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I just spent the last 3 hours out in the 90 degree sun, giving my Dish a tune up.
There have been a number of channels that moved since my last tune up which I did in the fall last year that I could not pick up after they moved.
In addition I couldn't get in a few channels I really wanted (Such as Dr Gene Scott and PBS)
So today I headed outside, with my LCD TV, My Fortec Mercury II receiver and my Super Buddy Satellite Meter.
While I didn't need the TV and receiver out there, I took them with me as it was easy to have the motor move the dish, instead of keep running in the house up the stairs, changing satellites then running back outside again.
What I then did was moved the motor to the Zero position, then did a factory reset on my Fortec Mercury II receiver.
I then setup the LNB and USUALs and went to my "True South" satllite which for me is AMC 6. I lossened up the bolts on the dish so I could move it and then grabbed my Supere Buddy Meter and watched it as I moved the Dish around. Within a few seconds I had a strong locked signal on the SuperBuddy. I tightened the bolts down a little bit on the dish so I no longer needed to hold it.
I then did a quick FTA scan on Galaxy 26 (It was IA6) and got in a bunch of channels, and a nice signal of around 68 on GBN.
I then moved the Dish to a satellite I have always had trouble with Galaxy 26, I could never get Dr Gene Scott's University Network to lock in for me. So since this is one of the channels I wanted to get, I aimed for that channel.
When the Dish moved I did have signal, but it was very weak from this transponder.
I then pushed and pulled on the bottom of the dish while looking at the SuperBuddy Mirror. BOOM the signal shot up into the 70's. I loosened the dish slightly and pushed it down while keeping an eye on the Super Buddy meter. When I found the top signal I could get for this transponder, I again locked it down.
I did a scan for FTA and was soon watching Dr Gene Scott.
To make sure I did not screw anything up I went back to AMC6 to find that my signals on AMC6 were better then before!
Now I wanted to make sure I was on the arc, so time to swing the Dish over to my favorite satellite G10R.
It moved over and BINGO, I was seeing signals in the 70's and even a few in the 80's I was really happy.
I then locked down the dish completely as tight as I could, that puppy isn't going anywhere!
Its amazing how much a difference less then a centimeter makes on your satellite signal!
Before taking in all my equipment in again I wanted to see if I could finally get PBS on AMC, as I have not been able to pick it up since them moved last year... when the dish stopped moving I did a scan and I now have PBS!
I am VERY impressed with this SuperBuddy meter (note Applied Instruments the folks who make the SuperBuddy are sponsors of SatelliteGuys.US) however they did not pay me anything to talk about this meter. By having the meter on the fortec and on the SuperBuddy at the same time I saw on my slight changes on the SuperBuddy meter which helped me obtain a perfect signal that I was unable to get with the on screen Fortec meter.
For my next project now I need to get my fortec hooked up to my Slingbox so I can surf the skies from work or my cell phone.
There have been a number of channels that moved since my last tune up which I did in the fall last year that I could not pick up after they moved.
In addition I couldn't get in a few channels I really wanted (Such as Dr Gene Scott and PBS)
So today I headed outside, with my LCD TV, My Fortec Mercury II receiver and my Super Buddy Satellite Meter.
While I didn't need the TV and receiver out there, I took them with me as it was easy to have the motor move the dish, instead of keep running in the house up the stairs, changing satellites then running back outside again.
What I then did was moved the motor to the Zero position, then did a factory reset on my Fortec Mercury II receiver.
I then setup the LNB and USUALs and went to my "True South" satllite which for me is AMC 6. I lossened up the bolts on the dish so I could move it and then grabbed my Supere Buddy Meter and watched it as I moved the Dish around. Within a few seconds I had a strong locked signal on the SuperBuddy. I tightened the bolts down a little bit on the dish so I no longer needed to hold it.
I then did a quick FTA scan on Galaxy 26 (It was IA6) and got in a bunch of channels, and a nice signal of around 68 on GBN.
I then moved the Dish to a satellite I have always had trouble with Galaxy 26, I could never get Dr Gene Scott's University Network to lock in for me. So since this is one of the channels I wanted to get, I aimed for that channel.
When the Dish moved I did have signal, but it was very weak from this transponder.
I then pushed and pulled on the bottom of the dish while looking at the SuperBuddy Mirror. BOOM the signal shot up into the 70's. I loosened the dish slightly and pushed it down while keeping an eye on the Super Buddy meter. When I found the top signal I could get for this transponder, I again locked it down.
I did a scan for FTA and was soon watching Dr Gene Scott.
To make sure I did not screw anything up I went back to AMC6 to find that my signals on AMC6 were better then before!
