Thanks guys, I think I understand the situation now. I will go ahead and buy the two systems.

I'm not sure which post you were referring to. I certainly did not intend any and I didn't detect any in the replies. I asked the question just to be sure I understood the situation. I am ready to buy two more systems and I didn't wish to have to replace them in the near future. If the...

Will we have to replace our FTA receivers anytime soon?

To: AL I wish I had heard from you earlier. Today I dug the manual out and did what you said and everything is working again. I had a heck of a time deciphering the manual, they must have thought the words were worth $100 each since they left out so many that would have cleared things up...

To: MrFTAMan My dish was moving to the correct position and stop but the info note on the screen said that it was positioning. The software just hung up. Resetting the receiver would start it working again. Note that I am using the past tense. My receiver is a Pansat 3700S. Today I reset it to...

TO: MrFTAMan I have not had any problems with the installation but I have had problems with my receiver. Many times it will just quit working when I change satellites. It moves to the new position but will not pick up the signal. I have to turn the power off on the back of the receiver, wait a...

TheJaff: Excellent job! Old John

Remember the old saw: "It's a mighty poor wind that don't blow somebody some good!" Old John

My guess is that Primestar overdid it on the early systems and used a much stronger mount than was neccessary. I'll bet the heavy one would withstand a hurricane. The pole might get blown down but the mount would not be damaged. Speaking of poles, I am very lucky to have clay about 4 inches...

This question is mainly for iceberg but others are welcome to jump in: Every day or two my Pansat 3500s receiver quits working. I can change channels but the dish does not move if I am supposed to be changing birds. If I choose the bird that I was last on there is no signal. I can reset it by...

Stefan and Pepper: Out of curosity I looked out at the dish from my window and it did, indeed, look round. Although I had measured it before installing it I decided to measure it again. It measures 39.5 x 43. I don't know how I could have made such a mistake as I used to be so good with...

It certainly looks strong enough. What kind of motor is that? I would be very concerned about how to mount it on the roof. Let us know the results. Old John

The dish is 39.5 x 43. I didn't realize that it looked round until I read the above posts. The motor says it will handle up to 1.2M dishes, but the weight of the primestar mount was just too much, and it would have been difficult to attach to the motor arm and maintain the proper alignment and...

My first camera was a Digital (brand) camera . It was a "web camera" that you could send live action photos with. I didn't know the terminology so I bought it by mistake. The second camera was an Argus brand and it is very simple to operate. Those old Primestar dishes are hard to find...

I bought one of the digital cameras but the software doesn't match the camera. I took some pictures but the software would only let me take snapshots of live action while it was connected by its USB cable. Will try again tomorrow. The booklet mentions a menu that never appears. Tried...