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    My Dish 500 system problem

    The scale does not give the exact signal level, just a reference. I am guessing at the exact number. I will have to get back to you on the model number and exact signal levels as the receiver is in the other house and I am not there now. I'll post the info soon.
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    My Dish 500 system problem

    We checked out the signals and the results are 119 TP 14-21 are 80 to 90 and 110 TP 14-21 are 75 to 80. Mind you these signals are kind of bouncing around. Some of the other TP's were down to 60 on both 110 and 119. So after a few more calls to CS we were able to convey the fact that we are...
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    My Dish 500 system problem

    BTW, it is a $15 charge to come out but if nothing is done......... and it has happened already.
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    My Dish 500 system problem

    Thanks for the suggestions and I will get back to this post with the signal info. I may try a new coax as the wiring in the wall is questionable as to age and integrity. I didn't think that the tuners or LNB switch would be affected that way because of the pix on one TV and not the other. There...
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    Heavy Duty RG6 Cable

    I was only offering a suggestion to help the person who started this post. Sorry you didn't read my post that way. The original post did not mention weather or not they are using a reel or not, just stated they roll out and put away the coax.
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    Heavy Duty RG6 Cable

    Get a orange extension cord reel from the hardware store and roll up your RG-6 coax on it each time rather than handling the coax. This will keep the center conductor from breaking and the line from kinking. Don't try to wrap it tight around something because the coax will still break. Those...
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    My Dish 500 system problem

    My Dish 500 system problem is a simple one but I am not sure why this is happening. If we loose the signal due to rain or a technical issue with the bird, my receiver drops one of the two pix of the dual tuner when the signal is restored. Sometimes the main TV is affected and sometimes the...
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    4DTV and Surge Supressor troubles

    Panamax. Just didn't say because of the name. I checked the plug with a tester for a hot or open ground and there is none. The Panamax has a whole bunch of diodes, coils, resisters, MOV's, ect....ect...ect. Recently tossed one in the trash after it started lighting up with red indicator saying...
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    4DTV and Surge Supressor troubles

    I have a 4DTV with H2H programs and I started having a problem with the pix breaking up and freezing for a second and then going back to normal. I swapped the LNB first and then found the receiver doing the same thing again with the pix breaking up and freezing.:confused: So I checked the...
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    1 Bud 2 viewing locations

    To answer the part about the pix not coming in upstairs without the downstairs receiver being on goes back to the issue with common splitters in the coax feeding the two receivers. The power for the LNB is provided by the receiver on the coax and the common splitters are not passing the voltage...
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    Sumertime Lightning and 4DTV

    WOW, that was indeed a big hit. Sounds like the A/C power and the dish were a part of the loop of lightning. I think mother nature is pissed off and we are in the way! Even grounding can be a problem as we have expierenced a difference of potential when driving seperate ground rods at the dish...
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    There's gold in them thar hills.

    LNA units of the old day had a gold plated pick-up in the wave guide and are not anything like the LNB used today. Some older electronics used gold plating on the circuit traces. That is probably what the metal guy was talking about.
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    Birdview motor and pole questions

    When running the mount from Horizon to Horizon, look out that you don't run the dish off the gear. Those solid units may not have any mechanical limit switches on the gear plate. Be sure to watch the dish when setting things up! The bolt in the middle of the dish is 1 inch and 1/8 socket. With a...
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    Another Geosat Pro C2....

    Sounds like you may have taken a lightning hit on your H/V switch or maybe the LNBF itself. You need to go into the installation menu and change the setting for the LNB type. The setting for H/V is meant for two separate LNB's on the dish or a duel feed. LNBF units switch on the voltage...
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    C BAND PROGRAMMING? 4DTV?

    Huge value over cable or pizza and way better pix.
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