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Except it doesn't feel like mid December weatherwise tho. lol..
What I mean by the title of the thread is this, usually the leaves on the trees start falling late October. And finally, around mid December, all the branches are leafless. Well it's starting to look that way now. For the past month it seems, trees on my property and my neighbor's property have been shedding leaves like crazy. Everyday I rake up new huge piles. The ground is covered in leaves pretty much everyday when I wake up. BTW, is this normal for this time of year? I don't ever remember anything like this in the past.
So what does any of this have to do with FTA? For one thing, because of these aforementioned trees and the leaves on them, I can't really see anything much east of 87 W via my BUD. So I'm thinking, maybe a good time to see if I can locate 72W. So does anyone know of a strong C Band signal on that bird I could try? It doesn't matter if it's even encrypted, because I'm only wanting to locate this bird first, then I would do a blindscan. In the past, I have gotten signals at 72w in mid December. But it's been a few years since I've even tried. From what I recall, my Bud seemed to be pointing almost directly east when it found this bird from my location. If I also recall, 72 w is close to the end of my jack, how far it can extend. Speaking of that, tho I do have the limits currently set, I'm not entirely certain if the limit would hit before or after 72 w. Does anyone know a way to tell how close you are to the dish falling off the jack, so that you could set the limit just a tad before this could happen?
What I mean by the title of the thread is this, usually the leaves on the trees start falling late October. And finally, around mid December, all the branches are leafless. Well it's starting to look that way now. For the past month it seems, trees on my property and my neighbor's property have been shedding leaves like crazy. Everyday I rake up new huge piles. The ground is covered in leaves pretty much everyday when I wake up. BTW, is this normal for this time of year? I don't ever remember anything like this in the past.
So what does any of this have to do with FTA? For one thing, because of these aforementioned trees and the leaves on them, I can't really see anything much east of 87 W via my BUD. So I'm thinking, maybe a good time to see if I can locate 72W. So does anyone know of a strong C Band signal on that bird I could try? It doesn't matter if it's even encrypted, because I'm only wanting to locate this bird first, then I would do a blindscan. In the past, I have gotten signals at 72w in mid December. But it's been a few years since I've even tried. From what I recall, my Bud seemed to be pointing almost directly east when it found this bird from my location. If I also recall, 72 w is close to the end of my jack, how far it can extend. Speaking of that, tho I do have the limits currently set, I'm not entirely certain if the limit would hit before or after 72 w. Does anyone know a way to tell how close you are to the dish falling off the jack, so that you could set the limit just a tad before this could happen?
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There is some general rule if you live west coast, your actuator goes on the east side to get all those low eastern birds.
And if you live on the east cost, put the actuator on the west side to easily swing down to those low western birds.
Well, that'd be a great rule 'cept for two things:
- what do you do in the middle of the country? (where is dividing line?)
- what do you do for far-eastern Atlantic birds, even if you live on the east coast?
(there are no really far-western satellites).
Clearly, the middle of the US is not the middle of the bird cluster (it's east a few states)
...unless you don't want the far-eastern, circular birds.
Kind of a personal choice & compromise you have to make.
Luckily, there is a solution: big ol' Horizon-to-Horizon mount for your BUD
That, or two BUDs, one with an actuator on each side.
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And if you live on the east cost, put the actuator on the west side to easily swing down to those low western birds.
Well, that'd be a great rule 'cept for two things:
- what do you do in the middle of the country? (where is dividing line?)
- what do you do for far-eastern Atlantic birds, even if you live on the east coast?
(there are no really far-western satellites).
Clearly, the middle of the US is not the middle of the bird cluster (it's east a few states)
...unless you don't want the far-eastern, circular birds.
Kind of a personal choice & compromise you have to make.
Luckily, there is a solution: big ol' Horizon-to-Horizon mount for your BUD
That, or two BUDs, one with an actuator on each side.
iPhone 4
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I guess I live in about the middle of the country, since I'm in Texas. Currently I have my actuator on the west side. I can currently see from 139w to 72w. I'm pretty much at the limits of my actuator on both ends. In your opin, if I decided to put the actuator on the east side, what would my view of the arc likely be? And as far as an Horizon-to-Horizon mount for my BUD, probably isn't going to happen any time soon. Work has been pretty slow around here lately, and now I'm closely watching my dimes and pennies.
There is some general rule if you live west coast, your actuator goes on the east side to get all those low eastern birds.
And if you live on the east cost, put the actuator on the west side to easily swing down to those low western birds.
Well, that'd be a great rule 'cept for two things:
- what do you do in the middle of the country? (where is dividing line?)
- what do you do for far-eastern Atlantic birds, even if you live on the east coast?
(there are no really far-western satellites).
Clearly, the middle of the US is not the middle of the bird cluster (it's east a few states)
...unless you don't want the far-eastern, circular birds.
Kind of a personal choice & compromise you have to make.
Luckily, there is a solution: big ol' Horizon-to-Horizon mount for your BUD
That, or two BUDs, one with an actuator on each side.
iPhone 4
I guess I live in about the middle of the country, since I'm in Texas. Currently I have my actuator on the west side. I can currently see from 139w to 72w. I'm pretty much at the limits of my actuator on both ends. In your opin, if I decided to put the actuator on the east side, what would my view of the arc likely be? And as far as an Horizon-to-Horizon mount for my BUD, probably isn't going to happen any time soon. Work has been pretty slow around here lately, and now I'm closely watching my dimes and pennies.
I'm not an actuator guy, so I shouldn't speculate ... Too much.
But you'd probably do several more birds to the east.
West? Don't know if you'd still get 139.
Best advice would to be make a list of satellites you insist on seeing, and those less important.
If you are willing to experiment, document your results for the next inquisitive member.
As for getting a nice H-H, they come on BUDs you find in the wild.
See my signature for two I found close to home (the Ajak 180 came on free perf dish)
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But you'd probably do several more birds to the east.
West? Don't know if you'd still get 139.
Best advice would to be make a list of satellites you insist on seeing, and those less important.
If you are willing to experiment, document your results for the next inquisitive member.
As for getting a nice H-H, they come on BUDs you find in the wild.
See my signature for two I found close to home (the Ajak 180 came on free perf dish)
iPhone 4
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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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.
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.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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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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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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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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@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
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For the naysayers who did not think this service would make it, just added another 4.9M subscribers and that was after the removal of 1.2M Russia subscribers.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
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So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
Paramount+ has always had the CBS shows on the CBS local channel and yes with commercials. What they are doing now is releasing the OnDemand versions of the show which I believe they don't release until after the shows air on the west coast. And they will be commercial free if you subscribe to the ad free version of Paramount+.So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
I wasn't up at 3:00 am to check but they are there at 8:00 am today.
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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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…
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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