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T4Runner
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Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
I am experiencing C Band for the first time like many reading and posting here. My experience is nowhere near the frustration of Dee, who has a record breaking thread under C Band. But, I am getting frustrated... I have installed around 40-50 KU Band dishes but no C Band until this one.

I can get my Zenith Satellite (AnikF3 @ 119W) locked in at 70% Quality and leave it there with no motor movement and after a while it drops completly out? It comes in usually as the sun sets and stays through prime time. It can be there before the sun comes up, but once the sun comes up, it goes out?

Is it possible to be locked at 70% and lose quality due to it not being correctly centered? LNB skew? I had the dual LNB zero set at 3'0clock at the zenith sat? No amount of tweaking seemed to change the Q.

5FT diam solid steel dish (an old Echostar)
Old 24" actuator w/no name still working.
OpenBoxS9 for a receiver (also using a GeoSatPro 200c for quality checking which is another story. the quality is quite different 45% vs 70%).
VBox from WSI
Very short direct dual coax (less than 50ft)
No switches.

Suggestions?
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T4Runner
Okay, it's raining today and last night, and I have to go to work at my 2nd job, so not much will get done for a while, but I will folowup on the suggestions.
T4Runner
Okay, it's looking like FAT AIR is going to win the prize...

I went out tonight and stood on the stepladder and put my meter on the LNBF while I unscrewed the one, single, screw holding the dual LNBF. I pulled it out to the 42 db marking and turned, tweaked (love that word...) the LNBF while watching the meter. It LOCKED! I didn't record the Quality reading, However, I could not keep it there. Every time I tightened the screw, I lost the lock on the Quality. After 15 minutes of this I locked it down and gave it a rest...

I need to go back and read the record breaking thread of Dee's here and see who and what soemone recommended for using to ensure the cheepo C Band LNBF fits tighter in the holder. I think it was a jar lid holder? or dish scrubber? something thin and rubbery or no-slip?

Rain finally quit. 72 deg today and 82 deg tomorrow. My excuses are dwindling for not finishing this project...
FaT Air
I had a feed that, no mater how careful, would move the feed when you tried to tighten the screw to hold it in place. I resorted to sharpening a point on the screw. That and some thin rubber on the opposite side got it to not "move around" when locking it into place. Didn't have to tighten the screw that snug either. Looking forward to hearing about "Successful Tweaking"(lol)
Phottoman
I think, or I hope that was my suggestion that she could use some of the non slip matting made of rubber that you can buy at most discount stores for your dishes in your cupboard. I have the green stuff but it comes in many colors, white, tan etc. It's super thin, and has holes in it. I also use it on my work bench to hold pieces of wood when I carve wood using a router.

What I did was cut a strip about four inches long and one half inch wide, just enough to wrap around the LNB, then push the LNB into the ring. It was thick enough in some places that the rubber wouldn't insert itself into the ring, and I had to use a very small knife to sort of force the rubber matting into the ring between the ring and the LNB. Is any of this making sense?

Then when I tightened the one screw, just as the LNB started to wobble, I released the pressure of my hand and it just sort of stayed there, so I stopped everything, and it's been holding like that for nearly six months.

Another thing you could try, and this is a better method, but harder to do, take the ring off the arms, and drill a couple of holes offset by 1/3 the distance around the ring, and put two more screws into the holes, THAT will hold the LNB without doing any damage. When I posted that idea to Dee-Ann, I said to look at the way there were three screws holding the light fixture in the bathroom.

Is that / are those the ideas you were referring too?

Hope this helps.

Photto
T4Runner
Yup! That's the one. I will see if I can find some of that material and give it a try. Thanks.
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osu1991
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
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?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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dfergie
I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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.
Jimbo
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 ...

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.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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meStevo
I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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Howard Simmons
"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
osu1991
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
Bobby
Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson