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this is the continued saga that was written by shark1959 regarding signal quality. the latest dilema really has us puzzled. imagine setting up a tripod with a 18 inch oval dish and a circular lnb leading to a new coolsat 8000 receiver, for signal purposes only. and everything works accordingly.
receiver shows signal strength and quality both at 90 + %. then replace the dish/lnb on the tripod to a 33 inch FTA TECH dish and a new invacom
quadlnb and receive zero signal quality. yes there is signal strength,90% and yes the coaxial is hooked up to circular on the lnb but no quality.
frustration caused me to move the quadlnb around in front of the dish,
closer, further away, nothing. so desperate Ive tried one more crazy idea,
using the original 18 inch dish on the tripod minus the circular lnb and holding the quadlnb in my hand at the exact location where the circular lnb was i actually received a signal for the first time ever. the next step is to figure out if my if 33 inch dish or arm for the lnb is correct? why is it not reflecting or receiving or is it a bent dish? the distance between the 18 inch dish and quadlnb in my hand was about 12 inches, the distance on the 33 inch fta tech dish is about22 inches. not sure what my next step is at this point. all tech data is on shark1959 first posting regarding my coolsat 8000. the last two weeks of no signal period on linear or circular
has me stumped, good receiver with correct software update, thanks iceberg. ive proved my coaxial cable is good, I now know that my quadlnb also works. this latest experiment proved that. so the last and probably the least expensive is the dish and arm. why so difficult? please help.
receiver shows signal strength and quality both at 90 + %. then replace the dish/lnb on the tripod to a 33 inch FTA TECH dish and a new invacom
quadlnb and receive zero signal quality. yes there is signal strength,90% and yes the coaxial is hooked up to circular on the lnb but no quality.
frustration caused me to move the quadlnb around in front of the dish,
closer, further away, nothing. so desperate Ive tried one more crazy idea,
using the original 18 inch dish on the tripod minus the circular lnb and holding the quadlnb in my hand at the exact location where the circular lnb was i actually received a signal for the first time ever. the next step is to figure out if my if 33 inch dish or arm for the lnb is correct? why is it not reflecting or receiving or is it a bent dish? the distance between the 18 inch dish and quadlnb in my hand was about 12 inches, the distance on the 33 inch fta tech dish is about22 inches. not sure what my next step is at this point. all tech data is on shark1959 first posting regarding my coolsat 8000. the last two weeks of no signal period on linear or circular
has me stumped, good receiver with correct software update, thanks iceberg. ive proved my coaxial cable is good, I now know that my quadlnb also works. this latest experiment proved that. so the last and probably the least expensive is the dish and arm. why so difficult? please help.
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Hey Tron, you live in new orleans. People wouldn't even notice you singing into a dish there, if they did they may come over and join you
and bring the beer
Tip of the day: Don't let the neighbors (or significant other) see you doing this.
Hey Tron, you live in new orleans. People wouldn't even notice you singing into a dish there, if they did they may come over and join you
and bring the beer 
Iceberg - merge threads?
Bent, warped, or crushed flat, I can't see the 33 inch dish not getting the DBS satellites.
Put a $10 meter on it and sweep the sky.
I've hit birds holding a dish in my hands (just to check if the LNB worked).
Put the DBS circular LNB on your 33" dish and give it a try.
The advantage of the cheap meters, is that they react instantly.
If you sweep across a satellite, they'll make noise (change tone, etc)
You don't need to be careful nor precise nor SLOW in your adjustments.
My guess is that you're relying too much on the markings on the dish mount.
Sometimes you just have to trust yourself, close your eyes, loosen all hardware, and use the force.
Bent, warped, or crushed flat, I can't see the 33 inch dish not getting the DBS satellites.
Put a $10 meter on it and sweep the sky.
I've hit birds holding a dish in my hands (just to check if the LNB worked).
Put the DBS circular LNB on your 33" dish and give it a try.
The advantage of the cheap meters, is that they react instantly.
If you sweep across a satellite, they'll make noise (change tone, etc)
You don't need to be careful nor precise nor SLOW in your adjustments.
My guess is that you're relying too much on the markings on the dish mount.
Sometimes you just have to trust yourself, close your eyes, loosen all hardware, and use the force.
Bent, warped, or crushed flat, I can't see the 33 inch dish not getting the DBS satellites.
Put a $10 meter on it and sweep the sky.
I've hit birds holding a dish in my hands (just to check if the LNB worked).
Put the DBS circular LNB on your 33" dish and give it a try.
The advantage of the cheap meters, is that they react instantly.
If you sweep across a satellite, they'll make noise (change tone, etc)
You don't need to be careful nor precise nor SLOW in your adjustments.
My guess is that you're relying too much on the markings on the dish mount.
Sometimes you just have to trust yourself, close your eyes, loosen all hardware, and use the force.
I am gonna concur with Anole. I have put up many D* dishes and not a one of them has the markings been correct. Well not correct per se, but a particular installation may be just a little off from ideal, (heck most of them are FAR from ideal). When I got started last month (seems so LONG ago!
) the markings on my P* dishes are 5-7 degrees off for MY installation. Yesterday I moved my motor and dish from my old pole to my new one and it took me all of five minutes to hit my true south satellite, correct my elevation because of the lack of plumb on the old pole, I was right on it.
A roof install is the absolute worse case scenario unless you have a little tv you can drag up there......FTA is so picky you cannot be 'close enough'. You have to be EXACT. I leaned that quickly myself, even though y'all told me ahead of time.
Hang in there, you'll get it.
Hey Tron, you live in new orleans. People wouldn't even notice you singing into a dish there, if they did they may come over and join you
Well, the neighbors already think I'm a few cans short of a six pack, and I have no significant other. But if I did, I can just hear her saying "You sing to the #@*$ dish, why don't you ever sing to ME?"
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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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The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
Playoff Results Summary
The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
Playoff Results Summary
The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
- First Round: Alabama defeated Oklahoma (34–24), Miami (Fla.) beat Texas A&M (10–3), Ole Miss topped Tulane (41–10), and Oregon defeated James Madison (51–34) at higher-seeded campus sites.
- Quarterfinals: Miami (Fla.) upset Ohio State (24–14), Oregon shut out Texas Tech (23–0), top-ranked Indiana rolled past Alabama (38–3), and Ole Miss edged Georgia (39–34) across the New Year's Six bowls.
- Semifinals: Miami (Fla.) advanced past Ole Miss (31–27) in the Peach Bowl, while Indiana dominant-defeated Oregon (56–22) in the Fiesta Bowl.
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Walter Koenig, Chekov on Original ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90
Walter Koenig, who memorably played Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series and seven "Star Trek" feature films, died Sunday in Los Angeles.
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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. can we say over priced garbage!!!I'm thinking of switching to DirecTV and wanted to know what equipment I should be asking for.
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
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why not just do a rebranding of the two
As they pivot away from using dishes and more toward streaming, the DirecTV brand would make much more sense.why not just do a rebranding of the two
been there 
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agree to a certain point!!! is charlies pockets gonna get tight and will he cancel channels because he don't want to pay for them??? a hopper 3 on dtv channel lineup would be amazing and every mans dream come true lol
Squirrels have eaten my antenna wire on my home unit that is a car radio running of the 12 volt side of my solar system. I need a new antenna and would like to add something to one of my existing masts. The reason I am looking at this that I am also covered in trees which has not been a problem, but something mast mounted would future proof me. Thanks in advance.
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We have the pro-500 and it's a beast pulling in the signal!!! always full bars no matter how much it rains. it's worth every penny
I am a animal lover, but this year I gave up gardening. Even moved it to potted plants on the second story deck last year. Can't tell you how much use my Ruger 10-22 got, but it was a losing battle for me. Never got any food. So now they eat coax instead! 20 acres of dense woods behind me and my stuff tastes better, either veggies or wires!
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i might think about running cables through some conduit to prevent the Squirrels from chewing em all to hell
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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....
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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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...
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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