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If you have regrets, there is a package which is a well-kept secret, called the Welcome Pack (DN). It is $9.99 per month. With tax, I'm paying $10.50. There are about thirty channels. You only get one receiver with the deal. No locals, unless you pay $4.99 more per month. That's a lot less...

I wanted mine up high. I welded two ten foot sticks together. But its too high to make adjustments to the dish without fear of falling ten feet. And two sticks flex a little. So I had to tether the pole to another point. My intent was to get underneath to mow. And also I have it next to a...

Provided you keep connections to a minimum, that length should be fine. I'm running my dish just about that distance. I've never had signal problems.

I see on lyngsat lots of channels I'm not getting because of these little tricks you have to perform to get your receiver to pull in these signals. Too bad there aren't easier ways to get them. I guess some of us will never be able to figure out how to get some of our receivers to work just...

Sometimes you run into someone you just can't get along with. All adults know that! Everybody's entitled to his opinion anyway. This is America, thank God! Hug and make up. I can repoint my dishes in about ten minutes. I'm just waiting on freedbs. It's been a long wait so far. We're on...

Just did a blind rescan of G17 c-band and am noticing many new channels I was not getting before -- including Fox fuel and speed channels. There's also a new Nat Geo Wild channel. So they changed the line-up a little, but the FOX variety is still great!!!

I've been an avid e-bay shopper for about 15 years. But I hate to bid. And I have found out how to do it. I wanted to pass it on. I know its not rocket science. The previous thread spoke of how high prices have gotten for everything. And it put down Radio Shack, in particular. I have...

Another thing. There are two types of dishes. The oval dishes have a large lnb hole. The elliptical dish has two bolt holes with a very small lnb hole in the middle. If you use the strapping to mount your lnb, it is probably not perfectly centered in the arm because of the small diameter of...

I have cut styrofoam strips from plates about one inch wide to use as shims for mine. I just tape the ends and add as much styrofoam as I need to fill the void. If you don't pack it too tightly, you can still adjust the skew without loosening the bolts. You can attach legacy or dish pro lnbs...

I'm really excited about freedbs. I'll bet a lot of fta'ers will get into the installing business -- especially with so many cheap fta boxes out there. Just think. Free tv again!!!

You can pick it up on 72W. It is one of the NBC MUX feeds on ku band, but it does not come in all the time. I only get it sporadically. As I understand, these feeds are intended for South America. I'm getting them in SC. There are four NBC MUX feeds. I usually get the Weather Channel on...

I throw switches away even if I "suspect" anything. I bought 20 on e-bay yesterday for $24 (including shipping). That's about $1.25 each!!! The quality almost always comes up some when I install new switches. I try to do it at least once a year. I saw 10 of the "new" style switches for the...

We all take way too much for granted. Our lives here in America parallel a Jules Verne tale. "Our" shuttle is making regular space flights much like airliners fly every day. Just think about how much we have to be thankful for! I read on yahoo where almost 50 percent of America pay no taxes...

Seems like lately we've been losing lots more programming than we're gaining. Sure hope free dbs changes this trend soon. There is a new family channel on 101W c-band, but mine is pixilating. And I don't know why because the quality is 100% on my fortec.:rant::rant::rant:

We, too, have had three days of weather in the 60's and 70's in SC. But tomorrow will be starting a new cold spell again with lows in the high 20's again. At least it gave us a break from so much cold weather. Now we know spring will be here soon. I buy my 4x1 switches in lots of ten. That...

It would be nice to get channels of the same caliber as History and Bio on AMC4. Most everything else is just mediocre. Except RFD, Fox Movie Channel, AMG and a couple of others on c-band. Some of the ku and c-band sports channels are okay. At least we've got something to look forward to...

You didn't say if you cut the 22 khz switch on in the menu of your receiver. I recently installed a BSC621 lnb on my BUD, which has an internal 22 KHZ switch to switch between C and KU band. Well, you also have to go into the menu of your receiver and cut the 22 KHZ frequency switch "ON" on...

The wire run to my BUD is 200 feet. I have a second coax I want to run to a ku dish and motor. It is 200 feet, also. My ku dish is a heavy Primestar 36 inch dish. I bought a DG380 from Sadoun because my dish weighs 27 lbs. with the lnb. The motor is rated to move a 31 lb. load. I expect...

Thank you for all the info so far!!!!! :)First off, I would like to thank all you guys for all the good feedback to my inquiry about adding an hh motor to my fixed primestar. And I wonder now why it took me so long to ask the question. I guess that only recently have lots of us gotten...

:):):)If you aren't getting all your ku satellites, you probably need to visit sadoun.com and download the instructions for setting up a ku antenna/motor. You start by finding the highest point in the arc (due south) and tuning the antenna until you get all the satellites to come in. I...

I was thinking about turning the bracket on the primestar dish upside down and using an hh motor to power the dish. It would seem all you need do it shim up the motor shaft to accomodate the larger pipe. Has anyone done it?

Hey, freezy I did a search and found out more about your fiberglass dishes versus solid metal onesor metal mesh dishes. The important factor is how far apart the mesh is. It jogged my memory, as I remember reading several years ago that the mesh has to be closer than a pencil width to get...

One way to keep everybody in the dark is to refer to satellite names. They're changing every time a new one goes up. If you use the location instead, it would be lots easier for all of us! Duh!

Hubble I was on pins and needles waiting for Atlantis to release the newly reburbished Hubble. Those guys had worked so hard upgrading all the old equipment on board. Just think. In a couple of months we'll all be seeing new pictures of what the new Hubble is seeing from space. Isn't this...

Where is Galaxy 25? I got the biggest laugh when I saw the title of this posting. It seems we spend hours and hours trying to scan the sky and bring in more programming. And I realize this title is only funny to true fta'ers. I know my neighbors must laugh and laugh at me outside pointing...