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I fought the cold, snow and wind all winter with Cband testing on my 1.2 meter dish. And now that the weather is finally starting to warm up I am fighting the freeze/thaw cycle and mushy ground from all the rain we have been having. The past few days I was out to the dish several times to re-plumb the mast on my portable testing tripod as the feet of the tripod heave and sink in the soil. It seems to lean one way and then the other different times during the day. It's a real pain to go out and twist the turnbuckles on the tripod to re-align the dish every six hours 
. The only ease to the operation is the bulls-eye levels that are attached to the top and bottom of the mast for quick reference.
Last night I started testing certain transponders for signal levels when I noticed them changing dramatically in just half an hour. It has been raining nonstop here all day and overnight. This morning I went out to the dish and found it leaning about 5 degrees forward. My handy collapsible and portable testing tripod is great, but I think I made the 2x4 inch foot pads to small. The mounting of the dish has the bulk of the weight to the front of the tripod, and the pad extending underneath the dish is sinking in the mudding soil. I guess the frost isn't all the way out! Thank God for a piece of folded cardboard, doubled it up and placed it under the foot. I have to decide on a permanent dish location this Spring and keep the tripod just for testing.
Thought I would share, Spring is on its way YA HOO!!!
Oh one more thing, my home is less than two miles from the Platte River. Ice jams have forced the river out of its banks overnight. Hope it doesn't overflow the dike
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. The only ease to the operation is the bulls-eye levels that are attached to the top and bottom of the mast for quick reference.Last night I started testing certain transponders for signal levels when I noticed them changing dramatically in just half an hour. It has been raining nonstop here all day and overnight. This morning I went out to the dish and found it leaning about 5 degrees forward. My handy collapsible and portable testing tripod is great, but I think I made the 2x4 inch foot pads to small. The mounting of the dish has the bulk of the weight to the front of the tripod, and the pad extending underneath the dish is sinking in the mudding soil. I guess the frost isn't all the way out! Thank God for a piece of folded cardboard, doubled it up and placed it under the foot. I have to decide on a permanent dish location this Spring and keep the tripod just for testing.
Thought I would share, Spring is on its way YA HOO!!!
Oh one more thing, my home is less than two miles from the Platte River. Ice jams have forced the river out of its banks overnight. Hope it doesn't overflow the dike
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I think these photos are also posted in the review for the DMX242. I took these a few weeks back when I was testing that LNBF. By the why that so called nut is just a plain 9/16 metal socket straight out of my tool box. The simple tape add on boosts the signal quality roughly 10 to 15% on most channels. Heck your finger placed at that postion does about the same thing, but it gets pretty tireing holding it there all day
!I took a drive this afternoon to check out the ice on the Platte river, small jam at the bridge south of town, but no real flooding so far
! Fog as thick as pea soup, couldn't see much up or down stream.
I think these photos are also posted in the review for the DMX242. I took these a few weeks back when I was testing that LNBF. By the why that so called nut is just a plain 9/16 metal socket straight out of my tool box. The simple tape add on boosts the signal quality roughly 10 to 15% on most channels. Heck your finger placed at that postion does about the same thing, but it gets pretty tireing holding it there all day
I took a drive this afternoon to check out the ice on the Platte river, small jam at the bridge south of town, but no real flooding so far
Walrus1957, I'm extremely grateful for the photos. I will give it a try as soon as it gets warm here.
BTW, what made you think of adding the 9/16 metal socket? 
Walrus1957, I'm extremely grateful for the photos. I will give it a try as soon as it gets warm here.
Babadem,
The addition of the parasitic element of the 9/16" socket was a bit of my accidental research. Walrus loaned me a BSC621-2 LNBF with a flat scalar ring to play with. I kept trying to reposition the scalar ring for the best possible signal and moving it in and out along the focal axis. When I found a good spot, I tried to tighten the screws around the circumference but it kept twisting on me. So I tried to hold it steady and straight along the axis of the LNBF by grabbing the outer ring of the scalar with my free hand.
When I let go, I would notice that the signal quality would drop considerably. When I put my fingers back into that ring, the signal would rise up again. I told Walrus what I detected and he tried the same and found the results the same, so he thought to put something in place of our "fingers" in there and the nearest thing available was a socket set. So, Walrus picked the socket that fit the best in the scalar ring and stay in place to see if the signal quality would remain "UP".
With a 9/16" socket, it worked. He later experimented with the optimum position to locate it to provide the best results. I will let Walrus fill in any other details, but honestly, it was pure accident up to that point.
Why it works the way it does, I cannot explain exactly. But it was a nice perk to find.
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WOW!!! This is amazing!! ......and I understand this little addition can increase signal quality by 10 to 15%? The increase could be what is needed to make a difference on a MiniBUD!! Thanks to you too, my friend!!:up
Babadem,
You are welcome for sure, but I don't know if I could quantify the difference in signal quality to any specific value. However, it did take several channels from below the threshold level to a level where they were consistently viewable. Some better than most and some just enough to get by. Walrus is the one you would need to gather specifics from. He spent much more time perfecting it.
Never-the-less, it was a great find for us.
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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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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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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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Good...simple humor. Enjoy
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
Actually it looks like there are a lot of features new or updated, although most are on a gradual rollout schedule.
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KB5127936 Windows 11 Cumulative Update Preview build 26200.9818 (25H2) and 26300.9818 (26H2) - Oct. 28
Microsoft Support: This cumulative update for Windows 11, versions 26H2 and 25H2 (KB5127936), includes production-quality improvements. Announcements and messages This section provides key notifications related to this release, including announcements, change logs, and end-of-support notices...
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Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York
Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
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WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
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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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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.
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