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    Time for Removal

    Sorry, I haven't been logged in for a while. Yes, indeed, I still have this dish mounted on my patio roof. Are you still interested?
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    Time for Removal

    Hi, PmasterP- Sorry, I have no spares... At this time, I'm just trying to get some help with taking this bad boy down from its perch. Once I get it down, you're certainly welcome to buy/take the whole enchilada to use for parts if you wish.... But I do want to let the whole package...
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    Time for Removal

    This dish is easily accessible, and wouldn't take two people too long to bring it down from its perch. I have attached a picture.
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    Time for Removal

    I've got a fully-operational 8' Paraclipse Hydroform (semi-perforated) BUD mounted on my back patio roof which I have decided to have removed. I also have two FTA receivers, plus an old analog GI receiver and sat positioner which also can go. I live in south central Pa. (York Co.). Anybody...
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    Thanks fellas. Do you know any sat guys in the south/central Pa. area who could help me if needed?
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    Thanks for the quick reply. Two more questions: Is the changeout from my old 2400 to a G-box or V-box relatively simple to perform? Once done, should my Fortec Star receiver then be able to automatically direct the positioning of my dish from sat to sat?
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    Old BUD system - New FTA receiver - sat positioner question

    I upgraded my old BUD system with a new Fortec Star digital receiver. I presently use my old G.I. 2400 (analog receiver)/G.I. 2000 PS (positioner) to direct my antenna position. My new receiver already has the different satellites programed into its memory, with arc locations. Can this new...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Just trying to finalize my plan... Earlier you were saying that you would recommend a C-Band only LNBF. Any particular reason?
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Thanks, Brian. I'm thinking I'd like to stay with both C-band and KU. What type LNFB would I need in that case? Or do you think it's not worth the effort... Maybe I'll go onto your webpage to order the stuff we've been talking about. Do you think I would I have much trouble replacing my old...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Okay guys, you talked me into keeping my BD set-up and sharpening it up! My intent is to be able to scan a satellite in a timely manner for viewing, then, if I don't see anything of interest, be able to move on to another sat to repeat the process, again IN A TIMELY MANNER... My current dish...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    Thanks. I have an old 8' Paraclipse (Hydroform) BD with its original feedhorn, and I've been scanning without adjusting any polarity. Maybe I need to be looking at getting a G-Box and new feedhorn(?)... Are these items costly? I've had this anolog set-up since the early nineties, and I...
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    Speed of FTA Powerscan

    I have a Fortec Star Mercury II FTA receiver. I use my old G.I. analog receiver/positioner to move my big dish from sat to sat., so I have to keep power scanning whenever I want to search out what's on a particular sat. This process takes a while, if I go through several sats, it takes longer...
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    Terrestrial broadcasts going digital

    I have recently purchased a Fortec Star-Mercury II FTA receiver. It has a terrestrial antenna "in" jack on the back. If I run my terrestrial antenna through this jack, then to my TV, will it result in my TV being able to receive the digital terrestrial broadcasts scheduled to start this February?
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    Not an April Fool Special - $79 Mercury II - Satellite AV

    Does it get C-band & Ku? And is this a NEW or USED receiver?
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    Not an April Fool Special - $79 Mercury II - Satellite AV

    Is this reveiver "ready to go", or would I have to do some downloading of FTA channels from the internet? Also, does it do "blind scans"?
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks for the input, Jollyrgr. The more information I get from you guys, the better I further understand what I'm dealing with here! I'm using all this info to figure out how to finally complete my new hook-up, and this helps.
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    A final thanks to all who helped me with this! Before we wrap -up this discussion, I have one last question (probably a stupid one): What is PVR?
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks again for the excellent advice! I currently have an 8 ft. Paraclipse Hydroform BUD which gets excellent C-band and KU reception with my General Instruments 2400 (classic) analog receiver. With my recently slaved-in Captive Works CW-600 digital FTA receiver, I'm now getting good digital...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Oh, yeah! You guys are right about the addiction. I just can't believe it took me so long to find out about the digital FTA! My BUD hasn't seen this much action in a long time! :) Anyway, I'm trying to find out from the Captive Works people if what you guys are saying about the CW600S...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Excellent suggestions all! People, I can see I came to the right place! ANOTHER question: On my old analog set-up I had to manually find all satellites, and load them into my GI receiver's memory. Do these new receivers with G-box set-up already know where the satellites are based on some...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks to all for your help with this. I've been moving around the arc in "digital" and I've actually started picking up some signals. One more question: Since I'm not able to use a "blind scan" to search for stations, does that stop me from being able to catch various "feeds" that come and...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    In my user manual, under "reference" it says ""Multi LNB Control by DiSEqC 1.0, 1.2, 1.3(USALS)." Does this mean that my FTA reveiver would be able to utilize a G-Box? If so, then I could basically get rid of my analog receiver? What about my existing "Antenna Positioner Power Supply" - would...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks, Iceberg. I've been hitting a "blind scan" button at the bottom of the antenna set-up screen, and the system appears to be doing some kind of scan, but I haven't sen any results afterwards. There are three other "buttons" at the bottom of that same screen entitled "auto", "network" and...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Thanks for helping me out. I have added the digital receiver to my existing (analog) big dish system, so I already have the ability to move my dish. I just don't understand the (digital) settings I'm supposed to use for my antenna (set-up menu)before I do a blind scan. Things like "LNB freq"...
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    Big Dish conversion to digital FTA

    Newbie here, so please excuse my lack of knowledge. I need help! I just bought a CreativeWorks CW 600 Premium FTA receiver to update my C/KU band big dish from analog to digital. Question 1: I always used an A/B switch to go between C and KU as needed on my analog system. Can the CW-41...
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