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    Recommendation for satellite signal meter for DirecTV

    Hello. I have had some problems with my satellite signal from the satellite. I have a DirecTV dish. Two coaxial cables go from that dish to my house. I have several DirecTivo receivers so I use a Terk switch to split them. One of the input cables from the dish to the house had a problem...
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    Is there a tool I can use to measure satellite signals?

    This is related to a previous post about a reception problem I'm having with one of my DirecTivo receivers. I want to test if the satellite signal coming thru a coaxial cable is OK. The purpose is to test if the coaxial cable is good or not. I've seen DirecTV installers test the satellite...
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    Problem with DirecTV signal?

    I'm having problems with a particular DirecTV receiver. It's actually a DirecTivo (DTV) receiver and requires two input cables from the satellite. I have a couple of these DTV receivers in different rooms. None of them have any problems except this one. The problematic one is located in my...
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    Any DTV subscribers in the SF Bay Area?

    To those who are in the San Francisco area, if you have FOX Sports Bay Area (Channels 654 and 655) thru DirecTV, are you seeing pixelation problems? There are Warriors/Sharks games that I record and almost invariably, they will have times when during the playback, there are times when parts...
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    How long does an LNB last?

    I have a DirecTV 18"" satellite with a dual LNB. Well, in the last two days, I had problems picking up signals from "Satellite 1". All the even numbered transponders were showing no input strength. I poked around, trouble-shooted, tested the cables from the satellite to the Terk switch...
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    Question about multiswitches

    I'm specifically referring to this one: http://www.smarthome.com/77958t.html It's a 5 x 8 switch made by Terk. There are 5 inputs. 4 from the satellite, 1 from antenna. I currently use two 3x4 Terk switches. I have two cables coming out of the DirecTV LNB. They become inputs for the...
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