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    Dish and equipment upgrades - What to do

    Hello all, As I wait to get my new receiver I am testing my installed FTA system. I currently have a 7 year old setup - a 31" dish with an Invocom QPH-031 quad LNB running on a SG2100 motor. The Linear and circular outputs are going through a Chieta 4x1 switch. I have a long run from the...
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    AMC 9 - worth a fixed dish? and equipment changes

    Hey guys, I have just gotten back into the wonderful world of FTA after a few years away. Have a 31" motorized dish with an Invocom Quad QPH-031 going through a Chieta 4x1 switch. Getting a new receiver, still not sure which one, and was curious if I should make any dish changes or additions...
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    Starchoice recording options for 505

    Hello all, I wanted to know what are the current recording options for the 505 receiver. I know the receiver doesn't have any capability but wanted to know what solutions people are using with other equipment added on. I see Tivo is one option but that only gets me standard definition...
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    Directv PVR question

    Hello all, Thinking of switching back to Directv after a little more then a year with Dish Network. I have had to exchange the dish network PVR at least 3 times in the past year. How is the latest crop of HD PVR's for Directv as compared to DN use and functionality? Do they have backup...
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    Nimiq 4 north of Philadelphia

    I have read numerous posts but don't see any footprint maps or anyone near me trying to get Nimiq 4. Does anyone know if Nimiq 4 is usable from: Lat - 40.5 N Long - 75.7 W I can dedicate a dish to it if needed. Thanks Harry
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    Viewsat PVR 700 Motor Control Problem

    Hey Guys, Just got my new VS 7000 PVR and was able to get the latest VS update loaded. Went into the antenna screen and started setting up sats. I go to the motor menu (since I have a motorized dish) and change to USALS 1.3 then enter my coordinates and go to the sat position. Everything up...
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    New FTA setup question

    Hello all, Wel I finally got my motorized setup working, yeah! I have a Mercury II receiver with a fortec KU 80CM dish and have a signal quality question. My signal strength for most of the sats is around 72 to 80. The signal quality varies between 39 to 75 depending on the transponder. I...
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    FTA Newbie needs some help and advice

    Hello all, What a great site and set of forums. Great information. First I hope I am posting this in the right place. I have some newbie questions that I hope someone can answer for me. I am getting ready to buy a complete Fortec Star classic FTA motorized system from Sadoun and need...