Keep your big dish in top operating condition with quality satellite replacement parts. Serve up a better picture with a new satellite dish. Size does make a difference! For the very best, static-free picture or for a digital 4DTV satellite system, use a larger mesh dish. We recommend a minimum of 8.5 dish for digital C-band reception. We also carry satellite dish replacement parts [...]
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Installing and mounting tips for truck Satellite TV system (King Vu Qube and Winegard brands) This is another common question that we get. So we wrote this guide based on the hundreds of trucks over the years that we have set up for DirecTV and Dish Network using the Winegard or VuQube antenna systems. As with anything there are several methods to solve this, and each has advantages [...]
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Getting equipment for your rural Internet service is easy. Plus, with HughesNet high-speed Internet, you can get flexible options to fit your budget. Choose to lease your satellite Internet equipment, or purchase your equipment to keep over the years. HughesNet uses ground-breaking satellites to provide high-speed Internet service to more people than ever before. All you need in [...]
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There was a time not so very long ago when people who wanted satellite TV or radio required dishes several feet across. Those have since been replaced by today’s compact dishes, but now it looks like even those might be on the road to obsolescence. A recent PhD graduate from The Netherlands’ University of Twente has designed a microchip that allows for a grid array of almost-flat [...]
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Like anyone who’s been paying attention, AT&T knows that the future of TV lies beyond the cable box and satellite dish. To make sure it keeps up, the company said today that it will begin letting you buy and watch cable TV on whatever screen you want with nothing more than an Internet connection. “These new video subscription models reflect the flexible content choices [...]
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Skycasters offers three satellite dish mounting hardware options: the non-penetrating roof mount, the pole mount and the universal mount, a penetrating satellite dish mount which can be installed on a roof or side-mounted on a wall or chimney. The Non-Penetrating Dish Mount This is the most common satellite dish mount for flat roofs and commercial buildings. It does not require [...]
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Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images DirecTV CEO Mike White The satellite TV giant details an elaborate ruse that includes impersonation, uninvited house calls, phony complaints from neighbors and exploitation of the U.S. military to avoid early cancellation fees. The best characters in the TV business might be the ones literally behind the television screen. DirecTV has filed an uproarious [...]
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RG6 coax cable is the most common variety of communication medium used by satellite TV installations. It is cheap, easy to install, reliable and provides high bandwidth. The standard RG6 coax cable for digital satellite TV signal distribution these days is Twin-Shielded although Quad-Shielded Coax (See Left) is available for minimum RF Interference. For Dual Satellite Dish LNB’s [...]
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What does it take to get you to change your subscription from one television service to another? Clearly your required term contract must be up, but then what? Dish Network, one of the largest providers of satellite TV, offers great promotional deals which will get you set up in a hurry and at minimal cost. But are there any promotion codes that you can take advantage of too? Where [...]
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Motorized Satellite Dish Positioners - Installation and AlignmentBasic settings of motorized satellite dishes are closely inter-connected. There are direct correlations between them.For example, changes in the vertical position of the support changes, in their turn, the elevation angle of the motorized positioner and the reflector s position. That s why you need to carry out initial [...]
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This product is currently out of stock. GeoSatFinder is an easy to use and feature rich satellite dish aiming calculator. Perfect for installing Glorystar, Adventistsat, FTA (Free to Air), Dish Network, DirecTV, WildBlue, DirectWay, Shaw Direct or any other satellite system. Find aiming information by City / Zip code, city name, or longitude and latitude. Automatically calculates [...]
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Getting away from it all in your RV doesn’t have to mean being disconnected from the rest of the world. If you wouldn’t think of missing your favorite TV programs while you’re on the road, turn to TVforMyRV.com. We’re your source for top quality HD rooftop satellite television for RV and motorhome owners that will make you feel like you’re watching TV in your home living room. We [...]
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A Spanish researcher demos new satellite-hijacking tricks with cybercriminal potential. Satellites can bring a digital signal to places where the Internet seems like a miracle: off-the-grid desert solar farms, the Arctic or an aircraft carrier at sea. But in beaming data to and from the world’s most remote places, satellite Internet may also offer its signal to a less benign recipient: [...]
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If you have a satellite dish you don t need, you might be able to donate it to a Goodwill store. Because guidelines for acceptable donations vary slightly by location, you might have to search for a branch that will take your dish. You can ask for a receipt for your tax records. Goodwill sells donated items at the stores and on the Internet. The proceeds help job training and employment [...]
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Steps Method 1 Installing receiver dish Select a location with a direct line of sight in the direction of the satellite. Generally high locations such as a rooftop or balcony are used. Using an analog compass will make locating the angle easier. In the example, this would be a location facing 95° southwest. Secure the dish in the selected position. The dish must be fixed tightly [...]
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First select the satellite you want using the pull down menu in the box at the lower left. Put your mouse cursor near your location and then double click or simply drag the map. The map image will move so that the chosen point is in the centre. The latitude and longitude of the dot at the centre of the map is then displayed below the map, together with your satellite dish pointing [...]
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