SOOO NEW & Flustered

[trblmaker_1999]

Thanks for the warm welcome !!
I was reading other forum posts and is it true that I can move the dish and maybe pick up other sats in the sky and maybe have a chance at television??? Told ya I was NEW. We have viewsat ultra lite. With a Dish 500 and Live in fort myers florida.
I hope someone can shed some light on the big mystery of FTA. With a little help I should catch on very quickly.
Thanks

[tiger-55]

Originally Posted by trblmaker_1999

Thanks for the warm welcome !!
I was reading other forum posts and is it true that I can move the dish and maybe pick up other sats in the sky and maybe have a chance at television??? Told ya I was NEW. We have viewsat ultra lite. With a Dish 500 and Live in fort myers florida.
I hope someone can shed some light on the big mystery of FTA. With a little help I should catch on very quickly.
Thanks

well it is all black out unless you have iks.do some reading and decide what box you need.vs ultra lite is not gonna do any good for ya right now. My be in future when n3 get craked.

[basscat02]

The only options you have are to get one of the receivers with the hubs, or get a 30"plus dish with a linear LNB and catch sats 123W and 97W which are free and unencrypted

[trblmaker_1999]

We have a Dish 500 and it has 2 "marshmallows" as the guy that sold it to us called them.
We got our viewsat just 8 days before all the blackouts happened so I havent had any of this equipment long enough to know what I have or what I need or really what any of the lingo stands for when people are posting. I have been reading almost everyday to get informed and learn.
Any help would be sooo appreciated!
Thanks from the newbie!

[tomcat01]

viewsat are a great reciever but they are not up right now with everyelse for a cardless fix .. really the only thing you can and i know it sucks is put the viewsat to the side and buy a sonicview 360 premier and a ihub and hook it up to the net if you want up to you but that is really the only option right now .. .. keep the viewsat though if a cardless bin comes out it will be working again

sonicview works right now on some channesl via iks (internet keys sharing )basically you will hook it to a router and you internet and it will give you some tv that way approx 300 channels on bev and less on dn but i think they are adding all the time ..
do some more reading here and you will know more about all that is happening

[IRC-mac]

Originally Posted by trblmaker_1999

We have a Dish 500 and it has 2 "marshmallows" as the guy that sold it to us called them.
We got our viewsat just 8 days before all the blackouts happened so I havent had any of this equipment long enough to know what I have or what I need or really what any of the lingo stands for when people are posting. I have been reading almost everyday to get informed and learn.
Any help would be sooo appreciated!
Thanks from the newbie!

Hello and i live in the port richey fl area and i get (61.5on dtv dish) 110 118/119 121 on a super dish. tho all is black now. its all a matter of having patience and waiting for the coder's to finish their part. it might take some time since the last time we went thru this on n1 to n2. n2 was leaked out by a dn employee. I dont think n3 is going to be leaked out since the providers will be keeping on eye on the source code very carefully this time around. But you never know what might happen. just sit back and if you like testing get a sg2100 motor for your dish and do some testing. i for one will be getting a motor my self and plan on seeing whats out their in the way of free tv. im sure their are plenty of satellites that have n2 running and dont need any type of software to reveive them.. hopefully i can get enought free channels to keep me busy the rest of the summer, till someone ends up posting a fix. good luck with you new hobby..

[IRC-mac]

here is a fta lingo list i posted on another site. i still had it in my documents, hop it helps you as to the ling used in fta... so grab a beer and sit back and read...

AKA - Also Known As

Antenna - Satellite Dish & LNB assembly

Autoroll - A function in the receivers .bin, which automatically pulls keys from a data stream and searches (rolls) ontil it finds the one that decodes the vidio/audio (a.k.a rolls them automatically).

Azimuth - The Left/Right rotation positioning of the satellite dish, (Referenced with the mounting pole in your belly).

BAND STACKING - A frequency system used with "DishPro"/"DishPro+" LNB's. "Stacks" Horizontal Transponders, AKA; EVEN/Left polarity to Vertical transponders, ODD/Right Polarity . This "Stacking" allows one RG-6 Cable to deliver both transponder polaritys.

