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    In Memorium: Rich ( Anole) Steincross Has Passed Away. May He Rest in Peace

    Just logged in to let everyone know that our friend Anole has passed away on November 21stc 2014. Anole and I have been friends since I first joined this forum in 2006. He helped me to solder a capacitor on the PCB of a Pansat 3500 I had, and we ended up in a phone conversation during the...
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    HDHomerun, DVBViewer Clear QAM and OTA

    Since I have moved, I have not had a satellite dish to play with, so I turned my hobbies to SW and getting what TV I can get "free" of course. :) I put up my new postage stamp size OTA antenna for receiving all the local channels in HD. It's not very big, and I am 25 -30 miles away...
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    ******Giveaway****** Free Dishes First Come First Served

    I have listed the remaining dishes that I have to all be given away FREE to anyone who wants to come and take them away. I will be glad to assist, they just need to go to a new home. All dishes must be removed by the end of day, Sunday July 17th. See the listing in the classified section.
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #12 "Free" Remaining Dishes C and Ku

    Well, the time has come for me to finish getting the rest of the dishes off the roof and parking log. We moved the 2 Birdview dishes, and the Pinnacle off the roof today, and I sold my motorized 1M Primestar setup on Friday, but there are a few dishes left. I want to give them away to...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #11 Geosat Pro DSR-100c

    This is my last receiver. Genbap came up last evening and bought my 1M primestar motorized setup and my Openbox S9, so I officially no longer watching FTA. :rip: This is a GeosatPro DSR-100c DVB-S receiver. Works great as a Glorystar receiver, or as an all around general FTA receiver. I...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #10 ADL Ortho Mode Feed C-Band and Ku Band

    This is an ADL C/Ku Dual Orthomode feed with LNBS. The LNBs are: 1 - Norsat 8515 15K C-Band 500Khz stability 1 - Cal-Amp 25K C-Band 1- Norsat 4506a .6Db Ku 1- Eagle Aspen .6Db Ku This is my last one, and was hoping to keep it, but I don't see living anywhere in the near future that will allow...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #9 Ortho Mode Feeds C-Band and Ku Band

    Just what everyone has been waiting for. The good stuff. :) I have two Chaparral C/Ku orthomode feeds with LNBS. The first one has a Norsat 5215 C-Band paired with a Cal-Amp 25K C-Band and on the Ku side a Norsat 2707a paired with an Eagle Aspen .6 Db lnb. The second one has a pair...
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    Hesitations on Openbox S9 receiver on some S2 Transponders

    I hesitate to open another question on the Openbox S9 receiver since there have been so many written already, and I have read through most of them, but still have not found a definitive answer. :( On some S2 transponders, Montana PBS on the Ku side, and even occasionally on the RTV S2...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #8 - AZBox Elite HD Receiver

    The next item in my extremely long list of things to sell, is an AZBox Elite HD Receiver. No need to go into a lot of details, because you can read all about it in the Review Section. In fact there is a whole section devoted to the AZBox receivers. Mine comes with the original box, European...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #7 - Telemann 1650 Satellite Meter

    F/S Telemann 1650 Satellite Meter. Bought new just before I was diagnosed with diabetes. It arrived and I hooked it up to make sure it worked. It sat in the box for over a year simply because I didn't feel like using it, and I have used it 3 times since. It works well, but I no longer have...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #6 - C-Band Dishes and NPRMs

    For sale are some various other C-Band dishes listed below. The first is a SAMI 10 foot mesh dish, with an 18" heavy duty Von-Weise actuator. The dish includes the actuator, NPRM, and the concrete blocks used for ballast. I am asking $50.00 for this dish. The seccond dish is a 10...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #54 - C-Band Dishes with AJAK H-H Mounts

    I have for sale, these two C-Band Dishes equipped with AJAK 180 H-H mounts. The first is a 10 foot Winegard Pinnacle perforated mesh dish. It is a very nice dish and works very well if you are having problems with side-lobe interference. It is a very deep dish with .28 F/D ratio. The dish...
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    GeosatPro SL2 Dual Output LNBF Give-Away

