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Hello,

I'm new to this forum as far as posting, but I've been browsing on this site for some time. I'm new to FTA (less than a year) but I have a 90cm Geosat motorized dish.

I just recently acquired from CL a 1.2m Andrew (red lighting bolt) Ku dish from a guy who said he took it off a movie theater in upstate New York.

I want to get FTA from this and have it motorized.

I'm going to have this on a tripod. I have it weighed down with concrete slabs and heavy stone. The dish with lnb attached weighs about 30+ lbs and the metal mount is about 20 lbs. The whole thing really heavy, heavier than my 90cm dish. I ordered a ku dish motor STAB HH120 but hasn't come yet (this week I hope). I'm not sure if that motor will fit on the the 3" wide mount clamp. Most likely it will not as the shaft is a little over 2" wide.

The lnb that came with the dish is a DRO LNB which I do not want to use as I have a Geosat PLL LNB.

My problem is how do i properly get this 1.2m dish motorized without fear of falling down in a storm and how do I set it up so that I can use my current Geosat PLL LNB.

Pictures can be found here. I'm not done setting up the dish on the tripod. I'm missing a few stuff and a trip to the hardware store will make it secure for stationary mount for AMC 1. Not sure about it being motorized.

imgur.com/a/avHw0
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SatelliteAV
Is the receiver only connected to one LNB? If so, this is why only one polarity is logged. One LNB provides horizontal polarity and the other vertical.

To receive both polarities 18v must be provided to both LNBs and a switch will be used to select between the two LNBs.
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Is the receiver only connected to one LNB? If so, this is why only one polarity is logged. One LNB provides horizontal polarity and the other vertical.

To receive both polarities 18v must be provided to both LNBs and a switch will be used to select between the two LNBs.

Thanks Brian, what type/kind of switch is required to do this...I have three to work with"

1. ChannelMaster multi switch 4x4 model 69041FD, thanks to stogie5150
2. Ecoda which I bought from you.
3. DiSeqc 4x1

Is either one of these switches good enough to do the job with those two LNBs, or do I need something different.

Thanks again
SatelliteAV
Here is a switch mod for what you are trying to do...
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/174802-Naughty-Mods-II-4x8-Switch-with-All-18V-outputs

Post a few photos of the feedhorn and waveguides. Likely that you could remove the polarity trap and install a voltage polarity switching or a bandstacked LNB.
stogie5150
Here is a switch mod for what you are trying to do...
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/174802-Naughty-Mods-II-4x8-Switch-with-All-18V-outputs

Post a few photos of the feedhorn and waveguides. Likely that you could remove the polarity trap and install a voltage polarity switching or a bandstacked LNB.

I already set it up for him, Brian. All he has to do is hook the LNB's to the multiswitch I gave him, then run a line to his receiver. His setup is exactly like mine, and mine works fine with 13v. Thats a known good multiswitch, all he has to do is hook a coax to each LNB and run the two coaxes to the multiswitch, then a line from the multiswitch to the receiver. :)
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stogie5150,

After reading your post I realized that I did not fully understood what you had said to me the day you were here, and misunderstood that the switch was to be used for something else and not for the 1.2M dish setup. I blame this incident on my very poor hearing and asking the wrong questions.

After connecting the coax cables to the right and coresponding ports everything is ok now. Scanned a total of 229 channels at 97W Galaxy 19. Thank You very much to you for the gift and to Brian for his always helpful information.

Now that this is working, I will try something that most have tried before with some good and bad success. THE BIG MIN-BUD CHALLANGE. It is time to start reading some threads on the subject.

avenger.
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osu1991
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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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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
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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?
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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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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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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.


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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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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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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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"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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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:
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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.


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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.


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