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JFOK
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Hi all,

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but the CTV mux was transitioned over to 119w today.
This probably means that 107w's time is coming to an end for most of us.
I read there is other work in store for this satellite, but most of us will be unable to view its new "occupation."
I'm looking to see if there is an outside chance I can receive 119w, but I'm not hopeful.

John
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looks like 119 is back to normal... This is what I just scanned:

< 'DVB-S2 16APSK 3760H / 30001 / 9/10 MIS 1' > Tp# 1

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3800H / 30001 / 3/4 MIS 1' > Tp# 2

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4020V / 30001 / 5/6' > Tp# 3
< (1)HD-CFRN-01 /> 1:0:1:1:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (2)HD-CFCN-L-02 /> 1:0:1:2:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (3)HD-CJOH-03 /> 1:0:1:3:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (4)HD-CFCF-04 /> 1:0:1:4:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (5)HD-CJCH-05 /> 1:0:1:5:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (6)HD-CKCW-06 /> 1:0:1:6:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (7)HD-CIVI-07 /> 1:0:1:7:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (8)HD-Yellow-08 /> 1:0:1:8:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (9)HD-CIVT-09 /> 1:0:1:9:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4096V / 23799 / AUTO' > Tp# 4
< (10)TWN - ALERTS /> 1:0:1:D3:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (11)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F0:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (12)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F1:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (13)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F2:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (14)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F3:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (15)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F4:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (16)METEO MEDIA SD /> 1:0:1:122:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (17)TWN HD /> 1:0:1:127:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (18)TWN Test /> 1:0:1:12B:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (19)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:154:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (20)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:155:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (21)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:156:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (22)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:157:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (23)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:158:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (24)OS Download /> 1:0:1:1BC:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (25)NU & NWT LA /> 1:0:1:1F4:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (26)Vue & Voix /> 1:0:1:1FE:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (27)RFI /> 1:0:1:208:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4116V / 3399 / AUTO' > Tp# 5
< (28)OntParl /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9699014:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4127V / 7500 / AUTO' > Tp# 6
< (29)4127V SID 0x01 /> 1:0:1:1:1:0:969901F:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4144V / 21002 / AUTO' > Tp# 7
< (30)4144V SID 0x385 /> 1:0:1:385:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (31)4144V SID 0x386 /> 1:0:1:386:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (32)4144V SID 0x387 /> 1:0:1:387:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (33)4144V SID 0x38a (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:38A:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4181V / 6538 / 5/6' > Tp# 8
< (34)DVIDS SD 1 /> 1:0:1:1:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:
< (35)DVIDS SD 2 /> 1:0:1:2:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:
< (36)DVIDS HD /> 1:0:1:8:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4196V / 2800 / 3/4' > Tp# 9
< (37)Radio Nueva Vida (Radio #2) /> 1:0:2:1:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (38)K-LOVE - Rocklin (Radio #3) /> 1:0:2:2:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (39)Air1 - Rocklin (Radio #4) /> 1:0:2:3:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (40)Virtual Channel 3 (News 3) (Radio #5) /> 1:0:2:5:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (41)Virtual Channel 4 (News 4) (Radio #6) /> 1:0:2:6:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (42)Virtual Channel 2 (Aux Room 2) (Radio #7) /> 1:0:2:7:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (43)Virtual Channel 1 (Aux Room 1) (Radio #8) /> 1:0:2:8:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (44)K-LOVE Christmas (Radio #9) /> 1:0:2:A:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (45)K-LOVE 90s (Radio #10) /> 1:0:2:D:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (46)BOOST Radio (Radio #11) /> 1:0:2:E:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (47)K-LOVE 2000s (Radio #12) /> 1:0:2:15:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:<

Blind Scan Completed in 2 Minutes 24 Seconds.
47 Channels ( TV = 35 Radio = 12) 9 of 9 Transponders Scanned.

