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Any software & tools that are needed before install?

First off, name is billy. I have been reading this site for a few days now trying to figure things out. I really like the site and figured real quick that i am going to need some advise. So I hope I am in the right section for a bunch of random questions.

Hear we go...
I am looking to supplement my OTA as i cut the cable so to speak. I all ready have a new Winegard DS-2076 dish to throw at this (new hobby???) and a box of RG6 Coax. I live out in the country on 1 1/3 acres. Last summer they cut 30 acres of trees down across the street from me. Based on the suns movement I can only assume this is due south of me. So it looks like I might be in a good spot to try this FTA thing out.

I am wondering about where to place my dish and or dishes when I get some more and stuff like that. So the first question that come to mind is what kind of software would really help me out? Then about the different tools/devices I could buy to help with my new found hobby.

My first real crazy question...

Is there a way to see the birds are when I am outside signal wise? I mean how do you do that?

Thanks
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Hi guys I have some more questions.

1) Does anyone know how to take pictures with a compass in them? So you would know what direction the picture was take at. All I have are 3 different kind androids. I think this might help me in explaining my setup.

2) I found a post somewhere on here about a certain manufacture that can't be talked about. Is their other manufactures of receivers that are forbiden as well?

3) I have a bunch of pictures of my property. You know where all the trees are at and such. It would probably be best if I uploaded them to one of my websites. Then linked you guys to where the pictures are at. Now is that against the rules?

4) All these darn apps for the bird finders are confusing. Is their one or two specific apps that a lot of you use. That way I could ask questions? What about some sort bubble level app so I can get the proper alignment. Do you guys use any kind of software for that?

5) Can I hook multiple dishes up to one receiver?

6) What about my OTA how does that hook in to the system?

7) PVR, I have never had this feature either. However i do have a couple sata usb external drives. They are pretty fast. how does that work?

8) Why do I see SCART connectors on the receivers on eBay? I see a lot of US buyers buying them for some reason.

Now I am in no rush! I want to get this right the first time. Looks like I made a mistake tho in buying the smaller dish based on what you guys are saying. However it's too late now. So I am going to install that dish and hope for any channels just to get my feet wet. I will buy a bigger dish and I am on the lookout for those big dishes.

So I still need to buy a receiver and a lnb. I haven't made up my mind but I do like to shop eBay the most. Can you recommend some of the more affordable ones on the bay? I just want to get my feet wet at the moment. I am willing to buy multiples of this stuff in time. Right now just baby steps thou getting one going.

Thank you guys for all the help so far. I am in for the long haul.

Best
Bill
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Hi guys I have some more questions.

1) Does anyone know how to take pictures with a compass in them? So you would know what direction the picture was take at. All I have are 3 different kind androids. I think this might help me in explaining my setup.

2) I found a post somewhere on here about a certain manufacture that can't be talked about. Is their other manufactures of receivers that are forbiden as well?

3) I have a bunch of pictures of my property. You know where all the trees are at and such. It would probably be best if I uploaded them to one of my websites. Then linked you guys to where the pictures are at. Now is that against the rules?

4) All these darn apps for the bird finders are confusing. Is their one or two specific apps that a lot of you use. That way I could ask questions? What about some sort bubble level app so I can get the proper alignment. Do you guys use any kind of software for that?

5) Can I hook multiple dishes up to one receiver?

6) What about my OTA how does that hook in to the system?

7) PVR, I have never had this feature either. However i do have a couple sata usb external drives. They are pretty fast. how does that work?

8) Why do I see SCART connectors on the receivers on eBay? I see a lot of US buyers buying them for some reason.

Now I am in no rush! I want to get this right the first time. Looks like I made a mistake tho in buying the smaller dish based on what you guys are saying. However it's too late now. So I am going to install that dish and hope for any channels just to get my feet wet. I will buy a bigger dish and I am on the lookout for those big dishes.

So I still need to buy a receiver and a lnb. I haven't made up my mind but I do like to shop eBay the most. Can you recommend some of the more affordable ones on the bay? I just want to get my feet wet at the moment. I am willing to buy multiples of this stuff in time. Right now just baby steps thou getting one going.

Thank you guys for all the help so far. I am in for the long haul.

Best
Bill
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I might be able to help with the non-rule-related questions

1: it'd be some app besides the regular camera. Here's a screenshot I took while using Dispointer (on iOS, but should work the same in Android)
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5: yes, check http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/switch-setups-simplified.134124/ It can be really simple, or get really complicated. Adding a second receiver adds more complexity

6: It's best to keep OTA and FTA on their own wiring. There are combiners and splitters that can let the two share wiring, but might introduce some signal loss. There is at least one receiver with both satellite and ATSC in (Linkbox 9000i Local)

7: Pretty simple: plug it in, turn it on, schedule a recording (or hit record, then type in how long of a recording you'd like). Some recordings can be small, some quite large.

8: They're cheap, and the buyers might be using HDMI out or a SCART adapter
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2. The freesat stuff is not up for any support here. They are one of the cheapest receivers out there.
Look for the X2 stuff. It is about 15 dollars more and does not cause a moral conflict.

