Recent content by jrparrish

Yeah he had a 1000.4 on his truck. When I called dish, I specifically asked for a 1000.4. But yes, I have 3 HD receivers and one non-hd receiver. I sure did not know that you couldn't use a 1000.4 dish for non-hd receivers!

Well we live out in the country. The dish we have now is partly under a tree, but the guy used his meter and said there was no distortion (I was told this on a previous service call)...Besides the tree, the dish points towards a flat field. So I'm thinking the guy may have been lazy and just...

I have a 1000.2 Dish Network Dish and in order to receive my locals in HD, i needed to have a 1000.4 dish installed. Instead of swapping the dish, the guy put a separate Dish 500 to receive the 77 Satellite. I called to inquire about why a 1000.4 wasn't installed and was told it couldn't pick up...

Thanks a million for the link Anole! Yeah I was debating on whether purchasing a receiver from EBAY or buying one from a company. I've always been somewhat skeptical of Fleabay, but I will go there and see what they have. I've heard good things about Pansat!

I appreciate you guys taking the time to respond to my posts. They were very helpful. This definitely sounds like a hobby that is very interesting. I have access to the dish, but would have to purchase the receiver(s). I just needed a basic (dumbed down version) of how C-Band works today since I...

Hey guys. I apologize in advance if any of my questions have been asked a million times. But, I did make a good effort to read the FAQ's section and read previous posts. Back in the day (1980's-1990's), we used to have a C-Band Dish (I'm not sure how big, it was at least 10-12', and it was a...