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    What is it? (Earth Terminals C Band satellite receiver)

    "Earth Terminals C Band satellite receiver with downconverter and Advantek LNA" eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices I'm curious about what it is, and if it's of use to anyone? Thanks.
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    Classical Music and Beach Feed

    Just wanted to let people know that since there is a classical music radio feed on the same transponder as the beech feed on 103W Ku, you can edit the beech feed and enter the APID of the classical music feed (5417) so you can watch the beach and listen to classical music at the same time...
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    91W Eclipse of the Sun

    I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I found it interesting. I was watching 91W, everything is great. Then the signal starts to fade, and I lose lock. I look outside, no wind... I check Arts NTSC, it's still there, but getting worse. I try adjusting the satellite a bit west, then...
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    Help With Anik F2 at 111.1W

    I'm trying to aim a CBand dish. I'm at -111.04W, so I figured I should use Anik F2 to aim the bud (on a polar mount). I can get signals from 107.3 and 113W but 111W seems to be dead? Is anyone able to get any MPEG transponders from it? I've been looking for 3865H5000 but had no luck. If...
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    Dish Opinions

    Are any of these dishes ones I shouldn't pass on? I don't really need another large dish, but if any of these are great in any way, then I might go after one of them... SA Dual Beam 4.6m SA 3.4m Patriot 3.7m Paraclipse 3.4m That's all the info I have. Thanks.
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    Dual LNBF Troubleshooting Help Needed

    I have a dual-ouput Cband LNBF that is connected to two diseqc switches. One switch goes to a Coolsat 4000, and the other switch goes to an AZBox. No multiswitch. When either box is switched to use the LNBF by itself, it works fine. When both receivers are connected to the LNBF at the same...
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    AZBox Beep on Signal?

    Does anyone know how to get an AZBox Elite to "Beep on Signal" for dish aiming? Thanks
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    Diseqc Switch Quality

    I know this has been discussed before, but I was hoping to get current opinions on the best Diseqc switches. What is "best" to me? Ones that attenuate the signal the least, and ones that last. I have one Diseqc switch that I got with a receiver that has withstood a lot of abuse, but impacts...
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    Calculating LNB Output Frequency (Project Part II)

    I'm trying to figure out how to know what the LNBF output frequency is for a given transponder, and in particular what's realistically the maximum frequency I should expect. Using the maximum FTA downlink frequencies I could find: Max CBand Transponder: 4192 MHz Max KuBand Transponder: 12180...
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    I need a weak circular signal

    I'm working on a new satellite project and need to find a weak circular signal to test with. Something available to North America (Arizona). Thanks for any helpful suggestions. Nathan
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    What TitanTV Channel to use for CWs?

    I'm using CWPLS-E, CW, and CWW on TItanTV for the 91W CW mux, but they don't seem to be the right schedules/channels. Does anyone have it figured out? Thanks.
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    Multiple LNBF on BUD

    A few weeks ago I decided to try and add a Ku Band LNBF to my C Band bud. I climbed up on a ladder, and tried to find a signal that was 2 degrees west, and then east... Then 4 degrees, but never got a beep from my receiver. Is this fool-hardy? Can anyone give me any tips? I have a fixed...
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    ION on 103W?

    I'm getting V and H channels on 103W, but none of the ION channels. Nothing on 3840 or 4044. I searched the forums, but only saw ION on DN's bird discussed. Is ION still up there on 103W? Thanks
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    Research Channel on 123W?

    I haven't been able to get the Research Channel or UWTV on 123W for a few days. I'm used to them going away for short stints, but this seems longer than usual. Is anyone getting them, or does anyone know the status? Thanks.
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    Voltage Controlled Polarity and 4DTV

    From an old thread... I can not seem to get my 920 to do voltage controlled polarity switching. Under "Dish Settings" I've tried C-Band LNB and C-Band LNBF to no avail. With "LNB" I can get horizontal but not vertical. With "LNBF" I get neither. I'm using a dual output cband LNBF that...
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    RTN Feeds (East/West) on 83W AMC 9

    I was getting the two RTN feeds on 83W just fine, but now I don't. I still get a quality over 69% on the transponder (same levels I was getting before), but no video or audio. I rescanned the transponder and I got colorbars. I haven't seen anyone mention it, so I'm assuming that RTN is still...
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    Current Draw?

    Anyone have a rough estimate of how much current is flowing in a typical FTA coax? LNBF or LNBF + Switch? I'm looking for a rough estimate, and don't feel like getting an ammeter between my receiver and dish. Either H or V. just ballpark. Thanks.
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    Anyone Had Their Extigy Die?

    I'm curious if anyone's had their Extigy die, and if so, any idea what the cause was? Mine will play sound through the line in (on front) but nothing through the digital inputs any more. Before I go blindly into taking it apart and seeing if there's a fix, I thought I'd check to see if there...
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    Research Channel (11805) on 123W Quality Drop?

    All day it's been unwatchable. I re-scanned, and nothing improved. Anyone notice a drop in the quality of this transponder? I'm getting the rest of 123W fine. Thanks
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    Polarotor Servo Controller Design

    I've got the servo out of a spare cband dish on my workbench. So far I've got a simple zener diode and voltage divider circuit setup in a breadboard that gives me 3.5V to 5.6V for Horizontal and 0.07V to 0.3V for Vertical. The ranges are a result of different receivers. Ok, so that's looking...
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    Coolsat: Add Current Channel as Favorite?

    Is there an easy way to add the current channel to a favorites list on a Coolsat 4000? If I do... menu -> channels -> set favorites -> select favorite from list ... not only do I not consider that "easy", it also ends up on a channel that's not the one I'm watching, and I have to scroll to find...
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    Zinwell 4x4 Switch with Visionsat

    Is anyone out there using a Zinwell 4x4 switch with their visionsat receiver? My visionsat doesn't work correctly with either of two Zinwell (SAM-4402-3A) 4x4 switches. I've figured out that it's the Horizontal 22kHz LNB input that consistently doesn't work. The Visionsat is putting out 22.3V...
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    22kHz Kills Signal on Multiswitch

    I have receiver (A) on and receiver (B) watching both watching non-22kHz LNBs through a 4x4 multiswitch everything is fine. If I change receiver (B) to watch an LNB on the 22kHz side of the 4x4 swtich, the quality goes down on receiver A. I only tested on transponder, but it went from a...
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    Multiswitch Troubles

    I have a single output Ku LNBF on 129W (for Whitesprings) and a Dual output Ku LNBF on 123. They are hooked into a 4x4 multiswitch. The multiswitch has two receivers hooked up to it. 123W 22khz off. 129W 22Khz on, hooked up to H only. My coolsat 4000 works perfectly hooked up to either coax...
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    eBay Recevier

    Just wanted to point this out... SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 6650 COMMERCIAL SATELLITE RECEIVER - eBay (item 120387764461 end time Mar-12-09 16:15:50 PDT) ... Looks like a nice boat anchor.