(getting 14.6 dB on the CTV mux with a 10' dish)

and on 107W:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3812V / 1937 / 5/6' > Tp# 1
< (1)VSE 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9DE8EE4:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 3824V / 6500 / AUTO' > Tp# 2
< (2)VSE 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9DE8EF0:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4111H / 15000 / 5/6' > Tp# 3
< (3)TCM HD /> 1:0:1:A:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (4)TOON E HD /> 1:0:1:B:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (5)CBS /> 1:0:1:C:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (6)HGTV /> 1:0:1:D:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (7)Food /> 1:0:1:E:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (8)Travel /> 1:0:1:F:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (9)Discovery /> 1:0:1:10:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (10)Nick /> 1:0:1:11:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (11)BBC /> 1:0:1:13:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (12)ESPN U HD /> 1:0:1:15:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (13)ESPN HD /> 1:0:1:16:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (14)ESPN 2 HD /> 1:0:1:17:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (15)ESPN SEC HD /> 1:0:1:18:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (16)CNN HD /> 1:0:1:19:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (17)CruiseSat Live /> 1:0:1:1B:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:<
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looks like 119 is back to normal... This is what I just scanned:

< 'DVB-S2 16APSK 3760H / 30001 / 9/10 MIS 1' > Tp# 1

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3800H / 30001 / 3/4 MIS 1' > Tp# 2

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4020V / 30001 / 5/6' > Tp# 3
< (1)HD-CFRN-01 /> 1:0:1:1:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (2)HD-CFCN-L-02 /> 1:0:1:2:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (3)HD-CJOH-03 /> 1:0:1:3:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (4)HD-CFCF-04 /> 1:0:1:4:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (5)HD-CJCH-05 /> 1:0:1:5:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (6)HD-CKCW-06 /> 1:0:1:6:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (7)HD-CIVI-07 /> 1:0:1:7:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (8)HD-Yellow-08 /> 1:0:1:8:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:
< (9)HD-CIVT-09 /> 1:0:1:9:3:1:9698FB4:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4096V / 23799 / AUTO' > Tp# 4
< (10)TWN - ALERTS /> 1:0:1:D3:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (11)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F0:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (12)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F1:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (13)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F2:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (14)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F3:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (15)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:F4:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (16)METEO MEDIA SD /> 1:0:1:122:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (17)TWN HD /> 1:0:1:127:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (18)TWN Test /> 1:0:1:12B:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (19)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:154:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (20)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:155:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (21)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:156:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (22)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:157:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (23)The Weather Network SD /> 1:0:1:158:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (24)OS Download /> 1:0:1:1BC:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (25)NU & NWT LA /> 1:0:1:1F4:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (26)Vue & Voix /> 1:0:1:1FE:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:
< (27)RFI /> 1:0:1:208:12D:3:9699000:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4116V / 3399 / AUTO' > Tp# 5
< (28)OntParl /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9699014:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4127V / 7500 / AUTO' > Tp# 6
< (29)4127V SID 0x01 /> 1:0:1:1:1:0:969901F:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 4144V / 21002 / AUTO' > Tp# 7
< (30)4144V SID 0x385 /> 1:0:1:385:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (31)4144V SID 0x386 /> 1:0:1:386:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (32)4144V SID 0x387 /> 1:0:1:387:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:
< (33)4144V SID 0x38a (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:38A:47C:0:9699030:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4181V / 6538 / 5/6' > Tp# 8
< (34)DVIDS SD 1 /> 1:0:1:1:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:
< (35)DVIDS SD 2 /> 1:0:1:2:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:
< (36)DVIDS HD /> 1:0:1:8:12D:1839:9699055:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4196V / 2800 / 3/4' > Tp# 9
< (37)Radio Nueva Vida (Radio #2) /> 1:0:2:1:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (38)K-LOVE - Rocklin (Radio #3) /> 1:0:2:2:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (39)Air1 - Rocklin (Radio #4) /> 1:0:2:3:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (40)Virtual Channel 3 (News 3) (Radio #5) /> 1:0:2:5:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (41)Virtual Channel 4 (News 4) (Radio #6) /> 1:0:2:6:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (42)Virtual Channel 2 (Aux Room 2) (Radio #7) /> 1:0:2:7:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (43)Virtual Channel 1 (Aux Room 1) (Radio #8) /> 1:0:2:8:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (44)K-LOVE Christmas (Radio #9) /> 1:0:2:A:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (45)K-LOVE 90s (Radio #10) /> 1:0:2:D:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (46)BOOST Radio (Radio #11) /> 1:0:2:E:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:
< (47)K-LOVE 2000s (Radio #12) /> 1:0:2:15:1:1:9699064:0:0:0:<

Blind Scan Completed in 2 Minutes 24 Seconds.
47 Channels ( TV = 35 Radio = 12) 9 of 9 Transponders Scanned.

