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For those of you that are interested in this sort of thing, I suggest you read the 1st annual report for Echostar. Some interesting things in it. Read the full report and not the cliff note version.
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I am not sure why they would be meeting in June over stuff that was publicclly disclosed in February. A lot changes over time. 
Yes Dish does have a lot of unused satellite space at 105 / 121. (The old SuperDISH slots)
Yes Dish does have a lot of unused satellite space at 105 / 121. (The old SuperDISH slots)
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not to belabor the point, Dish does not own satellites, ECHOSTAR does. Don't read Dish Network.
I am not sure why they would be meeting in June over stuff that was publicclly disclosed in February. A lot changes over time.
Yes Dish does have a lot of unused satellite space at 105 / 121. (The old SuperDISH slots)
not to belabor the point, Dish does not own satellites, ECHOSTAR does. Don't read Dish Network.
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I there.
I have this old Superjack XL model QBRL302440A, 36 inches C-band actuator and I'm searching for the upper rubber booth (the one where the arm goes inside one another) because the grease is washed out by rain and makes it out of order, especially in winter.
Actuator parts are very difficult to find.
Thanks in advance for helping me.
I have this old Superjack XL model QBRL302440A, 36 inches C-band actuator and I'm searching for the upper rubber booth (the one where the arm goes inside one another) because the grease is washed out by rain and makes it out of order, especially in winter.
Actuator parts are very difficult to find.
Thanks in advance for helping me.
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Wow! I think that phlatwound has answered your question.
I'm far from being an expert like him, but I can tell you that it's an 8-foot dish I got from the roof of a motel near my place, so it was beforehand perfectly fitted.
I swapped out the LNB for one of this type.
www.satellitebg.com
Also, if it can help, it is located approximately 1 inch from its tip and 33 inches from the base of the antenna.
I'm far from being an expert like him, but I can tell you that it's an 8-foot dish I got from the roof of a motel near my place, so it was beforehand perfectly fitted.
I swapped out the LNB for one of this type.
BSC621 C/Ku Standard LNBF - one LNB for both C and KU bands
BSC621 C/Ku Standard LNBF - one LNB for both C and KU bands LNB, LNBF
Also, if it can help, it is located approximately 1 inch from its tip and 33 inches from the base of the antenna.
A couple corrections...Any credit due for that info goes to Mr. primestar31, I just liked his post.Wow! I think that phlatwound has answered your question.
I'm far from being an expert like him, but I can tell you that it's an 8-foot dish I got from the roof of a motel near my place, so it was beforehand perfectly fitted.
I swapped out the LNB for one of this type.
BSC621 C/Ku Standard LNBF - one LNB for both C and KU bands
BSC621 C/Ku Standard LNBF - one LNB for both C and KU bands LNB, LNBF
Also, if it can help, it is located approximately 1 inch from its tip and 33 inches from the base of the antenna.
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And...I'm not to be mistaken for an expert
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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?
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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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This week I am going to look into adding IPV6 support on our server. Since we moved to this server last year we have had IPV6 addresses available to us, but I have never used them.
While IPV4 works fine we should probably support both standards.
I am posting this now in case I screw something up, so later in the week when I activate IPV6 if it messes something up people will know why. And I have setup a special email address of ipv6 @ satelliteguys . us (Remove the spaces) for people to report any issues to me.
This work will happen mid week sometime, and I will update this post before I do anything.
While IPV4 works fine we should probably support both standards.
I am posting this now in case I screw something up, so later in the week when I activate IPV6 if it messes something up people will know why. And I have setup a special email address of ipv6 @ satelliteguys . us (Remove the spaces) for people to report any issues to me.
This work will happen mid week sometime, and I will update this post before I do anything.
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In case anyone wants to understand if they can leverage this:
test-ipv6.com
If you pass all of that, it's probably seamless and you won't notice.
I don't have access for example, probably because of a trunk setup in my network. Probably dig into it later with Claude.
Test your IPv6.
This will test your browser and connection for IPv6 readiness, as well as show you your current IPv4 and IPv6 address.
test-ipv6.com
If you pass all of that, it's probably seamless and you won't notice.
I don't have access for example, probably because of a trunk setup in my network. Probably dig into it later with Claude.
Both of your posts (Mestevo and Foxbat) came in over IPV6.
Folks - oddly I went from 60 digital channels in 2018 to 20 but not sure when it exactly occurred till I lost Fox5 this week so can't watch FIFA. I have the Winegard HD7000R and they are sending me a transformer in case it's the issue. I was pointing to 300 in the past but think I need to switch given a lot of channels have moved from Empire State Building to World trade center in NYC. I mostly watch 2.1 cbs, 4.1 nbc, 49.1 pbs, 21.2 wliw, 7.1 abc, 13.1 wnet. Given most channels are 270 and some are 287, should I point to 275 maybe? Also I had it on top of detached garage at 13ft. Given signal strength is pretty good for me, will a move to 22ft to a sidewall make much of a difference? Here's a view from 22ft and a lot of trees even at 60ft -
View: https://imgur.com/a/CqWtwIb
Thanks
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I just heard about this Dish Anywhere. I have a Hopper in the living room, a Joey in the basement, and antenna tv in the bed room. As I understand it I can get rid of my Joey I could save a few bucks but that tv and the bedroom tv are not smart tv's. How would I handle that? If with a Firestick what remote would I use or would I have to use 2 of them? I have good internet with starlink so wifi wouldn't be a problem. If someone could guide me to a link that a old man could understand I would appreciate it.
