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Last reply Yesterday at 3:48 AM · posted in FTA Receiver / Equipment Support

AMIKO any new receivers?

Does anyone know if there are some mid price ($75 - $125) receivers coming out soon? Something like the amiko 265 or similar?
I have an amiko at my cabin and no issues but would like a little better receiver than my GT Media I'm running at home. Something with more sensitivity because after the last monsoon, I dumped my motorized Ku and hard tuned to 97w but can't get CNN now. Anything in the pipeline?

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cyberham

Sep 8, 2026

I think the chance of a new FTA satellite receiver being offered specifically to the North American audience anymore is low. So you probably will need to source from overseas, or buy through a reseller over here, or buy used.

If you are a true satellite hobbyist, and don't mind messing with a receiver based on Linux, you can look at the current models of Edision. I'm a fan of this line of receivers but they are not for anybody not willing to put in the effort and time to learn how they work. I've personally had good luck with GT Media with V9 Prime being my favourite from that company. But they no longer make them. You would probably have to source them used or from a reseller with new old stock.

I will follow replies to your question since I'd like to know too.

ADDED: I notice that the Edision Piccolino S2 model can be sourced from amazon Germany for US$65 including shipping to Canada. Not too bad!

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arlo

Sep 10, 2026

Card wise. I get a bit weary of the TBS cards branded Tenow (eBay). Clones? Don't know.
Anyone with one of the TBS USB tuners could pipe in. If your receiver cannot display 4:2:2 over HDMI. My guts tell me that even if a USB tuner on an E2 receiver could demodulate it. The receiver could not.
I do know the day I make a decision for a DVB-S2 card that it will be a professional model. I want to venture beyond TV/Radio and play around with data sats.
In your E2 receiver if you step back in package search and enter only dvb-usb. That'll really blow your mind.

cyberham

Sep 11, 2026

I've learned many of the USB cards are not good on blind scan! Then what's the point for a hobbyist? That's a deal breaker for me.

one_db_compression

Sep 11, 2026

cyberham said:
I've learned many of the USB cards are not good on blind scan! Then what's the point for a hobbyist? That's a deal breaker for me.

I think El Bandido was using Sundtek USB dongles over a decade ago to get blind scan running on his development platform.

cyberham

Sep 11, 2026

one_db_compression said:
I think El Bandido was using Sundtek USB dongles over a decade ago to get blind scan running on his development platform.

He has improved the Edision blind scans a lot over the years. I find mine produces good results now and even labels the found frequencies to one decimal place. The TNAP driver can search for very low SR values as well.

cyberham

Sep 13, 2026

arlo said:
...for a DVB-S2 card that it will be a professional model...

This seems to make sense. But the professional models, if available in non-PCI format, are very pricey. I now appreciate better the dilemma of a new person trying to buy an FTA receiver now. You can't join the hobby without the tools.

TVHabit

Tuesday at 3:55 PM

cyberham said:
I think the chance of a new FTA satellite receiver being offered specifically to the North American audience anymore is low. So you probably will need to source from overseas, or buy through a reseller over here, or buy used.

If you are a true satellite hobbyist, and don't mind messing with a receiver based on Linux, you can look at the current models of Edision. I'm a fan of this line of receivers but they are not for anybody not willing to put in the effort and time to learn how they work. I've personally had good luck with GT Media with V9 Prime being my favourite from that company. But they no longer make them. You would probably have to source them used or from a reseller with new old stock.

I will follow replies to your question since I'd like to know too.

ADDED: I notice that the Edision Piccolino S2 model can be sourced from amazon Germany for US$65 including shipping to Canada. Not too bad!

Can always learn something. Thanks

arlo

Tuesday at 8:49 PM

Only have a lappy? And limited USB receiver options? TBS PCIe cards seem to be on top of others? Unless you can afford a DecTek. Which used on eBay are still quite pricey.
Check out my rant on El Ban-deeters site. Post #9:

USB Tuner?

