the same way as if it were my apartment or house.
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    Safest penetration into a Home?

    i do as tate said. floors in mobile homes, wall plate on homes and drill from the inside out after insuring there is no stud in the way, trust me i learned the hard way many times.
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    A question for installers about service calls

    it is sounding more and more like a data error on the ird or access card. either way you're going to get either a new access card or ird. altho i hate to get a refurb ird in place of my owned ird because i never have any good things to say about refurbs.
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    Radio Shack closing up to 700 stores.

    they used to require the same information here too untill about 2 years ago when everyone started refusing to give it to them. also the credit card machine shows your full credit card # here. i try to pay with cash here if possible and only if there is something i really need like a resistor for...
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    Will a preamp help?

    imo that radio shack plastic pos pre-amp is just that, a pos.