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As you can see, I am just getting into the FTA KUBand hobby. I am trying to experiment trying to find g19 for starters. Having some problems finding it it appears. I have, a modded directv 32" oval dish, the one with the at&t bubble logo.
dual output linear lnb from ebay which clames to work with viewsat/pansat.
gtmedia v7 receiver
genarric satfinder beeper with analog meter
I have my dish pointing south on the edge of my back deck, I have it at the strongest I can get it pointing in that direction. I even installed the north American database and still nothing. It feels like it sould be 0ed in. Up/down, left/right right on the sat. When I got the dish first, it was frozen tilted crooked as it has this ajustment where the dish/lnb turns together like as in you can grab the dish like a big stearing wheel and turn it, the setting has numbers on the back of the disk. What is that setting called? I hhad to saw the bolts off as thety were welded by the sun for this setting to free up. It moves freely now and it is level as possible. The mast btw is also level. I made sure to click on the KU sats only.
So, I go to scan full blind scans etc, nothing! I have 81% to 90s signal quality! What gives! No matter what I do, the signal intergety stays at 0 and won't budge. Defected receiver? Defective LNB?
I even made sure to pick lnb freq of 10750
I also have the deseque set to off as I don't have any motors or big dishes etc. Not yet, anyway. If I like this, I think of eventually upgrading my dish to a proper nicer dedicated one in future. Till then Imm using this freecycle directv one. I know the signal sat finder and receiver are doing something, as if I put my hand in the way of the lnb it interrupts/blocks the signal path. The thing is very sensitive as I had to reinforce the deck rail from wobbling.
As you can see, I am just getting into the FTA KUBand hobby. I am trying to experiment trying to find g19 for starters. Having some problems finding it it appears. I have, a modded directv 32" oval dish, the one with the at&t bubble logo.
dual output linear lnb from ebay which clames to work with viewsat/pansat.
gtmedia v7 receiver
genarric satfinder beeper with analog meter
I have my dish pointing south on the edge of my back deck, I have it at the strongest I can get it pointing in that direction. I even installed the north American database and still nothing. It feels like it sould be 0ed in. Up/down, left/right right on the sat. When I got the dish first, it was frozen tilted crooked as it has this ajustment where the dish/lnb turns together like as in you can grab the dish like a big stearing wheel and turn it, the setting has numbers on the back of the disk. What is that setting called? I hhad to saw the bolts off as thety were welded by the sun for this setting to free up. It moves freely now and it is level as possible. The mast btw is also level. I made sure to click on the KU sats only.
So, I go to scan full blind scans etc, nothing! I have 81% to 90s signal quality! What gives! No matter what I do, the signal intergety stays at 0 and won't budge. Defected receiver? Defective LNB?
I even made sure to pick lnb freq of 10750
I also have the deseque set to off as I don't have any motors or big dishes etc. Not yet, anyway. If I like this, I think of eventually upgrading my dish to a proper nicer dedicated one in future. Till then Imm using this freecycle directv one. I know the signal sat finder and receiver are doing something, as if I put my hand in the way of the lnb it interrupts/blocks the signal path. The thing is very sensitive as I had to reinforce the deck rail from wobbling.
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Welcome to Satellite Guys edugamer!
Others here have used modded dishes to get Galaxy 19 (97w) so it may be possible for you. That being said it is definitely a more advanced fta project so may be difficult for a first time FTAer. Not saying it can't be done, just more difficult.
A few basics. Raising the dish up/down is elevation, moving left/right is azimuth, rotating the lnbf is called skew (in answer to your question about turning the whole dish like a steering wheel). You can turn that model of dish or keep the dish straight and turn the lnbf in its holder. Either one will adjust skew. You need to make sure that the lnbf is located in the exact location (height, distance and angle) from the face of the dish that the original lnbf was located and it is properly skewed. There is no margin for error in this. FTA signals are weak compared to Directv and Dish so if you are off even a bit you will not get signal. Make sure that the settings in your receiver match the settings of your lnbf and that you are using an active transponder on 97w (12052 V 22000 is strong here) in your receiver while you are aiming. You may have more luck hitting 95w first and moving a couple degrees to hit 97w. 95w is really strong for an FTA sat. If you try that one go for the CGTN channels at 11780 H 20760. With either sat set the dish to where you think the satellite is then sweep very slowly left, then right. If you don't get a signal then raise or lower the dish a degree and try again. Make only minor adjustments in the elevation and azimuth as it takes a bit of time for the receiver to lock on a signal. Too fast and you will miss it. You are interested in the quality reading which shows that you are actually aimed at a satellite. Once you get a signal do a blind scan to see where you are. A few questions. What model of lnbf are you using? What method are you using to be sure that the dish is pointed correctly (dishpointer website, phone app, etc)? If possible, post up a few pics of your setup so we can see what you are working with. Note that the forum software requires a minimum number of posts before you can add links (can't remember if this applys to pics too). If you get an error just add a few more posts (say hi or whatever 
) until you reach the limit. This is an anti-spam measure that the site employs. Sorry to throw so much at you at once but I hope it is helpful to you. Heading to bed now. Will reply back tomorrow unless someone else does first. Good luck! 
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I figured it would be better for me to learn on the proper hardware. I just hope I didn't cheap out too much. I ordered a LEXX electorica something $80 dish and lnb combo.
Should I get a geosat instead? Is the lexx inferior or something?
Will I be able to add a motor to this?
It ships from NY
so I decided to buy a made-for-FTA disk and it is on the way. It is a 33" and I hope it works for learning. I plan on learning on the one I ordered and will come back here in the future to play around with the slim.Welcome to Satellite Guys edugamer!
Others here have used modded dishes to get Galaxy 19 (97w) so it may be possible for you. That being said it is definitely a more advanced fta project so may be difficult for a first time FTAer. Not saying it can't be done, just more difficult.
I figured it would be better for me to learn on the proper hardware. I just hope I didn't cheap out too much. I ordered a LEXX electorica something $80 dish and lnb combo.
Should I get a geosat instead? Is the lexx inferior or something?
Will I be able to add a motor to this?
It ships from NY
Glad to see you have ordered are true FTA dish. I have no experience with the LEXX electorica dish so can't say anything about quality. I do know that many people speak highly of the GeosatPro dishes. Either way hopefully this will be easier to set up and use to get started in the hobby.
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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!
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One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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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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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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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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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Is That why you keep SXM ???Don't you mean phone sex operators
Mrs. Foxbat reminded me it's that time of the year to do the Cancel Tango
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
I forgot you can pay that with Ford Pass points, I won't be due again till Feb, but I'll have to remember to try it ... Not sure what needs to be done, but I do have a substantial amount of points currently.Mrs. Foxbat reminded me it's that time of the year to do the Cancel Tango
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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