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Quick question. The weather here in Socal is going to improve next week so I thought I would tackle the next project.
Week before last I picked up a sealed T-90 Wavefrontier off Craigslist. $100. Along with it I got two boxes of parts. Some Wavefrontier and DirectTV LNBs and a couple of Terk switches along with a heavy duty ground mount of some kind. The fellow I bought it from spoke almost no English. Based on what conversation we did have, I had the impression he found the whole lot next to a dumpster somewhere.
I've spent probably three hours looking at posts here and a couple of other sites. I am completely confused. I know these dishes use a special reverse polarity LNB for circular signals. That will work well for Ion and Nasa. But what about linear? Do I need special LNBs to do this? If not, is there anything I need to know about the focal points given how different this dish is? I have learned from the posts here that setting this dish up can be tricky, so I want to make sure I have as many of my ducks in line as possible prior to setting this up. Forgive me if this is answered somewhere fairly obvious. Since so many here have already set these up I thought it made sense to just ask.
Also, does anyone have a recommendation on mounting? I was thinking of sinking a piece of 2 3/8 conduit into concrete to mount it on and filling that with concrete. The ground doesn't freeze up here and is mostly decomposed granite, and so I figured a hole about 3' deep by 18" diameter would be adequate for a height of 4' to the mount on the dish. I could install guy wires to rebar around the post I suppose if needed. I can't go much deeper, as I hit rock. It does get windy here. We have the biggest wind farm in the US about ten miles away.
Thanks in advance!!! I'm looking forward to integrating the majority of the FTA that I watch with the OTA we get so the kids can just flip through the channels without asking for my help (they don't do delays well
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Quick question. The weather here in Socal is going to improve next week so I thought I would tackle the next project.
Week before last I picked up a sealed T-90 Wavefrontier off Craigslist. $100. Along with it I got two boxes of parts. Some Wavefrontier and DirectTV LNBs and a couple of Terk switches along with a heavy duty ground mount of some kind. The fellow I bought it from spoke almost no English. Based on what conversation we did have, I had the impression he found the whole lot next to a dumpster somewhere.
I've spent probably three hours looking at posts here and a couple of other sites. I am completely confused. I know these dishes use a special reverse polarity LNB for circular signals. That will work well for Ion and Nasa. But what about linear? Do I need special LNBs to do this? If not, is there anything I need to know about the focal points given how different this dish is? I have learned from the posts here that setting this dish up can be tricky, so I want to make sure I have as many of my ducks in line as possible prior to setting this up. Forgive me if this is answered somewhere fairly obvious. Since so many here have already set these up I thought it made sense to just ask.
Also, does anyone have a recommendation on mounting? I was thinking of sinking a piece of 2 3/8 conduit into concrete to mount it on and filling that with concrete. The ground doesn't freeze up here and is mostly decomposed granite, and so I figured a hole about 3' deep by 18" diameter would be adequate for a height of 4' to the mount on the dish. I could install guy wires to rebar around the post I suppose if needed. I can't go much deeper, as I hit rock. It does get windy here. We have the biggest wind farm in the US about ten miles away.
Thanks in advance!!! I'm looking forward to integrating the majority of the FTA that I watch with the OTA we get so the kids can just flip through the channels without asking for my help (they don't do delays well
).
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Thanks Iceberg. It looks like you have at least four different models of LNB. Great. I can use what I have then. How has it worked out for you in the long run?
Yeah this was a find. It was posted as an "antenna" on craigslist, which is why he didn't sell it earlier I suppose. Over about three weeks the price fell from $225 to $100. That was the point where it became worth the 200 mile drive to pick up.
Yeah this was a find. It was posted as an "antenna" on craigslist, which is why he didn't sell it earlier I suppose. Over about three weeks the price fell from $225 to $100. That was the point where it became worth the 200 mile drive to pick up.
That is a great example, thanks! Makes the difference easy to grasp. That should be in the original documentation for this thing.
Based on Iceberg's pictures I'm going to need a lot more coax and connectors.
no answers, just some questions:
Congratulations on the great find.!. - :up
There are a number of good discussions on the forum when members set up their dishes.
Certainly Iceberg's top the list.
One of the problems is getting satellites that are only 2° apart.
To achieve that goal, you'll see all sorts of tricks to cut down the LNB feedhorns, or use tall/narrow elliptical feedhorns.
One product that may not have been on the market at the time, is the tiny LNBF from SatelliteAV.
They now offer both single output and dual output GeoSatPro Bullet models.
Linuxman used the dual output models on a 6' offset dish to get a lot of satellites.
You might want to try a couple and see how well they fit and how the spacing works out on your dish.
That's not a recommendation, that's a question, as I don't recall anyone doing it on a T-90 (or I have poor memory) -
The other thing to look for is some web site which gives special setup and alignment info for that dish.
You'll probably find it in any decent setup thread for the T-90.
NOT using that info would be very unwise, from what I've read.
It's far more helpful than any regular dish-aiming site, when it comes to getting the Wavefrontier up! -
Congratulations on the great find.!. - :up
There are a number of good discussions on the forum when members set up their dishes.
Certainly Iceberg's top the list.
One of the problems is getting satellites that are only 2° apart.
To achieve that goal, you'll see all sorts of tricks to cut down the LNB feedhorns, or use tall/narrow elliptical feedhorns.
One product that may not have been on the market at the time, is the tiny LNBF from SatelliteAV.
They now offer both single output and dual output GeoSatPro Bullet models.
Linuxman used the dual output models on a 6' offset dish to get a lot of satellites.
You might want to try a couple and see how well they fit and how the spacing works out on your dish.
That's not a recommendation, that's a question, as I don't recall anyone doing it on a T-90 (or I have poor memory) -
The other thing to look for is some web site which gives special setup and alignment info for that dish.
You'll probably find it in any decent setup thread for the T-90.
NOT using that info would be very unwise, from what I've read.
It's far more helpful than any regular dish-aiming site, when it comes to getting the Wavefrontier up! -
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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
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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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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Patrick Stewart died yesterday, October 28th at the age of 86. We lost yet another great actor. 
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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86
He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.
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Good...simple humor. Enjoy
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJy0WnejlF4
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It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. 
Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
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Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
Nearly 3 In 10 New-Car Trade-Ins Are Underwater, Edmunds Finds<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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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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When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
12 minutes after the patch was release I had it patched.When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!
Aww- nevermind.
Aww- nevermind.
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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when was the last time they innovated something
I'd probably say when they came up with their M-series of processors with integrated memory. That allowed Apple to get away from the inefficient Intel CPUs that were limiting their notebook computers.when was the last time they innovated something
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Starting a thread klang !
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
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