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Yep the feeds are the best part about ku band, I still get a kick out of the reporters putting on their makeup between takes. And the zoom ins are the same the world over I guess they have to do something during the breaks, but they must know a lot of people are watching : )

I dont know if you HAVE to add a zero but I just got into the habit. I checked out a few C/ku band receivers at e-bay all below $50 so I will be looking into it, what size dish do you have? The fibre link is not a good omen, you never know as one or two of the recent away games have been show on the SBS6 satellite, it was a Fox Sprorts feed, while they were showing the Rodents game here on cable. I always get a game on there every week even its not the Sioux, its better than nothing. I wish I could get a job with one of those DNG trucks doing the uplinks, now that would be a fun job and they get to see all the games : )

I think you are right the S/R. is 5 digits on most receivers so I usually put a 0 at the front when I enter the S/R. and I have seen it written down as a 3 digit #, the Ralph link seems to say it will be digital so we should be lucky : ) I am more pessimistic about tonights game, you cant bet I will be scanning the sky looking for it, and I will post here if I find it, remember moving the dish is not for the faint hearted!

I have never been out of MN, well I have been to WI. as its just a few miles away but thats it I would love to see the Sioux play, maybe next season. The e-bay link is a real cheap receiver and it may work but I am not familiar with it, and I am sure it will be very limited and will take some work to get up and running (you have to enter EVERYTHING manually, the good thing about say the ST3618 is the blind search function, you can go back to factory default then do a blind search and it finds ALL channels on the satellite, this is handy for anyone just starting, with the BEC receivers, the transponder details must be put in for what ever channel/s you want but they are more than good enough for Sioux games and the system can be motorised. Harvey, it was really nice meeting you, its up to you if you want to try and move the dish by hand, it should be easy enough but as you say best to wait to make sure its on first, same for the Saturday game, its going to be a bit harder for you to punch in the freq.... I would REALLY suggest doing the latest download for that receiver BEFORE you try to move the dish as the software still has some issues that have since been sorted with the updates, you will need a null modem cable RS232 I think, I can double check or see the manuel, the problem with Saturdays game on AMC9 is my satellite meter does not have the details to find it yet, it would be easy for everyone to get all the satellites if the system was motorized as the dish then is lined up with the satellites as it moves left and right. AMC9 is a tough satellite to find at the best of times as it has very few Ku channels and the ones that are there are not digital most of the time, remember if you move your dish mark the mast and remember it cancels out any waranty, but its also a good way to get used to the system. Where your dish is positioned you will see about 70% of all satellites, from where your dish is most of the good satellites are only an inch or so away on each side. To get the latest software go to....www.allsathelp.com I have never done it yet, but I think you download the loader software then the latest version of the software, it may take a few tries to take. I was buying the recevers at a reduced price in numbers but since its near the end of the season I have not been keeping them in stock hense the price increase at my web site, I just get them shipped direct to a customer from the importer. Yes you can take the system with you to the lake, thats the sweet thing about satellite, once you know how to set up the system you can strip it down and take it with you, and you can get what ever channels you had at home anywhere in the country, the main thing is to get the mast PLUMB that makes it really easy, just plonk the dish on connect the cables, tune into a channel that you know is on 24/7 then point the dish to the satellte and move slowly until you get a picture, then peak the signal and you are all set. The dish mount can be a tripod, a bucket with cement in it with the correct size pole cemented in it, or even the mast that comes with the dish can be used. Remember these Ku band systems really only pick up free to air channels so there is no free HBO up there : ) But more than enough to keep you going.....Fox/ABC/PAX/NASA....too many to list here.

WOW! Good price, you cant beat marking the mast I still do it every day just in case, I scan G11 when I am doing my rounds : ) I will have to lookout for one of those C/ku receivers on e-bay! Thats a deal.

How much did you get your c/ku box for ? As for the MPG? I dont understand. I have found AMC9 now, its just that my satellite meter does not "find" AMC9 it still has AMC2 in the 85w slot, so it will be difficult to point anyones dish to AMC9, I will have to do it the old way!!!!! I would hate to go back to using a small TV, but other than paying big $$$$... just as easy flinging a motor on the mount if set up correct you get all the sats. Thats what I have, I am looking out for a cheap(free) Big dish I have seen a few on my travels. The main thing is getting to see the Sioux games.

