Recent content by greyghost

Did it go out about the same time. Or, rather, did it go out at about the same outside temperature? There have been dish (LNB) problems in the past that had to do with temperature.

Not really enough info here. It may just be an alignment issue. Could be a LOS issue. Could be a bad LNB. Start by making sure the dish is aligned properly. Is this a self install?

If by "station" you mean channel, then no, you don't want it on a channel for alignment. You want the signal meter which you can find in the menu. Choose the 110 satellite and adjust the dish for the strongest signal. Then check the other satellites and all transponders on each to make sure you...

If your Hughes rx is between 1 and 4 years old, you don't need an active card to check the signal strength and it should have all three satellites at the signal strength meter (not all at the same time). If it is too old, it may not list the 110 satellite (or 119 for that matter). And...is your...

flyingsaucer, D* uses 32 transponders on the 101 satellite (1-32), 11 transponders on the 119 (22-32), and 3 on the 110 (8, 10, 12 - unless this has changed recently). Because the LNBs on the dish are a single molded piece, if you are getting 90s on all transponders for the 101 and 119, you...

Didn't mean to offend anyone, least of all you, tyork. However, although all these steps had been mentioned, and as bill1955 confirms, been tried, it sounds as if they were not attempted all at once and in order, which is essential. For instance, bill1955 said that the direct test line was...

Unbelievable. This has been going on since the 14th. It should take 15 minutes to troubleshoot 99.9% of the problems you can encounter with a D* system. OK, Bill, I'm there are three pages of responses here, so I'm going to go off your original post. 1. You were getting signal strengths of...

Pay raise? You are definitely with the wrong company. ;)

As talented as you seem to be, tyork, I am surprised you're not doing home theater work. You should consider it. The retail satellite work (Best Buy) will be going away very soon- or so "they" say. DirecTV will be pulling it in for the HSPs. Does Best Buy have their own HT installers in your...

My understanding is that Voom is trying to manage their own installations as a test in Florida. I suspect that if it works out they'll cut INSTALLSinc out altogether.

I guess my main questions remaining are: Is the idea to deduct the elevation number from the azimuth number to get the best angle for my location? No. Elevation and azimuth are unrelated to each other. Is the number described as “elevation” the same thing as the number for...

Vicki, I tried the various sites you listed, and some that those sites listed and am now certain of what you need to do. Ignore all that crap. I feel like I just tried to take an advanced calculus exam that was all word problems written in hieroglyphics. You are right, it is very confusing and...

Let me try to simplify this for you. 1. Azimuth and elevation are unrelated to each other. Azimuth is the direction (north, south, east, west) that you will be pointing the dish or antenna. Elevation is the angle that you will be tilting the dish toward the sky. You are never adding or...

Calling the Voom toll free number. It has repeated numbers and therefore makes dialing quicker.

Thank you. That is a great help.