    Hi All, While I was digging out all of the satellite equipment that I am selling this Spring, I found a box with some brand new, never used, and still in the box GeosatPro SL2 Dual Output LNBFs that I acquired from SatelliteAV when I first started my "Best Way to Receive Whole Ku Arc With Fixed...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #4 - Birdview Dishes and NPRMS

    I have 2 Birdview Dishes for sale. One perforated, and the other solid. The perforated one measures 8'3" across, and the solid measures 8'6" across. Both pick up S2 signals without difficulty. Both have non-penetrating roof mounts that come with them. The motor on the perforated dish is almost...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #3 Primestar OEM Non-penetrating Mounts

    I have 4 Primestar/Channel Master OEM non-penetrating mounts up for sale. They are 36" X 36" and will hold a total of 8 concrete blocks. I was using 4 blocks per mount on the roof, and never had any problems. They have a 2-3/8" mast included on each mount. There are adapters that can be...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #2 - 6 Foot (1.8M) Prodelin Ku or C-Band Dish

    I have a Prodelin 6 foot (1.8M) off-set dish which can be used for Ku or for C-Band. As you can see in the picture, it can be used for both at the same time. :) As I had it setup, I was getting 121W C-Band, 123W Ku, 125W Ku, 127W C-Band, and 129W Ku. You can be very creative with these dishes...
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    "Big Changes" 2011 Sale #1 Primestar and Ku Dishes

    I don't really know where to start or how to organize my stuff for sale, so I'll start with my Primestar and other Ku dishes. I have 7, or perhaps 8 Primestar 84e dishes for sale. Here are pictures of 5 of them. The others are in the warehouse, and not in service right now. The buyer can choose...
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    Big Changes Coming My Way! :)

    We have decided that it was time to sell our commercial building and begin planning for something a little smaller for a gradual descent towards retirement. We figure with the economy the way it is, and our youngest with still a year to go to finish High School, that we would put it on the...
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    Anyone know what the limit on the number of satellites that can be programmed into the Openbox S9?

    Just as the title says: "Anyone know what the limit on the number of satellites that can be programmed into the Openbox S9?" I'm making a few changes, and just wanted to know. :)
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    What size dish to reliably receive S2 signals for both C-Band and Ku-Band?

    I haven't posted in a while, but wanted to talk about some discoveries I have made recently. Even though I haven't written much in a while, I still do read a lot of what others have written especially about this question. I also have a unique situation where I have several different size and...
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    Which Receiver? Why? and who would you buy it from?

    Sathawk 800 Solomend 800 Opensat S9 Just like the title says, Which of the receivers mentioned by Brent would you buy? Why would you buy that receiver? Who would you buy it from? I am sure that some of you have bought one of the boxes above. Can you tell me the actual differences...
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    Question about Ortho on the 4DTV

    In light of the fact that I am about to lose my sub from NPS on October 25th, I got on my roof today, and replaced my Co-Rotor with a C-Band only orthomode feed I had setting here gathering dust. My question is concerning the setup in the 4DTV. I have it set on "dual c-band lnbs" with no...
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    Unimesh Ten Foot Support Arm measurements

    Lubrikator PM'd me and asked for some dimensions on a Ten Foot Unimesh Support Arms. I have taken a couple of pictures, and done some measuring and am going to post it all here in the event someone in the future may need this information. I have also included the spec sheet for the dish...
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    FS 2010 Spring Cleaning #4 - Original Co-Rotor

    I have five of these original Chaparral Co-Rotor Feed-horns. I am keeping two of them, and am selling these three. One of them you can tell by the pictures is even more original than the other two. As far as I am concerned, it works the best, but the mouth is just a little wider, and it has it's...
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    FS 2010 Spring Cleaning #3 - Pansat 3500

    I have 3 Pansat 3500 receivers, but am only selling one. It is used, but still works just as it did when I bought it. These receivers are the work horses of the industry as far as I am concerned. Has a very stable meter, and I have used one to tune every dish I have installed. Great Blind...
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