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Ok I have read the reviews and now I am ready to buy but there are so many good reviews and me being new (first FTA) and installing it myself (can't find an installer in my area). Here's what I am planning on getting, a receiver (to be determined), 31" dish and a stab HH 90 Motor (although I am considering going with the 100cm dish and stab HH 100 - From Sadoun). I am thinking about getting a Fortec star lifetime classic NA. I am wondering is this the best receiver for someone new? Is there a better receiver that would work for a newbie? I'm thinking of ease of setup.
Also on a side note is it possible to mount this dish on a pole in the ground or is it better on a roof or side of a stricture?
I like this receiver because it seems like it would be easier to set up for a motorized installation, but I have nothing to gauge it by.
Thanks
Steve
Also on a side note is it possible to mount this dish on a pole in the ground or is it better on a roof or side of a stricture?
I like this receiver because it seems like it would be easier to set up for a motorized installation, but I have nothing to gauge it by.
Thanks
Steve
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welcome to the family...the FTA family 
You'll love the classic. I've had one for about a week now and LOVE it
You'll love the classic. I've had one for about a week now and LOVE it
Well I ordered the receiver and dish yesterday from Sadoun and I opted for the fixed dish...I figure thats easier to set up and I can get comfortable with the receiver and then I think I will be going with a multiple dish set up opposed to the motorized at this time.
Not a bad idea , can always put a motor on it .
The reason that I am doing this is after my site survey and looking at several Sat's that I really want I would never be able to see them with one motorized dish (due to my tree situation).
Remember , you can have a lot of trees in the way , but it depends on how far they are from the dish . With sufficent seperation , due to the elevation of the dish , you may be able to " shoot over " them .
Being in the south , your elevation is " steeper " than our Canadian friends , making this less of a problem . However , as you swing east or west , elevation starts to decrease , making the trees a greater potential problem .
But once you become familiar with the dish setuo , you can experiment , one sat at a time , east , then west , of your due south sat . This will give tou a definitive answer .
You can also just dig a hole & mount a pipe in the ground & ancher it to the eve of the house . The pipe being tall enough to " shoot over" the top of the house . This get the dish taller than a ground mount & gives you that much better chance of also " shooting over " the trees .
I still want a motorized dish (preferably a bud c/ku) and I think this first set up will feed the beast until I can get all of the trees down (2 or 3 years) and then I can go with a larger dish (or 3 larger dishes) in a perfect location. I will let everyone know how it goes when I get it installed....plus when I do get around to the multiple dishes and the Diseqc I am sure that I will have more questions.
The switch can connect up to 4 dishes / LNBF's to one receiver . Potentially any / all / none can be moterized . Just a matter of setting up the menus in the receiver correctly .
Just as an FYI I ordered the Fortec Star Lifetime classic NA receiver and the 36" dish.
I have a Fortec Ultra , 36" dish & motor . The USALS function is sweet ! Set up for the due south sat & the receiver findes the rest . ( May have to tweek the sat after USALS finds it , but that is not a big deal . )
If you think you want C band , start looking for nor-used dishes , especially at homes that have DTV or DN small dishes . I have scrounged 3 C band dishes for free .
That way you have the hardware when you decide to go C band .
best of luck ,
Wyr
Not a bad idea , can always put a motor on it .
The reason that I am doing this is after my site survey and looking at several Sat's that I really want I would never be able to see them with one motorized dish (due to my tree situation).
Remember , you can have a lot of trees in the way , but it depends on how far they are from the dish . With sufficent seperation , due to the elevation of the dish , you may be able to " shoot over " them .
Being in the south , your elevation is " steeper " than our Canadian friends , making this less of a problem . However , as you swing east or west , elevation starts to decrease , making the trees a greater potential problem .
But once you become familiar with the dish setuo , you can experiment , one sat at a time , east , then west , of your due south sat . This will give tou a definitive answer .
You can also just dig a hole & mount a pipe in the ground & ancher it to the eve of the house . The pipe being tall enough to " shoot over" the top of the house . This get the dish taller than a ground mount & gives you that much better chance of also " shooting over " the trees .
I still want a motorized dish (preferably a bud c/ku) and I think this first set up will feed the beast until I can get all of the trees down (2 or 3 years) and then I can go with a larger dish (or 3 larger dishes) in a perfect location. I will let everyone know how it goes when I get it installed....plus when I do get around to the multiple dishes and the Diseqc I am sure that I will have more questions.
The switch can connect up to 4 dishes / LNBF's to one receiver . Potentially any / all / none can be moterized . Just a matter of setting up the menus in the receiver correctly .
Just as an FYI I ordered the Fortec Star Lifetime classic NA receiver and the 36" dish.
I have a Fortec Ultra , 36" dish & motor . The USALS function is sweet !
Set up for the due south sat & the receiver findes the rest . ( May have to tweek the sat after USALS finds it , but that is not a big deal . ) If you think you want C band , start looking for nor-used dishes , especially at homes that have DTV or DN small dishes . I have scrounged 3 C band dishes for free .
That way you have the hardware when you decide to go C band .
best of luck ,
Wyr
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This is interesting, I saw this thread and thought I'd look into cost for my drugs and Neither of the sites show it, so it won't help me at all. 
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I'm lucky. I have half a dozen pills and Continuous Glucose Monitor (diabetic) and it's all covered
On my old plan (different job) the pills cost about $100 for 90 days and couldn't get the CGM. Insurance wouldn't give a discount.
On my old plan (different job) the pills cost about $100 for 90 days and couldn't get the CGM. Insurance wouldn't give a discount.
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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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My OTA is not working anymore. This started after the latest update. I have the OTA dongle with a OTA antenna that I've been using for years. My hopper does not recognize the dongle anymore and when I go to the OTA setting, it has a screen that says to plug a dongle into the USB. I tried unplugging and plugging back, in the same usb port and other ports. The Hopper does not recognize it. Anyone have same issue?
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Hi all. If you were using a single tuner USB OTA adapter that is no longer working, please PM me. Thanks.
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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.
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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PHP warns admins of two critical flaws, emergency patches coming tomorrow
The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities, as information about the flaws has reportedly leaked ahead of their scheduled disclosure.
When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
12 minutes after the patch was release I had it patched.When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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Sony is discontinuing it's last 4K disc player, Panasonic has been rumored to be doing the same, the end of physical media is unfortunately, about to happen.
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Bad News For Blu-ray Fans: Sony Has Stopped Making a Popular Player | Cord Cutters News
Sony has discontinued its final standalone UHD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, ending shipments of the device with no successor model announced. The move, first spotted by Japanese website Kunkoku.jp and confirmed through the status of the product on Sony’s own website, marks the company’s...
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I am so done with Sony on so many levels. This is just one small piece of it.Sony is discontinuing it's last 4K disc player, Panasonic has been rumored to be doing the same, the end of physical media is unfortunately, about to happen.
Bad News For Blu-ray Fans: Sony Has Stopped Making a Popular Player | Cord Cutters News
Sony has discontinued its final standalone UHD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, ending shipments of the device with no successor model announced. The move, first spotted by Japanese website Kunkoku.jp and confirmed through the status of the product on Sony’s own website, marks the company’s...
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
www.tvtechnology.com
Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York
Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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