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More info?)
Yes but
1. I'm only interested in getting the channel maps, mainly for X4
2. the nprm for a 10 footer is over $600 and requires 2200 pounds of blocks
which will stress the roof
3. See #1 and #2
4. If there were anyone in the LA area with a 10 footer that would hook the
920 up for me to grab the maps, I could eliminate #1 and #2.
Thanks
Dave
"Valdivar" <rebelleader68@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5Zvxe.15771$mK5.1110560@news20.bellglobal.com...
>A 10 foot dish is best for 4dtv because of the signal/noise threshold.A
>smaller dish can barely hold some signals.
> "Henry Cabot Henhouse III" <sooper_chicken@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:S4WdncXu57IT21vfRVn-2w@mpowercom.net...
>> Would I be able to use a 6' Fortec FS6D (the non penetrating roof mount
>> for a 6 footer is pretty cheap) to get the maps from any of those birds?
>> Or should I just bite it and get the 8 footer? Or perhaps a 7.5 ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "DRLev" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:Nadwe.83486$6g3.31337@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>>
http
/broadband.motorola.com/4DTV/4DTVChannelUpdates_031205.htm
>>>
>>> Purple background with "Download Digicipher" means that maps are sent,
>>> or maps were sent when that list was created or updated.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Henry Cabot Henhouse III" <sooper_chicken@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Y5KdnVMrC-MHwVzfRVn-qA@mpowercom.net...
>>> | Do you know how we can find out which birds have maps available?
>>> |
>>> | Thanks
>>> | Dave
>>> |
>>> |
>>> | <-> wrote in message news
4KdnSEaCLhT3VzfRVn-rw@sigecom.net...
>>> | > No maps on Ku that I am aware of, except of course the Canadian
>>> ones.
>>> | >
>>> | > Lee Richardson
>>> | > Mech-Tech
>>> | >
>>> | >
>>> | > "Henry Cabot Henhouse III" <sooper_chicken@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>> message
>>> | > news:CuWdnXoy2LkRVl3fRVn-uA@mpowercom.net...
>>> | >> Do you know what other birds the channel maps are on? Any Ku by
>>> chance?
>>> | >> All I need is to download the map for X4 so I can get this one
>>> channel
>>> | >> I'm interested in... (Goodlife, American something or other, or
>>> whatever
>>> | >> their name is this month
>>> | >>
>>> | >> Thanks!
>>> | >> Dave
>>> | >>
>>> | >>
>>> | >> <-> wrote in message news:yvidnbTUX6EQX13fRVn-sQ@sigecom.net...
>>> | >>> Good evening.
>>> | >>> As far as I know, the US guide can only be obtained from G1. It
>>> is the
>>> | >>> channel maps that can be found on other sats.
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> Lee Richardson
>>> | >>> Mech-Tech
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> "Rich Piehl" <rpiehl5REMOVETHIS@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in
>>> message
>>> | >>> news:UL0we.6369$2S.1192@fe03.lga...
>>> | >>>>- wrote:
>>> | >>>>> For the guide, G1 is the only sat with that info. 10 foot is the
>>> | >>>>> recommended minimum, with care a 7.5 foot can work. The
>>> channel maps
>>> | >>>>> themselves can be obtained from other sats that are stronger and
>>> have
>>> | >>>>> less interference from adjacent birds, and -possibly- a smaller
>>> dish
>>> | >>>>> could be used on one of those.
>>> | >>>>>
>>> | >>>>> Lee Richardson
>>> | >>>>> Mech-Tech
>>> | >>>>> mechtech@evansville.net
>>> | >>>>>
>>> | >>>>>
>>> | >>>>> "Henry Cabot Henhouse III" <sooper_chicken@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>> | >>>>> message news
PednbdiQrL1i13fRVn-vw@mpowercom.net...
>>> | >>>>>
>>> | >>>>>>What would be the smallest size dish I can use to get the
>>> maps/guide
>>> | >>>>>>from G1? I'm only interested in X4, but I need to get the maps
>>> n
>>> | >>>>>>stuff before I can pull it in (unless there's a manual way to
>>> map X4
>>> | >>>>>>in the 4dtv).
>>> | >>>>>>
>>> | >>>>>>Thanks!
>>> | >>>>>>Dave
>>> | >>>>>>
>>> | >>>> I'm getting the program guide about 90% of the time on G1 with a
>>> 6'
>>> | >>>> dish. But I pretty much dead center in the country so I'm
>>> probably
>>> | >>>> pretty close to the middle of the footprint.
>>> | >>>>
>>> | >>>> Question for Lee...can you cite a source for being able to
>>> retrieve the
>>> | >>>> guide from another satellite? I'd like to read more about that.
>>> | >>>>
>>> | >>>> Take care,
>>> | >>>> Rich
>>> | >>>>
>>> | >>>> God bless the USA
>>> | >>>>
>>> | >>>> --
>>> | >>>> I just had one of those "what the hell am I doing?" moments.
>>> | >>>>
>>> | >>>> -Adam Savage, Mythbuster
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>
>>> | >>
>>> | >
>>> | >
>>> |
>>> |
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