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    Reception Problem

    I have a an H21 receiver which suddenly stopped recognizing satellites 99 and 103. All transponders show zeroes. My two other receivers work fine so it is not a dish problem. I reset the receiver several times and ran the initial satellite setup again, no results. I also swapped out the...
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    NFL ST SuperFan

    I sent an email to Directv complaining about the charge for SuperFan and three hours later received what has to be a canned response email. Here it is: 07/20/2007 01:54 PM Dear Mr. McMillen, Thanks for writing about your issue on the NFL SuperFan. I understand your concerns over programming...
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    Amplifier Interference

    Thanks for the info. As a matter of fact, I am leasing the H20. Darn, I hate losing that Channel Master dish, though.
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    Amplifier Interference

    Double Wow! Almost totally correct, but when I took the Sammy out of the closet when I got the second HD set, it would not work. It was sent to Dtv in exchange for the H20-100. I have three receivers. The Sony tivo sends a signal to four analog sets via a splitter and Terk Leap Frogs. I doubt...
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    Amplifier Interference

    Wow! You really research a problem. Thanks for your efforts. Actually, I live in Sullivan, about 25 miles from the closest channel and 45 mi from the one most distant, all between 303 and 330 degrees. My ota pulls all the channels in without being rotated. They come in very well on the HD...
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    Amplifier Interference

    The receiver that feeds the analog tvs is a Sony Tivo from about 1998. All the locals come in fine on those sets. However, the HDTVs , one connected to a DirectvHR10-250 and the other to a Directv H20-100, show a blank screen when tuned to an ota channel when the amplifier is hooked up. All...
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    Amplifier Interference

    I am located near Bangor, Maine. I am using the biggest antenna that Radio Shack makes. IJ have thr4ee receivers, one analog to feed the analog sets, and two HD receivers. With the amplifier hooked up I cannot get ota channels on my digital receivers. Could there possibly be a voltage imbalance...
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    Amplifier Interference

    I recently hooked up an an ota amplifier to see if it would improve my ota reception.I installed it near the ota connection to a 5/8 multiswitch. On the sets which were served by an analog receiver and which were analog tv sets, the ota signal was good. However, none of the ota local channels...
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    Signal Strength divergence

    Thanks for the info. I will check it out next week when it gets a little warmer here in Maine. The multiswitch is under the house in an enclosed crawl space. In the meantime I will check out my dish connections. Rappy
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    Signal Strength divergence

    I checked signal strength on my receiver the other night and found that on the 101 satellite the odd numbered transponders had high signal strength and the even numbered transponders had low(30s) signal strength. Satellites 110 and 119 are not affected. Even with the problem, I get good...
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    Multiswitch Question

    Barnebad: I have a 5x8 multiswitch, with four coaxes coming from the dish and one from the ota antenna. And there is also a coax connection to the power supply from the multiswitch.
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    Multiswitch Question

    Since ota signals were also affected, I would assume the problem would have to be in the multiswitch. One thing I will check is the coax between the multiswitch and the power supply. Maybe the connectors have to loosened and then tightened again to remove any corrosion, etc. I won't check...
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    OTA signal amplifier

    Thanks for the tips My antenna is the largest that Radio Shack sells. The coax has a long run, about 80 ft. to get to the multiswitch, a 5x8 which services a 3lnb dish. I get good reception by routing the ota coax through the 5x8 and only get the pixellation on one local channel(Signal strength...
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    OTA signal amplifier

    On the HD reception from two local channels, I get some pixellation and picture freeze. I am considering an amplifier to be installed before the OTA coax enters the 5x8 multiswitch. Do amplifiers really make a difference? Your input would be appreciated.
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    Multiswitch Question

    The other day I suddenly lost all satellite channels and my ota signals were degraded. I have a 5x8 Eagle Aspen multiswitch in the enclosed crawl space under my house. Just as I was preparing to go under the house in zero degree weather the next day all channels suddenly came back on line. Then...
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    Fox News Channel Problem

    I have a six year old Sony Tivo. Lately, I have had problems getting a picture on the Fox News Channel 360. The other channels come in fine. I have no problem with my digital receivers getting the same channel. Could this be a receiver problem or a transmission problem. Has anyone else had the...
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    HD Receiver and Analog Stations

    Thank You, Andrew. I will keep the Sammy 360 in case my Sony Tivo dies. Dragon is probably correct, however. MPEG4 will make everything irrellevent.
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    HD Receiver and Analog Stations

    I have what is probably a dumb question. When I got my new 10-250, I put my Sammy 360 in the closet for future use. At the present time my other receiver in use is a Sony Tivo I bought about 6 years ago. I got a lifetime contract with TIVO so my new 10-250 being a second DVR is free as far a...
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    Added DVR, need additional line from dish

    Here is the link that will tell you everything you want to know.http://www.solidsignal.com/gainmasterantenna.asp
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    Added DVR, need additional line from dish

    Correction Make that three lines in from the dish with the oval 3lnb dish. I now have four lines in from my new GainMaster dish because it does not have a built in multiswitch.
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    Added DVR, need additional line from dish

    I was referring to the multiswitch that is built into The Oval 3LNB dish. Good to get a question from an installer(even if he is a Steeler fan), a former Buckeye, I am a Browns fan.To be specific, when I had the original round dish, I had 2lnbs.with two lines coming into the house to a Sony...
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    Added DVR, need additional line from dish

    I would recommend a 5x8 multiswitch If the OTA coax is connected to the multiswitch along with the four satellite cables, all you will need would be diplexers at the receivers. By the way, I was told by an installer that problems of signal loss arise from running from a dish multiswitch to...
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    A couple of HD Tivo questions.

    I recently bought an HR10-250. Since I already have a lifetime deal on my other tivo, a Sony I bought about six years ago, do I get a free ride on the 10-250? Does the 10-250 pick up SD local stations? Mine doesn't. It only deals with digital channels. As a result, I can't watch our local UHF...
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    $299 HD-DVR w/ $100 rebate

    Thanks for the Newegg tip. I ordered from Newegg and receive my HR10-250 in a few days. Before ordering, I called Directv and found their best price to be $399 after rebate and mandatory $90 installation or no warranty. Seems like a no brainer to me to go with Newegg as I already have the...
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    Pointing a Gain Master Dish

    Hope This Helps Subtract your skew reading you get from the settings Directv gives you from 180. That will be the correct skew. I have a Gainmaster dish and I got a reading of 56 which I subtracted from 180 and got 124. Just a different way of expressing the same thing.