Comments from a newbie to FTA

[comfortably_numb]

How do you shut off the Wifi radio? Or do you just not put in network credentials?

Correct. There is also a toggle in Network Settings to turn off WIFI.

 

[arlo]

I would be very interested in the 8008 if it were the dual dvb tuner verson. But thinkin' I'll hold out for the next incantation that addresses low symbol rates as EB mentioned over on legit.
Of course the average Joe should be concerned with anything that calls home in their Internet setup.
Dig into your router. I'm sure you'll find ways to block a device from Internet access. One way or another. Debbie Harry -esque.

Paranoia. There we go again. I stress this again. My Edision Os Mio 4k is only a satellite receiver. I leave the other crud like Kodi and whatever the various images advertised as either included or supported.
Mine is connected with an Ethernet cable. I see no WAN traffic from it at all. All traffic being able to be seen from within my router's management interface and cable modem management interface. That's a good thing, huh?

Here's hint. Takes 5 minutes. Testing included. If Slap the receiver on a VLAN. There are ways to keep packets inside of your LAN.
I didn't test it. Might work. Give it a static IP. Don't give it a gateway or DNS. Ya never know.

Politics aside. Not actually owning your own company 100% and under watch of Mr. Big.
I might think of China as our NSA.

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It's a Nubie thread. And very surprising that seasoned dudes in this hobby still have the training wheels on. All it takes is a Crescent wrench.
Anyways. Chinabox firmware based satellite receivers aside and concentrating on Enigma 2 Linux receivers.
SInce day one. I could not imagine not using the LAN based applications to edit and arrange my channels.
RCU left/right/up/down/enter. On screen keyboard. Man oh man!

What about plugins? Image updates? Getting those purdy picons besides your channels? You need at least LAN access.
Couldn't imagine my receivers w/o at least LAN. But. With the Mio and OpenViX. Not an issue here at all.
And. Training wheels aside. I have my Zgemma H7 upstairs in client mode. It mimics my Mio downstairs.
Same interface, same channel list. Moves my dish. With nothing but the wall wart power supply, HDMI cable, and Ethernet cable to an old Netgear router with custom firmware that turned it into a wifi extender.

Paranoia. I swear! Gimme proof of the traffic of the SF8008 to/from it over WAN. Do a whois once you grab some IP's. Do a tracert. Ummm...(what other command line tools are available there, big A)? What's the image?
The SF8008 is supposed to be a nice receiver. Like the Ustim. They have been out in several versions over the years. Pretty sure not a single owner has woken up in the middle of the night with short guys with helmets and rice and pork MRE's and AK"s with bayonets surrounding their homes. Seems a shame to delegate one to the closet. I had a boss once who swore "The Hollanders" would fly in town in muffled helicopters to take all of his guns. 38 years now and no Hollanders. Lol!!
I DID change my oil in the Olds in the grass in Florida once. Pull the plug, unscrew the filter. Wait. New filter, tighten the plug.
Felt something crawling in my hair. Then all of a sudden. Attack!!! Danged fire ants yelled attack all at once at the same time. Yeah...

 

[comfortably_numb]

very surprising that seasoned dudes in this hobby still have the training wheels on

Technology is always changing and there is always something new to learn.

 

[N6BY]

How do you shut off the Wifi radio? Or do you just not put in network credentials?

The latter.

I would be very interested in the 8008 if it were the dual dvb tuner verson.

Its the dual tuner version. Just name your price.

I didn't test it. Might work. Give it a static IP. Don't give it a gateway or DNS. Ya never know.

I don't have any need to have it on my local network, nor outside of that so I leave it unplugged. I wish I had just gotten an Amiko Mini HD.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Receiced and installed the new Maverick LNB today. WPR is now staying locked reliably. There is a brief "blip" of a dropout here and there, but I've been tuned in for 5 minutes now and it's remained steady.

Just FYI there are no switches anywhere between the LNB and the receiver in order to avoid further signal loss.

 

[freddylq]

My GEOSATpro PLL Universal LNB is out for delivery today!

 

[k4otl]

Receiced and installed the new Maverick LNB today. WPR is now staying locked reliably. There is a brief "blip" of a dropout here and there, but I've been tuned in for 5 minutes now and it's remained steady.

Just FYI there are no switches anywhere between the LNB and the receiver in order to avoid further signal loss.

