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    Pickup up a channel master 1008IFD. Hope not to outdated.

    So I was thrifting around in utah and picked up a channel master 1008IFD signal finder. I hope this one is not to old. Battery seems to charge up and hold a charge. Looks good to me. Supports 13/18 and 22khz with tone. Any word of the wise besides me looking up the manual for it. TTFN, Josh
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    Would like to know about Satellite DBS services outside of United States.

    I would like like to know about DBS services over seas. I read things through out the years that one is not limited one or two services and using only there equipment. That if you wanted to as long as you own a receiver that takes card type. You can go to the local drug store and purchase a card...
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    FTA receiver that seems like a high end sat box and not cheap plastic box.

    After all of these years I have purchased a few fta boxes. Some of them old/used and some of them new. Each having different features and options. Some of them small and cheap feeling. Some are nice and well built. The type that says hey I could picture dish or direct selling these. Heavy duty...
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    2 or 4 c band lnbf scalar ring. Anybody order one?

    So I was watching you tube and saw something interesting a blue plastic 4 lnbf cband holder. So you can get 4 sats. So I started looking around for one. I found a 2 model version. Just wondering if anybody ordered them and what they are like. TTFN, Josh
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    So I wasn't thinking and got a c & ku band lnbf that has a universal ku. Comes with a dioletric plat

    So I got my c / ku band lnb. THe ku is universal. After I received the lnbf I decided to look up and remind myself universal and standard. I hope universal works in the us. I think it does. Any thoughts? Also it comes with a dioletric (sic) plate. What does that do again? Thanks, Josh
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    IPTV with dvbs2 and dvb and etc.

    Okay so I get IPTV but what about these boxes that show satellite and iptv mfg for USA. Is there something special about it? I see you can get it via satellite or internet. The example I found about the satelite is using a pc card. The rest of the stuff is the internet. I see some cable...
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    Well I ordered a few goodies from ebay

    So after all the cheap stuff going around I decided to order it. I have not ordered any satellite equitment for a few years. The closet thing I got was purchasing a vintage sat meter. One that would be used in the early 90's to aim large buds & some rg6 cables from the local thrift store. New...
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    Old dsr-922 battery replacement jitters?

    So I got some batteries for both my dsr-922 receivers. I see the 2nd plus hole but were is the 2nd minus hole? I remember reading something about this. I have no problem leaving the receiver plugged in. There is plenty of room between the power supply and the battery for volt meter and solder...
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    so how much is a new 14ft dish. Well I found out.

    Sometimes last year I found out on the forum that there was a c-band dish mfg about 60 miles from me. They make business dishes. So with tax return in hand. I decided to email them for a price. xxx mfg does offer a 3.0m and 3.8m antenna w/ polar mount. The mount requires a 36" actuator...
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    AZ Box what type for 4:2:2, dvr, dvb-s2 and DVB-T

    So I see this thing called a azbox and it seems to fit my needs. But I'm confused on were to purchase and what I need besides a hard drive to get blindscan, 4:2:2, dvr, dvb-s2 and dvb-t. That is over the air hd digital. ALso anbody know about how much video say a 1tb drive holds. Thanks, Josh
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    Looking for FTA DVB-S2 & ATSC unit with DVR and blindscan

    I have not read a list recently and I was looking through some older posts. I posted a little the other day about wanted a unit that can pick up over the air and satellite. All in one unit that can record. So my wife can schedule the FTA sat stuff and OTA. It has to be user friendly for wife...
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    Is there still 4dtv on KU for testing?

    I know years ago there was a pbs station on ku in 4dtv. Is there anything up there in ku still. I got a ku dish with motor on my fta system. I would like to test both my 4dtv dsr-422 receivers. Please point in right direction. Thanks, Josh
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    I don't think we have talked abotu this for a while DVB-s2 & T

    Clarketech satellite receiver - C-Tech 5000 HD I don't have a picture of this unit. But I was thinking. HEY were is my MTV. Well really were is my dvb-s2 & T system for digital over the air. My wife pointed out what she would like to record onto a vcr. Well yea were is my satellite receiver...
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    Any of you hear about Brute Force DCII signal Search?

