Recent content by M Law

Thanks for the suggestion. My signal strength is as high as ever on the even transponders, and moving the dish only lowered the signal strength. I don't think it is the dish. I think they have either tilted the bird again, or lowered it's power. Since I am on the edge of the footprint...

BEV HD Channels All But Gone on Central CA Coast Sat down tonight to watch a little US HD programming,and found that the only US HD network I can receive is CBS out of Seattle. Am I the only one?! Although HD channels have come and gone while BEV played around trying to keep things alive, I...

padre1161 - I feel your pain. I'm just a little north of you in Atascadero, and since we are north of the grade we can't get the NBC station in HD. I finally went the Canadian route and get all the nets in HD, but it isn't a painless set-up and I have to pay for a 2nd satellite service. I...

From San Luis Obispo, CA (half way between San Fran/San Jose & LA) using a 20" or 50CC antenna: 81 No signal on any odd transponder at all, except for an occasional hit on 13, which will lock at a signal strength of 52. Check it 5 minutes later, no signal at all. Even transponders all...

After struggling for days to resolve a non-existent switch problem (see Help with Switch Problem), I had resigned myself to having to give up on ExpressVu and move to StarChoice. Not that I think Star Choice is a lesser provider, but the hassle of changing companies was something I was not...

Thanks for checking this out RF_Eng, I was beginning to think I was losing it, since no one else was reporting the problem. Can anyone else in CA confirm they have lost additional US HD channels and are having "check switch" errors? It would appear that ExpressVu has further tweaked 82 such...

Had some time this weekend to try and resolve this problem, and I have to say I am stumped. I manage a technical site with millions in electronics, and here I can't figure out a simple satellite downlink problem. I am really hoping someone can help me with what to try next. If you read my...

Thanks Iceberg, hope to do just that thing this afternoon, if I am not in a tryptophan stupor!

Hi guys, need a little help to figure out a problem. First, I am in the San Luis Obispo, CA area, about halfway between LA and San Fran on the coast. I use ExpressVu to receive and DVR the US nets in high def, and pretty much that is it. Using a 9200 HD receiver and ever since the...

The link below indicates that BEV will be rolling out the re-badged Dish HD Rx'ers in April. Have to assume they are moving to MPEG4 sooner rather than later. Wonder what deals will be offered? I paid a pretty penny for a 9200 and I hate to just keep poring more money into this, especially...

140 on my Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 down the Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 1), just after coming out of the twisties, north of San Simeon. I'd been jammed up with RV's forever and when we broke into open road, I took off. Was only doing about 80 when a Miata blew by me like I was sitting still. It...

OK guys, I have read the forums and I have to say I am confused (not an unusual state, just ask my wife). There has been lots of discussion about whether a larger dish will pull in the missing Expressvu HD channels in centeral/southern California, but I can't tell if anyone has successfully...

I would like to win this dish to increase my choices and add to my antenna farm. This site and it's sponsors have always been the best and most helpful.

You have to think long term. Sure some of the low grade broadcast channels are going to cram as much into that digital stream as they can, but the reality is that the major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC) are headed rapidly to all HD, and as more and more HD sets are sold, the pressure will build and...

Anyone ever answer this one? I want to know as well, cause as soon as I have a little free time, I'll be putting up a 1 to 1.2 mtr. It would be good to know the fixes before I run over the problems.