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I've got a couple Edision LNBs coming to test on these narrow feeds myself.

 

[comfortably_numb]

This weekend I plan to install a sidecar LNB on my 90cm dish to get 105; Inforwars and VAKN. I will be using a weather-proof 4 port switch, will be interesting to see how much (or how little) the switch affects WPR reception.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I'll hold out for the next incantation that addresses low symbol rates as EB mentioned over on legit.

Which receiver is this? A newer Octagon model?

 

[freddylq]

This weekend I plan to install a sidecar LNB on my 90cm dish to get 105; Inforwars and VAKN. I will be using a weather-proof 4 port switch, will be interesting to see how much (or how little) the switch affects WPR reception.

What are you using to sidecar the LNB ?

 

[comfortably_numb]

What are you using to sidecar the LNB ?

2 LNB ADD ON BRACKET HOLDERS MULTIPLE LNBFs to Offset FTA Ku Satellite Dish | eBay

Has a molded in LNB rotation scale. This bracket can connect 3 different Ku LNBs on any dish. Perfect if you want to add a 2nd & 3rd LNBF to any dish! Use 2 of these to add a 4th and 5th LNBF to your dish!

www.ebay.com

 

[k4otl]

This weekend I plan to install a sidecar LNB on my 90cm dish to get 105; Inforwars and VAKN. I will be using a weather-proof 4 port switch, will be interesting to see how much (or how little) the switch affects WPR reception.

I plan on doing the exact same thing, put a sidecar on my 99W dish to get 105W. I tried doing this on my 97W dish but it was really finicky and never could get a good lock, I figure 8 degrees away on a Hughesnet dish is pushing it, 4 degrees works great, I'd say 6 degrees will be ok. My reception of WPR, while not the most stable as previously mentioned, was through a 4 port Diseqc switch. I just remounted my 99W dish in a permanent pole concreted in the ground (as opposed to my jury-rigged setup previously). My 97/101 dish is still on a pallet and will be for a while, very stable.

 

[comfortably_numb]

My reception of WPR, while not the most stable as previously mentioned, was through a 4 port Diseqc switch

Forgive me if you answered this before, but what dish size will you be using, and is your LNB a PLL?

 

[k4otl]

Forgive me if you answered this before, but what dish size will you be using, and is your LNB a PLL?

Hughes 36" dish (I've got 2 ), Geosatpro PLL is on 99W currently, will probably swap out for an Edision that's coming in the mail, and use the Geosatpro on 105W.

 

[comfortably_numb]

My reception of WPR, while not the most stable as previously mentioned

I had it on most of the evening last night. It's a really nice, HQ stereo background format. Great find!

 

[freddylq]

2 LNB ADD ON BRACKET HOLDERS MULTIPLE LNBFs to Offset FTA Ku Satellite Dish | eBay

Has a molded in LNB rotation scale. This bracket can connect 3 different Ku LNBs on any dish. Perfect if you want to add a 2nd & 3rd LNBF to any dish! Use 2 of these to add a 4th and 5th LNBF to your dish!

www.ebay.com

I'll have to really look at that.

 

[k4otl]

I'll have to really look at that.

I've been using a piece of 1.5x1.5 aluminum angle that the previous homeowner left, take a grinder and cut off ~1" of width from one leg of said angle (so now it's a 0.5x1.5 angle), then drill holes and bolt to the end of the dish arm, using the same bolt that holds the main lnb. I leave that 0.5" leg for stiffening. Works pretty good.

 

[Pepper]

2 LNB ADD ON BRACKET HOLDERS MULTIPLE LNBFs to Offset FTA Ku Satellite Dish | eBay

Has a molded in LNB rotation scale. This bracket can connect 3 different Ku LNBs on any dish. Perfect if you want to add a 2nd & 3rd LNBF to any dish! Use 2 of these to add a 4th and 5th LNBF to your dish!

www.ebay.com

I typically use zip-ties

 

[comfortably_numb]

I typically use zip-ties

I like using those brackets from Hyper Casey because they were designed to be used with my Geosat Pro 90cm dish, but I'm sure there are a bunch of other ways you can do it!

 

[Mr Tony]

I typically use zip-ties

I use to use hose clamps and zip ties. The hose clamps worked great
found some pics of such