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    (Not So Breaking News: C-Band Losing Subs

    It seems silly to see people who were happy with C-Band for 20 years quitting altogether over a $30 lnb and a receiver. Not quite the whole story...in a lot of cases like mine it becomes a $400 receiver, +the 4DTV package to get that price, + another $200 or so for a dual horn (mine is C Band...
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    (Not So Breaking News: C-Band Losing Subs

    The total number of net authorizations over the past several months looks like this: August, -7,589; July, -15,935; June, -29,743; May, -8,531; April, -8,306 and -11,160 in March. I just recently got my renewal notice from NPS. In the survey they claimed 99000 C-Band subscribers TOTAL and...
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    Help setting up BUD and Fortec Lifetime rec.

    I'm running a Uniden receiver (C Band only) and feeding a Fortec Ultra on the C-band side. I put a splitter with one side power pass in the line to let the Uniden power the LNB, (and control the polarity servo) and feed the Fortec with the isolated side. For C-Band only you can turn the LNB...
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    C Band losing subs, why?

    Probably a combination of things... One, the initial cost of a C-Band setup runs over $1k unless you 'inherit' one as I did; it was left behind by the owner of the house so I got mine free - can't beat that. Repairs cost a bunch because it's all yours; $150 for a positioner. Two, the best...
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    Pansat FTA to C-band

    I use a Fortec for C-Band and I hear it's similar to a Pansat. I program new sats for C band with the LO set for Standard, LO freq of 5150. Enter a known active TP from the list for starters. Be advised that some of the stuff Lyngsat shows is NOT there any more. Aim the big dish at the...
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    Does anyone know what happened to..

    Durn...too late! I caught them ITC late one night for a few hours when they moved from T4 to T6 when T4 was croaking.
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    firing up the BUD questions

    "Also it seems that the two old servo motors for the horizontal/vertical skew are bad as well or the IRD is screwing up moving them as well as the servos move only slightly when connected directly to the back of the IRD. On the FEED HORN they only click and the needle though able to turn easily...