Electronic wiz's on unused sat dish(?)
 

Switched from Charter to Dish network & the dish guy took the old dish off & left it after we asked him. Is there a way to use the dish as a antenna? There is no cable or dish at Mike's shop & he wants a tv in there. Wondering if we could set dish on roof for reception on tv. Will it work? I have a converter box for the tv.
Or, what else can we use it for?

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Bird bath?

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No, it will not work as a regular tv antenna - best thing is to put it in craigslist for a few bucks and sell it - You would be supprised @ the people that will glady pay $10-$15 for a used dish.

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Sorry to hear I can't use it for antenna. Why would anyone pay $15-20.00 for one??
Birdbath? COOL!

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People buy them for FTA use. Free-to-air - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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If they use them for FTA use, why can't I? Or do I have to be a sattelite genious?

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You need to purchase a receiver.

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uuuuhhh, what kind? Where do I get one?
Maybe I should shut up?

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Viewsat Ultra | Viewsat Ultra FTA | Viewsat Ultra Receiver | Viewsat Ultra FTA Receiver

Viewsat Ultra Lite | Viewsat Ultra Lite FTA | Viewsat Ultra Lite Receiver | Viewsat Ultra Lite FTA Receiver

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Thanks Bigdawg. This is all so interesting. More reading to do.
I think the dish I have might be too small. Somewhere it said minimum 30 inch dish & mine is less than that so I guess I can't use it for FTA huh?
They sell dishes at Viewsat and they are bigger.
Sounds like you may have one...how many channels do you get? What kind?

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Uh oh, I feel another hobby coming on :)

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My brother is into the FTA - I helped him set it up. He is using a regular Dishnet dish and the Viewsat ultra receiver. He gets at about 200 channels.


I have so many myself. I could spend way more time and money on just one or two, instead of spreading it out like I do now. I just can't force myself to drop any of them. LOL

Bananas - at least trying to grow bananas - LOL
R/C stadium trucks - 1/10 nitro - 50mph
Golf cart - BIG - LIFTED - FAST - 25 mph
Fishing
Hunting
Trucks - I had 3 project trucks at once - too much
Computers - I have 5
Call of Duty - PC versions 1, 4, and 5 - Play the sniper servers
Nascar Collectables - I have a room full of this stuff


No way I can imagine ever leaving any of these things LOL

:nanadrink:

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You can't have too many hobbies! I feel sorry for ppl who have none. When they retire it seems they are dead within a year. 25 mph golf cart - wow:)
Your brother has a smaller dish like Mike has & it works?
I also (at my house) quit dish network & have a digital tv & 2 converter boxes. I, for some reason, have a bigger dish on my roof. So, I could connect those cables to the receiver? I don't know how to aim a dish so I'll just leave it where it is(?)
Can I keep picking your brain?
I'd like to post a pic (later) of a 3x4 multiswitch that maybe you could tell me if I need it. Saw them for sale on the viewsat site.

...My hobbies

Breeding angel fish
cooking/baking
sewing
knitting
remodeling/home improvements
summer gardening
arts & crafts - making things (I made copper sculptured sprinklers for 7 years)
over 140 potted plants inside in winter
Fishing (love it!)
making wine
drinking vodka LOL
and now - playing with my sat dishes :)

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Hey Patty, I'd love to see your Angels. I had a marine/reef maintenance business for about 5 years. Only have one 20 long freshwater now )I use it to winter my non-hardy pond fish and plants), but love to still appreciate the fish! Also, I have Dish network. Why'd you drop them? My only complaint with them is that they won't carry the MLB Network nor my local sports network in HD, only SD. Otherwise I'm addicted to my DVR..lol.

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I only bred angels for 2-3 yrs & sold the last mating pair. It was interesting but got to be too much work & really no $$ made. I sold to fish & pet shops.
DISH...I talked Mike into getting it last Feb. (why we have the extra dish). I ordered it thru a special with free HBO etc for 3 months, I think he was s'posed to get free DVR (what IS that btw??). I had to call for the free channels & we never got free DVR. He has the 200 channel one & I had the 100 channels for over 4 years. They took channels off during that time (like True TV) & raised the price. Mike pays about $53.00 for his & I went up to $41.00 for my 100. I called & had them take local channels off (extra $5.00) so then it was 36.00. I just told them I'm fed up with paying that much for JUNK. I don't watch sports, cartoons or infamercials...there's nothing to watch. I have more local channels now & always something to watch w/ my converter box.
You should complain & tell them you want to quit. When I did, you should see the deals they offered me! They would give me my local channels & True tv for the same price.
They called twice now offering all kinds of deal cuz they want me back LOL. I said too late & hung up. Tell them you will quit cuz you can't get --- channels & I'll bet they will give them to you!!! I'm not kidding!! You have the 200?

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Patty-
I have the 250 plus local HD and HBO and Max. The DVR is great; I am now totally addicted to it. I can pause live tv, record anything on the DVR hard drive, both HD and SD. It serves 2 TVs, although only one in HD. I never watch commercials anymore. As a matter of fact, when I do watch live tv, I'm always surprised that the remote doesn't wisk me forward. Then I realize...damn, this isn't on the DVR. I have 4 TVs on the dish, and one that I'll have to get a converter for (it's old and down in the rec room). I also am getting a HD tv tuner for my computer so I can watch HD on it.
I've contacted DISH many times, but the CEO on a Charlie Chat said they felt that they have enough baseball already and the cost to them was too high. Same with the local sports channel (MASN) which we have in SD but not in HD. I think they're immune to my e-mails, calls and threats lol. Plus I love the picture and sound, and the channel selection in HD.

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Howard, what are you paying for that a month?

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A lot!

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Patty and Howie (See, Howie, this is another thread that is ending up having nothing to do with the original title)
TV - Do neither of you have FiOS available in your areas?

Angel fish - I think of the angel fish that bred, accidentally, for me, and the thousands that we produced.

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What is FiOS?? I feel like a dummy - not knowing what a dvr is, or gold / platinum HD.
John, I don't think this is off topic. I originally wanted to know if I could use my old dish for tv reception and now it could be another hobby LOL, hence - hobbies :)
I took the eggs out or other fish would eat them. All fish will eat anything that moves. My goldfish bred in my pond but babies stayed in plants & a lot survived.
Didn't get around to ordering that receiver but it would be nice to get 200 free channels!