Recent content by Leo Farnsworth

Thank you all for your comments - DSP81: I did not understand that I should hook up the Dish 500 directly to my receiver by its self. Thank you for helping me understand this. eurosport84: Thank you for your comment - what additional gain in programming would I get from 61.5? Have a...

Hello, I am trying to 'boost' my 129 signal. I currently have a 1000.2 and also have a Dish 500 connected to the correct port of the 1000.2 LNB (additionally, the '500' is oriented correctly according to The List!) - the concept is to increase or boost my reception of sat 129. No matter how...

Thank you RandallA. I will quickly change back to the far right LNB in - though I am still very curious why I cannot seem to find a signal... And I will study this manual. Thank you again for your help!

FWIW Once I cover the 129 eye I cannot get ANY reception from the 129 Sat on the wing dish alone. I did go to The List! and confirm my asimuth and elevation angles and I have a really good compass. I get NO signal. Not a bit. I have tried re-aiming higher, lower left and right - just no...

Thank you very much for your reply. It's a rather selfish thing, really... I'm on the fringe of 129 SB 11 and cannot quite receive the spotbeam. I figure if I can begin the process with this dish (I know it is not too large, but it was free) and see an improvement either I will grasp the...

RandallA Supporting Founder Thank you very much. I see what to do. I appreciate the link greatly.

OK, I can do that - do you have an informed guess as to which eye it is (far Left or far Right)? Thank you.

Hello, I have a Dish 1000.2 and am attempting to add a Dish 500 'wing' dish to get a better 129 signal The 1000.2 has a LNB with four 'outs' - the he left two 'outs' go to a 622 and a 722. The third is free and the fourth has the input from the Dish 500. After doing much adjusting and...

Thank you for your kind responses. I am outside of the yellow and green line, though I am within the 'red zone' from the overall spotbeam from another map (which I cannot find t this time - it's the overall footprint of SB 11). I understand that I am 'pushing the envelope' and am very happy...

"If it is locked and says "spotbeam" in the column where it said Transponder beforeand you have a signal strength of 45, you should pick up that market with no problems as is. If you leave it on that transponder it should eventually chane to say Locked Echostar 129W." I have improved the...

Thanks a bunch. Missoula is on transponder 6 and I have a signal strength of 45 with: Locked - name not aquired... Am I close?

Thank you very much. I'm very much on the fringe of SB 11 - I wonder if a 39" or 48" dedicated 129 dish would pick up the SB 11 signal?

I believe you are correct.

Look into Idaho Falls - you can get them. I'm interested in Missoula for the PNW Fox sports - Mariner baseball. I just wonder if I had a 39" or 48" dish if I could pick up enough extra to get the spot beam. Thanks for the reply.

Hey, just a quick question: I'm in Bozeman and have 'moved' to Missoula (Mariners baseball on Fox NW). I can get the SD locals but not the HD locals - I just get a message screen. Are YOU getting actual programming on the HD Channels? Anyone have an idea if a 30" dish would bring them in...