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How well do these perform for FTA? I've about tapped the market for primestar dishes, will these perform as well as a primestar for FTA? What's your experience with them for FTA use?

I'm SERIOUSLY considering obtaining a T-90 in order to replace the multiple dishes that I have/had installed around the backyard. I only need 1 circular lnbf right now for the free nasa feed. My question is, do I really need a reverse circular lnbf since I'm going to feed this one...

I bought a handful of cheap single .4db lnbf's for a little project this week. I thought I'd put them up against my invacom .4db since I hear how awesome quality the invacoms are and how the db's aren't always up to spec of these cheapies. I was surprised to find a pretty good gain with the...

Sorry if anybody is a die hard fan of GoSatellite, but I've never really considered them before, as I never recognized them before looking at the "PROUD SatelliteGuys GOLD sponsors" to find a quick/cheap complete system to have shipped to a buddy's house soon. What a load of crap. I cannot...

I have always had a HECK of time getting a 75E primestar to work for me. It's probably my impatience, but everyone else around here seems to think they are as smooth as butter, so I'm not giving up on continuing to utilize them (or give them away to friends, as I replace the ones that I...

All of my BUDS were fine with the snow, never lost a signal through the 2+ feet of snow this last week. However, I went to church Saturday evening to watch a satellite broadcast with the congregation and there was a message on the screen indicating that the receiver was searching for a signal...

After receiving over 2 foot of snow here in Iowa in 3 days time (not our typical snowfall here), The BUDs are filled with snow - probably at least 8 inches of snow. Signal strength on c-band is still booming like always! Now after the next wave hits this afternoon, the ku dishes will probably...

I'm not sure if this is the place to post (and I can't read for any advice since that's the problem). Every post that I attempt to view gives me this following (or similar) message: Warning: require_once(/usr/home/satellit/public_html/includes/functions_amazon_links.php)...

Hey guys, I recently inherit a dual feed orthomode c-band feedhorn from a member who was kind enough to donate his unused c-band parts to the group. The feedhorn looks like this - Now the lasts dual c-band feedhorn I had looked nothing like this, and frankly I never opened it up to see...

So, I come home today and flip on the TV.. nothing... signal strength - 0... flip some more and nothing is coming in.. whats up now?! Nothing seems to be out of place inside, so I go out back.. WHAT THE!?!? It "appears" that the neighbor was using his tractor to do a little leaf gathering and...

I haven't actually run into one of these yet, but figure that they've gotta be out there. So here's what I'm looking for: Receiver with decent blindscan ability Supported by channel master (for easy conversion of channel list to other receivers) Blindscans all satellites selected, while...

It amazes me how ridiculously lazy/stupid dishnet hackers are. I've bought two used FTA receivers from eBay so far, and both of them came to me with what appears to be hacked firmware. They really didn't think I'd notice that? They couldn't reflash them or at least clear out the dishnet stuff...

First Impressions: Wow, this is one tiny unit! I normally ignore the manufacturer’s instructions and stack units ontop of eachother. I definitely won’t be stacking anything on top of this box, as it would be crushed. The STB appears very sturdy given its size. No power switch...

Not to sound ungrateful, but I come to this site because I feel it is relatively safe from the hacker stuff that deluges many other satellite sites. If I want to do some research on a website that I suspect may be friendly to hackers, I am very cautious - using several forms of...

...externally loaded EPG data. I started looking at what it would take to simulate a dvb stream to load the epg data, and quite frankly I'm not up to any of that. There has to be maybe one of those linux devices that does EPG over ethernet or from a usb thumb drive or something. The...

I'm looking for some feedback on the 240cm Fortec prime focus solid panel dish. I am having a hard time finding a supplier for a commercial grade c-band dish at a reasonable price, and am wondering if the 240cm Fortec will work for my needs. I live in the midwest (mid/southern Iowa) and want...

I'm setting up a BUD for someone using the older style LNB with the servo that controls the polarity. I realized after I started, that I don't have any BUDs installed that use the older style lnb anymore, so I have nothing to compare to. Can someone refresh my memory on the position/skew of...

I noticed the reruns, but hadn't really paid attention to the myspace posts until today (when I was trying to avoid doing some work). The word on Gary and Jason's myspace pages is that there is no more "Unreliable Sources". I'm not sure how I feel about that :confused:

I'm working on wiring up a single receiver to my system, and was hoping for some advice/feedback/direction as I procede. I've done some reading, and "think" this will work, but I'm not so sure (especially afer my recent discovery). I have a BUd with an actuator arm and a BSC-621 c/ku lnbf with...

I'm looking for info on where/how EPG data is stored on these receivers - it's probably basically the same for each unit, with a bit of differences here and there. I have a Fortec Classic, a Digiwave 7000, and a DSR-500, but would accept info/advice on this for any readily available model of...

Hey guys, so I'm about ready to start using a BUD to get some DVB C and KU band stuff, and I'm wondering of this LNBF combo can be used by somehow bypassing the internal DISEQC. Since I have other dishes that I want to feed through a single line, I wanted to use a DISEQC switch and combine two...

Wading through all the info, I still haven't run into this exact wiring setup yet. I should have more info about how things are wired after it warms up a bit and quits raining here so that I can get out and tear things apart to do some more investingating. However, maybe someone can give me...

Okay, so I bought a "load" of DVB FTA equipment (3 receivers, 3 dishes, 1 mover) in anticipation of setting up a few boxes to receive BYUTV from satmex 5 (KU). Finally I get around to installing everything and tweaking my first dish to get BYUTV coming in, and I notice that the audio is sorta...

I'm looking to put my c-band dish back into commission after several years of non-use/disassembly (moving, etc) and have a few questions. 1) How "good" does the surface of the dish need to be for DVB C-Band reception? After re-assembling, my dish has a few dents in the mesh that aren't exactly...