Now I wanted to make sure I was on the arc, so time to swing the Dish over to my favorite satellite G10R.
It moved over and BINGO, I was seeing signals in the 70's and even a few in the 80's I was really happy.
I then locked down the dish completely as tight as I could, that puppy isn't going anywhere!
Its amazing how much a difference less then a centimeter makes on your satellite signal!
Before taking in all my equipment in again I wanted to see if I could finally get PBS on AMC, as I have not been able to pick it up since them moved last year... when the dish stopped moving I did a scan and I now have PBS!
I am VERY impressed with this SuperBuddy meter (note Applied Instruments the folks who make the SuperBuddy are sponsors of SatelliteGuys.US) however they did not pay me anything to talk about this meter. By having the meter on the fortec and on the SuperBuddy at the same time I saw on my slight changes on the SuperBuddy meter which helped me obtain a perfect signal that I was unable to get with the on screen Fortec meter.
For my next project now I need to get my fortec hooked up to my Slingbox so I can surf the skies from work or my cell phone.
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LOL - You would have loved to see me on the roof with my 19" TV!
When I got my setup last month, I spent my entire weekend up and down the ladder, trying to get the perfect signal.
I was pretty upset because I expected to be watching TV for the weekend.
Monday, Fed up, I took my receiver, 19" TV, and powerstrip and extension cord, spent FIVE MINUTES adjusting the dish, and got 97%.
I wish I had lugged that TV on the roof to begin with!
Iceberg said:exactly. I lug my 9" color TV out to tune the dishes
LOL - You would have loved to see me on the roof with my 19" TV!
When I got my setup last month, I spent my entire weekend up and down the ladder, trying to get the perfect signal.
I was pretty upset because I expected to be watching TV for the weekend.
Monday, Fed up, I took my receiver, 19" TV, and powerstrip and extension cord, spent FIVE MINUTES adjusting the dish, and got 97%.
I wish I had lugged that TV on the roof to begin with!
Or reinstallation/upgrade day for me.
I spent all day yesterday taking down my SG2100 motor, Winegard 76cm, and 2 old LNBs (DBS & FSS), and replacing all that with a DG240 motor, Fortec Star 100cm, and QPH-031 LNB (DBS & FSS). I bought the DG240 and 100cm Saturday at Sadoun's sale (and got a good deal on both). The QPH-031 I bought from there a few months ago.Between the bigger dish, better LNB, and reinstallation of everything I have a much needed improvement over signal strengths across the entire arc.
I'm gonna eventually put the Winegard 76cm on a pole (still deciding on whether to include the SG2100 or hold onto it as a backup for the 100cm).
In doing all that I only got a little more sun than I should have, but I lost quite a few pounds in sweat... (I did drink plenty of water all day).
Edit: one thing I'll add regarding mounting the Fortec Star dish on a motor. Its bracket is made to rest on the top of a pole, so it doesn't mount right on a motor unless you put the scale bracket on upside down (and ignore the scale). That might have been mentioned in the past, but it's worth mentioning again...
That's a very good idea!! I will get it . Another good invest is to have a satellite finder, I got one (very cheap $10) and now I can setup a dish in 10 minutes or less.
Best Regards.
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May i ask what these antennas are called and how much should i look at paying for one?
That's a very good idea!! I will get it . Another good invest is to have a satellite finder, I got one (very cheap $10) and now I can setup a dish in 10 minutes or less.
Best Regards.
May i ask what these antennas are called and how much should i look at paying for one?
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Our DNS provider is encouraging us to enable DNSSEC on our domains for added security.
I have gone ahead and enabled it, and am told it may take anywhere from 90 minutes to 24 hours for it to take effect.
Hopefully doing this does not harm the site in any way. (It shouldn't) but if it does, you will then know why and I will revert the settings.
But from what I am reading it should be ok. so just giving a warning as I have screwed up DNS stuff in the past.
I have gone ahead and enabled it, and am told it may take anywhere from 90 minutes to 24 hours for it to take effect.
Hopefully doing this does not harm the site in any way. (It shouldn't) but if it does, you will then know why and I will revert the settings.
But from what I am reading it should be ok. so just giving a warning as I have screwed up DNS stuff in the past.
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Time for another AWESOME video from Ham Radio 2.0!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erpXkKWLg54
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erpXkKWLg54
Direct YouTube Link - I Went Wardriving for Meshtastic and Meshcoree Nodes!
Ham Radio 2.0 Website
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Due to security concerns and the fact that the Tapatalk Plugin for Xenforo is no longer being updated we have removed Tapatalk support from SatelliteGuys.
