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  1. cracklincrotch

    C Band Interference!

    Don't be fooled. If I have come off as an expert, I apologize. It's totally accidental. Pixl is absolutely right. You need to knock out that interference as early in your system as possible. If you can get a filter that installs between the LNB and the feed and for cheap do it.
  2. cracklincrotch

    C Band Interference!

    If money is no object (yeah, some people have that issue) Microwave Filter Company has filters that will fix your problem. They design filters that install between your feed and your LNB. Like at restaurants, when they don't list the price, you know it's not cheap. I read they're expensive...
  3. cracklincrotch

    Options for simultaneous C-band linear and C-band circular on a single 10 foot dish

    The only options I know of are what you already know. Either have two dishes or marry two LNBs near the focal point as Pendragon has done in that thread you've referenced. I don't know of an off the shelf feed that will do what you want.
  4. cracklincrotch

    C Band Interference!

    Seems a little expensive for the job but somebody bought one an hour before I posted this message. You can buy a hacksaw for half of the cost and take a 1/4" off of the scalar ring's throat in 10 minutes. Are the feeds of a Chaparral corotor and ortho the same diameter that the ring would...
  5. cracklincrotch

    Problem with CBS on Galaxy 3C (95)

    Welcome to 1993 on your 486 with high end VGA graphics! Audio and video are no where near in sync either, with video lagging by about a minute. It's not your system, it's at the uplink.
  6. cracklincrotch

    C Band Interference!

    You may also want to consider modifying your scalar to allow your feed to protrude farther through the scalar. I'll be doing this in a few days when I swap my Chaparral feed to a .29 f/d 3.2 meter dish. This was done to set up an ADL feed on the very model of dish you have. The thread isn't...
  7. cracklincrotch

    FTA One Stop Shop

    Whatever you ship, ship it by USPS if you can help it. 1 in 5 parcels I receive hasn't been slapped with fees once Canada Post gets it. Fedex fees are reasonable. UPS brokerage fees are simply outrageous. I've had them as high as $80 on a $200US item.
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    What can I be doing wrong?

    It's not important that the top of the mount/pole is level. There is no guarantee that the top of the pole was cut at a 90 degree angle to the walls of the pole. What is important is that the sides are plumb, straight up and down. Check this in three places, approximately 120 degrees apart...
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    Hurricanes

    I shudder at the thought of having to take mine down. 260lbs and 11' to the mount from the ground. Nasty. If you're hurricane prone it's bound to happen sometime. Sucks though there's nothing anybody can do but move.
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    Naughty Mods II: 4x8 Switch with All 18V outputs

    That's all I used, 1/4 watt. Works fine.
  11. cracklincrotch

    How to get Mpeg4 and is it worth it.

    I paid that for my Az Elite when it first came out. I believe that included shipping. How long ago was that? Four or five years ago?
  12. cracklincrotch

    Offset Ku LNBF on prime focus BUD

    I've been thinking about how to do this for a few days. The scalar on my dish is held in place by a large clamp which is suspended from four struts. And the struts are installed on the vertical and horizontal planes. I knew this was inconvenient as soon as I installed the ortho but what's done...
  13. cracklincrotch

    Help the Polorator has died

    I've found that carburetor cleaner works best for getting screws and nuts loose, even from aluminum. If he heads of the screws are raised you may still have to use small vise-grips to start the moving.
  14. cracklincrotch

    45.5 to 61 C band

    I don't know how well a 6' dish would work for you because I've never used a dish that small. Look at Http://Lyngsat.com/atlantic.html to see what's available far east and see what you can actually pull in. If the satellite is circular you won't get anything unless it's a very strong signal...
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    Is it worth getting one??

    CBS is why I got an Azbox. If it wasn't for that I wouldn't have.
  16. cracklincrotch

    Help the Polorator has died

    It's not the shipping I'd be concerned about. It's working on the feed of a 24 foot monstrosity. Every time I see that avatar I shake my head in amazement because I just can't fathom having a bud that enormous. The diameter of that dish is wider than the half-duplex I live in. That dish is a...
  17. cracklincrotch

    45.5 to 61 C band

    There are plenty of signals east of 58w. Many however are circular polarity instead of linear, but not all. Network muxes tend to be encrypted, of course. Lots of what I might call ethnic channels, meant for South/Central America, Africa, and the Middle East. There is one English channel on...
  18. cracklincrotch

    Offset Ku LNBF on prime focus BUD

    I might also swap it with a buddy for the T90 I used to have, except that it's a 90 cm equivalent. I may keep it up and fix it on AMC21. Without the motor the lawn mower makes it under no problem. But Ive been using SES1 for PBS. But occasionally the wife wants to watch Create and that's not...
  19. cracklincrotch

    Offset Ku LNBF on prime focus BUD

    First off, I know this is not ideal. But money being what it is, it's what I want information on and experiences with. I haven't used my 1 meter Ku dish in I don't know how long. My Azbox refuses to drive it with usals. The dish is in the way of me mowing my lawn against the house because...
  20. cracklincrotch

    8.5 feet vs 12 feet

    Naa.... It's not the culture. It's just me. I live in a side by side duplex and my neighbour on the other side of my place told me to do the same as what you suggested. Don't get me wrong. I've always thought what you've suggested. It's just something I haven't (yet) been able to do. Kinda...
  21. cracklincrotch

    8.5 feet vs 12 feet

    Say and think what you like. It's like dealing with your wife when she's cranky. It's sometimes just easier to avoid the minefield regardless. If the guy sees me take it down he's likely to get excited. Then he and his wife (mostly his wife) will be just as mad again when they see another go...
  22. cracklincrotch

    8.5 feet vs 12 feet

    Naa.. I still have the 10.5' General Instruments dish from John I'm going to switch in for the 10.5' I have up now as the GI dish has a .28 f/D ratio, as opposed to the existing one with a .36 f/D. My neighbour that absolutely hates the bud is going away after I get back from my vacation for a...
  23. cracklincrotch

    8.5 feet vs 12 feet

    I'm going to be near Sydney Sunday morning to catch a ferry to Newfoundland.... Side trip maybe? ;) Wife would kill me. So would my mother-in-law. I should add that I'd break that dish down any way I could and stuff it in your RAV4. I've got a Subaru Legacy and Forester. The Legacy...