BEV - Bell Express Vu (Canada)

BIN – (.BIN) A file in a BINary format suitable for flashing a Satellite Receiver: AKA .PGM, .IRD

Bird – A satellite

BUD - Big Ugly Dish, a C Band dish, (8 foot dish - 5 Ghz)

"C" band - a older 5 Ghz band, uses the "BUD" antenna (above)

Charlie - Charlie Ergen, DISH Network CEO. Also known as Dish Network

Circular (signal, Satellite, LN - Type of signal that the satellite sends out, Received with Circular LNB.

Clarke Belt - The name given in honor of Arthur C. Clarke, to the orbit 22,300 miles directly above the equator where satellites can maintain a stationary position in relation to the earth. Also called geostationary orbit.

Clone - Counterfeit copy of a receiver, looks identical, BUT Electricly/Electronicly different, the original manufactures factory software (.bin) doesn't work on the clone.

Cloning – Copying one receivers program to another identical manufacture and model receiver, using data cable or USB Memory drive.

Closed - Encrypted or Scrambled channel

Data Cable - The cable used to interface the computer to the receiver, 2 versions commonly used, see Null cable and Straight cable.

Data Stream - Satellite Transponders transmit the entertainment (Radio/TV) Data Streams , each stream carry many TV/Radio channels, the stream passes through the LNB, and the receivers receive and decode the data stream.

DAVE - Digital Audio Video Entertainment. Also known as Direct TV.

DBS - Digital Broadcast Satellite

Direction - Also called Azimuth, Satellite Dish Direction rotation right and Left

DiseqC - Digital Satellite Equipment Control, (short for diseqc switch) A universal LNB switch that can add 3 additional satellites (4 total) to receiver.

DISH Network - Digital Information Sky Highway Network

Dish Antenna - A parabolic antenna that collects satellite signals. C-Band antennas range in size from 5-12 feet in diameter; K-Band antennas range from 18 inches to 6 feet.

DN Abbreviation for Dish Network

Dish Pro - (DP) A CIRCULAR LNB and Switch system used by some providers that utilizes band stacking.

Dongle - A IKS adaptor, usually proprietary, that plugs into the receiver. Adapts the receiver to a internet connection (Cat5), with the proper software.

DP - Abbreviation for Dish Pro

DSS - Digital Satellite System. Video standard used by Direct TV

DVB - Digital Video Broadcast. Video standard used by Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu, PowerVu, and MPEG2 free-to-air.

ECM - Electronic Counter Measure, a data stream modification to confuse/disable non-subscribing receivers.

Elevation - The Up/Down positioning of the satellite dish

EMU - emulator or emulation

Encrypted - Digital Video and/or Audio have been encoded and require special keys or processes to make it visible.

EPG - Electronic Program Guide

F Connector - the screw on cable connectors used in satellite

Firmware- Software in the Flash Memory that allows the receiver to run, can be changed by the user via the .BIN .

FLASHED – Software program that reads the .bin, and writes it to the receivers flash memory, through a computer and written via a data cable or Flash drive.

FTA - Free To Air, Non-encrypted channel (digital signal)

GHz - Abbreviation for GegaHertz

Hard Boot - Removing the power from the receiver, waiting 20 seconds and powering up.

IKS - Internet Key Sharing, A receiver that has a internet interface and can go to the internet for Key and other updates, usually automatically.

IR - Infra-Red (the light signal used between the receiver and the remote control)

IRD - Integrated Receiver Decoder AKA: Receiver, AKA: STB (Set Top Box)

IRD File - A file extension used for a receiver manufactures decoding program, AKA .bin file

JTAG - Writing to the internal flash memory the basic start up (boot) program.

Keys - Part of the anti-pirate program encription that is provider changeable, and down loaded by the providers to the subscribing receivers.

Ku-Band - The 11.7-12.7 GHz (Gigahertz) frequency band. This band has been split into 2 segments by the FCC. The first is the 11.7-12.2 GHz band known as FSS (Fixed Satellite Service), usually Linear signal transmitting. There are 22 FSS Ku-Band satellites in orbit over North America today. They range in power from 20-45 watts per transponder, requiring a 3-5 foot antenna for clear reception. The 12.2 - 12.7 GHz segment is known as BSS (Broadcast Satellite Service), usually Circular signal transmitting. Satellites in this band range in power from 100 - 200 watts per transponder, allowing the use of receive antennas as small as 12-18 inches.

