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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    well, there ya go. And we now find ourselves free from this issue, to move about the others. Thanks guys sig
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    sweet daddy kane. Hey ice, do you agree with jason's statement that my prob stems from using long RG59 cable instead of RG60 ? No offense, jason; just wanting a second opinion so I can put the thought to rest. I just can't get my mind around the fact I can receive 70 and 71 (HBOH & SHOH) on the...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    koo...guess he's SOLWAP, SBT, NTCSWGAS and whatever other acronyms there are haha OK, that problem solved, what about my other question? Can I run the amplified OTA antenna before I go into the multi? thanks J! sig
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    ...and now for the answer I don't want to hear. Did I mention the house is wired with RG59 :( *please refrain from lobbing any vegetables* Yes, I knew this might cause a problem. I was just hoping it wouldn't. I mean it is passing the HD channels so maybe the 59 is not the prob. Anyway, I...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    I forgot to add something hmmmm very interesting. My money's on a long cable (could also be a bad connection as one of the F connectors popped off while I was pulling on it). All the runs except one is extremely long; well within the limits however. I'm guessing maybe 75 to 100 feet? Not sure...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    Problems upon Problems: a follow-up hey guys, what's up. I bet you thought I forgot aboutcha, huh? ha Not as long as I've got frickin' problems. Otherwise, I'd be so outta here haha JK OK, I need everyone's help. My suspicions were half correct. I knew there was a combiner in the mix...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    mightypeon, if you got it at BB then you're most likely running the P3 (phase). I haven't researched 'cascading' but it sounds like it's a solution to running many multis at once? keep us/me posted as I'm trying to get out of this all i can. And it does look like that multi would work...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    i'm curious whether you're running a triple LNB now, and if so do you know if it has a built-in multi? Ice, help me out here if i'm wrong, but wouldn't the absence/presence of an existing multi cause the 2x4 solution he's proposing not to work? It seems like this would trip up the multi for some...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    yeah, that's a nice 'un ;) I actually found one I'm watching for about $40 less (that is until all the vultures swoop in four days from now haha) however, the aspen eagle 5/4 multi is nice (albeit with fewer outputs), does work with P3 and was only $25, so I'll get that in a couple of days...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    hey jason, thanks. I did find the 5x8 @ best buy, however, the Dynex I found says it's not compatible with triple lnbs. also, it's $149! ouch. If it does work with a TLNB please let me know; otherwise, i'll pick up the eagle on the bay for something a helluvalot more reasonable. thanks! raze
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    ice, i'm looking at an aspen eagle 5x4 S-4140-GX. Will this work ok? The reason i'm asking is on the sat input side i see the 4 inputs, each side marked sat A and sat B, respectively; however, i see no sat C (not sure if that matters). I think this will work ok, just want to make sure...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    so if i go with a 5x8, say, and i'm only going to run 4 receivers, that would be cool, right? Also, can anyone recommend a good 5-by-at-least-4 that's inexpensive AND accessible, like, today!? haha raze
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    ok, got it. Here's the problem with the 'easiest' solution you guys proposed - he's combining both Sat and Ant into the multiswitcher. Once at the source, diplexers are used. If I remove the multi, and run directly to the receivers, I then lose the ability to transmit OTA. Should I get a 5x8...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    out of curiosity, would it even work if i ran only one line from the LNB to the switcher, which I then would run four receivers?
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    ok guys, here's the latest. Poked around my owner's attic tonight just to get an idea of what to expect and found a very strange setup. As far as I can tell it's like this: Four lines coming from what was 2 separate dual lnb dishes, but is now 4 lines from one triple lnb (the new dish I...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    yeah, my guess is - judging from the shoddy install - there's a splitter in the mix somewhere, so that's what i'm thinking, too, cougar, that this is what's causing some of the missing transponders. Let's just hope it's this simple. My god, never fails you're trying to look good in front of...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    hey ice, thanks. So i basically add this somewhere between the dish's lnbs and the receiver(s), correct? Koo. Now...if i get up in the attic to find there already is a multiswitch there, would I then just be able to pull off the multi and instead use couplers on the lines going to each receiver...
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    line extender amp? 'splain please ;) Where would I get one of these and how much are they?
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    hey glen, thanks for taking the time to read and respond. I'll be over there this weekend working on the prob so I'll keep you posted. raze
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    DirecTV & Missing Transponders

    Hey guys, just want to say hey and thanks for having me - first time caller, long-time installer ;) OK, so here's my dilemma. The owner of my company has been having probs with DirecTV reception for quite some time now, and knowing HT and electronics, etc., are a hobby of mine he asked me to...