Recent content by JFOK

Casey, Sorry to read your site is closing. Unfortunately this is the result of the slow downward spiral of this hobby along with the economy situation. I’m glad you will still be selling on Amazon and eBay as you are one of the very few satellite suppliers whose products I trust. Be well. John

Hi all, Having been a BUD owner dince 1991, I’ve seen the gradual decline in services offered on satellite as technology advances. Unless something unforeseen happens in the future that enhances this hobby, I personally don’t see a BUD in my yard in the next 5 years. Equipment and parts are...

Hi all, I don’t understand why these providers encrypt at all. We are such a small group of enthusiasts…getting smaller as time goes on. Is it really worth their effort and money to encrypt ? They’re not losing money letting us watch Biss free. I’m sure some of us even take advantage of the...

arlo, I’m working with an 8 foot solid I bought about 5 years ago. Works well…just finished removing some rust on back of dish, lnbf arm and pedestal. Still working to get 4180H 30,000. I get 4020H 30,000 at 11.2 dB. John

arlo, What size is your dish ? John

arlo, After scanning this satellite 3 times yesterday and getting no horizontal channels. I just scanned it and got all horizontal except for 4180H 30,000. Go figure…what changed from yesterday? I didn’t do any work at the dish since this happened. John

Hi arlo, No bees in the LNB… the blue cap cover prevents that. All was fine until 2 days ago. Strange how the horizontal channels come in fine on other satellites. Thanks for your response. John

Hi all, Has there been a disruption of service on 101w ? I’m unable to receive any horizontal channels, just the Daystar channel 4000V 4442. All other horizontal channels on other satellites come in just fine. Thanks in advance. John

cyberham, I’ve had a Sathero 300HD meter for several years now and I’m pleased with its performance. The 300HD has recently been replaced with the 310HD, but you still may be able to find a 300 HD. I paid around $150 for my 300HD and the newer 310 is around $150-$180 depending where you look...

iBoston, I dont look at a cell phone as much as a social accessory, but rather a quick way to reach someone when away from home. What if, God forbid, your driving or walking somewhere and you experience a sudden medical emergency. Are you going to hope someone comes along to help or are you...

Hi Mike, I didn’t realize that Weigel was still reconfiguring their feed. In that case I will blind scan from time to time, to see if any progress has been made. I just have to now make a more permanent repair to the arm. Thanks for checking in. John

primestar31, I agree that it was a strange reason that prevented me from getting horizontal feeds. I guess you learn something new with this hobby, all the time. Your idea for a repair was my initial plan but both Home Depot and Lowe’s didn’t have the proper dimension pipe, so I tried something...

Hi all, Well the issue ended up being the end of the arm I repaired. It was off center just enough to affect my horizontal polarity. Once I removed the repaired end from the scaler and replaced it with wire tie the horizontal polarity returned 👍 Now I just have to make a more permanent repair...

FTA4PA, Thanks for your interest and concern. This issue is taking up alot of time for other things I need to be doing. The suggestions everyone has offered have been helpful and appreciated. Will work on this later today. Have yard work to do first. John

Brct203, I was mulling over that thought last night after revisiting all I had done so far. Before I did the repair to the arm, I did a temporary repair by attaching a bread tie to the rusted end of the arm which had a small hole. I then attached the bread tie to the scaler where the end of the...