Flippi

Yesterday at 3:48 AM

arlo said:
Unless you can afford a DecTek.

Or a TV Cards for DVB, ISDB and ATSC Compared — Digital Devices

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Former member 209992

Last reply 2 minutes ago · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center

Site is slooooow

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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Foxbat

Today at 1:22 PM

Yeah. It's probably something going on with the MacBook as my iPhone has been pretty snappy.

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Scott Greczkowski

55 minutes ago

I have been optimizing the site the past few days... and got us here now.

We are rocking now!

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Foxbat

6 minutes ago

Foxbat said:
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

5 minutes ago

Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.

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Foxbat

2 minutes ago

Scott Greczkowski said:
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.

WTF… …What the Foxbat!

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dishstaller

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Last reply 13 minutes ago · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Hughesnet cancelling email addresses

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

Today at 2:37 PM

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

46 minutes ago

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

27 minutes ago

Foxbat said:
If Earth had shorter days,

Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?

Foxbat

13 minutes ago

navychop said:
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 43 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Man falls to his death on roller coaster at 6 Flags in GA

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.

Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster

Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.

www.dailymail.com

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:02 PM

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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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:10 PM

Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?

Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…

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navychop

Yesterday at 11:17 PM

Jimbo said:
I would not be caught Dead on one of them

Yet IF you were on one, you might be caught dead.

dishstaller

Today at 10:07 AM

Jimbo said:
Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?

Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…

bgtsafari.com

Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.

Jimbo

Today at 2:18 PM

dishstaller said:
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

43 minutes ago

Jimbo said:
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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Ham Radio 2.0

51 minutes ago · posted in Ham Radio 2.0

Kenwood TM-D750 vs ICOM ID-5200: Don't Buy One Before Watching This!

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Houston Rockets

Last reply Today at 2:39 PM · posted in FTA Receiver / Equipment Support

OTHER Mini Multiswitch

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

Today at 2:00 PM

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.

Houston Rockets

Today at 2:39 PM

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

TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Today at 2:32 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Tech News Weekly 459

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

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TheRatPatrol

Last reply Today at 2:13 PM · posted in TV Shows

NCIS

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

Monday at 11:11 AM

Wait, Tony is the director now? Apologies, I stopped watching a while ago.

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Jimbo

Monday at 11:47 AM

TheRatPatrol said:
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

Monday at 11:41 PM

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BIdMzUBHvjw?feature=share

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Jimbo

Tuesday at 6:25 PM

Jimbo said:
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BIdMzUBHvjw?feature=share

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

Today at 1:19 PM

Jimbo said:
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

Today at 2:13 PM

Howard Simmons said:
Tony as the director.

Would you rather have LaRoche ???

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iJustine

Today at 2:02 PM · posted in iJustine

Meet up in San Francisco! NVIDIA RTX Spark Meet & Greet 10/16!

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!

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Direct YouTube Link - Meet up in San Francisco! NVIDIA RTX Spark Meet & Greet 10/16!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!

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TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Today at 2:02 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Apple's New Smart Home Ecosystem

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VzOS-cQ-WkM

Direct YouTube Link - Apple's New Smart Home Ecosystem
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed

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dishstaller

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 1:35 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

4 ft LED tube bulbs now come with color selector

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.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8K4951R?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

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Foxbat

Today at 1:35 PM

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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AMIKO any new receivers?

Site is slooooow

Hughesnet cancelling email addresses

Man falls to his death on roller coaster at 6 Flags in GA

Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster

Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?

Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?

Kenwood TM-D750 vs ICOM ID-5200: Don't Buy One Before Watching This!

OTHER Mini Multiswitch

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NCIS

Meet up in San Francisco! NVIDIA RTX Spark Meet & Greet 10/16!

Apple's New Smart Home Ecosystem

4 ft LED tube bulbs now come with color selector