Recent content by tlarseth

I know in my area we either do Pole Mounts or Roof Mounts through the shingles only, we do not use any other mounting issue, also if that one customer wanted nothing visible outside, and the dish 80' out from the house we would have told her it couldn't be done, our warehouse policy is no trench...

SWM is nice, but unless the work order calls for it, the tech probably won't install SWM, but some techs will use SWM even if the order doesn't say to if it makes the install go smoother or the customer doesn't want holes drilled, and there is RG-6 already ran to each room. So basically it is...

Could be your LNB, and/or your multiswitch or any groundblock or barrel connectors that is doing this, is it doing it one just one reciever or all of them? Is it Issolated to that room is what I should be asking. If the tech used the wiring that was already in your house, might be a low...

I have done a residential 32 box install before on a guys house (mansion should be the term), and it was not commercial even in the system DirecTv had it as residential. 32 HD/DVR's on an install was a lot of work, especially since this was before my warehouse had the pleasure of being able to...

Actually a KA/KU non SWM dish can support up to 8 HD/DVR's via a 6x16 Multi-switch But you are right, SWM is only one line, but most techs use a double line with a static ground messenger wire since it has the ground wire already on the coax. So basically with most techs, myself included, a...

I thought Ecostar was up for sale. CNN reported on it. right now AT&T is bundled with DirecTv for a bundled billing for customers. Also, I was told the AT&T going DirecTv was due to customer satifaction ratings and cost. Plus, why would AT&T buy DirecTv, when they are testing a cable based...

If you own a birdog you can check the signal

Actually those in DirecTv vans are actual DirecTv employees like me, those in the white van or trucks are the contractors. The difference is that most contractors are paid by the job, and DirecTv employees are hourly. Contracters will charge you for any work they do, and DirecTv employees don't...

RTN and Mynet or whatever it was called are off here in Florida Panhandle near the Panama City area. Used to pick up RTN through analog only since their digital signal was too weak to reach my house. But now it is giving me a message that the channel has been deactivated and will no longer be...