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pedrogarcia
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SATLOOK NIT
Has anyone tried out the either of the following spec analysers please. I have been pleased with my CRT type Satlook NIT and am looking to get one of these.

Satlook MicroG2 NIT

Satlook Micro HD 8PSK

Are any of our sponsors going to stock them?

I saw earlier this month a question on the First Strike FS1 meter - has anyone used this yet?
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updatelee
Ive got the satlook NIT and had a few others in the past as well, the birdog and briefly a trimax 2500. the birdog was great for bell expressvu installs, so fast, light, portable, and great battery life. I loved it. it wasnt of much use on treufta because it was a hassle to reprogram every time I wanted to aim a dish, and didnt support a motor like the satlook. the satlook is awesome for truefta, motor's, and xplornet/wildblue ka installs. when I got out of the install business I sold the birdog and kept the satlook. the trimax imo is a neet idea but not very usefull. they try an throw alot of super cool features into an incredibly small package and fail at them all. I gave it back to a friend a week after aquiring it.

the downfalls of the satlook are big, but workable. its very heavy, the battery life is very poor, and its not waterproof (not even water resistant) all of which suck for a professional installer but are no biggie for a homeuser. Ive heard the promax are sweet little units from a few friends but never had the chance to actually get my hands on them.
pedrogarcia
Ive heard the promax are sweet little units from a few friends but never had the chance to actually get my hands on them.

Well I'm in Essen Germany on wednesday and a dealer SO Multimedia nearby sells Promax, Satlook and Rover so it is playtime. I'll post my views on them asap
pedrogarcia
Updatelee, Well I've looked and played with the Promax, Satlook, and Rover SAs and they are all good and function very well, the Satlook has "easyfind" which is incredable but does not have a color screen. The Promax and Rover have color screens give all the same data but are far too expensive. The Satlook Micro g2 at €309 has everthing but 8psk which is not a necessity for me and it is no longer a pack of bricks. There is a higher model to include Dvb-S2 and 8psk. There is US software for it and I have tried up and downloading it no problem. The software editor has room to put 100 sats/transponders in its memory and the less TPs the faster it recognises the sats. I found it best to put 2 TPs per sat which gave me enough for all my favourite European and US sats. It also reads the Sat NIT stream to identify Sats
Upshot is I bought one.
updatelee
wow thats alot smaller. is it still a tube screen or now lcd ? how is the battery life ? is it at least water resistant now ?
pedrogarcia
wow thats alot smaller. is it still a tube screen or now lcd ? how is the battery life ? is it at least water resistant now ?

It now weighs about 3 pounds has an LCD screen and is water resistant.
It has a Nimh battery which I have now used for 4hours without re charge. What is great is it comes also with a car lead and you can charge it without letting it fully dicharge being Nimh.
regards
updatelee
Thats nice. Im not sure what the orig satlook comes installed with, mine I bought broken on ebay, so I put a lead acid battery in it because the voltage was right and it fit the dementions nicley. the bat life isnt great through. maybe 1h if your actually moving the motor or if the lnb is power hungry.

lcd and water resistant would be super slick. im sure impressed with satlook though, I bought a broken satllok on ebay and they helped me out on the service email to get it up and running again, they defn didnt have todo that for me, I was apreciative to say the least.
Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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A Little Bit of Soap -- The Jarmels
long_time_Dish
Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
dishstaller
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
long_time_Dish
With A Little Luck - Wings
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LITTLE Willy-Sweet
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Foxbat
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
rvvaquero
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Foxbat
Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
Peter Parker
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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jsmit86
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
long_time_Dish
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
Almighty1
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
navychop
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner

:popcorn
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
🤣

Oh....you were serious
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teachsac
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/b0gPzA8KHEQ
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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
teachsac
Started watching yesterday. Not too bad.
Scott Greczkowski
Wife likes it.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).
dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
osu1991
long_time_Dish
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
R
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
long_time_Dish
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Ramy
Supporting Founder
Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
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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Foxbat
Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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