Social Feed

truckracer
Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
I was out in the snow tuning the 10 footer. Now that I had time and was not in a hurry trying to get ready for work, I discovered my focal point was off pretty bad.

Using sbs-6 (ONN) I was getting 50 percent quality now it is 100% on the pansat 9200.

had to skew the bsc-621 a little.

It could use more precise tuning but i am happy with it for now.
6 Replies · 1761 views
T
I was out in the snow tuning the 10 footer. Now that I had time and was not in a hurry trying to get ready for work, I discovered my focal point was off pretty bad.

Using sbs-6 (ONN) I was getting 50 percent quality now it is 100% on the pansat 9200.

had to skew the bsc-621 a little.

It could use more precise tuning but i am happy with it for now.

Only dedicated satellite guys go out in the snow and tune. :) I was out in the snow a couple weeks ago changing satellites on my 90 cm Primestar. I had my 5" tv in a bucket sitting in the snow :)
chefwan
damn. i bet your froze ur ass off...damn i dont think i could even go out and sit like that for hours lol


Only dedicated satellite guys go out in the snow and tune. :) I was out in the snow a couple weeks ago changing satellites on my 90 cm Primestar. I had my 5" tv in a bucket sitting in the snow :)
M
I was out today scanning the C-Band satellites to see what new stuff is there :)
since I have to wheel my dish out and ghetto move it I have to be outside. Balmy 12 today with wind chill of 3 above

Got a simple system...set TV & Receiver on tailgate of truck. Get dish tuned in on satellite then hand shut the garage door and blind scan. The garage being shut keeps some warmth in. When its time to move dish hand open dish, move dish and repeat :)

yes I know...we're nuts :D
badhat
I was out today scanning the C-Band satellites to see what new stuff is there :)
since I have to wheel my dish out and ghetto move it I have to be outside. Balmy 12 today with wind chill of 3 above

Got a simple system...set TV & Receiver on tailgate of truck. Get dish tuned in on satellite then hand shut the garage door and blind scan. The garage being shut keeps some warmth in. When its time to move dish hand open dish, move dish and repeat :)

yes I know...we're nuts :D

Haha.. I thought this was gonna turn into a 'You know you're a redneck if ...."
M
nah. I have a LOS issue. The deck is on the north side of the house and being so far north (45N) I had the 6 foot dish on a 30" high table and culd get from G11 over to AnikF1 (91-107). Had another dish that I wheel out in front of my garage (on the south side) to get most the other C-band stuff :)
truckracer
Hey Ice,
I bet you are the world's fast dish tuner with all that practice. You could probably smoke me in a "dish tuning race" LOL.

I have already been called a redneck since i have two "west virginia wildflowers" growing in my yard. If I had a HOA I would be public enemy number one! Two c-band dishes in the back yard.

I guess I am a hardcore satellite guy since weather or rain does not stop me from tuning.
I have a storage building out back at the end of my deck that is finished inside with HVAC where I keep my tools and stuff. I have an automatic video switcher with a built in modulator where I run a "channel 4" coax out to the building that has a coax jack in a surface mount Junction box on the outside back wall beside a ground fault outlet.

My 10 footer is about 10 feet away from that building so I have a wicker type outdoor table that I sit a small 13" color tv on and use for tuning.

I use a remote control extender that sends my remote commands into the house wirelessly and I can move the dish and switch tp's and sats with the pansat 9200 remote.

It works pretty well. Now if i tune the 7.5' dish, I have to drag a tv and receiver out to the far back of the property with a long extension cord. The 7.5' feeds the spare bedroom with a fortec ultra, v-box 4, dsr-905 sidecar to a 26" olevia HD tv with samsung OTA digital tuner from the stacked UHF antennas.

Inside my walls looks like NASA-LOL

it's all fun.
TWiT Tech Podcast Network
· posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network
0 Replies · 1 views
osu1991
Pub Member / Supporter
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
2 Replies · 54 views
  • Like
Reactions: Howard Simmons
Howard Simmons

Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
T
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
3 Replies · 47 views
  • Like
Reactions: dishstaller
Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
  • Like
Reactions: charlesrshell
dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
2132 Replies · 214683 views
Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
  • Like
Reactions: Howard Simmons
Howard Simmons
Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
  • Like
Reactions: Howard Simmons
dfergie
I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
  • Like
Reactions: Jimbo
Howard Simmons
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
1 Replies · 9 views
dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
21 Replies · 714 views
  • Like
Reactions: dfergie
meStevo
I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
  • Like
Reactions: Foxbat
Foxbat
"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
  • Like
Reactions: Howard Simmons
K
Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
  • Like
Reactions: Foxbat
Howard Simmons
"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
  • Like
Reactions: Foxbat
K
Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
110 Replies · 1612 views
  • Like
Reactions: Jimbo and dfergie
Y
Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
Y
Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
osu1991
  • Like
Reactions: Mike0616
M
Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
Y
Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
  • Sad
Reactions: Foxbat
dishstaller
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
· posted in TV Shows
I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
0 Replies · 8 views
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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....
68500 Replies · 2670806 views
  • Like
Reactions: c-spand
ClarkGable
White Wedding - Billy Idol
  • Like
Reactions: dishstaller
M
White Christmas - Elvis Presley
  • Like
Reactions: RaiderPower
dishstaller
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
  • Like
Reactions: RaiderPower
Bobby
Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson