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I played with FTA many years ago and still have a BUD with a 4DTV receiver. I decided to jump back into FTA but have run into some issues. My setup is an X2 Mini receiver, a Hughes Net Gen 4 dish and LNB, and I also have a Strong HD LNB (universal). My main target has been Galaxy 19, but no matter what I do I'm not getting anything. I know the X2 Mini is working because I can use my old Dish setup and LNB, point and pull up the Dish network. The couple of non-scrambled broadcasts come in fine. I've tried both the Hughes LNB and the Strong LNB and get nothing on any sat but especially Galaxy 19 since that's the sat I would like to receive from. For the Hughes LNB I've set the freq. to 10750. The Strong takes 10.7 to 12.75 so I also set it for 10750 and am selecting Single using either LNB. I've also tried universal for the Strong LNB, but still haven't had any luck pulling anything in. I'm using a cheap satellite signal meter near the dish to try and get a lock on a satellite. I was able to lock onto one satellite using the Hughes LNB according to the signal meter, but I don't know which it was. The X2 Mini came back from the blind scan as no programs found even though several times during the blind scan signal strength hit 90 and quality hit the high 80's. There are several posts on the site about using the Hughes LNB for FTA and that there's no issue with doing so, however most of those mention removing the transmitter from the LNB. I've opened the Hughes LNB but to be honest I'm not sure what I'm looking and what should be removed. Any help in figuring out what I'm overlooking would be appreciated. Please see the attached photos.
Thanks,
Todd
Thanks,
Todd
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Yes, I was actually trying two different methods for the LNB. The first was with 5 1cm mirrors on the top, bottom, bot sides and center of the dish. I placed a magnetic bolt extractor in the center of the dish and aimed at the sun. When the shadow from the extractor disappeared I knew I was pointing directly at the sun. Then I held my hand out and found where the five reflections of the sun converged. I placed the LNB there. The success was low though. I wasn't using a strong enough pole to hold the LNB well enough for adjustments. I fell back to using the stock offset pole. That worked out much better and I was able to pick up TP9 fairly quickly. I've played with Dishpointer a few times but since I don't plan on leaving the dish where it is currently I figure it's no big deal. I'll just move the dish to the far side of my yard which has a much more un-obstructed view of the southern sky. I also use Satellite Director (www.zekitez.com) on my Nexus 7 to point the dish. It's a rather nice program and has helped a great deal. This entire project is two fold - first to get my aunt and uncle some sort of TV while they are in a very remote part of Colorado this summer. The second reason is I'm getting tired of paying for umpteen channels of nothing. Combining HD over the air, FTA, Netflix, and Vudu as well as RedBox I think I'll have more than enough to watch at a greatly reduced monthly cost. I may even get my BUD up and running again. I enjoyed it and the 4DTV receiver worked very well. I have a C/Ku LNB on it but never did get the Ku to work. Other life priorities got in the way over the last five or six years so I lost what knowledge I had with sat reception. Being an amateur radio operator (N7TRK) I might get into using the dish's for that too one of these days. Got to have a hobby when I retire (in 9 years
). My retirement property is at just above 7000 feet in the remote part of Colorado I mentioned above. Completely off grid so low power, cheap systems is the way to go. I'm really surprised at just how small that X2 mini is. No frills, but $24.00 and it works like a champ. Really something else.
Todd
Yes, I was actually trying two different methods for the LNB. The first was with 5 1cm mirrors on the top, bottom, bot sides and center of the dish. I placed a magnetic bolt extractor in the center of the dish and aimed at the sun. When the shadow from the extractor disappeared I knew I was pointing directly at the sun. Then I held my hand out and found where the five reflections of the sun converged. I placed the LNB there. The success was low though. I wasn't using a strong enough pole to hold the LNB well enough for adjustments. I fell back to using the stock offset pole. That worked out much better and I was able to pick up TP9 fairly quickly. I've played with Dishpointer a few times but since I don't plan on leaving the dish where it is currently I figure it's no big deal. I'll just move the dish to the far side of my yard which has a much more un-obstructed view of the southern sky. I also use Satellite Director (www.zekitez.com) on my Nexus 7 to point the dish. It's a rather nice program and has helped a great deal. This entire project is two fold - first to get my aunt and uncle some sort of TV while they are in a very remote part of Colorado this summer. The second reason is I'm getting tired of paying for umpteen channels of nothing. Combining HD over the air, FTA, Netflix, and Vudu as well as RedBox I think I'll have more than enough to watch at a greatly reduced monthly cost. I may even get my BUD up and running again. I enjoyed it and the 4DTV receiver worked very well. I have a C/Ku LNB on it but never did get the Ku to work. Other life priorities got in the way over the last five or six years so I lost what knowledge I had with sat reception. Being an amateur radio operator (N7TRK) I might get into using the dish's for that too one of these days. Got to have a hobby when I retire (in 9 years
). My retirement property is at just above 7000 feet in the remote part of Colorado I mentioned above. Completely off grid so low power, cheap systems is the way to go. I'm really surprised at just how small that X2 mini is. No frills, but $24.00 and it works like a champ. Really something else.Todd
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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:
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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
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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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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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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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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