First Channel

[rainman]

Just wondering if anybody can remember the first channel you lock onto when installing your first satellite system.For me it was Telemundo on G4 c band analog back in the early 90's.

[bobkat]

For me I guess it would have been DIRECTV - back in '97 when DirecTv was still "sort of" legal in Canada. That was my first - took me 4 hours to complete the install... LOL

kat

[wejones]

I can't remember what I first found on MY dish, but a couple weeks before I put mine up, a co-worker installed the same dish I bought, and I'm pretty sure that we found one of the ABC or CBS network feeds on T-301 or T-302. I likely tried to find the same thing when I set mine up a couple weeks later.
I do remember being quite skeptical that we'd find ANYTHING, and was amazed when the channels came in crystal clear.

[rainman]

For me I guess it would have been DIRECTV - back in '97 when DirecTv was still "sort of" legal in Canada. That was my first - took me 4 hours to complete the install... LOL

kat

4 hours would have been nice took me about 4 weeks due to Grounding out a wire to the down converter box.LOL Live and learn I guest.

[Iceberg]

When I installed the dish system...took me 4 hours too but finally got Channel 101

First KU channel I saw when installing a dish? CCTV on G3

[vze59zgb]

Just wondering if anybody can remember the first channel you lock onto when installing your first satellite system.For me it was Telemundo on G4 c band analog back in the early 90's.

about 3 years ago i installed 36 in dish had a tv and receiver out there with me got the spec for galaxy 129. got the satt the first thing i saw was a john wayne movie needless to say how excited i was. been in it ever since great hobey that time it was called star net now i have 4 receivers and 4 dishes from sadoun vze59zgb

[vze59zgb]

4 hours would have been nice took me about 4 weeks due to Grounding out a wire to the down converter box.LOL Live and learn I guest.

can happen to the best of us see how it turned out now your an expert always say you learn by your mistakes i did vze59zgb

[rainman]

can happen to the best of us see how it turned out now your an expert always say you learn by your mistakes i did vze59zgb

yep about 15 years of mistakes and this is starting to get fun.

[Larry Acklin]

C band analog, HH Motor, 10 ft dish, first light was the Golf Channel. I remeber it like it was yesterday. (and that was about 10 years ago)

Larry

[rainman]

C band analog, HH Motor, 10 ft dish, first light was the Golf Channel. I remeber it like it was yesterday. (and that was about 10 years ago)

Larry

yeah the first time always stays with you.LOL