4. use a level to set your pole or whatever you are using. This is one of the biggest things you can do. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DEAD PLUM.
Most dishes will have a degree mark so you know where you are.

5. Yes and it is not that hard. Loads of cheap powered switches. znwell 4x8.

6. Kitty nailed it. You can use a single line with a diplexer and a switch or 2 diplexers.

I use these on KU.
Work fine. Good for a switch or running 2 receivers
http://www.ebay.com/itm/X2-LOTS-2-P...273869?hash=item4180a6908d:g:KLoAAOxyBotTa7ad

Biggest thing is get your dish up and running. Once you get an idea of how it works you can do more.
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Thank you to all who have answered my questions. I am not ignoring any of you that have helped me. I will get a reply to everyone as soon as I clear off my plate a little. I've been in the middle of upgrading two prestashop sites to currant and two servers that need to be re-rolled with php 5.6
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Today was a good day... We have now been blessed with a Unimesh for Christmas. The gentleman we got it from couldn't have been more nice. I tell ya the guys from the WWII & the Korea era have a level of class about them. It's really hard to put your finger on it but i'm sure you guys know what i'm talking about. My best friend who is a pilot calls my dad and his dad real men not candy a..'s as they were from the WWII era as well. We are loosing these guys so fast now. Not too many of these vets left now. It's a privileged just to sit a shoot the hay with them now.

Trust me I love all our vets from all the different era's. However the guys from ww2 really get to me...
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FIFA World Cup of Horrors

Mexico takes on South Africa to open the World Cup Final (it is called the Final... this just isn't the World Cup Final... Final). The tournament has been plagued with rife malfeasance as FIFA has been committing all sorts of fraud with the ticket sales. Hotel rooms have gone unfilled as the prices to attend a game and stay somewhere are through the roof. I swear this is impacting Mansfield, OH hotel rates which are higher than average for the Indycar race. And there is a broadening VAR presence which will ruin things as nothing worse now when scoring a goal and knowing you can't quite celebrate yet as they check to see if a player was offside by a pixel a half-hour ago.

The Group Stage used to mean something, but now 32 of the 48... yeah, 48 teams are going to the Knockout Round. Getting into the Knockout Round used to be a big deal, even for the US. But now... if you don't lose all of your group stage games, you get to move on. Oi! And this is avoiding all the political stuff!

I have never been so unexcited for a World Cup before. Every game used to matter. But FIFA be darned if they don't try to squeeze out every dime they can out of the players, refs, and fans.
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Auto Racing 2026

New thread or keep this one?

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Caught up to the 500... err... k in St. Louis. What a race! Andretti Motorsport were doing very well with Ericsson and Kirkwood, meanwhile Power was moving up the grid. Veekay started cautiously. He was working the tires just right, becoming more lethal later in the stint. Rasmussen was racing likewise, not nearly as insane as he has in the past. Palou was leading the race, in a shocker to all. Caio Collet was having a wonderful ride, making Ferucci potentially sweat a bit. Rain came, rain went, rain came, rain went. Generally mild sprinkles, but enough to pause racing on an oval.

Palou would kind of send Siegel into the wall. Siegel really didn't do much wrong. As he noted, you have to turn at some point. Palou had acres of room below and Siegel might have had his ticket out of Indycar stamped. Dixon was doing the fuel thing and got busted twice by yellows, not pitting before the flag came out. Then the most critical happened... Palou ran out of gas on pit lane, effectively giving Newgarden the race lead and win. Newgarden had a very early pit, so he was able to slide in, get service and go. Meanwhile, everyone else was confused and stuck behind Palou for a bit. Once people figured what was happening, Newgarden had a major advantage of several seconds. Newgarden wouldn't look back and when it went green again, he'd hold the lead for the win.

Massive credit to Juncos Hollinger who bested Penske in getting Veekay out before Malukas in a transition that was oddly bizarre. I haven't had time to check, but I'm wondering if Veekay was about to run out of fuel or cut a tire. He was charging late in a stint, got up to fifth, and then tailed back for a few laps to 10th or 11th. It looked like it was over. Went into the pits, and after the pitting sequence was over, Veekay was well inside the top ten again. It was weird. And he charged, getting up to fourth. He made a late move on Rasmussen, but Rasmussen held his position with some great driving. In fact, there was a ton of incredible racing passing, not passing all race long. Veekay would finish 4th. A podium would have been awesome, but it is a great outcome for a guy who hopefully will get a break with a big team. We saw what Veekay could do with a Honda last season with fuel save, imagine replacing Simpson on Ganassi and having speed to go with fuel saving. His 6th at Indy and 4th at St. Louis get him up to 13th in the points standings and only 5 points outside of the top 10.

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Channels on DIRECTV Satellite and not on Stream/Internet

So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...

Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.

I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.

What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.

If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.

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Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.

MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
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I see in the 4K Channels Guide that the Telemundo WC games will be airing in 4K. I believe this is the first time ever we will have Spanish-language broadcasts in 4K (in the USA). Did not happen during the last World Cup in Qatar 2022.
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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.

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Another example:

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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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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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Problem when I switch from Bonus View channels back to regular Dish channels

Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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