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    How long have you had your FTA setup?

    3 Big dishes 10 fiberglass 1996 10 foot mesh 1998 8.5 foot uni mesh Primestar 40" 1996 dish 500 for audio 1998 after reading this group for over a year have a fortec lifetime 1 month on cband 8.5 unimesh horizontal only bad servo and a bunch of very fast very mad hornets.. in the feed horn...
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    Equity RTN g10r G3c

    RE: rtn on C Band Hi Gary glad to see you on here. Thanks for giving us a chance to voice our opinions. I just got my my fortec reciever and just found Rtn on G3c I caught Gomer pyle and my 3 sons and would love to see more. since I live here in the mountians of WestVirginia and I am only...
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    So how many hams view this forum??

    opps I realized I did not answer your question.. have you seen any type of scedule as to possible voice passes? Mir made it easy back then they announced on packet when next voice pass would be. Bruce Kb8kac
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    So how many hams view this forum??

    Hi N1wbd I'm sure now there are newer antenna designs than I used back in early 90's but I used a crossed dipole monted on top of my trailer. and it worked real well, I was using only 35 watts back then you have my interest peaked and I will do some research on antennas for Iss Hey I...
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    got my fortec ultra and ready to start

    Hi to everyone I have been lurking here for months waiting to get enough bucks to buy a fortec ultra and another cband reciever for my 8.5 ft unimesh dish I got my Fortec reciever today and I cant wait to start. I have a Primestar 39 1/2 by 30" pointing at 85 degrees Want to start by...
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    So how many hams view this forum??

    KB8KAC here Techplus Name is Bruce Call is KB8KAC never worked sats yet. but can say I worked the soviet MIR space station several times on packet and voice. back in the early 90's Bruce
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    Locals In Different Time Zones

    thanks for the help guys and good to see you on here Mike K I miss the old days of hearing you on friday night live Bruce kb8kac wv
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    Locals In Different Time Zones

    I have been waiting for a simple list! Thanks for the great ku list. now does anyone have a list of cband fta channels? and what about a list of unscrambled 4dtv channels? Bruce :) equipment c_band unimesh 7.5 dish and a p* 40" dish shopping for a 4dtv and fta reciever now that...