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    OTHER Koqit Firmware

    Should be arriving by the end of the week. My dad doesn't have a motor, just a fixed dish at 97 west. So hopefully this will work out for him. I will report back once I get it and connect it. Would like to not have the junk in the firmware as well, but will give this a shot.
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    OTHER Koqit Firmware

    Thanks so much. I am going to order it and see how it works out.
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    OTHER Koqit Firmware

    Haven't been on these forums in several years. Came looking for an inexpensive replacement receiver for my elderly dad who's old receiver died. He only watches Galaxy 19 @ 97W. Checking Lyngsat it shows most channels are DVBS and not even DVB S2. I see this receiver on ebay for about $25 as...
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    Problems with some Transponders on 97

    Hello, I am having problems picking up some channels on 97 west and wanted to see if anyone can offer assistance or advice to troubleshoot the issue? The odd thing about it is that the problems seem intermittant. Some days they work and some days they do not. I went on the roof and the...
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    Enter Here To Win: 1.2 Meter Dish And Stand

    I learned about skew settings. Enter me to win :D
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    Receiver repair possible

    I looked at radioshack.com for some parts. They have an infrared detector, but the dimensions do not exactly look the same as the one on my receiver. And how do I know if they are electrically compatible? I cannot see any markings or part#'s on the infrared sensor. Here is the link to the...
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    Receiver repair possible

    Pictures of receiver Ok, I have taken apart the receiver and taken pics. Now what next? I connected the receiver to cable and turned on. Still works, but not picking up remote signals.
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    Receiver repair possible

    I viewed the remote via my digital camera and the LED display's a white light when the buttons are pressed. Tested multiple remotes including the samsung. White light displayed for all. So I assume the remote is good and the receiver is not working. The fact that a replacement remote did...
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Van, Thanks so much for the links and clarification. :bow One more question regarding the aluminum ground lug pictured. It does not appear to come with a bolt or screw and nut to attach to the upper ankle bolt holes. Am I wrong or do you need to supply your own? If I need to supply my...
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Just to beat this point to death and make sure it is correct: The split bolt is the item I was looking for??!! You screw this split bolt to your dish? Where EXACTLY? Drill a hole? There is an existing hole? Attach the messenger wire to this split bolt which is screwed to the dish...
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Still can't find appropriate lug I still cannot locate the appropriate screw/lug to attach the messenger wire to the dish. Can someone please help?
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Can't find antenna ground lug kit anywhere I cannot find the antenna ground lug that was recommended. I have searched radio shack and home depot. I have spent a couple of hours doing a google search to literally a hundred sites and can't find the part. Someone please help with a link to...
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    How to connect motor and 2 receivers

    I think iceberg was very very fast. :D Thank you both for your replies. voomvoom, I didn't quite get what you meant by this comment, can you elaborate clarify? "4) The second receiver will be programmed independantly for the channels on each sat with the USALS/DISEQC option in the...
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    How to connect motor and 2 receivers

    Thinking about going motorized with a Winegard 76cm, Sg2100 motor and Invacom QPH 031 quad linear/circular LNB. Also 2 disq switches. Here is the setup i am guessing at: Rcvr1 -> Motor -> disq1 -> LNB1 Linear, LNB1 Circular Rcvr2 -> disq2 -> LNB2 Linear, LNB2 Circular Couple of...
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Do I actually need another clamp? Can I connect two wires to the same clamp on the pipe? (1 from sat grounding block and 1 from cable grounding block) I have searched the radio shack web site and have not found any type of part like you described. Do you have a picture of the part or setup...
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    Receiver repair possible

    What exactly do you see when you point an infra-red remote at a camcorder or digital camera and push the buttons? Are we talking Darth Vader light saber beams coming from the remote when you are looking through the viewfinder? Or I will see laser pointer light?
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    Receiver repair possible

    I have a Samsung DSR 3700 FTA receiver that has stopped responding to the remote control. First guess was that the remote went bad, so I picked up a replacement from the dealer. When the receiver still did not respond to the replacement remote, the dealer said the receiver's infra red receptor...
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    Okay to not ground coax feed from dish?

    Need help grounding My neighbor asked me for some help regarding a sat install done awhile back for one of his apartments (2 family house). He is an older guy in his 70's but was savvy enough to see a potential grounding issue. I went and looked at the install on the side of the house and...
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    MS-E85 5-lnb dish

    Thanks for the reply. So this dish seems to be good quality? Does it have markings on it to set the elevation/skew/spacing? Is it easy to tune multiple sats with this dish? You said you were able to get a 2 degree spacing..was that via markings or trial and error? I wonder how it works for...
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    MS-E85 5-lnb dish

    I know this thread is kinda old, but I was curious to see how the MS-E85 5-lnb dish worked with FSS sats? Can you do multiple FTA sats with this dish? AMC3 @ 87 IA6 @ 93 IA5 @ 97 G10 @ 123 Also, how is the quality/workmanship of this dish? After a year in the elements and probably a...
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    Best dual lnb for T-5?

    Thanks! Looked at the Sadoun KUL2. I think this is what I am looking for. Out of curiousity, did you ever do a comparison with the Extreme II? I saw your comparison was to the regular Extreme.
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    Best dual lnb for T-5?

    What is the best standard dual LNB to pull in T-5? I was looking at the review for the Extreme II with 10750 LO, however it seems to be a single LNB. Do they make a dual version to run two receivers? Any recommendations for dual LNB's?
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    FIRST LOOK: Dish 500+ Dish 1000+ and the Dish 1000.2!

    Wow, I didn't think you could pull in 121 on an 18" dish. Is 30-40 s.s. enough to tune in 121? Would this work in the North east U.S.A.? When you are pointed to 121 and get s.s. of 40, what does the signal strength of 119 drop to? Is it sufficient to tune in 119? How does 119 s.s. change...