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Hi All,
Let me start out with I have dishnetwork and two dishes for my hdtv. Have aimed my little 18 dish on my rv about 1,000 + times so I am wonder about the problem across the street from me.
But, my neighbor has direct and has a Slimline on his roof. A professional installer came out 2 different days and could not get it going. He said he needed a $500 meter and couldn't aford it.
I installed a 3 lnb for him a couple of years ago and I remember it being a bit more difficult than my dishnetwork stuff.
Anyway, a second installer (with a meter) came out 2 times and could not get it going.
Today I walked out and saw my neighbor up on the roof. He is not really the do-it-yourself kind of guy, so I went over to see if I could help. I get up on the roof and he has this big box meter with a cable in and a cable out. I asked if he bought the $500 meter and he said not quite that much. I Can't remember the name on it right off hand but it's the good one.
I got my first good look at the dish up close and personal and noticed the fine tuning stuff I have been turning up in my searches on aiming this monster.
So, heres what we have. I got the meter telling me I had 98% on 101 and 100% on 119. The receiver say's we have, or had signal from 4 of the 5 satellites. The progress goes to 25% then stops after about 5 minutes of being at 25% it says aquiring guide, once we got a guide and limited programing but it got lost. I hear talk about H-9, H-10 HR-20???? Are those recievers??? Does it take a special receiver to work with this new dish???
I am not sure about determining how much tilt (if that is the correct term) is necessary. I assume it is important. I told me he had it set.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom about aimming this monster. Remember now, he already called the pro installers twice.
Thanks
Frustrated in Arizona
Let me start out with I have dishnetwork and two dishes for my hdtv. Have aimed my little 18 dish on my rv about 1,000 + times so I am wonder about the problem across the street from me.
But, my neighbor has direct and has a Slimline on his roof. A professional installer came out 2 different days and could not get it going. He said he needed a $500 meter and couldn't aford it.
I installed a 3 lnb for him a couple of years ago and I remember it being a bit more difficult than my dishnetwork stuff.
Anyway, a second installer (with a meter) came out 2 times and could not get it going.
Today I walked out and saw my neighbor up on the roof. He is not really the do-it-yourself kind of guy, so I went over to see if I could help. I get up on the roof and he has this big box meter with a cable in and a cable out. I asked if he bought the $500 meter and he said not quite that much. I Can't remember the name on it right off hand but it's the good one.
I got my first good look at the dish up close and personal and noticed the fine tuning stuff I have been turning up in my searches on aiming this monster.
So, heres what we have. I got the meter telling me I had 98% on 101 and 100% on 119. The receiver say's we have, or had signal from 4 of the 5 satellites. The progress goes to 25% then stops after about 5 minutes of being at 25% it says aquiring guide, once we got a guide and limited programing but it got lost. I hear talk about H-9, H-10 HR-20???? Are those recievers??? Does it take a special receiver to work with this new dish???
I am not sure about determining how much tilt (if that is the correct term) is necessary. I assume it is important. I told me he had it set.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom about aimming this monster. Remember now, he already called the pro installers twice.
Thanks
Frustrated in Arizona
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HEY - it sounds like you had it when you had 4 of 5 sats. The 99 satellite isn't in the sky yet, it launches this summer. Right now, it only has some spotbeams, and if you're not in a local market that uses one of those spotbeams, you won't get anything on 99.
Aim and peak 101. Then fine tune using 119. After that check your 103c (conus) and if you have 80+ on most transponders you are good to go
Aim and peak 101. Then fine tune using 119. After that check your 103c (conus) and if you have 80+ on most transponders you are good to go
Welcome to the site, and BTW, that is impressive for a 5 sat setup - 10 mintues
Once you get the hang of it, thats about right.
The ones I have done didn't take any longer.
Took longer to run the cable than it did to mount and point.
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Love this guy's channel. Looks like Walmart has thrown in the towel when it comes to conventional car batteries.
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
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The guy in the Video, REALLY needs to TAKE a Breath ...
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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It seems the phone gets locked into Sat mode. A software patch is coming to avoid that pitfall, but it comes too late for those who already fell in.
Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacement - 9to5Mac
Apple has confirmed an issue causing a “small number” of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to lose cellular...
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
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GM Is Coming for Tesla, Rivian, and China, on Your Phone and in the Car
GM’s latest tech preview details autonomous highway driving plans, AI-powered OnStar features, and new LMR batteries for future EVs.
GM said its next-generation vehicle architecture will provide 40 times more computing power and 30 percent less wiring than before and will expand from the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ to its high-volume SUVs, trucks, crossovers, and fourth-generation EVs, which will be powered by lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic batteries
Despite the politicization and perceived consumer pivot away from EVs in America, GM needs to remain globally competitive, so it's doubling down on its fourth generation EVs, with energy-dense, cheaper-to-manufacture LMR batteries, more efficient motors, and state-of-the-art centralized computing architecture. With a stated goal of cutting the traditional four- to five-year concept-to-production time in half, GM is clearly challenging the concept of "China speed," which in the Chinese automotive industry can be as quick as 18 months from design to start of production. In the AI space, GM is smartly collapsing all of its marque-specific apps under the familiar OnStar brand, while providing more features—both on the phone and in the car—than it ever has before.
Daisy Ridley to Star in New Take on 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' at Paramount+
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
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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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Now right up front....this is NOT intended to devolve into a "pot is good" vs "pot is bad" thread. The whole point is to make you aware of a potential problem that a person can develop when they start smoking pot at a young age. Not that they WILL, but CAN. Kinda like getting lung cancer from smoking cigs....some do, some don't. The purpose of posting this news story is to keep anyone from paying an outrageous emergency room bill......knowledge is power.
While this may not affect you, you might run into someone who is experiencing these symptoms and can share the info. Fortunately, it looks like stopping smoking is the cure and isn't a permanent condition.
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While this may not affect you, you might run into someone who is experiencing these symptoms and can share the info. Fortunately, it looks like stopping smoking is the cure and isn't a permanent condition.
Woman's health in ruins after she began doing cannabis aged just 15
A Michigan teenager who began using cannabis at 15 has been hospitalized twice after developing a debilitating illness that causes uncontrollable vomiting and agonizing stomach pains.
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.
Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
mobilemusthave.com
Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
Starlink V5 Is Here: What RVers Need to Know
Overview of the new Starlink V5 model along with comparison to the previous V4 model along with a recommended setup for mobile internet users.
mobilemusthave.com
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Well at least they won't have to be dealing with him again.