Recent content by rebel4ever

Thanks again for the info! - Looks like 129 is having some issues of its own and doesn't have much life left. I found another thread on this forum that was discussing what will be happening next - looks like they will go ahead and move everything to 61.5. I wish I would have known this...

Thanks again for the insight - here are my comments- - Sorry about the wrong nomenclature - the DISH 500 head is a twin. - So the skew doesn't matter at all?? OK I will start with it at 90 and set the elevation to 27.7. - I knew the additional LNB port was meant for another satellite...

Thanks for the quick reply!! I will try the 500 with the dual head and see what I get. One more thing I don't understand is even with the best alignment the 129 signal is not as strong the 110/119. Why is this true? I read in a post that they don't transmit with as much power?? I could...

Hello- I have been searching for information on how to align a separate DISH 500 with a dual Pro head to get the 129 sat. I have found bits and pieces but I have a couple of questions- There are so many people on this forum with so much knowledge - I would definitely appreciate any help! I...

I have issues with 129 satellite too... I feel your pain! I have the same exact set-up 722 with 1000.2 and I live in the North GA mountains. The 129 recption is very unreliable. The best I have ever seen it was around 40 and it often drops out completely - definitley in bad weather but...