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  1. M

    Does the CS8100 record in HD?

    I'm looking for an HDD-based DVR that I can use to record OTA HD broadcasts. I've come across a few of them from the "mainstream" manufacturers (Panasonic, LG, Philips, etc.) but they all seem to downconvert the HD signal before saving it to the HDD. Presumably this is done because the...
  2. M

    IA-5 music

    Can anyone confirm that the previously-free audio channels on IA-5 are now encrypted? I went to listen to one of them this evening the "$" showed up on the channel info.:(
  3. M

    StarChoice experiment

    A while ago Iceberg commented that a previously-activated SC box could be used to pick up a handful of free channels on the Anik birds. Just for the heck of it I hooked up my old DSR-405 receiver (last used when I was subscriber over 2 years ago) to the loop out on my Coolsat 5000. Fired up...
  4. M

    VS Extreme Part 2

    Okay, so we've established that the motor control on the Viewsat 2000 Extreme is little lacking. :D Another problem with my new Extreme has popped up. The other night I first hooked everything up and ran an optical cable from the back of the Extreme to my home theatre receiver. Fired...
  5. M

    New VS 2000 Extreme

    I recently picked one of these up (price was right). I've done some reading and it seems the motor control on these beasts is kind of wonky. It claims to be USALS ready but comments I've read say otherwise. So I tried it out myself and and sure enough I had issues. I entered the lat/long...
  6. M

    Blindscan question

    When scanning the linear birds what is the accepted frequency range? I know DBS satellites use 12.2-12.75 GHz. In general, is there anything above 12.2 GHz on FSS birds? The reason I ask is I've had interference issues before while blindscanning a linear satellite that's adjacent to a DBS...
  7. M

    Starchoice receiver

    I was rummaging around the basement the other day and came across my old Starchoice DSR-405 receiver packed away in it's original box. I haven't been a subscriber for almost 2 years. Is it good for anything FTA?
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    Switch question

    Here's the current scenario: I have a Coolsat 5000. It's connected to a 4-port Diseqc switch. A fixed elliptical dish with two DBS LNBs (for FTA on 110 and 119) occupy two ports. A motorized 36" Fortec dish with one standard linear LNB (for all other FTA) occupies a third port. I know I...
  9. M

    Motor through a DiSEqC switch

    I've heard that if you've got a motorized setup you should try to avoid controlling the motor through a DiSEqC switch. Something about the current needed to turn the motor will eventually cause the switch to burn out. Is there any truth to it? I ask because my current setup has an 18"...
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    Getting ready to install

    I've assembled the Fortec 90cm dish and pieced together the mouting mast and Stab HH120 motor. So far so good. Tonight I decided to test the motor using USALS to make sure it worked with the Coolsat 5K. Looking at the Stab it was already at zero so I figured hooking it up (power off...
  11. M

    Suitable mast (pole)

    I'm an FTA noobie and am planning out the installation of a Fortec 90cm with Stab motor. According to the Stab info sheet I can use a mast of roughly 1.5" to 2.5" diameter. I have in my possession a piece of T-6063 1/4" thick walled aluminum pipe, 1.5" in diameter. Would that be...
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