First of all, thanks to all of you who have helped me get this far. I purchased an Open Box S9 and Sat Hawk GBOX V3000 as per your recommendations. Aimed the dish at what I thought was my southern satellite (Galaxy 3-C), maximizing signal strength on the spectrum analyzer. Went inside and...

It's taken a couple of years, but I am back to assembling my FTA package - much of it picked up free. Here is the list. + 8 ft. mesh dish (from a new home owner who didn't want it). + Mounted on a non-penetrating mount intended for commercial building roof, but I have it on the ground (from a...

Greetings from an extremely new newby. I was recently given a TVRO dish and receiver free for the taking. After spending the last 40 plus years scanning the HF bands I feel ready to explore a new part of the spectrum. I have been researching, scrapping rust, reading, painting, learning and...