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  1. J

    Unable to pickup 101w

    The receiver is a gt media and the motor screw does move but with the motor betas old as it is like someone else said it probably uses a potentiometer and won’t work with newer equipment so it will probably have to be swapped out anyway even if it does work and I have heard of some guys picking...
  2. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    It will be at least a week before I could get up that way. Yeah. Like Mike says we don't know how far you moved the dish from where it initially was. But there should be rust marks to put back. As for the pole not being plumb. I know the area good. Back in the day installers used post hole...
  3. primestar31

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Look at the pole, right at where the mount and bolts are. They likely indented the metal when tightened up. Find those indents, (unscrew one bolt completely, and look through the hole to find the indents) and put the mount right on them, and retighten the bolts. Then, use your level and find...
  4. raoul5788

    D11 outage 2/27/2024 (Resolved on 2/28)

    You should check all of the bolts/nuts and make sure they are tight.
  5. Richfunb

    D11 outage 2/27/2024 (Resolved on 2/28)

    Thank you for the info. You were correct that my ESPN issue had nothing to do with the satellite problem. I discovered that the wind had blown a lawn chair against the dish base (it's on the ground) and it had moved a just a fraction of an inch. I gently moved the base back to its former...
  6. Stuart Sweet

    A VERY basic discussion of grounding

    I was talking to someone recently and they told me that they really didn’t understand grounding. There are a lot of resources on this blog having to do with grounding. But, when I look at them, I realize that there’s no single article that goes over the grounding in a really basic way. So, I...
  7. T

    What the hell...I have to pay to cancel

    Bingo. That's the reflexive greed. Nothing more to be made here, let's put it all on the now-former customer to part ways. Even though they've been locked in battle with DTV for years with dueling 2-year "free" (or $400 gift card) deals to get new or returning subs, only to then re-treat them...
  8. Bruce

    What the hell...I have to pay to cancel

    I understand why Dish does this, shipping is expensive, they will no longer be getting money from the customer canceling to make it up, also I doubt $25 covers all the costs, I just shipped a box via USPS, roughly the same size box, weighing 4lbs 11oz, via Ground Advantage. Did this at USPS...
  9. Stuart Sweet

    Should you use a satellite amplifier in 2024 (and beyond?)

    The spirit of DIY satellite television is not dead! Every day we have people call Solid Signal because they’re trying to improve their satellite TV system. Most are customers of either DIRECTV or DISH, but there are still some enthusiasts out there working with the older-style C-Band “FTA”...
  10. Bassplayer 1964

    New Motor!

    I have a HH90 that seem to forget it's directions most of the time..The MIO won't move it but my meter will. I have a SG6000 that I thought was bad but clearly is not so I think I'll swap it out in place of the HH90. I have had a heck of a time doing a simple task of installing a motor here for...
  11. arlo

    New Motor!

    Stability is the key. My neighbor has a DN dish bolted to a tree stump.When the ground freezes and the stump heaves. He's out there tweaking the mount. And then again in the spring.With the wifey shouting out across the yard "Better. No, worse, Go back a little". Imagine if he had a steerable...
  12. cyberham

    New Motor!

    I've heard a pole in concrete is best. But I've never had one. I use a short sturdy 3-foot tripod nailed into the ground with camping stakes. It is holding a 1-metre motorized dish. The tripod periodically may need to be adjusted. The arrangement can work well. Unless you can have a whole yard...
  13. Bruce

    EchoStar announces termination of exchange.

    Another article that says that all these deals Dish/Echostar keep trying to do, then abandoning them when lawsuits are threaten, is just making more and more upset at them and pretty much says it will be extremely hard to get anyone else to invest in the company, from the article- Any further...
  14. Stuart Sweet

    Podcast #565: A simple explanation of grounding

    It’s the most important thing that you’re not doing. Learn what grounding is and why you should be doing it, in a simple and entertaining way. Shop Solid Signal - Signal Solutions including HDTV Antennas, DIRECTV and DISH Network satellite equipment and home entertainment supplies and...
  15. (((Garyd)))

    C band signal problems

    What type of dish do you have, show me some pictures front, side, and back of the dish also did you try by-passing the coax cable with another cable, they can go bad for many reasons??? I have even seen a tree dropped near the ground where the cable went the pressure of the earth could chance...
  16. Stuart Sweet

    Time for another reminder: ground everything

    About once every three months or so, I tend to run an article like this. I’ve called grounding “the most important thing you’re not doing” and I stand by that. Even some professional installers don’t do a good job of grounding equipment, and in the end it’s up to you. You need to make sure that...
  17. F

    Help Needed:

    but i dont understand what he means by that when looking at my dish from the front/side its point sort of straight out not up or down (sound odd really) urm whats right and wrong? i dont know what the lines are ment to be pointing at?.... or did u mean that my motor needs to be pointing down...
  18. F

    Help Needed:

    P.S The Fragile & Black tape you can see on the motor is just so 'if people decided to mess around with it they know its fragile and not to touch it' & the black tape is an extra layer to keep it water tight just in case any rain got in (shouldn't do but you never know), and the bungie cords...
  19. F

    Help Needed:

    there are 15 bags of stones holding the dish base down while i wait for new slabs to be delivered), i have had to move it off the concrete base temporary i made until its realigned correctly due to not being able to get round to the side of it where Screw A Is, once its fully aligned i will move...
  20. A

    Help Needed:

    An important question first: How many kilos/pounds/stones do you have at the ground frame of this setup, at the moment? This photo looks like much less than what would be needed, I guess. I won't post anything, till this is cleared up. Or you might soon be with a damaged dish.... Greetz, A33
  21. F

    Help Needed:

    Hello, I Have a 1.2m Channel Master Satellite Dish, Mounted to a moteck h180 H-H motor (See Manual), which is ground mounted to a pole that has a base attached to it, im in the UK and im very confused how to Align this motor and dish to track the arc correctly, and i'm here asking for help...
  22. Stuart Sweet

    Will pay-TV services drop locals in 2024?

    I hate to say it, but local broadcasting is on the ropes. 2023 ended up being a negative year for local broadcasters for several reasons. Long channel blackouts on DIRECTV, DISH, and others impacted their revenue. ATSC 3.0 was dealt a big blow when LG decided to stop supporting it. And of...
  23. Bobby

    AitTv adapter

    I don’t think Dish is offering them.
  24. tjboston5676

    AitTv adapter

    We still have them. I have a couple on my truck right now. Most techs will sell you one if you ask for it. Which would obviously require a tech visit. And if you live in area with a local channel that's been pulled for contract disputes you can usually get dish to install an antenna for free...
  25. dishdude

    AitTv adapter

    $15.56 for ground shipping to me, not too bad. This was $60 direct form dish. I'm concerned dish is no longer offering them.
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