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Some of you had responded on another thread where I was using my new-found FTA knowledge to put in FTA rigs in a few orphanages here in Baja Mexico.
Went this morning to one of my install "sites" to drop off a few things and check on the system and was blow away by what I found.
Another "kind" gentleman (loose term) had taken down the International dish I mounted - replaced it with an *E dish - and loaded eye-patch software on the box I left there!
Needless to say, I'm so pissed I could spit fire! Explaining theft of services just got me a shrug of the shoulders.
Truely, no good deed ever goes unpunished!
Some of you had responded on another thread where I was using my new-found FTA knowledge to put in FTA rigs in a few orphanages here in Baja Mexico.
Went this morning to one of my install "sites" to drop off a few things and check on the system and was blow away by what I found.
Another "kind" gentleman (loose term) had taken down the International dish I mounted - replaced it with an *E dish - and loaded eye-patch software on the box I left there!
Needless to say, I'm so pissed I could spit fire! Explaining theft of services just got me a shrug of the shoulders.
Truely, no good deed ever goes unpunished!
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Maybe, we will see.
It looks like we have a new "junior FTA sat guy" in training. His name is Carlos (he is 11) and wanted to learn about sat stuff. He did most of the install today (my mast and coax was already there) and he picked up the concept of using the Birdog and aiming parameters very quickly! Got pretty stoked when he got his first "sat found" indication.
We decided to lock in on 123 for awhile since the kids are really working on their english right now.
IF everything stays legit for a few weeks, think I'll drag another fixed dish up there to get them more spanish programming as well as 123.
(PS: dude left the DN dish he installed - now lives in my parts pile
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Congrats to Carlos! - :up
Never too young to be a SatGuy in Training!
Give him our best.
More Spanish, huh? Yea, I'm sure that's appropriate.
I was wondering how well PBS on 125° would suit them?
As for the DN dish, maybe a little NASA from 119° circular, or is that too much temptation?
Might find out ya got the next Mexican astronaut in training, too!
... on second thought, best to not tempt fate.
Don't know how well Whitesprings @ 129° gets down into Mexico, but you're pretty close to the border.
Should hang right off the 123° dish.
Some of those old cartoons they show are timeless.
Might as well give 'em the full American experience.
Congrats to Carlos! - :up
Never too young to be a SatGuy in Training!
Give him our best.
More Spanish, huh? Yea, I'm sure that's appropriate.
I was wondering how well PBS on 125° would suit them?
As for the DN dish, maybe a little NASA from 119° circular, or is that too much temptation?
Might find out ya got the next Mexican astronaut in training, too!
... on second thought, best to not tempt fate.
Don't know how well Whitesprings @ 129° gets down into Mexico, but you're pretty close to the border.
Should hang right off the 123° dish.
Some of those old cartoons they show are timeless.
Might as well give 'em the full American experience.
Congrats to Carlos! - :up
Never too young to be a SatGuy in Training!
Give him our best.
More Spanish, huh? Yea, I'm sure that's appropriate.
I was wondering how well PBS on 125° would suit them?
As for the DN dish, maybe a little NASA from 119° circular, or is that too much temptation?
Might find out ya got the next Mexican astronaut in training, too!
... on second thought, best to not tempt fate.
Don't know how well Whitesprings @ 129° gets down into Mexico, but you're pretty close to the border.
Should hang right off the 123° dish.
Some of those old cartoons they show are timeless.
Might as well give 'em the full American experience.
Thanks for the chuckle! No the DN dish will stay for repair parts - not gonna even think about putting anything circular up there.
Funny, I've got 3 orphanages going now and this is the only one I've had issues with - and Carlos is the only kid who expressed an interest to learn.
Can't wait for DN to get their encryption stuff together so I can get more cheap boxes
- have 2 other places on the list to do.
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THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS
I am having that carved on my black marble headstone (it's on lay-a-way).
More seriously, I'm very impressed with having read that 'Carlos', whom is 11 yrs. of age, has grasped some of the basic concepts in regards to FTA satellite.
I'm new--very new--to this scene (this is my first post in any site concerning FTA, or satellite, for that matter). I haven't a clue, and 'Carlos' has me at a great disadvantage, given that I'm 41 yrs. of age.
I've grown bored of building PC workstations and shopping *cough* at *cough-cough* the *cough* pirate *cough* bay.
Seeing that you obviously know what you're doing, can you give at least point me to some information on how to set-up and acquire FTA. (I'm particularly interested in internet access and any other communications protocols I can use. [My son lives with his mother, whom travels often, and I'll probably be traveling off the beaten path by end of this year. Having had to travel to Anchorage on and off to see my son for a couple of years has prompted me to put time and effort to learning this skill set.])
