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Bob and Susan
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"dish" still works here and
you can get usa news
240 channels and "pay-per-view" movies
maybe a bigger dish for "direct" reception?
"fta" is up too but doesnt get
fox, abc, cbs, nbc
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capt. mike
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"Gay Fisherman"
hahaha WTF - are you serious? or is it Happy Fisherman?
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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Steve&Debby
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Bob and Susan,
I had a Dish 1000 system put on our motorhome and could not get anything at Santispec.What size dish do you have?
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Bob and Susan
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6 foot
you need to log onto sat 119
remember "dancing with the stars"....
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Pompano
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I use an 8 foot. I get 'the stars.' 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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bajaguy
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Pomp.....what type of setup do you use when on the road in the US
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Pomp.....what type of setup do you use when on the road in the US |
bajaguy, I just use the normal rooftop 18" sat. antenna with a DirecTV subscription. Works great everywhere in USA, most of lower Canada.
I tried the automatic sat. system, but went back to manual type. Quick and easy.
You should have a good compass.
Determine NORTH.
Follow the setup menu prompts and type in the local ZIP code..and the machine gives you compass point direction..and azimuth (upward angle of the
dish)
For example: San Diego (Santee Lakes) for dtv co-ords are 137 degrees (south-southeasterly) and 47 degress azimuth (angle).
I have a simple digital number gadget that registers degrees of azimuth...but you can guess this yourself with practice.
-- So you crank it up to 47 (for San Diego) and leave that setting alone.
- Now, you know the compass point of the satellite was 137 degrees. So...you rotate the satellite round to 137 and ..presto..the damn tv starts
beeping loudly to let you know you are on target. DONE DEAL. So easy even Sarah Palin did it for me. No..wait..it was Pulosi. No..wait..it was an
Italian chief cabin attendant... 
It usually takes about 1/2 beer to being watching the tube.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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ArvadaGeorge
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I have the same 18" direct tv dish with direct tv box--i'm hoping to use down to Loreto this winter--I hope it will work down south I get several 100
channels in the US . It only takes 10 15 minutes to set up.
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gnukid
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I have a 1.2 new dish and mounting setup, box of cable, coaxial connectors, dual or single LNB for sale in la paz, many campers use a similar setup
with a tripod or pole. u2u if interested
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Pompano
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Gnukid..I U2U'ed you.
Thanks.
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LaTijereta
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ArvadaGeorge
I have the same 18" direct tv dish with direct tv box--i'm hoping to use down to Loreto this winter--I hope it will work down south I get several 100
channels in the US . It only takes 10 15 minutes to set up. |
George,
Think you be in trouble with 18" dish in Loreto.. Roger has the right idea looking for a larger dish to travel around BCS while he takes in the
sights...
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin (1759)
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Keri
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Pompano, Check your email I sent you the pictures,k
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ArvadaGeorge
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaTijereta
| Quote: | Originally posted by ArvadaGeorge
I have the same 18" direct tv dish with direct tv box--i'm hoping to use down to Loreto this winter--I hope it will work down south I get several 100
channels in the US . It only takes 10 15 minutes to set up. |
George,
Think you be in trouble with 18" dish in Loreto.. Roger has the right idea looking for a larger dish to travel around BCS while he takes in the
sights... |
Will the 18" dish work down to Mulege ?
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comitan
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George, Pompano on earlier post says 18" works to Catavina.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Pompano
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My findings on LARGER PORTABLE satellite dish research in San Diego area:
In case anyone else goes down this road, here's what you can expect to find for larger 'portable' satellite dishes for Internet and Television in the
San Diego area.
Most of this info is from Craigslist & other internet advertisers, newspapers, and Yellow pages.
SATELLITE INTERNET
new dish - $350 Hughes.Net (from Ameristat)
used - $150 Hughes.Net dish
used - $100 Hughes.Net dish and #6000 model modem
used - $40 Hughes.Net #7000 modem only
SATELLITE TELEVISION
new dish - $99 1 meter - (Ameristat)
new dish - $290 1.8 meter - private
used - $50 sat. dish w/stand/2LNBs(95W & 101W)..small @ 18"
TRIPODS (for TV dishes only)
new - $39 - (Ameristat)
used - $25
Note: Tripods are very easy to make for any sat tv dishes. You can sandbag your homemade tripod in case of heavy winds...plus use a patio umbrella
stand base, the round concrete with pipe/wingnut type. INTERNET dishes are heavier and require a stronger tripod. Improvise!!
The only difference between new and used dishes is the price...IF it has not been through a tornado. 
..and the search goes on. This is FUN. It's all about the journey, not the destination.
[Edited on 10-19-2010 by Pompano]
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Pompano
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For your information...FYI?...(gawd, how I HATE abbreviations!)
STARCHOICE satellite television is now called SHAW.
....so I told by the nose who knows.
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comitan
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Not just Shaw its Shaw Direct!
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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redmesa
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We are bringing down and our Shaw satellite and receiver for the first time to Bahia Asuncion. What should be know? Any special gadgets and cables
needed for the set up. We are satellite novices and always just have the guy come by and fix things for us. Once again, any nomad help is
appreciated.
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comitan
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If you had the unit working in Canada it should be no problem. If new unit make sure the LNB Matches the dish, 60E LNB for 60E dish it says so on
LNB, The 75E dish will work better but for asuncion the small dish will work.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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ArvadaGeorge
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaTijereta
| Quote: | Originally posted by ArvadaGeorge
I have the same 18" direct tv dish with direct tv box--i'm hoping to use down to Loreto this winter--I hope it will work down south I get several 100
channels in the US . It only takes 10 15 minutes to set up. |
George,
Think you be in trouble with 18" dish in Loreto.. Roger has the right idea looking for a larger dish to travel around BCS while he takes in the
sights... |
Does the 21" direct tv dish work any better?
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