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My parents needed a new TV in November of 2024 that could be seen at any angle in the room, because there couch and 2 chairs sit at angles far from each other and a fireplace in the corner locks them into that arrangement. So I hunted different TVs and tried them at their house and they all looked faded sitting at the side.
So I saw an LG OLED B-3 series 55ich TV they were selling at $749 off Amazon at the end of that year, because the new C series was coming out. Watched the Review videos on You tube and this TV worked at any angle with no fade on corners and the picture was excellent. Everything Popped and the colors were excellent and vibrant. Liked it so much from the review video that I bought one for my parents and one for us too, at the same price.
Well my Buddy also decided to buy the same TV since it was on sale and he got it hooked up to his Hopper with Sling and we looked at the DISH satellite picture and I was shocked. Every thing looked as sharp as could be with no artifacts or halos in the picture. The color was wonderful as well. Now on some older SD reruns from the 90s and 2000s showing dark rooms there was a hint of it up close, but not sitting in the room at a normal distance. He recently added the DISH Plus unit to his hopper with sling, that puts out everything in up-converted 4k, except actual 4k that plays as is. The picture looked even better and he is happy as can be.
All the arguments about who had the Best Picture between Directv and DISH came back to me from the past. Directv was sharper, but had artifacts in the picture supposedly and DISH was softer, but less artifacts in the picture. The TVs we had back then were not as good as this OLED TVs of today. Might not of mattered back then if we had these type of TVs back then. But 4k upconverted outputs using the Plus unit - does help the picture as well.
So I saw an LG OLED B-3 series 55ich TV they were selling at $749 off Amazon at the end of that year, because the new C series was coming out. Watched the Review videos on You tube and this TV worked at any angle with no fade on corners and the picture was excellent. Everything Popped and the colors were excellent and vibrant. Liked it so much from the review video that I bought one for my parents and one for us too, at the same price.
Well my Buddy also decided to buy the same TV since it was on sale and he got it hooked up to his Hopper with Sling and we looked at the DISH satellite picture and I was shocked. Every thing looked as sharp as could be with no artifacts or halos in the picture. The color was wonderful as well. Now on some older SD reruns from the 90s and 2000s showing dark rooms there was a hint of it up close, but not sitting in the room at a normal distance. He recently added the DISH Plus unit to his hopper with sling, that puts out everything in up-converted 4k, except actual 4k that plays as is. The picture looked even better and he is happy as can be.
All the arguments about who had the Best Picture between Directv and DISH came back to me from the past. Directv was sharper, but had artifacts in the picture supposedly and DISH was softer, but less artifacts in the picture. The TVs we had back then were not as good as this OLED TVs of today. Might not of mattered back then if we had these type of TVs back then. But 4k upconverted outputs using the Plus unit - does help the picture as well.
Same as wired.
This is wonderful.Same as wired.
I am late to the party.
I ordered a Wireless Joey 4.
Watched a video on YouTube about how to set it up.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WcBR9haQtI
Thanks for the video on how to set it up!
Hope it works.
I don't want a tech visit
Will try as soon as it is shipped to me.
I want to try this out.
Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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After 25 years I thought I knew everything about DISH. I have three receivers on the 71 and 61.5. So last night I removed a WALLE from my man cave to put in the RV. A while later my wife told me I had caused the BR TV to lose signal. I of course said "that is impossible". Long story short, after an hour of trying to restore the BR service I reinstalled the WALLE in the mancave. Walaa, service restored. I did not install the system a pro did it but by my count there are three cables from the roof to the house. One for each TV. What happened?
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About 10 years ago I installed a Turbo HD dish with a DP Plus LNB to the eastern arc and have been receiving 72.7 and 61.5 all those years.
Recently I needed to move the dish to a light pole about 20' away and now can not get both satellites to work at the same time. I can get either to work, but not both.
In the beginning of time, I used to install Direct and Dish back when there was only one satellite for each company so small incremental dish movements are second nature.
I found a previous post entitled "1000.4 dish dpp lnb eastern arc" and tried aligning with aluminum foil over the outer feedhorns since a posted picture shows the center feedhorn to be the 72.7. Using that method, I didn't get a signal from any satellite. My direct single coax cable is connected to the #1 F connector. It's kind of confusing when the picture on the post show each LNB F connector has a specific satellite. I thought F connector #1 was the one to use with a single receiver.
Removing all foil and I can get 61.5 or 72.7 but not both. I have done multiple check switch tests and only one or the other satellite is displayed.
So 10 years later, what have I forgotten to do that was so easy back then?
Recently I needed to move the dish to a light pole about 20' away and now can not get both satellites to work at the same time. I can get either to work, but not both.
In the beginning of time, I used to install Direct and Dish back when there was only one satellite for each company so small incremental dish movements are second nature.
I found a previous post entitled "1000.4 dish dpp lnb eastern arc" and tried aligning with aluminum foil over the outer feedhorns since a posted picture shows the center feedhorn to be the 72.7. Using that method, I didn't get a signal from any satellite. My direct single coax cable is connected to the #1 F connector. It's kind of confusing when the picture on the post show each LNB F connector has a specific satellite. I thought F connector #1 was the one to use with a single receiver.
Removing all foil and I can get 61.5 or 72.7 but not both. I have done multiple check switch tests and only one or the other satellite is displayed.
So 10 years later, what have I forgotten to do that was so easy back then?
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