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Yesterday I finally hooked up my 6ft offset dish, put a bsc 632-2 lnb on it (which I bought about 18 month ago on sadoun)) and pointed it to 58ºW. My goal was to get DW.
After not more then 8 hrs (sunday) on my roof and an angry wife (my first C-band setup) I can luckily say that I had success. 60% Q on my Viewsat ultra. Not that bad.
Why my analogue sat meter (sadoun SF95L) always shows full level on c-band?
Now some questions:
On The List! are some PowerVu channels on 58ºW-C listed which seems to be in clear. Can they only been seen with a PowerVu receiver? Or are they encrypted?
I receive them but without video and audio.
What is a 4DTV receiver. Is it for DCII encryption? Lyngsat lists them as encrypted but are they?
I was looking around the forum but could not really find an answer to this. C-Band is completely new to me.
Also I was looking to get 103W AMC1 which I would prefer to PAS9, but it seems that I don't get it down here in Mexico with a 6ft. Any results on AMC1 near or south the border?
Also I've seen words like Muxx and Glorystar. Is there a short explanation on this terms?
P.S. Thanks to all contributers on this site.
After not more then 8 hrs (sunday) on my roof and an angry wife (my first C-band setup) I can luckily say that I had success. 60% Q on my Viewsat ultra. Not that bad.
Why my analogue sat meter (sadoun SF95L) always shows full level on c-band?
Now some questions:
On The List! are some PowerVu channels on 58ºW-C listed which seems to be in clear. Can they only been seen with a PowerVu receiver? Or are they encrypted?
I receive them but without video and audio.
What is a 4DTV receiver. Is it for DCII encryption? Lyngsat lists them as encrypted but are they?
I was looking around the forum but could not really find an answer to this. C-Band is completely new to me.
Also I was looking to get 103W AMC1 which I would prefer to PAS9, but it seems that I don't get it down here in Mexico with a 6ft. Any results on AMC1 near or south the border?
Also I've seen words like Muxx and Glorystar. Is there a short explanation on this terms?
P.S. Thanks to all contributers on this site.
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First, welcome to C band!
For a DCII sub you will need a 4DTV DSR905, 920 or 922. There is some ITC (in the clear) content in DCII format, but that shouldnt be your sole motivation for going 4DTV. There is an alternative C band DCII sub service that uses a refurb'd DSR410 and a dish fixed on W5/AMC18 at 105W. It does NOT, as I understand allow all of the ITC DCII channels to be recieved, but there are known to be ITC channels listed in their packages. Mike Kohl, a fellow C band enthusiast and member here is a re-seller of this setup. PM him or take a look at his site
if you are interested in finding out more. Also, I dont know what if any restrictions may apply for non US based subscribers.
BTW, he has a comprehensive list of FTA channels for both C and Ku updated 3/17/9 on his site too. Good work Mike, thanks!
There are DCII commercial rx's that *can* get the ITC content available on Fleabay from time to time. Some of the guys here do that FTA mode as well and can help you better than I can.
PowerVu is DVB, therefor compatable mode wise with our FTA unit, but it is encrypted.
All of the video [sometimes
] and some of the audio. Those TPs are great for finding specific birds, and are well documented in the various FTA lists available.
WE have a memeber here that is over in Baja, that piecemilled a Ku TVRO, and last I read was eyeballing an old C band dish he spotted at a local cantina I believe he said. Come to think of it I dont think Ive heard from Mike since he was headed to that cantina...................hmmmm.
Oh Miikeey boy, you didnt eat the worm did ya?
I dont know the footprints for the popular english programming FTA birds, but it is safe to say that a 6 footer on the edge of a CONUS ( continental US) beam is going to be problematic to say the least. Maybe you can get lucky and spot a 7.5 (min) to 10 footer that you can deal someone out of for a few pesos.
I got a 10 footer for my ex, not the best deal I ever made but it wasnt bad. Just a thought............
For a DCII sub you will need a 4DTV DSR905, 920 or 922. There is some ITC (in the clear) content in DCII format, but that shouldnt be your sole motivation for going 4DTV. There is an alternative C band DCII sub service that uses a refurb'd DSR410 and a dish fixed on W5/AMC18 at 105W. It does NOT, as I understand allow all of the ITC DCII channels to be recieved, but there are known to be ITC channels listed in their packages. Mike Kohl, a fellow C band enthusiast and member here is a re-seller of this setup. PM him or take a look at his site
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global-cm.net/BTW, he has a comprehensive list of FTA channels for both C and Ku updated 3/17/9 on his site too. Good work Mike, thanks!
There are DCII commercial rx's that *can* get the ITC content available on Fleabay from time to time. Some of the guys here do that FTA mode as well and can help you better than I can.
PowerVu is DVB, therefor compatable mode wise with our FTA unit, but it is encrypted.
All of the video [sometimes
] and some of the audio. Those TPs are great for finding specific birds, and are well documented in the various FTA lists available.WE have a memeber here that is over in Baja, that piecemilled a Ku TVRO, and last I read was eyeballing an old C band dish he spotted at a local cantina I believe he said. Come to think of it I dont think Ive heard from Mike since he was headed to that cantina...................hmmmm.
Oh Miikeey boy, you didnt eat the worm did ya?
I dont know the footprints for the popular english programming FTA birds, but it is safe to say that a 6 footer on the edge of a CONUS ( continental US) beam is going to be problematic to say the least. Maybe you can get lucky and spot a 7.5 (min) to 10 footer that you can deal someone out of for a few pesos.
I got a 10 footer for my ex, not the best deal I ever made but it wasnt bad. Just a thought............
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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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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
As I said above, and, FWIW, I run Win11 Pro and Arch on separate 250 GB NVME drives, using F8 to select which I boot to, with a 1TB SSD for storage, accessible to both OSs and a third formatted Nvme I want to use to learn Kali. It was much faster to setup Arch than it was to strip down Windows. Windows still takes much longer to boot.
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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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
Help, I'm a little confjused on the activation process.
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
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All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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i bought mine straight from dish as it was only $ 100.00 bucks!!! had the protection plan they came out removed and deactivated the 4k joey and activated and installed the joey 4.All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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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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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