Comments from a newbie to FTA

[navychop]

Tony No Fingers says he'll pass, and wait for the East Coast reunion and bomb disposal demonstration.

Yes, he used to be Tony Two fingers.

 

[TRG]

PS- now that so many of us from this forum live in the ABQ area, I've been talking to my friend in Rio Rancho about a potential meet-n-greet for Satelliteguys members here. Maybe we could all get together at the Owl Cafe on Eubank sometime? Of course, anybody else in the region is welcome to join! Colorado, Arizona, SoCal.

TRG what say you?! dishdude dfergie

Sounds good but you'll have to catch me when Im in town. Im currently in Arizona where the temperature peaked at 115 degrees yesterday.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Sounds good but you'll have to catch me when Im in town. Im currently in Arizona where the temperature peaked at 115 degrees yesterday.

Not much better here at the moment... 104!

 

[FTA4PA]

Too hot for me when it gets up in the 80s. In the 100s,

 

[N5XZS]

But look at a bright side it's dry heat with hardly any humidity only 5 % now that's low humidity!!

Be thankful that you are not in Texas or Florida or I used to live in Panama Canal Zone where it's 90 % year round.

 

[k4otl]

Forget LegitFTA for now, i get all sorts of errors there when i try to add an attachment. I started a new thread here with the firmware, maybe it will get seen by more folks. Forgive me k4otl if i hijacked your thread a little bit. Back to you friend.

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/amiko-mini-4k-uhd-s2x-v1-0-69-firmware.416520/

No problem! It's not like I "own" it anyway!

I may try out that new firmware... dumb question: If I upgrade the firmware, can I then re-upload my user database so I don't have to set up all the channels again?

Also, my V9 (or something?) has been acting up with my C band, when I first tune to 101W C band, it won't show signal, then I tune to 105W C band and back to 101W and the muxes come in fine. Any ideas? Diseqc switch?
I use a 4 port Diseqc 1.0 switch and then use a 22k switch on the output of one port to split between C band and a Standard Ku band FYI.
WPR has generally behaved for me with the Maverick PLL LNB, I honestly haven't been on Ku too much since I got C band
My family kinda (more than kinda) thinks I'm nuts for having a C band dish, or as many TV antennas and the couple of Ku dishes I have, and many hams out there are surprised that C band (or FTA) is still a thing haha.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Also, my V9 (or something?) has been acting up with my C band, when I first tune to 101W C band, it won't show signal, then I tune to 105W C band and back to 101W and the muxes come in fine. Any ideas? Diseqc switch?

Are you using a motor?

 

[k4otl]

Are you using a motor?

No Ku motor, and the C band actuator is controlled separately from the recvr

 

[comfortably_numb]

No Ku motor, and the C band actuator is controlled separately from the recvr

The fact that the problem is solved when you go to 105 then back to 101 sounded like a potential motor issue, but I don't know anything about C-band actuators.

 

[comfortably_numb]

it's dry heat with hardly any humidity only 5 % now that's low humidity!!

Correct, it's still hot like a blast furnace, but you don't get drenched with sweat after being outside for 10 minutes. Since I moved here I learned that it's important to stay hydrated and make sure you always take a cold water bottle with you when you get in the car.

I'm adjusting...

 

[navychop]

I remember the expression "98/98" from growing up New Orleans.

 

[k4otl]

The fact that the problem is solved when you go to 105 then back to 101 sounded like a potential motor issue, but I don't know anything about C-band actuators.

Put it this way, the dish isn't moving, and isn't commanded to move by the V9, in fact I leave it on 101W most of the time.

 

[TRG]

Correct, it's still hot like a blast furnace, but you don't get drenched with sweat after being outside for 10 minutes. Since I moved here I learned that it's important to stay hydrated and make sure you always take a cold water bottle with you when you get in the car.

I'm adjusting...

Altitude has a lot to do with hydration as well. Denver gets the name, "Mile High City" because it's 5,280 feet above sea level. Albuquerque is actually a bit higher at 5,312 feet above sea level. So yes, it's wise to drink lots of water. Especially if you are active. My rule of thumb in the high desert is 2 liters per person, per day, minimum.

Hydration 101 | How Altitude Affects Hydration