Recent content by ewestrom

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    Aiming Dish - Clueless and need advice - Please help

    Thank you, I will try that tomorrow. Any other advice anyone sees fit to offer will be appreciated. I will report back how things go. Thank you for the help everyone.
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    Aiming Dish - Clueless and need advice - Please help

    Ok, progress made. It appears that there is a line of sight issue. When I use the settings for a Dish 500 (which shifts the dish to the left as well as changes the other settings, zipcode 27704 if needed), I can lock onto 119 and 110. I get 105% on 119, transponder 19. So, I guess I will...
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    Aiming Dish - Clueless and need advice - Please help

    Moved just 3 streets over. Not sure how well that part will play out... I believe the line of sight is fine, again kinda hard to tell with the skew of the dish because I can't exactly figure out what part I am pointing. I will try with just a cable running from the DP Plus Twin to the...
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    Aiming Dish - Clueless and need advice - Please help

    I kinda figured that much of a sweep was very excessive. One of the things I couldn't figure out though, is what exactly am I pointing towards the 242 azimuth? It is easy to figure out before I introduce the skew into the dish. After the dish is skewed, things aren't quite so straight...
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    Installer needed-Durham, NC

    As I am not having any luck finding an installer, I started a new thread with my problems and asking for advice. It is at http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=74019 Thanks
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    Aiming Dish - Clueless and need advice - Please help

    So, I break up with the gf and take my new Dish Network system with me. I call the person who installed it originally and he has moved. I called a local Dish co. 5-6 times and they don't call back. So, I try to setup the unit myself at my new house, and can't get it working. I have a...
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    Installer needed-Durham, NC

    Hi, I am at wit's end with trying to get this thing going. Is there an installer in the Durham, NC area that I can pay to come set up my DishHD unit??? Please email me at eric@triauc.com Thank you