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  1. macksat

    10' Winegard Pinnacle AJAK 180 declination?

    Recently acquired a 10' Pinnacle, tho not with the Ajak mount. Here's a pic of the Winegard decal which may be of interest.
  2. macksat

    Radio Shack 9' sat dish

    I have one of these...a 10' jerry-rigged and pulling in great signal. See it in action:D http://www.satelliteguys.us/attachment.php?attachmentid=39994&d=1248319171
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    Euronews ?

    Not sure if this should be a new thread or not, but Euronews G-23 seems to be scrambled....did we lose another one?
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    CBS stations on galaxy 3 95w

    What were previously KIMA and KEPR (both CBS) are currently showing up as color bars for KOMO-TV (ABC) ??? curious :confused: Sure miss CBS
  5. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Thanks phlatwound, it's becoming clearer now. Can't wait for my new toys to get here next week:hungry:
  6. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Asked about a new LNB for this settup and told them what I'm using came from a 10' dish.(Mine's a 7.5') They felt it should work,:confused: so we'll see what happens when I try to hook things up. May have to just slave the Merc. to the Toshiba for the interim and add the LNBF later. The one in...
  7. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Yes phlatwound, have the list, and like you :cool::cool: I'm gonna be so cool I'm gonna have to wear shades when that receiver gets here!!! By the way, nice folks at Sadoun... guess it's ok to mention a sponsor by name here. Have been getting lots of wild feeds on G4/G16...great stuff...
  8. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Coool.....Thanks guys. Just off the phone with one of our fine sponsors and have ordered a V-Box II along with a Mercury II. Hurrah, onward and upward into FTA.
  9. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Thanks guys, looks like I've got some homework to do. Would either of these scenarios, i.e. DiSEqC switch or slaveing the new receiver to the analog Toshiba send the right signals to move the dish? Or.... or would I manually move the dish with the Toshiba, then locate transponders with the...
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    Receiver recommendations

    Forgot to add, the dish has f/D of .39 if I did the math right. Measures 90.5" by 14.5" deep. If the current feedhorn doesn't work, how would I find one with the proper f/D for this dish? Thanks all.
  11. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Can someone recommend a receiver to get the digital FTA stuff? I think I've taken the Toshiba 2220 about as far as I can go analog. The receivers I'm seeing don't seem to have the motor outputs for the H to H mover. Would be using the A.D.L feedhorn with separate Cband Ku band LNB's...
  12. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Update: Swapped out the C-band LNB on my 7.5' for an A.D.L C/Ku LNB from a 10" dish. Although the C-band picture quality in on par with what I used to get using one of the small dish companies, haven't been able to lock onto any Ku channels. Probably due to f/D differences. Tried switching...
  13. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Hello phlatwound, With the 2220, it appears you have to manually locate each satellite, then lock it to one of the programmed sat. I.D.'s. Once that is done the "Realign Satellite Memory" function realigns these satellites should the dish get misaligned due to repairs etc. You still have to...
  14. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Thanks phlatwound & Iceberg, appreciate the guidance. Actually got this dish going with a Toshiba 1820, and yes, there very similar. Even was able to use the new 2220's remote I got yesterday but didn't mess too much with it as didn't want to mess up the existing settings. Have switched it out...
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    Receiver recommendations

    Thanks to all for the feed back. Just today received a remote for my Toshiba 2220. Spent more hours than I care to admit reading the manual and programming the few satellites I know of. I'll be putting the C/Ku LNB back on the dish tomorrow. I have a second RG6 lead already run into the...
  16. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Thanks for the fast reply Iceberg. Wasn't sure if the fancy new receiver needed a new type LNB or not. Looks like I'll be shopping for a 4DTV, probably the Motorola 922. All this is quite an upgrade for me since all I've been getting my TV reception OTA about 50+ miles from any major...
  17. macksat

    Receiver recommendations

    Having perused these forums for the past couple years, finally took the plunge and set up a 7.5' mesh dish which someone was giving away free. It has an AJAK H to H positioner and a Chaparall Diamond Cband LNB with markings of temp K 20degrees. Located a Toshiba 1820 C/Ku band receiver,but...