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    new to Edision

    After you do that and get the satellite positions programmed in, you can then do a blind scan on each satellite.
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    Unable to pickup 101w

    101W C-band was working just fine 30 minutes ago.
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    I wish I was 29 again.
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    Square dish spotted at motel in Kansas

    I've seen a few of them around. I don't know what they're used for.
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    I still have my 922 and HDTV side car for it. I spent $1000 for the 922 when it came out. I had a VCRS module also. Too bad we'll never use this tech again.
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    I can't remember ever having trouble with lightning except at work. Maybe you need spare parts for your body. It sure sucks to get old huh? 71 here. With all the advances made in medical science one would expect to live to 140. Oh well.
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    Still not a great deal of activity on our repeaters. We have a lot of them including DMR but good luck finding someone to talk to. About the only time you hear anyone is on nets. That said, the local high school runs a ham class in the last quarter of the school year. They had a class last year...
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    I upgraded to the latest Titanium LNBF that is the 5G RED filter. I hear that he's coming up with another LNBF that tightens the bandwidth even further but I don't know how much that will help.
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    What Happened to Everybody?

    I still have two 12 footers and I use them on a regular basis. I don't know if I'll spend the bucks to repair or replace anything in the future. The biggest problem that I've had recently is getting replacement mesh for the antennas. Either the dish maker went out of business (KTI, Paraclipse...
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    south satelite

    105W would do. It's close enough to your latitude to be used for "true" south. As I recall, true south is fine tuned by moving the dish to the edge of the visible arc and move the dish dish east or west to peak up on the signal. I think tvrosat.com has alignment instructions.
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    Tek2000, going out of business?

    TEK2000 website is still up and looks open for business.
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    DIY coax tightening tool

    I believe there are factory built tools like that already...
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    RG-6 connectors

    A rep for truCable says their connectors will work for any RG-6 without doing anything to the shield or braid. So, I ordered a package of 10 to see if they'll work out like he said.
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    RG-6 connectors

    The connectors are Ideal part#92-651 if you're interested. Too bad there aren't any local electronics stores around anymore. But I shouldn't have to guess as to what works. These connectors don't work on standard RG-6, also, which is smaller diameter. I guess I'll just buy factory made cable and...
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    RG-6 connectors

    Universal connectors are suppose to fit RG-6/RG-6Q.
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    RG-6 connectors

    It's been awhile since I did this so I consulted 4 youtube videos and I still can't get a universal RG-6 compression connector to go on standard or quad shield RG-6 cable. the 1/4 inch length for the center conductor seems appropriate but the 1/4 inch cut back on the sheath seems inadequate. No...
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    Who is allowed to take part in the FTA hobby?

    I get enough entertainment from my BUD and OTA. But, the BUD has become very expensive. As long as my insurance pays for repair or replacement, I'll keep using the BUD. I do some streaming but not as much as I use to. Everything is getting pricey. 5G has become a problem despite what I have...
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    LOST CHANNELS AT EUTELSAT 113 AND 117W:

    113W looks mostly fine where I'm at. But I think I'm having occassional issues on some transponders and suspect maybe 5G interference. I'll have to get out a spectrum analyzer to be sure and stop being lazy and get it done. I'm using non-filtered Titanium LNBFs.
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    Moteck SG-2100 satellite motor settings

    It's been a while but I used solar noon to determine true south. Sunrise Time, Sunset Time Today
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    Transformer for MOTECK V-BOX II

    And one of a physical size of similar dimentions and that fits the mounting holes. Unless one wants to do some modifying. I had plans to put everything into a larger box so that I could use a larger transformer but it wouldn't be as clean looking. I never finished the project.
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    Transformer for MOTECK V-BOX II

    Good luck. I haven't be able to find one that would be an exact replacement.
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    TitanTV still useful for FTA?

    Ghostery seems to be getting the job done. I still get momentary popups at various sites concerning cookies but the latest ghostery shuts them down.
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    TitanTV still useful for FTA?

    I'm not using uBlock and TitanTV works fine. But there is a Ghostery upgrade that works well with ad blocking and is probably why I don't have any more TitanTV issues. It has eliminated issues with other sites also.
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    SES-1 H&I MUX Gone

    I watched H&I until 2200 MST last night and I can still get it here this morning.