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  1. Dirk_McGherkin

    XM Radio Upgrades Its Sound Quality of the Music Channels Starting August 5th

    The casette adapter actually does a surprisingly good job - not better than line-in but better than any (including hardwired) FM modulator that I've tried. Satellite radio doesn't have the dynamic range of a CD, but the SQ is totally acceptable IMHO for non-critical listening. As far as mix...
  2. Dirk_McGherkin

    XM Radio Upgrades Its Sound Quality of the Music Channels Starting August 5th

    I've never had any problems with XM's customer service. I've had ~4 radios from them since early '03. I love the service. I pay annually. The only reason I've had to call is to switch out a radio, but I'm sure cancelling an XM account is easier than cancelling AOL (in 1998).
  3. Dirk_McGherkin

    Legacy Equip for 4 Sats & 4 tuners possible?

    off topic Hi RandallA, dish doesn't use a 22 KHz tone do they? the problem I had with the perfect vision switches mentioned above was regarding a bed & breakfast I did several years ago (~6-7 years). Legacy dish 500, PV switches, & the system didn't work... 4 hr+ drive each way... I...
  4. Dirk_McGherkin

    Legacy Equip for 4 Sats & 4 tuners possible?

    I've had issues with PV (fine for d*) multiswitches being used with DiSH legacy equipment. Something about the 22 KHz tone I think.
  5. Dirk_McGherkin

    New Dish installer needs help!!

    birdog satellites: Horizon Satellite Meters I searched the manual online for wild blue, wild, & blue & it turned out nothing... Isn't it on Anik f2? Check the link above to see if your satellites are supported. as you can see, the sb is capable of it, and even offers an accessory for wb @...
  6. Dirk_McGherkin

    New Dish installer needs help!!

    birdog Horizon Satellite Meters (~$440) super buddy http://www.appliedin.com/downloads/wildblue.pdf (~$680)
  7. Dirk_McGherkin

    Dish Network on my computer monitor

    The CSR @ dish will most likely ask if you have a dish installed @ 129 and you'll have to pay for the programming - even if you're buying the receiver outright. At least that's what happened to me last year.
  8. Dirk_McGherkin

    Best transponders to peak to?

    peaking on a particular transponder doesn't make sense to me. They're not on different spot beams are they? If a satellite is peaked on one tp then wouldn't it be peaked on all of them on that sat?
  9. Dirk_McGherkin

    Orion Cooker

    salmon is incredible... I've been wanting to try a brisket for a long time - have planned on doing one for the last couple of weekends but didn't get around to it. I'll do one soon. Another cut I want to try soon is the beef tenderloin & tri-tip. charcoal & smoking is addictive...
  10. Dirk_McGherkin

    Orion Cooker

    I find it's hard to oversmoke with hickory, but easy with mesquite, IME. I smoked 3 boston butts (2pm to 8:30am) a couple of weeks ago and thought I was going to overdo it with the hickory but I found the smoke slightly lacking, I wish I'd have added mesquite with the hickory (a lot), maple...
  11. Dirk_McGherkin

    Can't peg Sig Strength - 96 of 125 - D500 & D1000

    tested sig strength & quality @ receiver end of cable I just connected the meter @ the receiver end of the cable - here's what I got: 119 @ receiver: -35.1 dBm, 15.0 C/N 119 @ dish: -33.6 dBm, 15.2 C/N 110 @ receiver: -38.0 dBm, 13.1 C/N 110 @ dish: -36.9 dBm, 13.0 C/N
  12. Dirk_McGherkin

    Can't peg Sig Strength - 96 of 125 - D500 & D1000

    I know that a higher signal than what I have isn't going to improve my picture quality, I just want to make sure I have the best signal quality before I start working on distribution w/ longer cable lengths, switches, etc. I want to dial in the distributed system, that's what this is all about...
  13. Dirk_McGherkin

    Can't peg Sig Strength - 96 of 125 - D500 & D1000

    just went through all of the transponders on my alignment screen to see wuz up with all of this. Transponder 9 on sat 119 has a 122 signal strength Transponder 23 on sat 110 has the signal pegged @ 125 Sure would be nice to get a 125 on transponder 11 from 110/119
  14. Dirk_McGherkin

    Can't peg Sig Strength - 96 of 125 - D500 & D1000

    then the 1000 mentioned above is actually the 1000.2 OK - I went up again, working only with the dish 500 w/ dual DP LNB (single for 110/119). Initial test results w/ twin lnb: 119: -32.3 dBm, 15.2 C/N 110: -35.5 dBm, 13.2 C/N Switched out to two DP single LNBs (one for 119 &...
  15. Dirk_McGherkin

    HDMI Thing Again!

    Off topic a little solder wick or a solder sucker should help you clean up the PCB. Finely stranded speaker wire (soft, fine strands of copper) may pick up the mess if that's all you can get. tips on desoldering from Google U: How To Desolder
  16. Dirk_McGherkin

    problem w/119 even transponders

    dishpro used horiz & vert polarity? I thought it was LHCP & RHCP, stacked from the sat & on the cable too.
  17. Dirk_McGherkin

    Can't peg Sig Strength - 96 of 125 - D500 & D1000

    Hey - I just experimented with a dish 500 (existing) and a dish 1000 (119, 110, & 129) (1000.2?). 6,1,1 before: DiSH 500 w/ DP dual lnb 119 on TR 11 = 96 110 on TR 11 = 86 then I put the 1000 on the mast, set skew, peaked, check switch: dpp combo lnb 119 = 94 110 TR 11 = 82 129...
  18. Dirk_McGherkin

    New Dish installer needs help!!

    a good meter does not make a good installer. any slouch can buy good tools - using them properly, now that's another matter. I siliconed a small piece of plexi over my analog needles - it's worked perfectly since. Now if I could just find a replacement battery or make one myself.
  19. Dirk_McGherkin

    Satellite alignment meters (positive ID)

    I got the super buddy today - it sure feels like a quality instrument. I checked out the training dvd & checked it out on my personal dish. The training DVD was very informative and helpful deciphering the dBm, explaining C/N, signal strength/quality etc, also helpful in providing...
  20. Dirk_McGherkin

    Change which receiver is the Remote TV2 receiver

    I think the tv1 remote is just IR, while TV2 is a UHF antenna. Is this your question? If so, an IR remote extender may fix your problem. HTH nevermind - I misunderstood the question. It sounds like a cable issue.
  21. Dirk_McGherkin

    Satellite alignment meters (positive ID)

    I have the channel master dual & used to take single LNBs onto the roof & align 119 & 110 in a single bound. I'm looking for something more though, something to make it even faster & better. I ordered a batch of the dish 1000 w/ the triple LNB & had trouble locating 129, so I got the...
  22. Dirk_McGherkin

    Satellite alignment meters (positive ID)

    Check the picture - They're identical! How do you like it?
  23. Dirk_McGherkin

    Satellite alignment meters (positive ID)

    Hey all, I just got the Birdog 3.0 this week and then, while scanning NACE for distribution amps & switches I came across a couple of meters by Spaun that I hadn't heard of before. I'd like to know if anyone has had experience with the Spaun meters because this one (don't know wholesale...
  24. Dirk_McGherkin

    100ft cable from dish to home?

    I had some perfect vision cable left over & used it for the dish in my new house a couple of years ago. There's already visible degredation. PV cable may not be the quality cable you're referring to but in any case I can't see any reason to recommend anything but black cable for installations...