OK I got AMC9 now if the game is digital I will see it, I dont care if its just a raw feed, I enjoy them. I found the satellite by motorizing my dish to the left of the G3C satellite position (from behind dish), my satellite meter cant find this satellite yet , but if you have a motorized dish it follows all the satellites anyway so its just a case of having all the details then motorize left and right and if its digital you got it." Not all receivers can be motorised it has to be a DiSEqC 1.2 receiver.

Rats! If it aint digital I wont be able to see it : ( The DVB digital boxes dont work with analog, all I can do is check it out on the night and hope they broadcast it digitally! Iceberg I take it you have an old analog receiver then?

Radio! On the G3C satellite there is two Chinese channels, one in English its like their version of CNN. There are also 20 RTN racetrack channels but they are scrambled, last week I done a G3C install and when we done a blind search we got a live medical operation broadcast! Up until about two months ago there were 4-5 local channels on this satellite but they have since moved, thats the deal with DVB MPEG2 , you never know what the next blind search will bring, you are limited of course if your dish is pointing to one satellite only, for about $100 extra you can add a motor to your dish and this opens you up to HUNDREDS of FTA. free to air channels from all over the world, these include "LIVE SPORTS" live news feeds,music,live soccer and all sorts of special channels. Its a very addictive hobby, of course you dont need a motor to move your dish if you feel confident enough to do it and then get it back to G3C : ) The installation is by no means "rocket science" and many folks have very little problems, I am also only an e-mail away if you have any problems no matter where you get the system. Check out my web site and there is a link to all the FTA channels that a person can get here in the good old US of A. Hope this helps........Go Sioux! Forgot to say the dish is a wee bit bigger than say a DirecTV dish and should be kept as low as possible or they can end up in the next State!

Are you getting the CCTV channels? I am all good here, turned on and the pre game show is on, the problems I had a few weeks ago was a snow build up on my garage roof : ) I would do a re-scan if I were you, blind search if you have it! I put in a Sioux system today! We done a blind scan and there was a live medical operation on! YEECH! Let me know if anyone needs help with tonights game, GO SIOUX!

I only have audio but no video, I only have a phone connection, I wish I still had my AOL plus service but they turned it off in December : ) better than nothing I guess, I am also scanning all the satellites, its not on sbs6 tonight some other scrambled sport is on......

The GOAL !!!! part was done thinking it would be the Sioux to score first, its gone now. 2:00 to go 3-2 SIOUX

4:00 to go 3-2 Sioux

4:57 to go.

goal 6:25 3-2 Sioux

No Goal ! 10:00 3-1 Sioux : (

Thanks for the info, its a cool feed with all the little kids playing during the break and the live interview with Parise, I will make the most of it tonight.

D,oh!

I just came across the AWAY game on the SBS6 satellite, its 20 deg to the EAST of G3C satellite to the left from behind the dish, this is cool hope its the same tomorrow. The Sioux are in black or green. Its a FSN feed..... Freq.12070 Pol. H S/R 13250 or do a blind scan, please dont do this if you dont know how to get your dish back to G3C.

Sorry I missed you I got caught up in the game, (Then the Simpsons on AMC5)Glad to hear you got it in the end, I lost the picture once or twice for a moment during the game again tonight but then it came back right away. All the receiver brands seem to be slightly out of Freq. to each other its just the way the factory/s sets them (the type of lnb is also a factor). If in doubt default, and blind search ( you might even come across some new channels), cant wait for tomorrow night, more of the same will do.

: ) 3-0 !!!!!

Freq. 12040 Pol. H S/R. 4880 Another blind scan needed on Satworks, and a TP re-scan on the BEC type receivers..........GO SIOUX!

When I tuned in to last nights (Thurs. 01/29/04) Sioux satellite program I got sound but had no picture, I done a blind search and my receiver found the new location and data, just a heads up in case everyone tunes in tonight and they miss the first 10minutes doing a blind search..........Go Sioux (That was a clear goal last week)

What a game, it had everything!

Yes I would be interested on how the installs go and how much they are charging, one fan (above) from NY told me he paid $300 just for the install !!!!!!! A good place to find an installer nationwide is www.dbsinstall.com Tell them I sent you if you use anyone from it, please. You should ask the installer if he has ever done a Ku Band install before and what type of meter he will use for the install, if he says he uses a small TV hang up the phone, you can do that your self, you can buy a lot of beer for $300, or so I am told : ) I never knew about the Thursday night show! I will be there!