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    SBE Show Canceled

    More from Marty (last article in the newsletter): Transmitter News Online
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    SatelliteGuys Reno Get Together

    I'm already in Reno. Got the e-mail about the cancellation but the web site wasn't showing anything (it does now), so I came. Not to mention it was pre-paid and I was gonna at least get out of town ;) If you're not renting a car, the Atlantis shuttle makes pickups at the airport every half...
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    DISHProPlus capabilities

    rglore explained it very well (I'll just add that LH refers to left-hand circular polarization). Each receiver must have its own line from the dish or switch, dual-tuner models can be connected with 1 line only with DP Plus. Specific EKB links that may be useful...
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    What resolution TV ?

    Can't say as I know. It's a Sony 34" CRT, XBR910. When I got it most everything was only 720p and even then that wasn't the exact native resolution. My decision was based on size, black level, SD PQ, and price.
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    condos vs satellite

    The satellite must be placed in orbit, no matter what the board thinks about it. They also get overruled on some (but not all) of their ideas about dishes of off-air antennae. See: FCC Fact Sheet on Placement of Antennas
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    Combining DISH and DIrecTV

    You'll still need one run per tuner, but the dish can be shared. See Converting a Para Todos dish to Dish Networks and DirecTV
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    dish/d* channel lineup comparison

    See Dish Network vs DirecTV.
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    BREAKING NEWS: Echostar Signs on as SBE Anchor Exhibitor!

    I see Wednesday and Saturday are mostly training classes, and the exhibit floor will be open Thursday and Friday only. Will it be worthwhile for those of us who are not retailers or installers to go to the whole show? There are a few classes I wouldn't mind sitting in on. Any opening/closing...
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    Directv/ Dish Eq

    Dish Network Receivers: current, discontinued Dishes: - Dish300, original round 18" dish for 1 DBS slot - Dish500, 18x20 dish for 119 and 110 - StarBand, 119 and 110 plus whereever StarBand comes from - SuperDISH, 119 and 110 plus either 105 or 121, 2 types for each FSS slot -...
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    Whats the diff between lnb&lnbf

    LNB, LNBF and transponder are explained on the EKB Newbie page.
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    What switch I should use

    Spend some time at the link boba gave. The Twin and Quad both come in legacy and DishPro versions. The DishPro LNBs have a prominent dP logo. DishPro is Dish's method of using stacked LNBs and DiSEqC switches. Read more at the link above and at http://echostar.swiki.net/217. DirecTV...