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    My AlfaDigital AD-9500

    Hello 2 every1! Help! Please can sum1 help me with my receiver. I have and AlfaDigital AD-9500 receiver with irdeto cam and smart card slot. its kinda old. Can anyone give me software/loader in which i can use to my receiver so that i can input keys or anything that will improve it. Tnx in...
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    Dish Alignment

    Also...I have said that i have an old and rusty 1.6m dish. can i still use it or can i paint it to get more signal?
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    is a hex-key to only thing you need ?

    Im planning to buy Starsat SR-X550D. This has no CI and Smartcard slot but.. It is supposed to get channels that are in irdeto2, viaccess and some other encryptions. Is this true? and also...without CI and SM slot, I can never explore all channels. But can i easily upgrade this or look a valid...
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    Which LNB ?

    Yes more probably it is a prime focus one but mine has a hole on the center thats why im wondering where to point the lnb head. Can u tell me what exactly is an offset dish and what are/is the other type of dish.
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    is a hex-key to only thing you need ?

    tnx friend. definitely it is! ok...lets say i will consider buying a receiver with CI (Common Interface Slot). Am i right? So this Dragin/Xcam/Matrix etc..are all of these compatible to any receiver that has CI? I understand that these various cams is for watching various/different ecrypted...
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    HOTBIRD 4 satellite receiver questions

    thanks mate! i already know the azimuth and elevation of my locaton. i used smwlink3 at http://www.smw.se/smwlink/smwlink3.zip my only problem is i don't hava a compass. i tried to use my Arabsat setup as a reference and... unfortunately, now i know what i did wrong. i have rotated the dish...
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    Which LNB ?

    Big thanks mates! Esp. to IjonT. Acually I have visited all of these site before and now things are seems to be more clearer than b4. 1. I think i have 2 of this dish type and im currently using it for my tfc (Atalantic Bird) and Arabsat at about 98cm and 83cm respectively. But... 2. I think i...
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    Dish Alignment

    Hi rolfw! tnx so much for d rply. i have also 1.6m old dish but it's rusty. does it affect? Can i use any lnb on any dish? and should i point the head of the lnb to the center of the dish or where? and how far should be the distance of the lnb from the focal point of the dish? does it depends...
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    Dish Alignment

    Courtesy of Satmaster QuickAim: Satellites (Ku,Band) Above 20 Degrees Elevation Notes (1) This geometric listing does not imply usable signals (2) Side lobe overspill may allow out of footprint reception (3) Ground noise may be excessive below 10 degrees elevation Site location Ar Riyad –...
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    Which LNB ?

    hi to everyone. im just new here and i absolutely need help :( i have separate dish and lnb. and i like to put it together but i dunno how. is there any rule how far is the lnb from the dish and should i point the head of the lnb to the center of the dish? or what? coz i spent the whole day...
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    HOTBIRD 4 satellite receiver questions

    hi easysat! "Pointing the dish at Hotbird is relatively simple if you can temporarily position the receiver and a TV within sight of the dish." i've done it and i didn't find any signal quality for the whole day. i almost didnt get sleep that night. can u pls. tell me what should i know to set...
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    Please help me in my SR-X 120

    hi nfhs49! i've been reading a lot of ur post... and i found it all useful. coz i have big problem and that i can't get enough sleep. :( here it goes, i have alfadigital AD-9500 receiver. it has 1 CI with irdeto in it and smartcard slot. can i upgrade my receiver with any s/w available so that...
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    One Dish two receiver HOW

    Hello 2 everyone! can anyone help me to align my dish to Hotbird. Im currently in Arabsat 26E. when i try to tune to Hotbird which is 13E... i cant get signal. is there any easy way how to align it. Btw, my location is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. and also, Im planning to buy a new receiver. any advice...
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    is a hex-key to only thing you need ?

    Hi 2 everyone. Im in Saudi now and im planning to buy a new receiver. what do i need to look for? i heard much of starsat here. i like to get every possible channels that i can. including encrypted channels. and also...if ur receiver has only irdeto or viaccess inside.. does it mean that u cant...
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    arabsat26e

    Hello everyone! I'm from Saudi Arabia. and im currently at Arabsat. I'm having trouble getting MBC channels on my Alfa Digital AD-9500 receiver but when i try to put Humax...it works. what should i do? Almost all of TP i put works and i think these MBC tp is the only one that does not. Help...
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