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    old style roof antenna

    Hey Dferg,,i wish i could move it,,i cant get up to the roof,, and i need to get something to hook up to the hanging motor wires to electronically rotate this thing, thats even if the wires are intact and the motor is not seized,, do you think that is the solution? i mean this antenna is BIG...
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    old style roof antenna

    i want to thank all those that helped long ago when i posted this thread.. so i was able to throw a 300ohm/75ohm balun to go from the 2 uhf/vhf wires to the coax,,and my little converters boxes were able to then scan and pick up channels.crazy thing is my one tv that has a built in Atsc tuner(...
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    old style roof antenna

    thanks for replying blindowl,, thing is i cant get up to the roof right now,, and the wires are coming down the side of the house to where i can access them. and they had been cut yrs ago,,,basically 2 sets ,, the old double wire vhf uhf,, and then there is a round bundle,, looks like coax on...
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    old style roof antenna

    hi all,, I have on my roof one of those old big rotating antenna setups from the uhf/vhf ntsc days.. i am curious is there any way to use or convert it to be hooked to my ota hd atsc tuners. i know i once had a adapter from the shack to change one of the wires coming down to coax( probably...
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    SatelliteAV / Fortec System Giveaway

    BIG CONGRATS Beagle
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    SatelliteAV / Fortec System Giveaway

    Westampton, NJ 08060
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    DVB Dream and VLC

    ok is this a DVB VLC streaming thread or a VLC streaming thread using any TSreader ,MyTheatre or any other,, i am in need of help with this activity, iwant to do what MarkCalgary is doing,, streaming over the net?i dont want to highjack
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    Painting A Dish

    i would use a GLOW paint , as long as it was non metalic!!( i know when painting a dish it has to be a flat paint) i wonder if there is any glow paint that is non metalic ?? hmmm , now it has me thinking,, i have a 1m and a 1.2m channel master that have to be painted in the next week or so???but...
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    Any Interest???

    what the difference bewteen 4:2:0 and 4:2:2,,, and is the previous post about 4:2:2 to be raken that here in N.A. 4:2:0 is not used ALSO,, PBSHD on AMC3 broadcast in MPEG2, would they change that to Mpeg4?
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    Will Motorola bring back the crt

    any good info links??
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    mounting a 1.2

    Covack, the home improvement stores sell a pole level for 3$ it has 3 levels in it and uses strapes/rubber bands to go a round the pole/post, that should be the easiest way to trell if the pole/post is plumb,,also i have seen u-bolts that big,, if i were you i would go that route instead of lag...
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    CONUS and other things U R afraid 2 Ask

    ROFL--rolling on the floor laughing
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    using a in line amp....

    if someone was gonna use a inline amp,, which direction would the in and out go,, would the IN come from the LNB??thanks
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    Does anyone know of an HD receiver

    i believe it wont work due to that it was an DirecTv unit, which does not "talk"with DVB Mpeg2 which FTA uses, DTv uses thier own DSS signal, and the HD tuner that is in that STB is for DTv and OTA ATSC, but i could be wrong
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    Is this correct: No blind scan

    thanks TIMMY,, but i dont get how it can share the blindscan
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    Is this correct: No blind scan

    what would that do and how does it help??? just trying to learn for future options/setups thanks
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    FTA has taken over!

    it is soooooo addicting, its like i dont even have one set up tweaked right, and i want others up and running,,, thanks to brian at SatAV i have my family has our 1st motorized system[ geosat pro 90cm with gs-120 motor, and qph031 lnbf], and that is not properly tweaked and i need to do some...
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    TP scan vs blind scan traxis

    thanks ice,, that definately clears up a bit for me,,, glad to pansats and traxis on that list ,, but what exactly is a hardware blindscan? and how does one tell if STB has this true will find anything up blind scan even if the TP was not preprogrammed? becuase i am sure not all models from...
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    1.0 Meter Primestar

    i have one of these type dish, a channel master 1m,,got it for around 20$,, no arms though,, but Dow Electronics still has sets ( for 15$), but my point being,,with regards to the LNBf holder/clamp,, most call it a junction clamp/mount...they have them for 6$, i previously found one for 10$...
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    Best dish

    i agree with PITTS, i have a GEOSATpro 90cm dish and a GEOSATpro GS-120 motor from SatelliteAV ( a sponsor here, just click the logo at top of page) i am very happy with both products , a matched pair. then if you have issues, you get great help from them. and both items would be thiers,, one...
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    Need Help - How to Setup and Remount 1 meter Fortec Motorized Dish on a roof

    JS, i can not answer 2 of your querries, but your ViewSat is fine,, the STB unit is the least of compatability issues,, i have never heard of a dish antenna and a reciever issue, however i have heard of LNB and STB issues, but thats rare,, and the Fortec guy saying he never heard ViewSat, and...
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    TP scan vs blind scan traxis

    i know you are talking traxis but since on the subject of SCANS,,with regards to blind scan,, i heard that there is blind scan and then there is TRUE blind scan , that some claim to have blind scan but dont really beacuse it still wont find TPs that are no in the machine,, and also i read...
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    PSB / FTA Announcement

    it takes a lot to choke me up, and have me too upset to write much, thats a hard hit to take,, but i wish Pete all the best,, he was a huge reason why i lurked around here,, "SAY IT AINT SO JOE!"man i feel lost, i was just getting started, and to be honest ...( EH! i cant even figure the words...
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    Dish when at it's extremes

    they have motors to sell
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    So what can we or cant talk about.

    ok, i need to chime in- first on the DIGITAL CONTENT,, and my POINT will be getting to that we can TALK about SOME legal Devices which basically do what we CANT talk ablout with this content--- this arguement goes all the way back to Cassette technology( no one bothered trying to make thier own...