Recent content by jdc2006

Depends on the installer and if they can use the same mount for the new dish. If I pole mount a new dish I'm not going to go on the roof and remove an old dish. Thats just me. Wait and see what happens is all I can say.

Diplexers don't work to well because Swm and the antenna frequencies are pretty much the same. Can't have same frequency on same line from two different sources. Have you ever tried playing with two remote control cars which were both 27mhz or 49mhz. Doesn't work. Same thing with DTV signals...

You should be fine thats what coating on the cable is for. Most cables actually have a shield built into the cable to block interference. I wouldn't worry about it at all.

The new HD receivers have ODU Validation software built into them now. It actually tests that you have A. 2 sat lines connected into the back and B. a slimline outside. If you are trying to run those boxes on a standard round dish your going to have all sorts of problems. Those are the most...

Their are a few guys I work with myself included that won't deal with a butt-hole customer that jumps on your back as soon as you get out the truck. I'll roll out. My fuse is too short and it wouldn't take much before I start swinging. Never know, you might have pissed off the best installer in...

Don't think DTV has released the info or even the software to do this. I think you can transfer via the usb port in the future but right now the only way is to send the video and audio to something else via the receivers connections, RCA, HDMI, Component, SVideo. In other words run connections...

I don't disagree with someone calling in on a sloppy tech. Hell a few of us track down some of them because we are having to fix their crap. Weird thing about this business is their isn't a lot of consequences for sloppy work. Hell a lot of times its hard to track down who actually did the...

101 and 119 will trick most people into thinking they have great signal strength. 103 is going to be the sat you need to look at for HD. It really needs to read in the mid 90's on a clear day. If the dish is off most of the time the 101 and 119 signal will still read high but the 103 and 99 will...

I totally understand its important to ground, I'm just trying to throw out that you can't always ground. My installs are always BEAUTIFUL! Sometimes those installs are not grounded because their isn't a grounding source, at lease near the dish and poe. In this part of the country, Eastern NC...

Sometimes you can't ground a system. Its impossible because of dish location and POE. I hate customers like the above that will call in and bitch and moan about a dish not being grounded. I have to drive 50 miles for twenty bucks and find out their is no grounding source. We are not allowed to...

Try doing a code search if the listed codes do not work. The instructions are built into the box but i'll throw them out there really fast Push top selector switch all the way to tv Hold down mute and select button at the same time. The green light at tv should flash twice Press 991 on the...

The three years of being a tech their have been several issues which where DTV's fault and not the customer equip. Your problem may very well be an issue that only the people sitting behind the computers or the engineers can solve. I know I've came across my fair share of problems which were not...

I'm almost 99 percent sure those low readings are the problem. People don't realize how imperative it is to have really high readings on the 99 and 103. Usually you can have a crappy signal on the 99 and 103 but the 101 is in the upper 90's don't let this fool you. I'm sure your dish isn't off...

Coming from a tech problems like that are usually receiver related. Try to get a rep to send out a replacement....

Check your signal strength on the 99 and 103 sats. If your local market is like mine you still need the smaller dish for 72.5 sat. The second dish is being phased out and the locals are moving to the slimline but thats in the future. Make sure your getting a signal reading of 90 or above on 99C...