Recent content by Gregroadwarrior

One of my biggest frustrations is aiming my unit with an analog meter and hitting a strong signal which does not register on my receiver. I am an RV'er and set up my dish quite often. Adding to my frustration is that I don't know what satellite I've acquired. I would appreciate suggestions...

Can you recommend an inexpensive device that would detect Dish satellites while pointing? It drives me nuts to hit on a satellite with high signal strength and my dish receiver can't recognize it. Thanks for your reply.

Thanks, that figures.

I have Dish Network and receive signals on a Dish 500. My biggest frustration is pointing the dish with a meter and not knowing what SAT I'm on. My receiver doesn't ID SAT or it takes a long time to register. I bought a GTMedia V8 Finder 2 to point and identify SAT. I set up my GTMedia, but...

Thanks for the replies. All good info.

I have a DISH VIP 222K receiver, 1000.2 dish with two LNBFs. I acquired a three head LNBF head which is for 110, 119 and 129. I usually set my dish to receive 61.5 and 72, but on occasion, have to go for 119 and 110. Is there anything special about hooking the three LNBF up? Special wiring...

Thanks, a great deal of useful info. You know your stuff.

I posted this question a while back and somehow all my replies disappeared. I have a DISH satellite and set it up quite frequently because I live in my RV. My wife helps me aim the sat and most of the time, it's not a problem. What frustrates me is that I will aim on a sat signal and my sat...

Thanks, I already have an app called Satfinder Lite which points out the sats. Does it point to predicted sat positions or their actual location?

Thank you, this was very useful. It's sounding like I could get by with my 1000.2 and two LNBs while in the WA zone. If so, do I aim for 110, 119 or 119, 129?

I take it there is no real advantage to having the 3 LNB set up?? Not sure, is the three LNB set up only available on 1000.4?

I live in an RV and travel a great deal. I failed to anchor my DISH 500 in Louisiana and it died in high winds. I upgraded my receiver to a VIP 222K receiver and 1000.2 eastern arc set with two LNBFs for 61.5 and 72.7. Our travels have taken us west to Colorado and east to Maine. Eastern arc...