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Hi, haven't posted here for a while. Life changes made doing this hobby less of a priority. This place always helped me and I'd like to help someone looking to startup a C or Ku band hobby. I have an offset fixed fiberglass dish with a NPM. I never got around to working on this one. I was going...

on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SatHawk-PowerTech-V3000-GBOX-Positioner-Controller-/140561430178

you can probably talk him down..8' and 10' ! C band sattelite set up

I picked up an 8' unimesh with polar mount and motor, two 4' fixed (channel master and Prodelin), and a NPRM for $10 The Uni has some bent panels, so I'll probably use the polar mount to move one of the 4 footers for a super Ku dish!

I like the idea of a flying saucer!

oooooh. a DH!

A search found this: http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/226899-armed-forces-network-afn.html#post2321925

3920 is weaker than the others. Still there, with a new channel coming soon I doubt you'll see a thing with a six footer. I get it but this sat requires me to tweak my dish a bit to get a stronger signal. That tweaking throws off my Ku sats. I also found that the other TPs have to suffer a...

I'm a bit far here in STL. I've been out that way. So bare you can see the curve of the earth!

A 4' mini-bud might net you a dozen english stations to you true south and a bit to either side. Don't expect Cband to pull anything near your horizon on a four footer. Ku on a 4' should do very well.

I don't want to distract you from your angle finding, but in the first set of pictures I noticed that your jack (motor) was fully retracted and pushed out too far to get a good arc. You want the jack to be out about half way when pointing at your true south. That way you'll have enough extension...

I got my 13' galvanized from a scrapper for $30. It was part of a fence he took down. he also had a 20' available. http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-satellite-discussion/198286-adventures-dish-hunting-2010-a.html#post2127909

I have found that one is enough! :-) Is the 'mover' you mention the box or the motor? Do you mean one box -> 2 Gbox -> 2 dishes? Have you tried an switch in front of the two Gboxes? Or one box -> 2 Gbox -> one dish ? Or two boxes -> 2 Gbox -> one dish ?

what are the LNB settings in your box?

I've got a Tracker V with a burned power supply. If you want the remote it's free if you pick up shipping. (tape is holding the batteries in) 63017

Dishnetwork (circular) is easier than linear. Ploar mount? Start with your true south, skew set to 0. Strength = Connection(wiring) , Quality = Signal LNB Power should likely be on. dishpointer.com is helpful. a cheap angle finder is also helpful. It's only hard until you get the concept...

http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-satellite-discussion/213320-arc-set.html .

I almost thought about scoring this one. CHAPARRAL 4DTV C-KU BAND FEEDHORN - eBay (item 250742147642 end time Dec-19-10 19:22:17 PST) Perhaps another day.

Satellite Dish, all metal, no receiver, good for solar - eBay (item 230562040784 end time Dec-17-10 14:11:33 PST)

Welcome! There is a 4DTV section that covers this topic. Good info there. Here is a recent response from SRL: http://www.satelliteguys.us/4dtv-discussion/231617-more-nps-bs-misinform-public-2.html#post2376548

Sounds like you're on the right track and beating yourself down without putting what you've learned into practice. Instead of going for the most complex setup on earth, start with one Cband and a few Ku (one 4x1 switch). Grow it from there, all the time keeping an eye on the big picture.

Pick up an angle finder. Available at most hardware stores. Search results for: 'angle finder'

Sadoun has an open box GBox for $50, or buy one new for $69. Double the count of a Vbox. Sadoun Bargain Bin and Clearance items

Based on Fox's own ads, DN dropped NatGeo. So if Dish picks it up again, maybe it will be ITC.

Gone here