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Hi guys. I've been reading some of the posts from this site and I am interested in the topics that I've seen. Probably should not admit it but I know very little about the satellite TV and communication industry.
I'm sure that I'm not the only one interested in fta tv. So...here's my first uneducated questions. Do the Freesat brand recievers work in the US?
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Having some experience with some of the cheap receivers Id reccomend looking at one of the receivers Sold at satelliteav or hypermegasat or Ricks. If you have any issue with the receiver youll be able to call one of those guys and they will help you out and if its the receiver will take care of you. Further more any of the products sold by the guys here in the states like Titaniums items youll get excellent support. I had a couple of problems and those guys stepped right in and helped me out. You wont get that from the china boxes, in most cases if it goes bad your out the cash and buying a replacement. That being said if you are just looking to see whats up there for free and dont want to spend the money on expensive equipment i can certainly understand that. But be warned the hobby is addicting and youll soon find you have several dishes laying around and youll be scheming on where to put the next one.
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Having some experience with some of the cheap receivers Id reccomend looking at one of the receivers Sold at satelliteav or hypermegasat or Ricks. If you have any issue with the receiver youll be able to call one of those guys and they will help you out and if its the receiver will take care of you. Further more any of the products sold by the guys here in the states like Titaniums items youll get excellent support. I had a couple of problems and those guys stepped right in and helped me out. You wont get that from the china boxes, in most cases if it goes bad your out the cash and buying a replacement. That being said if you are just looking to see whats up there for free and dont want to spend the money on expensive equipment i can certainly understand that. But be warned the hobby is addicting and youll soon find you have several dishes laying around and youll be scheming on where to put the next one.
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Yes I can see what you are saying about the bug. Just from reading the posts over the past few months. Some of you guys should work for nasa.
And you are correct again about don't want to throw a lot of money at this.
So many different things that we have tried have been fruitless. Can't even get a decent signal for anything digital with a antenna. I've tried signal amps bigger antennas and all versions of stupid things.
So now im down to this.
I have some random dish parts from abandoned systems,if I start putting this together...what length lnb arm works best with what size dish reflector? I might have to fab one if I don't have it already. I have lots of junk ya never know what might save your butt.
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what length lnb arm works best with what size dish reflector?
This will be different dependent on the dish design. I assume most of the dishes you have are DISH or Directv. They may be too small and most of the LNBF's you have will not work for FTA properly.
You will want to get a linear LNBF like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181269477814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
It will not properly illuminate an elliptical dish, but it will work with an FTA receiver and give you a starting point.
You will want to takes measurements with the stock LNBF in place and fabricate a mount so that the new LNBF will match where the face of the feedhorn aligns.

Let's start with telling us what exactly the dishes are you have and size. Pictures are nice to. :)
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Hard to say for an offset dish if it didnt already have the parts. Other thing is I noticed on the repurposed dish network and direct tv dishes is if they are out of whack even a little they are useless. Takes a little patience to get everything right. Once you get the first satellite signal though you start figuring out what to do and it gets a lot easier. If you have the space once you get your feet wet youll probably want to tackle a c-band dish which is different then a ku dish but the rewards are greater since most of the best stuff to watch is on c-band. Probably lots of c-band dishes around if you look.
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Welcome to the FTA hobby Greensky1. Great folks on this forum with oodles of knowledge and willing to share it. Hope you get a station set up soon.
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
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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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Not alot of dish customers any more
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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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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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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.
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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.
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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.


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.
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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.
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"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.
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.........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.
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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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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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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson