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So... I broke down, convicned the wife in to a BUD... bought it as quick as I could before she changed her mind....
So the dish arrives, I got it all set up, and put up on the post, pointed to my south sat (89W here) no problems.... so now that it has been up for a day I am finding that I have alot of weak signals. Now I am not sure if it is just because of the size of the dish or because i have the polar mount not tracking properly.
So a few details. I have checked, recheck and checked again that my post is plumb. Its perfect. I used a caluclator I found on line for my declination, which here is 6.46 deg. I went as far as using MS Visio to draw up the 'triangle' in the polar mount to make sure i get 6.46 deg declination. So that is set nicely.
Now to the problem. So with my mini-BUD I was able to reliably get most of the stuff on 91W & 99W. Got atleast 60% of the channels on it with the mini-BUD... so going to the 6ft special, I get alot more... 99W & 91W & 107W come in great, signals are in the 70%+ range... I am happy there. But, everything in between is 60 to 65%. Now I am running a Coolsat 6000, which I have never had problems with, and works quite nice. So I have played with the polar mount & LNBF (WSI DMX241) and I can not get the signals up. Infact most of them are not even watchable. So I have played, and played more. I dont know what to do... Ive been installing sats for quite a while and know what Im doing, but this BUD stuff is new to me!
I am getting the feeling that the declincation setting is not correct... but I dont know. But I am receiving signals so I know atleast I have done SOMETHING right haha. I have done my research, tryed this, and that. I am also wondering if I am asking TOO much from this dish.... good reason to get up that 10.5 ft dish I have under my deck... waiting for a new post to perch on.....
Oh, I can only see part of the arc too... 83W to 111W
Any ideas fellow sat addicts?
EDIT: Mabey its that LNBF... I have a corotor II plus here... but its full of s#*% inside the throat... corosion.. whats the best way to clean that up with out screwing it up... Windex and a toothbrush? When I clean that up, I might try that up on the dish.
So the dish arrives, I got it all set up, and put up on the post, pointed to my south sat (89W here) no problems.... so now that it has been up for a day I am finding that I have alot of weak signals. Now I am not sure if it is just because of the size of the dish or because i have the polar mount not tracking properly.
So a few details. I have checked, recheck and checked again that my post is plumb. Its perfect. I used a caluclator I found on line for my declination, which here is 6.46 deg. I went as far as using MS Visio to draw up the 'triangle' in the polar mount to make sure i get 6.46 deg declination. So that is set nicely.
Now to the problem. So with my mini-BUD I was able to reliably get most of the stuff on 91W & 99W. Got atleast 60% of the channels on it with the mini-BUD... so going to the 6ft special, I get alot more... 99W & 91W & 107W come in great, signals are in the 70%+ range... I am happy there. But, everything in between is 60 to 65%. Now I am running a Coolsat 6000, which I have never had problems with, and works quite nice. So I have played with the polar mount & LNBF (WSI DMX241) and I can not get the signals up. Infact most of them are not even watchable. So I have played, and played more. I dont know what to do... Ive been installing sats for quite a while and know what Im doing, but this BUD stuff is new to me!
I am getting the feeling that the declincation setting is not correct... but I dont know. But I am receiving signals so I know atleast I have done SOMETHING right haha. I have done my research, tryed this, and that. I am also wondering if I am asking TOO much from this dish.... good reason to get up that 10.5 ft dish I have under my deck... waiting for a new post to perch on.....
Oh, I can only see part of the arc too... 83W to 111W
Any ideas fellow sat addicts?
EDIT: Mabey its that LNBF... I have a corotor II plus here... but its full of s#*% inside the throat... corosion.. whats the best way to clean that up with out screwing it up... Windex and a toothbrush? When I clean that up, I might try that up on the dish.
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Hey Guys,
Did some playing this afternoon... Its tracking the arc a bit better now, TP's are up about 4 to 7 points depending where it is in the sky... The BUD Manual helped me out tremendously! Ill post some more pic's shortly after Married With Children comes on The CW over @ 91W
So, went out to the shop today and made a new bracket for the actuator. The hole spacing on the one that came with the dish kit would not let me mount it on the angle like everyone else. Who knows why i got one that is different.... Regardless, This weeked if I have a few minutes ill be swapping it out for the one I made.
My question is now signal strengths. I dont know what to expect. Im in Thunder Bay, ON.... mabey there are a few folks around that have a 6ft dish that can give me some reference signal levels.... Tonight I think ill check a few TPs and put them in a spreadsheet to give my self some references.
This project has given me a good challenge.... Its a good thing I like a good challenge.
Did some playing this afternoon... Its tracking the arc a bit better now, TP's are up about 4 to 7 points depending where it is in the sky... The BUD Manual helped me out tremendously! Ill post some more pic's shortly after Married With Children comes on The CW over @ 91W
So, went out to the shop today and made a new bracket for the actuator. The hole spacing on the one that came with the dish kit would not let me mount it on the angle like everyone else. Who knows why i got one that is different.... Regardless, This weeked if I have a few minutes ill be swapping it out for the one I made.
My question is now signal strengths. I dont know what to expect. Im in Thunder Bay, ON.... mabey there are a few folks around that have a 6ft dish that can give me some reference signal levels.... Tonight I think ill check a few TPs and put them in a spreadsheet to give my self some references.
This project has given me a good challenge.... Its a good thing I like a good challenge.
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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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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one
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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
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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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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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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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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
You're no fun.
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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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
You should have looked in the APP STORE instead.
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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Direct YouTube Link - This Week in Space 232
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Direct YouTube Link - This Week in Space 232
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oRVxjGm0qtE
Direct YouTube Link - Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event
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Direct YouTube Link - Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event
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Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!
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Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
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Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
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