(getting 14.6 dB on the CTV mux with a 10' dish)

and on 107W:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3812V / 1937 / 5/6' > Tp# 1
< (1)VSE 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9DE8EE4:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S 3824V / 6500 / AUTO' > Tp# 2
< (2)VSE 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1:9DE8EF0:0:0:0:

< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4111H / 15000 / 5/6' > Tp# 3
< (3)TCM HD /> 1:0:1:A:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (4)TOON E HD /> 1:0:1:B:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (5)CBS /> 1:0:1:C:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (6)HGTV /> 1:0:1:D:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (7)Food /> 1:0:1:E:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (8)Travel /> 1:0:1:F:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (9)Discovery /> 1:0:1:10:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (10)Nick /> 1:0:1:11:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (11)BBC /> 1:0:1:13:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (12)ESPN U HD /> 1:0:1:15:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (13)ESPN HD /> 1:0:1:16:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (14)ESPN 2 HD /> 1:0:1:17:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (15)ESPN SEC HD /> 1:0:1:18:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (16)CNN HD /> 1:0:1:19:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:
< (17)CruiseSat Live /> 1:0:1:1B:3:1:9DE100F:0:0:0:<
Way to go! this gives me hope to get it !
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Way to go! this gives me hope to get it !
I tuned CTV into 119, It comes in great at 98, Thank you all, I would be lost with out you all!
primestar31
I re-tuned my SAMI 7.5ft dish, and I can now get all the CTV channels on 119!

I double-checked the azimuth, and it was a hair off from True South. I could lift the edge of the dish and get a stronger signal on 119. I motored over to 55.5W, and noticed that I got better signal when I pulled DOWN on the dish. So, I slightly rotated the mount clockwise, and locked it back down again. Had to re-save each of the sat positions about 5 clicks to the East, but it's now completely peaked all the way across the arc again. This was enough for the CTV channels to finally lock.

By the way, I've been re-habbing my old Perfect-10 10ft dish the last few days, and I think I'm going to replace the SAMI 7.5ft dish. It's now got new flat black paint (over the former gray) to match the SAMI.

Once I manage to get it all installed, it should give me a nice bump-up in overall signal.
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There are a few limbs blocking me too..:(

(never plant a baby bamboo tree in front of your dish.)

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JFOK
Hi all,

Well today I did some adjusting to my dish and actuator and I can now receive some of 119w. Can't get the CTV channels yet as some of my trees are still holding on to their leaves for the time being, even after all the wild weather we've been having lately. I can receive the weather and govt. channels however at 8.9 - 9.3 db.

John
primestar31
Hi all,

Well today I did some adjusting to my dish and actuator and I can now receive some of 119w. Can't get the CTV channels yet as some of my trees are still holding on to their leaves for the time being, even after all the wild weather we've been having lately. I can receive the weather and govt. channels however at 8.9 - 9.3 db.

John
Do you have an Android phone? If so, load this app. You can connect to your Mio from out at the dish, and watch while you test and make changes. Because of it, I was able to move my dish just 1/4inch clockwise, and brought my signal level up enough on 119 to get the CTV channels. You can slightly lift, OR push down, and see if signal is better or worse, etc.

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Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Yeah. It's probably something going on with the MacBook as my iPhone has been pretty snappy.
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Scott Greczkowski
I have been optimizing the site the past few days... and got us here now. :) We are rocking now!

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Foxbat
Yeah. It's probably something going on with the MacBook as my iPhone has been pretty snappy.
I rebooted my MacBook Air and it's zipping right along. Sorry, but it was taking over 20 seconds to load pages, with the pulsing blue bars so it was munching on something.
Scott Greczkowski
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
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dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum
Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.

I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.

Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Foxbat
Doing a Google of the HughesNet Email notice, it seems that HughesNet has been trying to eliminate hosting emails since 2019. And with HughesNet filing Chapter 11 back in August, it would be a smart move to switch to a more stable Email provider. Even AT&T farmed out their Email to Yahoo! years ago.

SpaceX's Starlink and the Cellular 5G Home Internet solutions have pretty much relegated HughesNet and its high latency, low bandwidth Internet service to History. If Earth had shorter days, maybe a Geostationary Internet Solution might have stood a fighting chance…
dishstaller
Well, I helped him set up a gmail acct....I actually wanted to see what the new process is for setting up a gmail acct since it had been years since I set mine up. Anyway, I showed him how to forward the emails he wanted to keep over.
navychop
If Earth had shorter days,

Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?

🙄
Foxbat
Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?

🙄
Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…😉
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.

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Jimbo
Back on the Goliath Roller Coaster ... I'm interested to find more details as well ...
Like where on the track did this happen (somewhere I read that it was on the climb up the top), which is impossible ...

They really need to take that ride and add at the very least, seatbelts ...

The Park is opening back up on Friday, the ride will Not be opening ... personally, I would keep it closed until different type of restraints can be designed and installed (over the winter).

I find it hard to believe that this ride is even allowed to be running with the restraints that exist at the moment, there are other rides that use the same type and they have been shut down across the country.

You got to believe that every ride has at least 2 types of restraint systems in place.

I wonder what and when we will hear from the Manufacturer ... and whatever governing bodies control these ...

Just think, this is a Major Amusement Park .... I would not have any problem getting on the Roller Coasters I have rode ...

Imagine what these County Fairs and others like them, I would not be caught Dead on one of them ... they get put up and tore down every other week, where is the safety for those rides ... No Thank You.
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navychop
I would not be caught Dead on one of them

Yet IF you were on one, you might be caught dead.
dishstaller
Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.
Jimbo
Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.

Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...

NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system :)
I'm glad to see ...
dishstaller
with a Seat belt as last resort.
According to the article, when you see a seat belt on a ride like this, it is basically used as a way of making sure the rider isn't too large/fat to safely ride the ride.
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Last reply · posted in FTA Receiver / Equipment Support
I just received 6 receiver 2 port mini Multiswitch and it work great, no external power need it, and you can connect 6 receiver instead of 4 on most Mini Multiswitches... If anyone is interested in where they can get one PM me....
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Titanium
Have you tested using external power? Over the years, have found unpowered polarity switching to be unreliable. Especially problematic when used with DiSEqC motors or switch stacking.
H
No I have not. I just got it the other day and it is connected to six receivers working just fine. What I do is non power mini multi-switches work best with LNBF's and with LNB's
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TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
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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TheRatPatrol
Wait, Tony is the director now? Apologies, I stopped watching a while ago.
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Wait, Tony is the director now? Apologies, I stopped watching a while ago.
Was Gibbs still there when you quit watching ?
If so, A Lot has happened ....

It's been pretty good all along , once you get use to Gibbs being gone.
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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 Simmons
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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dishstaller
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I bought the fixed color version of these bulbs for my store several years ago...work great and no more replacing ballast. Finally had one go out and when I went back to Amazon I saw that now they come in selectable versions so no more guess work as to what color light would do best in a certain area. They are now double OR single ended...used to be strictly one way or the other. If any of you are looking at replacing the old style 4 or 8 ft bulbs, you might want to give these a try. The 8 footers are BRIGHT. I put 5 in my shooting/target shed and you can get a decent tan if you are in there long enough.

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When we re-lamped my in-Laws' house for sale last year, we were able to get all the Edison bulbs and a few fixtures with switch-selectable Color Temperature. We tried a few and settled on 3000°K as the best fit for the house. Matching the lighting in all the rooms made for an inviting experience. The Shop was the only place that we went with 4000°K for the LED 4' fixtures.

The house was sold within a month of going on the market, so we must have done something right.

The other advantage is if the new owners decide that they prefer a warmer light, they can unscrew the bulbs (I think it was close to 70 bulbs) and set them to the 2500K/2700K settings.

I'll have to check these out. Thanks!
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