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I have 4 separate 1 meter dishes, feeding a DPP44. Since losing 129, who would be next best one? Not looking for international content. Thanks, Kevin

Thanks for reply and confirming my suspicions. I had the 612 a Long time and having "fun" relearning. Come winter, a long spelunking of storage behavior pends. (retired systems engineer)

I have a 612, EXACT model number Must Match. My 612 can use a 320 or 500 GB Seagate - That's ALL. I bought a spare 320 and the 500 (a guess, but same model series) because HD failure is WAY more likely than anything else. I recm'd get the right drive, swap it (just like a PC) and format it. Now...

Just having increasing issues with a VIP612 and upgraded to a Hopper w/Sling. A couple oddities arose: > can I make the recording schedule only show "now" and the future? It's showing Everything I've scheduled. Even a week ago. > is there a way to rename OTA recordings? I see no way to rename...

Tried to talk to customer service, but voice system didn't give an option for a general comment. So, maybe they'll see it here. I Really like the latest user interface: > hit "guide" and select which one - no more toggling through the list > save to dvr 2+ of the same show and it creates a...

I'll guess 110 - 120 feet. But performance would have to decline a lot before I'd change it. It was no fun to do as it is.

You can just see the pole at the corner of my field. The zoomed in pict even shows the shadows

All 4 are standard DP LNBs. I suspect the eirp of the evens is different than odds. Maybe evens are affected by atmosphere more than odds, but RF is voodoo to me. Everything is RG-6 that I crimp ends on.

From SW MI, 129 is very low to horizon. Even transponders get a high 30s signal - not bad given distance and atmosphere. Odd ones get upper 60s ! I do have to clear weeds a couple times each summer.

You kids do stuff differently than us geezers (tee hee). I just barely understand what you're doing. Not good or bad, but most definitely a different. I envy you in some aspects, and am afraid for you in others. Stay safe & sane - I'm not confident that'll be easy.

I made a "hanger" for a baseball hat to park the receiver next to my ear. Turn up the tv volume until the received tone is clear - good to >100 ft at least. Yup the toughest is getting initial aim to sat. Since I have a 129 doing well, it's "just" 10d pull east and 6d up elevation. I'll...

Thanks, come warmer weax, I'll rehome 77 to 119. I use a baby monitor on the audio from the tv to tune it in. But I have to find it first - always a challenge. Thanks again

I'm lower SW Michigan, bad weax kills the west arc then the east unless it's a big front. I'm running under the (probably rash) assumption that the Dish firmware will find the alternate. So if I have HD on 61.5 & 129 (list I used at setup) a redundant for 72.7 would be either 110 or 119. Until a...

Hi, I have a 4 separate LNB/reflector setup feeding a DPP44. It was for 61.5, 72.7, 77, & 129. Now with 77 decommissioned (total surprise to Me), what would be the next best choice? Too cold to change now, but in 4-5 months yes. I was looking for a transponder / channel map, but all I see still...

Interesting, so if I end my subscription to Dish, my account expires - becomes invalid? Therefore all EHD and internal saves become inaccessible? Not looking for a way around property rights, just once I've saved it, can I keep it?