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I have a couple of questions for the good members of the BVOC (Birdview Owners Club).
I plan to mount a Bullseye II orthomode feedhorn on my Birdview solid. I have the scaler ring honed to accept a standard Chaparral feed. I had the 'rings' milled off of the front of a Co-rotor scaler and mounted it on the back of the BV scaler. I will use the set screw on the co-rotor scaler to secure the feedhorn. This setup works fine with a co-rotor feedhorn.
My problem is that the throat of the orthomode feedhorn is shorter than the co-rotor. When I insert the feedhorn as far as it will go, the mouth of the feedhorn doesn't project past the front of the scaler. See the attachments for more detail. Would one of you fellow Birdview w/orthomode owners take a few minutes to measure how far the mouth of your feedhorn projects from the scaler. If I only need a little more length I can cut a couple of notches into the co-rotor mounting ring. If I need more I may need to remove the co-rotor scaler and tap the Birdview scaler to accept a set screw.
My Birdview had the factory(?) sensor mod. When I got the dish the magnet wheel only had 4 magnets installed!!! I replaced them with 8 new ones. I just received my new GBox 3000 and I haven't had time to test the setup to see if 8 magnets will yield enough pulses to work accurately on ku. I have modded a couple of multiswitches to output 18v on all ports (Thanks for the instructions, pendragon) and have a Pansat 9000 on the way. Once I get the feedhorn installed I'll post an update. A new coat of paint won't hurt anything either... The other two dishes in the pictures are Unimesh 10's. I planted them in a straight line with enough distance between them so they will 'see' over the dish in front of them. That way every dish has an unobstructed view H to H.
I plan to mount a Bullseye II orthomode feedhorn on my Birdview solid. I have the scaler ring honed to accept a standard Chaparral feed. I had the 'rings' milled off of the front of a Co-rotor scaler and mounted it on the back of the BV scaler. I will use the set screw on the co-rotor scaler to secure the feedhorn. This setup works fine with a co-rotor feedhorn.
My problem is that the throat of the orthomode feedhorn is shorter than the co-rotor. When I insert the feedhorn as far as it will go, the mouth of the feedhorn doesn't project past the front of the scaler. See the attachments for more detail. Would one of you fellow Birdview w/orthomode owners take a few minutes to measure how far the mouth of your feedhorn projects from the scaler. If I only need a little more length I can cut a couple of notches into the co-rotor mounting ring. If I need more I may need to remove the co-rotor scaler and tap the Birdview scaler to accept a set screw.
My Birdview had the factory(?) sensor mod. When I got the dish the magnet wheel only had 4 magnets installed!!! I replaced them with 8 new ones. I just received my new GBox 3000 and I haven't had time to test the setup to see if 8 magnets will yield enough pulses to work accurately on ku. I have modded a couple of multiswitches to output 18v on all ports (Thanks for the instructions, pendragon) and have a Pansat 9000 on the way. Once I get the feedhorn installed I'll post an update. A new coat of paint won't hurt anything either... The other two dishes in the pictures are Unimesh 10's. I planted them in a straight line with enough distance between them so they will 'see' over the dish in front of them. That way every dish has an unobstructed view H to H.
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My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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I did that as well, putting one in my Work truck with the antenna kit, trying to do it so WORK didn't see it.
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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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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Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Oops.
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AI Agent Blamed for Deleting Entire Upcoming Season of TV Show
An AI agent reportedly deleted the entire final cut of the upcoming season of a Swedish reality competition show.
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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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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one
Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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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.
Thanks!
Brittany
If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
Thanks!
Brittany
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I was having similar issues last night while watching and recording the NLCS game on 148. When I tried resuming the game at one point the screen went blank and I couldn't get my H3 to respond to any remote commands. Eventually the Hopper went to a HD channel but still no remote response. After a while the Hopper went into a re-boot cycle. This happened at least 3 times. I was using an IR universal remote only.
A little frustrating to have the game broken up like that but at least the Brewers won
Yea, I've only been a CIO for the last 30 years!
Trust me, when something important breaks, they get to own it!
