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How do you do it? There are dark clouds right in my dish's LOS right now, and as soon as they approached, bam, searching for signal. Thunder and lightning, and pouring rain will join in the next 10 minutes. Is it just an unlucky area(Jacksonville, FL) where I get bad storms every day compared to living in the southwest? Ah well, at least my signal goes up right after the storm blows past, unlike those with Comcast 
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You can get it, but there might be a few differences.
In socal, you dont get snow, rain in the summer, no nor'easters, no weather below 30 degrees, yada yada yada...
In socal, you dont get snow, rain in the summer, no nor'easters, no weather below 30 degrees, yada yada yada...
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I Get That
My questions is NOT about the differences in the weather. I know that. My question is about RECEPTION in southern maine with all the weather conditions you describe! I want to find out if others have ongoing reception problems with the weather up here OR is D* OK?
You can get it, but there might be a few differences.
In socal, you dont get snow, rain in the summer, no nor'easters, no weather below 30 degrees, yada yada yada...
My questions is NOT about the differences in the weather. I know that. My question is about RECEPTION in southern maine with all the weather conditions you describe! I want to find out if others have ongoing reception problems with the weather up here OR is D* OK?
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My Advice when Living anywhere in the North East USA.
Mount your dish low enough you can clean the snow and Ice off of it. and Buy a Back up generator of some type.
Nothing Fancy but from what I've learned, I wouldn't go with anything less then a 5000 watt( $600-$1500) but well worth the investment.
But Normal snowfall,(Temp below 28 degrees) 95% of the time will cause no signal issue. But Heavy Wet Snow (temp in the 30's) Sticks to the dish like a Thick Glue. That causes Issues.
Freezing Rain Causes a glaze over the dish which reflects the signal away from the LNBs which also causes signal loss.
And I DON"T care if if you have D* or E*, I've had Just about every one of those Satellite dishes, and Ice effects them all the same.
So As I said Keep your dish as low as possible to access it, if thats not an option buy a Super Soaker and Fill it with Hot water.
Sounds like a big deal, But its really not. You'll be glad you stayed with satellite, when 1 of those Nor Easters hit you with 2 inches of Ice and 2-3 feet of snow, While all cable customers are sitting without TV for weeks,,,,, YES WEEKS, You'll still be up and Running.
You'll be fine for the most part. But Ice Storms can be a pain, Not only will you lose your signal from Ice coating your dish, But I bet more power outages then in SoCal should be expected as well.
My Advice when Living anywhere in the North East USA.
Mount your dish low enough you can clean the snow and Ice off of it. and Buy a Back up generator of some type.
Nothing Fancy but from what I've learned, I wouldn't go with anything less then a 5000 watt( $600-$1500) but well worth the investment.
But Normal snowfall,(Temp below 28 degrees) 95% of the time will cause no signal issue. But Heavy Wet Snow (temp in the 30's) Sticks to the dish like a Thick Glue. That causes Issues.
Freezing Rain Causes a glaze over the dish which reflects the signal away from the LNBs which also causes signal loss.
And I DON"T care if if you have D* or E*, I've had Just about every one of those Satellite dishes, and Ice effects them all the same.
So As I said Keep your dish as low as possible to access it, if thats not an option buy a Super Soaker and Fill it with Hot water.
Sounds like a big deal, But its really not. You'll be glad you stayed with satellite, when 1 of those Nor Easters hit you with 2 inches of Ice and 2-3 feet of snow, While all cable customers are sitting without TV for weeks,,,,, YES WEEKS, You'll still be up and Running.
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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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...
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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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Direct YouTube Link - Security Now 1101
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
Last watched Nine inch Nails
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Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.
Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.
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Direct YouTube Link - MacBreak Weekly 1047
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4lDymQdOo0
Direct YouTube Link - MacBreak Weekly 1047
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TWIT Live Feed
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@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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Linus Tech Tips
Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!
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Direct YouTube Link - I Gotta Stop Following Advice From Reddit
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGA4ZFr-hfo
Direct YouTube Link - I Gotta Stop Following Advice From Reddit
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