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  1. FTAsquirrel

    Geosat Pro DSR100C

    I am looking into installing a system for some friends. They do not want to spend a lot for a HD receiver. I want to set then up so they can get the PBS channels that have AC3 audio using the good ole Sonic Voom. Looking hard at the Geosat Pro DSR100C for them. I see it passes the AC3 audio...
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    YUSA

    YUSA - Yesterday usa is no longer airing over satellite due to costs and loosing their uplinker that carried them. Only way to receive them is over the internet and phones now.
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    Sad News

    :mad:Some Sad news all :mad: We all have seen the Oxiclean and Orange Glo TV commercials and even more items on FTA sold by Billy Mays TV pitchman Bill Mays dies, cause unknown - Jun. 28, 2009 Do not know what I am going to due now when I need a new Gofer or Ding King. He was a good salesman...
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    Von Weise Actuator

    My C band dish I picked up not long ago came with a Von Weise Actuator (big one 36"). All free and it works very well but I have noticed that the slack is bad. The arm its self can be pushed on and its sloppy. The KU sats I have to go one way into them to get a lock. If I come from the other way...
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    360 North

    Got my C Band system up and running. Got a great find on the hunt and it was only a 1/2 mile from me. I can get AMC 8 all the way over to AMC 6 here in the NW. I am running a Pansat 9200 and had to put the information in for 360 north on AMC 7 I can not seem to get sound. Maybe I have the wrong...
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    Line Amplifier test

    Some time back I picked up one of them Line Amplifiers from Sadoun (great company to deal with). It was cheap and I wanted to test it, at the time it did not seem to work at all. My cable run is about 100' so really no need for one. So it went on the FTA gear shelf. Well I got to thinking...
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    Panasat 9200HD Problems

    Just got my New 9200 last week and got it running. All I did was take my Mercury II off line that was working well with great S and Q. So I know my dishes are ok. The 9200 keeps locking up on some channels and on G-18 I get sound but just the blue screen. I get them fine on the Mercury. When I...
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    Friday Fun Poll Extra 5-16

    How many of us here are Hams (Amateur Radio Operators)? 1. Yes I am a Ham 2. No I am not 3. I Once was 4. Getting my license Myself I have been a Ham for a long time, 20 years now and its great. It still has a place today with all the modern communications we have now, Ham radio is still a...
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    G 25 issues

    Is is just me or is something going on with G 25? I lost Russia Today and others on the same TP here.
  10. FTAsquirrel

    Need help setting up

    Help Hi all, first off this is one great forum! I just got my new FTA system and I am new to FTA. So that is my spring FTA project and its been a big one today. Here is my system http://www.sat-sales.com/motorized_viewsat_ultra_satellite_system.php I have it all set up and the pole is plumb...