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Inspired by recent efforts by turbosat and mikelib I decided to see what I could get with a Dish 300 (18" x 20") oufitted with a WSI DMX521 linear LNBF on a SG2100 motor. Receiver was a Coolsat 6000.
First mounted the motor on the pole and installed the dish (with circ LNBF) on the motor. I moved the dish pivot point to another existing hole in the stock bracketry, but in hindsight I don't think that was necessary.
Set the motor latitude to 37, eyeball-aimed it to 93W (TS, true south) and swagged the 48 degree elevation with my dig angle finder.
Sent the dish to 110W using USALS, did a little az/el tweaking and quickly had circ signal, then did the same at 119W. I didn't find any circ east of my TS (Mpeg-4?) but didn't try too hard.
At that point I thought I was kinda on the arc so I motored back to TS @93W, took some location measurements off the circ LNBF and installed the DMX521.
Started looking for the Azteca mux on 93W and it took me quite a while. I truly learned the difference in aiming accuracy required for DBS vs. DVB on a tiny dish like this....2 different worlds.
Long story short, I finally got the Azteca mux locked and viewed and started going east and west, making very small az/el adjustments as I went.
I didn't write down my SQ readings, but off the top of my head can say I had no trouble viewing the NBC mux on 72W, ONN @ 74W, NYN @ 79W, Echo test @ 85W, lots of stuff on 97W, CGN, BVN, 3ABN (@ 93%-94%!) on 101W and Montana PBS on 125W. All of those were a minimum of 69%-70%, which is a solid pic on a CS6K, several were in the 87%-88% range.
It was a fun project and just goes to show what you can get with a tiny dish like this (heck, anybody can get stuff with one of those massive Dish 500s
), with some tweaking.
I honestly did not play with the LNBF position much after the initial placement, but it is very close to where the factory location was, and aimed at the same spot on the dish, so I'm not sure how much more that would have given me.
First mounted the motor on the pole and installed the dish (with circ LNBF) on the motor. I moved the dish pivot point to another existing hole in the stock bracketry, but in hindsight I don't think that was necessary.
Set the motor latitude to 37, eyeball-aimed it to 93W (TS, true south) and swagged the 48 degree elevation with my dig angle finder.
Sent the dish to 110W using USALS, did a little az/el tweaking and quickly had circ signal, then did the same at 119W. I didn't find any circ east of my TS (Mpeg-4?) but didn't try too hard.
At that point I thought I was kinda on the arc so I motored back to TS @93W, took some location measurements off the circ LNBF and installed the DMX521.
Started looking for the Azteca mux on 93W and it took me quite a while. I truly learned the difference in aiming accuracy required for DBS vs. DVB on a tiny dish like this....2 different worlds.
Long story short, I finally got the Azteca mux locked and viewed and started going east and west, making very small az/el adjustments as I went.
I didn't write down my SQ readings, but off the top of my head can say I had no trouble viewing the NBC mux on 72W, ONN @ 74W, NYN @ 79W, Echo test @ 85W, lots of stuff on 97W, CGN, BVN, 3ABN (@ 93%-94%!) on 101W and Montana PBS on 125W. All of those were a minimum of 69%-70%, which is a solid pic on a CS6K, several were in the 87%-88% range.
It was a fun project and just goes to show what you can get with a tiny dish like this (heck, anybody can get stuff with one of those massive Dish 500s
), with some tweaking. I honestly did not play with the LNBF position much after the initial placement, but it is very close to where the factory location was, and aimed at the same spot on the dish, so I'm not sure how much more that would have given me.
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You're welcome, Mike, I've enjoyed your projects.
Thanks, Brian, and yes, Micro LUD is perfect for that contraption!
Kudos to you and the engineering crew on that VS IV-200 meter, I wish they all had that level of linearity, it really works well.
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Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyF_RH1m0mc
Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyF_RH1m0mc
Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0k5iT-OlpdE
Direct YouTube Link - The Apple HomeView
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0k5iT-OlpdE
Direct YouTube Link - The Apple HomeView
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big cityAnother Tulsa King spin off.
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
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That's what I will be watching this weekend."Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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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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