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I finally broke down and replaced my trusted SV-HD8000 with an OPENBOX S9.
I would like to document how I setup my receiver - - as I had a few gotca's.
First off, as others have noted mine came with Firmware HDS2-10-11-08:1026CM which is from November 8th 2010. I just left that alone since it came from the Factory like that and it seems like a pretty good load.
The second thing I did was updated the Satellite List to the American list here. This is needed because mine came with only European Satellites.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-ai...s9-hd-factory-website-latest.html#post2382988
Next I went to this screen - - go to the second icon down on the left (Sat Dish) and select "Installation Antenna & satellite Quick Setting"
Here you can input your Lat - Long or really in this case you Long - Lat. As others have noted in order to save arrow up and down and also you must arrow down off the Long before it will allow you change it to W.
Then choose the appropriate setting for your motor - - or if you have no motor pick the last setting.
At this point some of your items will be grayed out - - - such as "Single Satellite Scan" and all the ones below that. This confused me for a bit so here is what you do. Select "Satellite List" and that will show you this screen.
You can use your up and down arrow and by hitting the OK button you can put check marks beside the satellites that you can see in your configuration. After all this is set correctly you can hit the EXIT button and and all your items should now NOT be grayed out.
Next you will need to go to each satellite and change your "LNB Freq" and other settings as appropriate for you setup. Here is what one of my screens looked like.
Once all this was setup correctly - - - what I did was select "Single Satellite Scan" and I scanned each satellite East to West. This took several hours and looks like this.
Once this is complete you should have all your channels in your receiver. Then you need to do some cleanup. I found this thread by Phottoman to be very helpful and would highly recommend it!
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/238731-how-use-editor-openbox-s9-hd.html
Other gotca's that have come up both for me and many others.
Beware of the V-FORMAT button - - some have even disabled it by taking the remote apart. I may have to do this because this remote will not be kid or wife friendly as is.
The plug I think is either European or some other country. I'm using the adapter that came with it and have rubber-banded it together. I think Lone Gunman cut his plug off and replaced it with a US plug. I may also have to do that.
Last item that I'm still having trouble with is getting my motor to go over to 15W. My Longitude is 78W and my SV-HD8000 had no trouble driving it all the way over to 15W but this receiver even in DiSEqC 1.2 will not drive all the way over.
Like I said I have only had this receiver for a couple days and really like it so far. The main reason I did this post is that all the information is here on SatGuys - - - just not in one place. Hope this helps others. :up
I would like to document how I setup my receiver - - as I had a few gotca's.
First off, as others have noted mine came with Firmware HDS2-10-11-08:1026CM which is from November 8th 2010. I just left that alone since it came from the Factory like that and it seems like a pretty good load.
The second thing I did was updated the Satellite List to the American list here. This is needed because mine came with only European Satellites.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-ai...s9-hd-factory-website-latest.html#post2382988
Next I went to this screen - - go to the second icon down on the left (Sat Dish) and select "Installation Antenna & satellite Quick Setting"
Here you can input your Lat - Long or really in this case you Long - Lat. As others have noted in order to save arrow up and down and also you must arrow down off the Long before it will allow you change it to W.
Then choose the appropriate setting for your motor - - or if you have no motor pick the last setting.
At this point some of your items will be grayed out - - - such as "Single Satellite Scan" and all the ones below that. This confused me for a bit so here is what you do. Select "Satellite List" and that will show you this screen.
You can use your up and down arrow and by hitting the OK button you can put check marks beside the satellites that you can see in your configuration. After all this is set correctly you can hit the EXIT button and and all your items should now NOT be grayed out.
Next you will need to go to each satellite and change your "LNB Freq" and other settings as appropriate for you setup. Here is what one of my screens looked like.
Once all this was setup correctly - - - what I did was select "Single Satellite Scan" and I scanned each satellite East to West. This took several hours and looks like this.
Once this is complete you should have all your channels in your receiver. Then you need to do some cleanup. I found this thread by Phottoman to be very helpful and would highly recommend it!
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/238731-how-use-editor-openbox-s9-hd.html
Other gotca's that have come up both for me and many others.
Beware of the V-FORMAT button - - some have even disabled it by taking the remote apart. I may have to do this because this remote will not be kid or wife friendly as is.
The plug I think is either European or some other country. I'm using the adapter that came with it and have rubber-banded it together. I think Lone Gunman cut his plug off and replaced it with a US plug. I may also have to do that.
Last item that I'm still having trouble with is getting my motor to go over to 15W. My Longitude is 78W and my SV-HD8000 had no trouble driving it all the way over to 15W but this receiver even in DiSEqC 1.2 will not drive all the way over.
Like I said I have only had this receiver for a couple days and really like it so far. The main reason I did this post is that all the information is here on SatGuys - - - just not in one place. Hope this helps others. :up
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and there is just not much to it. Here is a PIX.
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Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
www.usgs.gov
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
Monitoring Data for Kīlauea
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Oooo, quite the show now. All three vents have doming and overflows. The cone that built up around the North vent lost its upper quarter at 02:50 Oct 17 and is now spewing lava at a healthy rate. Don't know if I would say it's a fountain, but it's close.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
- All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents.
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Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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Anyone making their own breakfast sausage? I've recently been trying different recipes, found some I like, some I've modified...
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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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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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