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Bought the 12 Footer Today:
Decided to take the Plunge for more C Band and hopefully KU when I went with my friend George half way across town, and purchased the 12 Foot Dish today. This is what I ended up with for the $100.00 that I paid:
12 Foot Aluminum Spun (I think) Dish, see original setup in pic 1,
6 Foot Steel Heavy Duty Ground Mount Tripod Post / Stand - pic 2,
Dish Ring with Von Weiss Actuator - pic 3,
Uniden 9900 Receiver with Remote,
Uniden UST 9900 Power Supply - with 01HG Power Cord,
T-Com 5500 LNB.
The owner wanted $200.00,- I offered $50.00 - we settled on $100.00. I think its a fair deal since 12 Foot Dishes and the Equipment provided do not seem to come along every day. Also the owner phoned me tonight saying he had located the Uniden 9900 Manual which I will pick up next week.
Taking Everything Apart and Transporting across Town:
Since the owner had already taken the system down - (said he needed to redo the flat roof on his house where the dish was), we removed the Actuator / Motor from the Ring, took the braces off the steel Stand which allowed us to fold up the feet on the Dish Stand, then we dissassembled and split the 12 Foot Dish in two after carefully marking what connects to what with masking tape.
The hard part was lowering the Dish off the 15 foot flat roof, I held it over the side of the house and George went down and took each of the 2 Dish Sections. Loaded up the Dish Stand and Feedhorn Rods in my car, and the Dish Ring in his trunk, and 2 piece Dish went onto Georges' Car Top Carrier which we secured with ropes - see pic. George uses this home made carrier to transport canoes all the time, so he said that a Dish should also work. We drove across town and reached my driveway with no problems - 2 more pics. Resting place of the 12 Footer for now is against my garage - see pic.
Bent FeedHorn Rod - How to Fix?
One of the aluminum rods that holds the feedhorn is bent - see pic. Can this be bent back? It's aluminum so if I put it in a vise could it be further damaged? What's the best way straighten it out?
Dish Hole Size - is it okay for KU Band??
Took a closeup pic of the Mesh Size holes by putting a pencil in one of them. See pic - they measured slightly over 2/16 inch but under 3/16 inch. Would a Corotor II or BSC621 LNB allow for C/KU? If so which one is recommended?
What is the Best most Secure way to install the Dish Steel Tripod Stand in My Backyard?
Lastly, does anyone know the best way to securily install the 3 foot heavy duty stand in my backyard? Should I use 3 concrete cardboard tubes from Home Depot (8 feet long and 6 inches wide), fill them with concrete and push carrige Bolts in the curing concrete to secure then level the Tripod Stand? What is the best way to do this? The 12 footer Dish needs to be at the back right hand corner of my yard to get a clear East to West shot, but I'm not sure how many feet to leave Behind the Dish up to the Fence to allow for Actuator adjustments.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Decided to take the Plunge for more C Band and hopefully KU when I went with my friend George half way across town, and purchased the 12 Foot Dish today. This is what I ended up with for the $100.00 that I paid:
12 Foot Aluminum Spun (I think) Dish, see original setup in pic 1,
6 Foot Steel Heavy Duty Ground Mount Tripod Post / Stand - pic 2,
Dish Ring with Von Weiss Actuator - pic 3,
Uniden 9900 Receiver with Remote,
Uniden UST 9900 Power Supply - with 01HG Power Cord,
T-Com 5500 LNB.
The owner wanted $200.00,- I offered $50.00 - we settled on $100.00. I think its a fair deal since 12 Foot Dishes and the Equipment provided do not seem to come along every day. Also the owner phoned me tonight saying he had located the Uniden 9900 Manual which I will pick up next week.
Taking Everything Apart and Transporting across Town:
Since the owner had already taken the system down - (said he needed to redo the flat roof on his house where the dish was), we removed the Actuator / Motor from the Ring, took the braces off the steel Stand which allowed us to fold up the feet on the Dish Stand, then we dissassembled and split the 12 Foot Dish in two after carefully marking what connects to what with masking tape.
The hard part was lowering the Dish off the 15 foot flat roof, I held it over the side of the house and George went down and took each of the 2 Dish Sections. Loaded up the Dish Stand and Feedhorn Rods in my car, and the Dish Ring in his trunk, and 2 piece Dish went onto Georges' Car Top Carrier which we secured with ropes - see pic. George uses this home made carrier to transport canoes all the time, so he said that a Dish should also work. We drove across town and reached my driveway with no problems - 2 more pics. Resting place of the 12 Footer for now is against my garage - see pic.
