DB>           BIG MISTAKE !!!!
 
 DB>           Find anything but a Uniden...preferably Chapparal,Houston
 DB>      Tracker, Drake anything BUT a UNIDEN....
 KS> Why do you say that?  I've had very good luck with Uniden rx's...
Me Too!  I have some bad things to say about many of the others as well:
Chaparral:   Heavy, over-designed, crowded chasis, requires many button
             pushes just to move the dish over a little, $169 flat rate
             for simple repairs, 7 days to ship to CA from FL for repair,
             remotes are getting hard to find, caps go bad--resulting in
             a bunch of static on VC channels, expensive, on-screen jumps
             around without a strong signal, they run so hot that they had
             to put a noisy fan in some models
Echosphere and HTS: Traditionally noted for bad power supply design, some
             models reqire obsure codes for programming. On the plus side,
             their UHF remotes usually work good.  You have to delete a sat
             to re-locate it.
GI:          After a while the Caps start losing their capacitance, and the
             picture looks worse.  This is a problem with most receivers,
             since many older models run fairly hot.
Uniden:      In my experience they are just as (or more) dependable than the
             other brands. OK, the 2020 model had some problems with QC, it
             may have been because they had moved their manufacturing op to
             korea or China.  I think I heard that the workers had burned
             down the Phillipine factory. I heard that they weren't going to
             build any more SQ560 or 4600 receivers. Is that true. My local
             distributor said they weren't going to get any more in, so I
             bought the last 5 they had. 
You might be able to get a new system for $1500; maybe if you call around to
             get a deal, offer your help in installation.   Good Luck.
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