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Finally had some decent weather and some time yesterday to make my first attempt at setting up a Ku dish. I had poured a 5 gallon bucket full of concrete to use for a temp mount but I was given a non-pen roof mount later that day, so I used it to mount my new 3ABN 90cm dish w/3ABN linear LNBF, a Coolsat 6000 and a little 13" tv made up the rest of my system.
With compass, inclinometer and paper with elevations/angles/skews in hand I started aiming, looking for 123W G23 to reveal the exploits of McGarrett & Danno on one of the Equity channels. After about an hour with no success I decided to take the LNB skew variable out of the equation and take a shot at my true south sat, 93W G26. Changed my elevation and azimuth, rotated the LNB to about 1 degree cw from 0, set the manual scan to 11865 V 3516.....moved the dish about 1/2 degree east and bammo, saw that beeyoooteefull green on the Coolsat's signal meters.
A couple minutes later I saw my first homebrewed Ku transmission...CBS Newspath.
Also saw the Macy's channels and Ms. Rev. Melissa Scott on the Univ. Network, and was still sitting in the yard watching with a goofy grin on my face at dusk, when my wife and daughter got home. Said daughter said to said wife....I'm sure glad we live out in the sticks so no one can see dad sitting out in the yard watching TV".
Just wanted to share my experience, thanks to all who have assisted directly and indirectly, great bunch of folks around here and I couldn't have done it without your help.
Jody
With compass, inclinometer and paper with elevations/angles/skews in hand I started aiming, looking for 123W G23 to reveal the exploits of McGarrett & Danno on one of the Equity channels. After about an hour with no success I decided to take the LNB skew variable out of the equation and take a shot at my true south sat, 93W G26. Changed my elevation and azimuth, rotated the LNB to about 1 degree cw from 0, set the manual scan to 11865 V 3516.....moved the dish about 1/2 degree east and bammo, saw that beeyoooteefull green on the Coolsat's signal meters.
A couple minutes later I saw my first homebrewed Ku transmission...CBS Newspath.
Also saw the Macy's channels and Ms. Rev. Melissa Scott on the Univ. Network, and was still sitting in the yard watching with a goofy grin on my face at dusk, when my wife and daughter got home. Said daughter said to said wife....I'm sure glad we live out in the sticks so no one can see dad sitting out in the yard watching TV".Just wanted to share my experience, thanks to all who have assisted directly and indirectly, great bunch of folks around here and I couldn't have done it without your help.
Jody
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here ya go
the line is the divide between outside & inside. Like I say, temporarily you could use a 4x1 in the place of the ecoda and set up the visionsat menus for KU diseqc 1 and C-Band diseqc 2
the line is the divide between outside & inside. Like I say, temporarily you could use a 4x1 in the place of the ecoda and set up the visionsat menus for KU diseqc 1 and C-Band diseqc 2
That at least would allow you to watch KU HD on the Neusat until the ecoda comes
Ku HD, eh?......that will be another first for the phlatster.
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PBS HD On AMC3 KU is AWESOME!!
12140 V 30000 (freq/pol/symbol rate)
Ku HD, eh?......that will be another first for the phlatster.
PBS HD On AMC3 KU is AWESOME!!
12140 V 30000 (freq/pol/symbol rate)
My poor old CRT tv is HD-challenged, but at least I should be able to view it, will try it tonight.
here ya go
the line is the divide between outside & inside. Like I say, temporarily you could use a 4x1 in the place of the ecoda and set up the visionsat menus for KU diseqc 1 and C-Band diseqc 2
You weren't kidding about those Ecodas being magical! Ecodas arrived Friday, finally had an opportunity to get everything cabled and hooked up tonight, everything went off without a hitch, working great on C & Ku, only change from your sketch is the Diamond 9000 is taking the place of the Neusat for the HD stuff (feeding from the loop out of the Visionsat). Haven't tried to corral any DVB-S2 just yet, but it's gonna happen soon. Thanks for your help yet again!
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Garlic cheese bread
Green beans
Apples
Chocolate Milk
Some weird noodles.
(They have salad and a couple other fruits if wanted)
Green beans
Apples
Chocolate Milk
Some weird noodles.
(They have salad and a couple other fruits if wanted)
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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.
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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Two of my favorite Replicator episodes.
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Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QiUAMda7Y
Direct YouTube Link - This video was pain and suffering
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Direct YouTube Link - This video was pain and suffering
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Djv7qId5yec
Direct YouTube Link - Green Star Discovery: How a White Dwarf Could Turn Green
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Djv7qId5yec
Direct YouTube Link - Green Star Discovery: How a White Dwarf Could Turn Green
TWIT's Website
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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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Browns lead the AFC North 
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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