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. (I have virtually a very large collection of top-of-the-line software I'd be willing to share for pertinent, exhaustive HOWTO info.)
I am having that carved on my black marble headstone (it's on lay-a-way).
More seriously, I'm very impressed with having read that 'Carlos', whom is 11 yrs. of age, has grasped some of the basic concepts in regards to FTA satellite.
I'm new--very new--to this scene (this is my first post in any site concerning FTA, or satellite, for that matter). I haven't a clue, and 'Carlos' has me at a great disadvantage, given that I'm 41 yrs. of age.
I've grown bored of building PC workstations and shopping *cough* at *cough-cough* the *cough* pirate *cough* bay.
Seeing that you obviously know what you're doing, can you give at least point me to some information on how to set-up and acquire FTA. (I'm particularly interested in internet access and any other communications protocols I can use. [My son lives with his mother, whom travels often, and I'll probably be traveling off the beaten path by end of this year. Having had to travel to Anchorage on and off to see my son for a couple of years has prompted me to put time and effort to learning this skill set.])
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. (I have virtually a very large collection of top-of-the-line software I'd be willing to share for pertinent, exhaustive HOWTO info.)
Maybe, we will see.
It looks like we have a new "junior FTA sat guy" in training. His name is Carlos (he is 11) and wanted to learn about sat stuff. He did most of the install today (my mast and coax was already there) and he picked up the concept of using the Birdog and aiming parameters very quickly! Got pretty stoked when he got his first "sat found" indication.
We decided to lock in on 123 for awhile since the kids are really working on their english right now.
IF everything stays legit for a few weeks, think I'll drag another fixed dish up there to get them more spanish programming as well as 123.
(PS: dude left the DN dish he installed - now lives in my parts pile
The best place for you to begin, in my opinion, is to read deep into the archives on this forum. Most (if not all) of the accumulated SAT wisdom lives here.
You will also find the folks here very willing to help as you get deeper into this hobby - there are no dumb questions here (except maybe for some of mine
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My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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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
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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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After having continuing trouble with my eight+ year old Dell Inspiron laptop I am looking to hopefully catch a good deal on new one. My options to buy is Costco and Sam's Club. It seems like a lot of new laptops are 2 in 1 which I do not need. I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus. The keyboard would need to lighted also. I don't game any. It would have to be Windows instead of and not Mac. The brands I see the most are Asus, Dell and HP. My two last laptops has been Dell's. Of these brands are there any standouts over the other brands. My budget (hopefully) is $600+-. Also while researching I noticed that do not have ethernet ports.
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Please post your remote make/model here and any details of your issue. We are looking to collect as many examples as possible. I may reach out to you for your receiver number, but please do not post it here.
If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
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If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
Thanks!
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Yea, I've only been a CIO for the last 30 years!
Trust me, when something important breaks, they get to own it!
My Hopper 3 updated itself to H713 last week and the IR issue is worse now. On H711, I could be on an SD channel for several hours and the IR side of my H3 would still be responsive without my having to tap the View button on my Pronto Pro every 15 minutes. Now, if I stay even on an SD channel without tapping the View button at least once an hour, it becomes unresponsive to my Pronto Pro without tapping the View button at least 5-20 times, just like on the HD and 4K channels. So, H713 actually made the issue worse. 
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I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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..I hate playing in Ames.
I hate playing in LA ...
Buckeyes had 2 weeks off and came out and looked absolutely terrible ... broke in a new Freshman Qb, but that wasn't the worst part ... undiscipline play, at last count they had 10 penalties.
Freshman in the end of the game trying to play catch up, had a lot of Over throws ... Bucks lose ...
#1 Miami struggled but pulled away in the end beating North Carolina by 3 ...
Tuesday the CFP brings out thier Playoff Top 12 again ... Buckeyes should drop from #2 to about #22 (they won't) had they had thier Starting QB, it would have been a different game ...
They could lose the rest of thier games at this point.
My in-Laws came from Iowa, she was a graduate of ISU. Unranked Iowa teams beat the #24 and #25 teams on Halloween.
And I heard that your QB made a poor choice after scoring the tying touchdown, leading to a fifteen yard penalty on the ensuing kickoff. The Cyclones were then able to take advantage of the resulting field position to get close enough to score the winning field goal.
In a NCAA Football season of bizarre endings, this has to rank right up there.
I had an old Wireless Joey replaced by a Wireless Joey 4 (Android TV) - still have a Hopper 3 without the Hopper Plus. What do I have to do to get the EPG to show channel logos instead of "Dish"? This is annoying as hell and it's been this way for over a month…
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