For those who were using it we recommend using our PWA App instead which is faster and does not have all the spam Tapatalk had. Below is a graphic showing how to add SatelliteGuys to your devices home screen. (While iOS is shown the process is mostly the same for Android.)
Thanks for your understanding.
For those who were using it we recommend using our PWA App instead which is faster and does not have all the spam Tapatalk had. Below is a graphic showing how to add SatelliteGuys to your devices home screen. (While iOS is shown the process is mostly the same for Android.)
Thanks for your understanding.
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Actually, PWA stands for "Progressive Web Application" and is basically just saving a site's homepage to your desktop where it appears as an "App" with the rest of your smartphone's Apps.
A PWA is a custom version of SatelliteGuys which is optimized for mobile devices. While it may look like the website, its actually different so that only the files needed for mobile are sent, meaning its a much faster experience all around.
TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.
In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.
In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.
And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.
Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.
So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.
Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.
In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.
If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.
Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.
I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]
The above link also explains PWA's better as well.
If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.
But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site. Please give the PWA a try.
TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.
In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.
In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.
And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.
Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.
So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.
Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.
In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.
If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.
Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.
I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]
The above link also explains PWA's better as well.
If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.
But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site.
Please give the PWA a try.
I just installed the PWA on my Android phone. It was pretty easy to do, and now I'm posting this from my phone. Thanks, Scott!A PWA is a custom version of SatelliteGuys which is optimized for mobile devices. While it may look like the website, its actually different so that only the files needed for mobile are sent, meaning its a much faster experience all around.
TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.
In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.
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In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.
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And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.
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Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.
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So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.
Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.
In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.
If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.
Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.
I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]
The above link also explains PWA's better as well.
If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.
But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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As you may have noticed we are doing a Fund Raiser for SatelliteGuys!
As many of you know I have been paying for a majority of the operation of the site out of my own pocket for awhile now. Now looking at things we have a number of renewals coming up that I could use some help with. These renewals include the license renewal for our Forum Software, Renewal of a number of our add on's the site uses, renewal of domain names etc.
I have set a goal of $400.00 - any extra that comes in will just go to fund the operations of the site. None of the money will go to me (I tried BuyMeACoffee a few months ago, and they denied me saying they do not do business with Satellite Piracy sites... which we are not... hell we host the beta programs for both DISH and DIRECTV here...)
Anyways... if you would like to help out please click the link below.
www.satelliteguys.us
Thank you in advance.
As many of you know I have been paying for a majority of the operation of the site out of my own pocket for awhile now. Now looking at things we have a number of renewals coming up that I could use some help with. These renewals include the license renewal for our Forum Software, Renewal of a number of our add on's the site uses, renewal of domain names etc.
I have set a goal of $400.00 - any extra that comes in will just go to fund the operations of the site. None of the money will go to me (I tried BuyMeACoffee a few months ago, and they denied me saying they do not do business with Satellite Piracy sites... which we are not... hell we host the beta programs for both DISH and DIRECTV here...)
Anyways... if you would like to help out please click the link below.
SatelliteGuys Maintenance Fund Raiser
www.satelliteguys.us
Thank you in advance.
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I planned on removing it today, but then my fathers car broke down and I had to drive him all around to get his stuff done. Then I had a doctors appointment after that which was annoying...
Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old... I hate that. Why ask me. if your going to come back with a smart ass answer.
Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow.
And we had more people donate today, thank you! The extra money is going to future expenses since things like add ons don't expire at the same time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN!
Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old... I hate that. Why ask me. if your going to come back with a smart ass answer.
Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow.
And we had more people donate today, thank you! The extra money is going to future expenses since things like add ons don't expire at the same time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN!
Tapatalk has been removed.
I have added a new feature which is a work in progress called "Social Feed" which displays the forums Facebook style. Its nice for people who like that, but needs work. But i have been watching this one for awhile and the author is being really responsive to suggestions and adding them. So if you have any please let me know and I can pass them along.
I have added a new feature which is a work in progress called "Social Feed" which displays the forums Facebook style. Its nice for people who like that, but needs work. But i have been watching this one for awhile and the author is being really responsive to suggestions and adding them. So if you have any please let me know and I can pass them along.
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Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7CB6m89_RY
Direct YouTube Link - How the Heck Do You Tell the NEW 2027 Rivian R2 from the R1? I Compare Both Side-By-Side!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7CB6m89_RY
Direct YouTube Link - How the Heck Do You Tell the NEW 2027 Rivian R2 from the R1? I Compare Both Side-By-Side!
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I have had good experiences with Brave but lately I am frustrated with it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
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I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Looking for a manual. Want to do some radio astronomy with it. Realize it's old but, since it's not for tv use don't need any decoders, just the RF section.
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