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Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
I started this project a little while back, but hadn't really been able to delve into it as I'm an OTR trucker. I can not acquire any bird. The pole is plumb, here are the particulars:

Antenna - GeoSatPro 120x135cm Offset dish
LNBF - C-band Titanium C1-PLL with Scaler
Motor - Technomate TM-2300M3
Receiver - X2 Premium IV
Location-
Latitude: 41.6932°
Longitude: -112.2955°
Nearest True South Bird: Eutalsat 113W (A) (aka Satmex 6)

1. Motor set for 42 latitude.
2. Dish elevation was set for 23.5 (no joy), then added 4.5 (per dish assembly instruction) and no joy

I got to be missing something (or somethings) very simple, any help be great appreciated.

~scott
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So, not until recently have I had the time to methodically work on "buttoning-up" this project.
Using USALS, I have Mex6 (Eutelsat 113 West A at 113.0°W) as my Reference "southern bird". Using Titanium C1W-PLL with a Conical Scaler.

Here is my odd issue, when I point dish to birds east of Mex 6 I can lock onto Vertical TPs, but unable to lock onto them west of my reference bird.

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cyberham
We're talking about C-band on a 1.2m dish. Which vertical tps in particular do you expect to receive which you aren't? West of 113W, I don't receive many tps at all. The stronger C-band tps seem to be east of 113W such as on 105W, 99W, 97W and 91W.

Here are vertical tps you probably should be able to receive assuming your dish can see these satellites. On 118.8W: Weather Network on 4096 V 23800, Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 4116 V 3399, EMF radio mux on 4196 V 2800. On 127W, NASA on 3920 V 28068.

Can you receive any of these?
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We're talking about C-band on a 1.2m dish. Which vertical tps in particular do you expect to receive which you aren't? West of 113W, I don't receive many tps at all. The stronger C-band tps seem to be east of 113W such as on 105W, 99W, 97W and 91W.

Here are vertical tps you probably should be able to receive assuming your dish can see these satellites. On 118.8W: Weather Network on 4096 V 23800, Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 4116 V 3399, EMF radio mux on 4196 V 2800. On 127W, NASA on 3920 V 28068.

Can you receive any of these?
After blind scanning Echo 19, I am no able to see verticles on the West Birds after I rescanned them. Weird, like had to have a good bird to jumpstart the vertical polarity for west side. Thanks
cyberham
Conditions change daily when using a small dish for C-band. FWIW, I also can no longer receive the 119W C transponders. I used to receive them all except the CTV mux.

If you adjust your scalar and try different combinations of LNBF/scalar positions, you may get different results. Don't forget to also adjust skew. Don't just set it using the skew marks on the LNBF. You need to adjust skew in slow increments while watching a meter.

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So, after weeks of working on "The Project", I finally got things buttoned down and operating well.
The following is my setup:

GT Media V7 Pro STB - USALS mode
8X1 Satellite Multi Switch 8x1 DiSEqC 1.1
C-BAND: 120cm GeoSatPro Offset, Titanium C1W-PLL LNBF with conical scaler (and Pyrex bowl cover to protect from water), Technomate TM-2300M3 HH Motor

Ku-BAND: DirecTV Dish, Turbot Full HD KU Quad Universal LNB, Rotor Sat HH90

After reading several experienced user threads, I decided to be methodical, and for both dishes aimed for the most southern bird, at 181 AZ, Mex 6 (@113). What I figured out was that using USALS is not 100% on spot so I adjusted the bird's AZ by a 1/10 to 1deg until I got highest signal and quality. I then worked on all easterly birds then the western ones. Right now I have 11 birds locked in (11 on C & 10 on Ku).

I've also marked the motor and pole, because get some good wind gusts, to keep an eye on any "movement" so it will be easier to re-align if it does shift.

Really wanna thank those of ya offering your sound advice: cyberham, TRG, mr3p, a33 and Titanium and FTA4PA.
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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· posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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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Last reply · posted in What's Cooking?
We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
I've been retired since October. It was very strange at first. But I'm loving it now.
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Creamy flat chicken enchiladas with green chile, beans and rice.

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Layered Spicy Dorito / chili cheese Frito pie casserole…real sugar Pepsi
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I had a very unusual but delicious 1/4lb hotdog with cream cheese, raspberry preserves and chopped Hatch green chile. It is an unlikely combination but it works.


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Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.

Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.

It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.

This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.😎
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N5XZS
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2

I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet :)
N5XZS
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. :rolleyes: :hatsoff2
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According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

primestar31
According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

Many of these in my DMA are on cell towers, so don't always reach very far because the towers aren't very high.
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zippyfrog
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?

As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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zippyfrog
However, when I make a change (tried to add the Columbian pack for $2 so I could generate my bill) and there is a new line - it says "Access for TV" - whereas previously that line item was not there. I hope they aren't charging $5.00 for the initial TV now...

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Apparently it's not an "owned receiver" fee but rather an extension fee that's applied to 2nd and subsequent viewing. Maybe that played into their decision to force a box at every TV- garnering those fees
zippyfrog
Apparently it's not an "owned receiver" fee but rather an extension fee that's applied to 2nd and subsequent viewing. Maybe that played into their decision to force a box at every TV- garnering those fees
Possibly. In theory, $9 of the base pack has a rental fee built in. But now is this $5 a chance to get a little more? I don't know for sure. According to chat, it is a glitch and will be resolved in a timely manner, but we shall see. Part of my thinks there is a going to be a new charge, whether it is now or this fall. Here in Illinois, the law requires we are given 30 days notice of any fee changes, but I have not been given anything.

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These fees are why streaming has caught on so well across the country and DISH is losing subs each quarter. Soon won't be enough subs to be profitable.
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Does cable charge box rent?
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