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  1. ronjohn

    New to FTA and need some help.

    I am logging off for a while. Those channels are working well on my system, not sure why you are missing that one TP.
  2. ronjohn

    New to FTA and need some help.

    Did you try to do a blind scan on Galaxy19?
  3. ronjohn

    New to FTA and need some help.

    I was backwards. Yes set it to 10750 and rescan.
  4. ronjohn

    New to FTA and need some help.

    My guess is that your LNB is set wrong. You probably have a universal LNB, but have the settings in the receiver set to a stnadard LNB. I'm tired and might be thinking backwards, but I believe that would cause the scan to take 1000 extra off of the actual frequency. Also, with that setting...
  5. ronjohn

    Satellite AV Contest - GEOSATpro microHD - Enter to Win - Drawing on 6/11/2012

    Fishing in my Grandfather's pond. I would occasionally camp out by the pond, but had to watch out for the snakes.
  6. ronjohn

    Any KU Analog Signals?

    I have an analog receiver that I have not turned on for a couple of years. Is there still anything up there on KU worth turning it on for? I am not asking for any wild feeds, just want to know if I should take it off of my AV shelf, or if it still has some life left in it.
  7. ronjohn

    Stream DVB-S with VLC

    Sorry to bring this old thread back up but, with recent feeds being mostly 4:2:2, I decided to try this again. Finally I was able to use a Ubuntu Virtual Machine with the Starbox drivers. I used VLC to transcode and stream the channels. I then openned VLC in Vista and am able to watch the...
  8. ronjohn

    Universal Remote for Traxis DBS-3500?

    Thanks Ice, I'll talk to them on Monday.
  9. ronjohn

    Universal Remote for Traxis DBS-3500?

    Oops, I saw that I put 3400 in the title.
  10. ronjohn

    Universal Remote for Traxis DBS-3500?

    Someone gave my mother-in-law a Traxis DBS3500. I went to WSI in Atlanta and got a dual input LNB so she can watch Thai stations in one room while my father-in-law watches in another. She only got the receiver with no remote control. Do any of the cheap universal remotes support this receiver?
  11. ronjohn

    Enter to Win: Sponsors Super Satellite Sampler System - Contest Ends 2.28.2010

    I got interested in FTA for two reasons: Thai language programming for my wife, and LOTS OF FOOTBALL on Saturdays in the Fall. I would and have recommended FTA to friends for LOTS OF FOOTBALL on Saturdays.
  12. ronjohn

    Stream DVB-S with VLC

    I have an old USB Starbox that is not supported with Vista. I have an old XP laptop that is too slow to display HD feeds. Does anyone know if I can use VLC to stream the sat signal to my desktop and use software on the Vista desktop to watch the HD.(Mostly on Saturdays) EDIT: I should have...
  13. ronjohn

    NEW and considering FTA- is there a difference in LNB's

    Here is a list of channels you can get. You will need a linear LNB instead of a circular. You will need at least a 30" dish. Sadoun also has packages including reciever, dish, LNB, and motor if you need one. Free To Air FTA Satellite Channels from USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia Arabic...
  14. ronjohn

    NEW and considering FTA- is there a difference in LNB's

    What channels are you trying to get?
  15. ronjohn

    Frustrated newbie... help please!

    How did you check the pointing if you have not quality level? To point the dish you have to select a transponder and move the dish until you see a quality level, not just a signal level. It sounds to me like your dish is not pointed at any satellite since a blind scan does not find any...
  16. ronjohn

    Frustrated newbie... help please!

    Also, if you thought you were supposed to be at 93.1, you probably need to repoint your dish to 97.
  17. ronjohn

    Frustrated newbie... help please!

    12090 H 20000 should have a strong signal level. You can still see signal even if the dish is not pointed correctly, or you have the wrong LNB selected. You must see "quality". Make sure you selected the universal LNB. Also, you need to have the LNB skewed correctly. If it is sideways(90...
  18. ronjohn

    Frustrated newbie... help please!

    How were you able to point the dish to 93.1?
  19. ronjohn

    Frustrated newbie... help please!

    On the signal meter, what is the quality reading? What sat are you trying to get?
  20. ronjohn

    Iptv

    The website has some stuff in English: Direct To Home Products and Services has order forms for receivers and subscriptions. There are about 9 thai and lao channels available without subscriptions on G25 right now.
  21. ronjohn

    SatelliteAV Motorized System Giveaway, We Have a Winner!

    I would choose the VisionSat for the PVR capability.
  22. ronjohn

    Slaving Receivers

    You can't use a splitter for the coax, you would have to use a switch also. That would cut your signal level(A splitter will also), but it would work. Someone with a big dish will have to answer the question about changing the motor wires back and forth between the receviers. I don't know...
  23. ronjohn

    Slaving Receivers

    I don't think it would be too bad, unless you are planning to leave it for your wife/kids/other uniterested person to use while you are gone. When I watch my Uniden, I always have the Mercury II turned on anyway. I move the dish, and set the polarity with the Mercury II, and then watch the...
  24. ronjohn

    Slaving Receivers

    I don't have a large dish motor, so someone else will have to answer for sure. I think you will have a coax cable connected to the LNB. You can connect that to the mercury II, and the slave the Uniden off of the mercury. There will be a separate cable(four wire?) connected to the dish motor...
  25. ronjohn

    Slaving Receivers

    I have a UST-4600 and it does not have an IF output connection for the sat signal. The Mercury II has an LNB input and an IF output to pass the signal to another receiver. The 4400 may be different, but I doubt it has a connector to pass the signal to another receiver.