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Yes. That's bad. Don't call NET. They wouldn't authorize your receiver anyway as it's doubtful they do that for anyone but local affiliates. However, in this case they couldn't even if they wanted to. Therefore you calling them could serve no good and only do harm as they might decide they'd...

I don't know if doing an authorization reset would be a good idea. In fact, if it we me, I think I'd avoid that at all cost because I fear that it might possibly cause the unit to lose it's previously authorized status. If I recall using my 4200, there were 2 different menu items. One was...

A primestar remote can be used. Other General instruments or motorola remote may work as well, but I'm not sure.

Well, that's the issue here. These type of LNBs usually aren't meant to and aren't designed to operate at voltages this low. Some of them will work at only 13v even though they aren't meant to and may be running out of spec. Usually this means their gain will be reduced but this may not be an...

I'm not familiar with this receiver and It's add-in board, but with my experience with a Pansat 9000 and coolsat 8000, it seems that many of the DVB-S2 devices available right now don't automatically determine the FEC rate. So, you have to supply it yourself. On the Pansat 9000 if I'm not sure...

The problem is this kind of advice is exactly the opposite of what it should be. The kind of signals that are received by "subscription based receivers" on C band are split mode DCII signals using QPSK modulation and are usually wide and have more small dish friendly FEC rates. Those are the...

It'll work as long as you use a diode protected splitter. Anytime your gonna use a splitter to feed 2 receivers and your gonna pass power on both port (which you'll have to do as the diseqc commands are modulated on the LNB voltage) you need to use a diode protected splitter. The diode...

Are you sure this LNB support 13/18v polarity switching? The reason I ask is it looks like a standard wr-75 flange LNB that would be used on the feedhorn on a big dish and these type LNBs don't do any polarity switching because the feedhorn itself determines the polarity (usually through a probe...

It depends. Some will and some won't and some will be marginal meaning they'll work sometimes but probably provide a weaker output due to reduced gain as a result of being undervolted. In my expereince PLL LNBs won't work on 13v whereas DRO types often will but of course that's not etched in...

Well, there's at least part of your problem there. The bsc-621 just kinda sucks on Ku band. It's not properly designed. The idea of putting a little ku feed in back of the C band waveguide just doesn't seem to work. I tried one on 8.5' Birdview and was greatly dissapointed with the Ku...

Another question is how are the 2 lnbs connected to the receiver and how is the receiver configured to power the LNBs? The reason I ask this is, if your using 13/18v polarity switching and using a 13/18v switch to switch between the 2 LNBs then the Vertical LNB will only be getting 13v. This can...

It should be printed on the motor somewhere. I believe it's on a little metal plate that lists all the specifications of the motor, but I'm not 100% sure as it's been quite a while since I looked at mine. Mine is a 160:1 (moves really slow). Though I also have a brand new replacement motor...

From what I can see from the picture, I'd say no. It looks more like supports to keep the Ku waveguide centered.

Actually, if your gonna use a filter and you have reached the conclusion a filter is what you need, you should probably go with the regular 7893d and not the international version. Remember the whole point of a bandpass filter is to reject out of band interference. Therefore you only want it to...

There are a few commercial receivers that will do both DVB and DCII, but unless you want to spend alot of money, your better off sticking with a 4dtv receiever. Commercial receivers are very costly, very difficult to use, and cannot be subscribed to any programming by a home user.

If you want to be guaranteed to recieve signals on C band you need a dish that is at least 2 degree compliant. You need a dish that's 2 degree compliant because that how closely many of the satellites over the western hemisphere are spaced and the dish must be able to focus in on the one...

No, an orthomode feedhorn does not use a servo motor at all for polarity. It has 2 separate probes for each band aligned to recieve each polarity and then each polarity is sent to a separate LNB. That means for an orthomode feedhorn you'll need 4 LNBs, 2 for C and 2 for Ku and each of the 2 LNBs...

I've been using an orthomode feed on my 8.5' birdview for quite a while and yes combined with a multiswitch it makes for a more convient setup especially if your mostly interested in FTA. However, there are a couple of downsides to take into consideration. First and foremost is that if your...

An old analog box is a good idea, if for no other reason than to just move your motor, but don't pay a whole lot for one. You should be able to find a used one pretty cheap as many people are just throwing them away nowaday. There are still a few analog signals up there. So, you can also maybe...

maybe, what kind of feedhorn/LNB or LNBs do you have on the dish now? For FTA you probably need an LNB that's at least rated at a noise figure of 25k or lower and a local oscillator stability of +- 500Khz. On both of these ratings lower is better assuming the manufacturers aren't fudging the...

Mike Kohl has a few nice pics on his site. http://www.global-cm.net/antennas/multifeed.html

Yes, the main board can be replaced but then you've virtually got a new receiver except maybe for the chassis and power supply right? Also you'll then have a new unit ID number. Anyway, this was in response to the original posters question if there would be any way to convert the 405 to a 905 (...

Digicipher II recievers have a unit id number stored in them in a memory chip that's powered by a special lithium battery that should last a fairly long time (like 10 years or more). This unit Id number is unique to each receiver and used to authorise the reciever by the programming providers...

Yes, if you install the reed switch and magnetic wheel. Skyvision sells the conversion kit. It's very easy to install. Is yours a solid or perforated? If it's a solid it's probably an 8.5' or at least all the ones I've seen are. I'd like to find a larger one if they exist. Be careful not to...

I believe the 905 will indeed control a polarizer. It will not however control a motor. Generally it's used as a slave to some other analog receiver and that reciever would be used to move the dish. However, you could probably use the 905 alone as long as you had some other way to move the dish...