Latitude - A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator.

Legacy - A common CIRCULAR LNB and Switch system that is used by some providers, uses control voltages to change circular polarity .

Linear (signal, Satellite, LN - Type of signal that the satellite sends out, Received with Linear LNB, must be skewed.

LNB - Low Noise Block converter System devise used to amplify and convert satellite signals into frequencies sent to the tuner. (the item on the dish that has the white hockey puck nose).

Longitude - Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0°.

L.O. Frequency - Local Oscillator Frequency (Ku Linear = 10750, Ku Circular = 11250)

MHz - Abbreviation for MegaHertZ

MPEG II - Moving Picture Experts Group II, A system for compression of digital data

MUX - A group of channels on same frequency

Nagra 1&2 - Nagravision encryption (Dish Netwok & ExpressVu system). A type of digital encoding.

Night Rider Lights - A receivers display that displays a moving dash that moves left to right, then right to left and repeats continously.

Null cable - Serial cable used for loading softwate from computer to STB, wired NOT directy through.

OCS - One Cable Solution A providers designation for the DP LNB system, see "Band Stacking"

Open - In The Clear or Free To Air

Opkey - See "Softcam"

Orbital Position - The place in the Sky over the equator ,(AKA Clarke belt) that the satellite is located, that is rotating at the same speed the Earth is turning, designation IE 82W, 110W.

PGM File - .PGM A file extension used for a manufactures receiver decoding program, AKA .bin file

Polarization - The physical orientation of the waveform transmitted from the satellite. R/L are right and left 'circular' rotation similar to a corkscrew. H/V are horizontal/vertical similar to a fishing line cast either overhand or sidearm.

ROM File - A file extension used for a receiver manufactures decoding program, AKA .bin file

PVR Receiver - Programable Video Recorder, Product that tracks viewing habits, records programs and has other interactive features such as pause and rewind.

QPSK (Quaternary Phase Shift Keying) - a digital modulation scheme used in transmission communications that allows increased sending capacity, usually High Definition vidio associated.

Quality (signal) - The quanity of satellite signal that thas been decoded sucessfully indicated by the receiver.

RG-59 - Older higher loss cable, should NOT be used for FTA Dish signals.

RG-6 - Cable used for FTA Dish signals in satellite

RF - Radio Frequency

Satellite Antenna - (Dish) A parabolic antenna that collects satellite signals. C-Band antennas range in size from 5-12 feet in diameter; K-Band antennas range from 18 inches to 6 feet.

SID - Station IDentification, used by the providers to number their TV channels.

Scrambled - Analog video has been manipulated so that it is not intelligible.

Skins(s) - The receivers Graphical User Interface "look", The "look" of the menu(s) and user interface.

Skew - Rotation (Clockwise / Anti-Clockwise) of the LNB or DISH (Like the steering wheel of a car).

Softcam - a file with a set of keys in it

Software fix FIX - A software upgrade that gets around a ECM

Spot Beam - Satellite signal that is contained to a geographical area by a satellite transponder.

STB - "Set Top Box" - AKA - FTA Receiver

Stream - See data steam (Above)

Strength (signal) - the power of the satellite signal that is being captured by the antenna, and displayed by the receiver.

Straight Cable - Serial cable used for loading softwate from computer to STB, wired directy through.

S.U.N.S. - Secure Updating Network System

SW21 - A Dish antenna switch that is activated by a 22kHz tone.

Symbol Rate (SR) - Size of the digital package transmission

TP - Transponder

Transponder - Satellite transmitter(s), send out different frequencys for different channels. A satellite component that receives and retransmits a TV signal or perhaps many narrower-band data or audio channels.

USB Data Drive - AKA Thumb/Jump/Memory/Stick Flash Drive, used to transfer programs from computer to USB equiped receivers or used to record video/audio programs by PVR satellite receivers.

Please note, although no boardcode and smiley buttons are shown, they are still useable