Welcome onboard netpotentential,
You have a fast and steep learning curve in front of you....... As for a Guru, mate, isn't that what this forums all about? Sharing knowledge.... Trust me, there r a couple of Gurus floating around this site.
I'd start with lots of reading.... like before you start cracking encryption systems, can you focus a dish on the sat and do a simple freq scan?
If i were you, i'd look to find someone selling a second hand Humax 4500 or something simple like that. Dreambox's are great, but might be a big hand full as a first box.
So yeah, get a cheap box and start searching for some FTA and with that you should learn a bunch.
Good Luck
