Recent content by jt240z

OK, got it. My mind was focused on the input/outputs of the lnbf. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the help Great! Thanks for the help. You gave me just what I needed to know.

The lnbf on my 1000.2 western arc antenna only says 1-3 and input. Nothing marked as LNBF that I could see. My understanding is that any of the 1-3 inputs can power the unit and the input is used to add an additional bird.

Yep, that's exactly the way I was thinking. If I use the Birdog meter alone, it must supply all the power needed for the entire LNBF. If I use a power inserter on the #1 port to power the dish and then use the Birdog on any other output port to measure signal strength, I should be good to go...

Can you give me a little more detail? Just to make it clear, I'm not planning on using the actual DPP44 switch. Only the power inserter. My thought was to use the power inserter on one of the input ports of the LNBF to power the unit and then use one of the other ports to peak the meter. I...

Trying to setup a Dish 1000.2 dish using my Birdog USB Plus Ver. 4 meter. As the Birddog website has indicated, the 1000.2 LNB demands a lot of power to operate. I've noticed that my meter will power the dish but for only for a very short time before it trips the over current message. I was...

The system was installed by one Dish guy and then checked by a second dish guy when he replaced the 1st bad switch. I've heard that a ground wire needs to be attached to the DPP44 case. The switch is currently is not grounded except by the coax connectors and cabling. The power inserter is...

About a year ago I had Dish install a 4 sat (119, 110, 129 and 61.5) system using a DPP44 switch and my old 3900 receiver. Less then 90 days later the DPP44 died with a complete loss of signal from any sat. Dish came out and replaced it for free under warranty but now, 8 months later, the...

Thanks guys. Looks like I'll be HD in no time.

Please for give me if this is old hat for most of you. I'm just a tad confused as to what hardware is going to be needed for me to get the best access to HD off of Dishnet. Right now I'm looking at either the Vip211 or the Vip622 as my receiver. What I'm confused about is, what dish, or...