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here are some of the channnels i have lost 303,534,601,602,603,575. I still have 304,608,showtime (don't rember the channel #) Thats not all just a range for both. I use an eliptical dish but tahts all I know 74 I think. Motorola reciever.sorry for being so uninformed.Thanks

Hi, Is anyone having trouble with lost signal. I have lost half my channels. The signal on the other channels is around 7.0 from diagnostic D.But no matter what I do I cannot get any signal Strenght from the others. Did they move the footprint of one of the Birds, like they did with BEV about 2...

So Far so Good , did have a major downpour the other night lost signal for about 10mins.Not a big problem.Anyway the rain and thunder storm made better viewing.(for 10mins at least).

Before I switched to *C , I had the same problem in Florida. I found a signal on 82, with the receiver set to transponder 11. I switched the reciever off with the remote. I waited 40 minutes and switched the back on and the download had completed. (Make sure that you set the updates to "update...

Got my system activated. Picture and sound quality excellent.50% better then BEV,no grainy picture.I can't tell you how pleased I am.

I just set up a 60E dish ,which i think is slightly different but I thinh basically you need to set the dish so it can rotatate on a 'skew'. so I think 2 bolts go through the front of the dish to allow it to skew. you will get good advice here so hang in there.They helped me set up my whole...

Hey Guys, I did it!!!!!. I was totally off with the compass.Duhhh!!.Well the signal strength in Diagnostic c = +6.1 ,Hope thats enough tried to fine tune it but that was the highest i could get. The meter on the screen only says 52.The broker says thats fine and I am awaiting authorization as...

Trying again today. Have my coffee, my tools, my compass,my signal finder,have re read all your tips .......oh and a sledge hammer ready just in case!!!!.LOL. Wish me luck!!!!

Once again guys thanks for all the input. I will let you know if I have any success.

Thanks, I will give it a go. I hate to be beaten by this kinda thing :D

Thats how i do it punching the numbers!!.goes straight back to 284.

Thanks for the quick reply, 284 is the channel I am using, the receiver won't tune to 299.

Thanks Guys, Yep when I input in the provider ID it does come up with correct signal, However it comes up as soon as I punch in the first digit '4'. should this happen? Could the reciever be a problem. I got it a while ago from my broker but never made the switch because the dish was way to...

Any more help? Any further tips guys.Let me know.Please read my last update

Thanks for the help. Thanks for all the info. I will be trying again this weekend. Just a bit more info. The LNB is the one that came with the 60e elliptical dish so I assume its the right one. Iceberg ,I did try using diagnostic c but it did not move the signal at all from -0.3 (sad i...