    I was looking around for a way to blind scan a dsr receiver. The closet thing I came to was something called brute force. You turn to a empty channel and see if you get a higher signal reading. This was when you had more of analog and digital was new from what I was reading. Then you hit some...
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    Goodwill 1/2 price sale So I got myself another 4dtv dsr 922 for 1/2 of 14.99 LOL

    Yea that is right. 7.50 for a dsr 922. I just checked the unit number and it is good. I also got the uhf remote and manual. Writtin in the front of the manual is phone number for nps among other things. BOOOO. I wish I could find this person who donated it to goodwill and explain to him don't...
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    Oh how I would like alacart

    I was thinking and thinking about alacart stuff for the past few weeks. A guy at work brought up something about the pizza boxes and I explained about 4dtv. But how networks was limited. Then I saw another reason for al la cart. The new operah network. I know some ladies would like it. But holy...
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    new 6ft cband for 4dtv

    I have a bigger dish in storage right now. But do to size, weight and I would need me to find a big pipe. I was thinking newer, lighter, smaller 6ft dish with motor. But I would hate to setup such a critter that was easy to use and move around with a temp mount. Like cynder block on a pallet or...
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    What motor settings to use?

    I decided to break this off of my post install and let you guys give me your opion. Below is listed equiptment and the issue I found using dish pointer. You can read through or ignore the ignore parts. Gives a little more backgound. Just look at the this is what I got and this is what it says...
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    fence pipe with concret still loose a little

    So as you might have saw my picture I sunk a fence pipe them put cement down it. Yes the pipe got hard but it move a little. I cannot explain a little. It seems more secure one way. The base in the ground it hard and does not move at all. Did I fook it up? I'm pretty sure it is not in a windy...
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    No fta since Auguest 8th 2009 until now

    Well after moving into a new house. Then not having time to put up a post or a good place to put the dish. I have now or in the process of installing a nice 8ft fence post. Filled with concrete. Triple checked via level and enough concrete to hold onto something. I have included a picture of the...
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    shawdirect/starchoice 4dtv?

    So I was reading around and seen that shawdirect formal starchoice uses digicipher 2 from motorla. Um is this not the same as 4dtv? Lets flood shaw with requests to alacarte their stuff for 4dtv receivers? Heck I know when I get my bid dish up or even a small ku. That would be killer. Instead of...
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    SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA POWERVU #D9835 is this worth my time?

    SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA POWERVU SATELLITE RECEIVER #D9835 - $35 - some dude on craigslist has three of these in my area. 35.00 a peice with boxes, cables, etc. I emailed him and told him I might be interested in one. But I wanted your guys answers first. THe picture he posted of one looks killer...
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    So I got a bluray and projector but the picture size with wide screens.

    I not sure if you guys / gals can answer this. But My wife went out and got a nice mitsubishi 1080 projector 3800c. I think. 16:9. Okay so that is great. Got a panasonci BD60 blu-ray player with a 25ft hdmi cable. So far so good. But when I play a dvd or like the new blu-ray harry potter movie...
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    Anything ku for 4dtv?

    If I remember correctly there is nothing on ku for 4dtv. However when I was checking lynsat. I found one ku digicyper 2 signal. Can anybody fill me in on this. Some AMC 5 79.0w oeta (oklahoma public television). Thanks, Josh
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    motorola dsr 922 I think I got a good one for 20.00 with no remote.

    So I went into the thrift store and up on top of a pile of stereo receivers was a motorola dsr 922 receiver. I could not find the remote and the back cover was missing. THe one that covers the video cypher card? So paying 20.00 for it I bring it home. WOrried that the battery is dead. So I...