Bent FeedHorn Rod - How to Fix?
One of the aluminum rods that holds the feedhorn is bent - see pic. Can this be bent back? It's aluminum so if I put it in a vise could it be further damaged? What's the best way straighten it out?
Dish Hole Size - is it okay for KU Band??
Took a closeup pic of the Mesh Size holes by putting a pencil in one of them. See pic - they measured slightly over 2/16 inch but under 3/16 inch. Would a Corotor II or BSC621 LNB allow for C/KU? If so which one is recommended?
What is the Best most Secure way to install the Dish Steel Tripod Stand in My Backyard?
Lastly, does anyone know the best way to securily install the 3 foot heavy duty stand in my backyard? Should I use 3 concrete cardboard tubes from Home Depot (8 feet long and 6 inches wide), fill them with concrete and push carrige Bolts in the curing concrete to secure then level the Tripod Stand? What is the best way to do this? The 12 footer Dish needs to be at the back right hand corner of my yard to get a clear East to West shot, but I'm not sure how many feet to leave Behind the Dish up to the Fence to allow for Actuator adjustments.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
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. . . but what the heck do I know?
Do you remember back in the thread where you were first looking at this dish?
You showed a picture of another pole which was missing the dish, but still had the mount.
Let me offer the same suggestion again:
- get that pole (with cement)
- remove and save the mount
- dig a hole for pole and existing concrete
- pour in just enough new cement to fill out the hole
- mount dish, and call it a day.
The above is of course conditional that you can get the other pole (with cement), the pole is long enough, the pole is large enough, etc...
But, I just thought you should reconsider that idea before digging three holes and going to all the trouble you described.
Good grief!
Do you remember back in the thread where you were first looking at this dish?
You showed a picture of another pole which was missing the dish, but still had the mount.
Let me offer the same suggestion again:
- get that pole (with cement)
- remove and save the mount
- dig a hole for pole and existing concrete
- pour in just enough new cement to fill out the hole
- mount dish, and call it a day.
The above is of course conditional that you can get the other pole (with cement), the pole is long enough, the pole is large enough, etc...
But, I just thought you should reconsider that idea before digging three holes and going to all the trouble you described.
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Thanks for the comments Anole. Unfortunately that other Pole in Concrete is on property that is City owned, and try as I may I have been routed from dept to city dept without getting any satisfactory answer as to who has the authority to let me know if I can get that Pole.
The 2 houses that were on the property were moved off about 2 months ago. It was around then that the existing Dish (after I had asked the house moving Contractors about the 10 - 12 Foot Dish that was there), was ripped off its Mount - guess for the Aluminum as was mentioned. At some point the City will probably hire a Contractor to level that Pole for the new construction - but that could be months from now in the dead of our 30 degrees below zero winters. I will keep phoning the City, but for now I can't get to first base with these people!! Also I have closely inspected that Pole and it is rock solid encased in what looks like a lot of concrete, so to try to move it could be a major task.
I would like to mount and install the 12 Footer this Fall. This is why I am considering going with the existing 6 1/2 Ft. steel Tripod Mount - its my only other option.
Good grief!
Do you remember back in the thread where you were first looking at this dish?
You showed a picture of another pole which was missing the dish, but still had the mount.
Let me offer the same suggestion again:
- get that pole (with cement)
- remove and save the mount
- dig a hole for pole and existing concrete
- pour in just enough new cement to fill out the hole
- mount dish, and call it a day.
The above is of course conditional that you can get the other pole (with cement), the pole is long enough, the pole is large enough, etc...
But, I just thought you should reconsider that idea before digging three holes and going to all the trouble you described.
Thanks for the comments Anole. Unfortunately that other Pole in Concrete is on property that is City owned, and try as I may I have been routed from dept to city dept without getting any satisfactory answer as to who has the authority to let me know if I can get that Pole.
The 2 houses that were on the property were moved off about 2 months ago. It was around then that the existing Dish (after I had asked the house moving Contractors about the 10 - 12 Foot Dish that was there), was ripped off its Mount - guess for the Aluminum as was mentioned. At some point the City will probably hire a Contractor to level that Pole for the new construction - but that could be months from now in the dead of our 30 degrees below zero winters. I will keep phoning the City, but for now I can't get to first base with these people!! Also I have closely inspected that Pole and it is rock solid encased in what looks like a lot of concrete, so to try to move it could be a major task.
I would like to mount and install the 12 Footer this Fall. This is why I am considering going with the existing 6 1/2 Ft. steel Tripod Mount - its my only other option.
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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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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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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