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  1. Mister B

    Channels in HD?

    As a potential customer I am interested due to the fact that neither MeTV or H&I are available OTA in El Paso. COZI's picture is bit-starved due to cramming in more channels in the signal stream and there is no guide data except from the national web site. It would be beneficial to Direct TV...
  2. Mister B

    Channels in HD?

    Thank you.
  3. Mister B

    Channels in HD?

    I was able to find a member who indicated that MeTV is HD with Direct. What about H&I and COZI? If not HD, are they at least full screen 16:9?
  4. Mister B

    New OTA bandscan tuners in New Mexico

    Indeed, my memories of the phenomena are all low VHF and FM. The channel 4 mentioned above (now known as KDBC) had been urged by residents of Southern New Mexico to try and move to channel 11 which was licensed to Juarez, Mexico but unused at that time. Even cable companies in Lordsburg and...
  5. Mister B

    New OTA bandscan tuners in New Mexico

    Back in the analog days there was a lot of Tropo in NM. In the summer channel 4 from El Paso was unwatchable many days in Las Cruces, just 40 miles away due to other channel 4s intruding. In Albuquerque, I remember watching an entire concert on channel 2 from San Francisco. Also in Las...
  6. Mister B

    El Paso ATSC 3.0

    I had to do an update to my Sony software to get the ATSC 3.0 channels to have picture and sound. Before that they were in the list but just a black screen. I don't know if that means they are encrypted or not.
  7. Mister B

    El Paso ATSC 3.0

    Yes, thank you. Digging down in the menu to find the "real" channel is a chore.
  8. Mister B

    El Paso ATSC 3.0

    Trip: El Paso, Texas got it's first ATSC 3.0 today. I have a Sony OLED that can tune the channels. KDBC, KVIA, KTSM KFOX and KTDO are all using the RF 15 frequency. It seems that FOX, Comet, Charge and Nest are on RF 26 with the other Telemundo stations. I am sure you can sort this out...
  9. Mister B

    Ota Dvr

    Since the digital transition in 2009 I have tried Tivo, Tablo and the Dishnetwork's OTA module. The major concern I have had is getting correct guide data matched to the correct real RF channel. With the switching of frequencies going on now due to ATSC 3.0 that must be even worse. The...
  10. Mister B

    Switch to Eastern Arc

    Bobby has a good point. As I wrote in the original post, this is a hobby as much as a TV service. I just wanted to play around with the technical of it. Unfortunately, it is much more complicated than it was in the late 90's and early 2000's and I don't fully understand all of the details...
  11. Mister B

    Switch to Eastern Arc

    Just another thought on this subject. I see that I would only loose a couple of channels that I care about if I only picked up the 61.5 satellite. I have the Flex Pack with no add-ons. The landlord has several old single orbital 18 inch dishes he would gladly give me. What would happen if I...
  12. Mister B

    Switch to Eastern Arc

    I am thinking about switching from the Western Arc to Eastern. In a previous thread I asked about the LNB drift I am seeing on the "issues" under settings. A most knowledgeable member stated that it is due to a failing refurbished LNB or poorly aimed dish. I don't have a lot of faith that my...
  13. Mister B

    LNB Drift?

    I returned to DISH about two weeks ago and happened across the "issues" button in the "status" section of settings. It shows "LNB Drift detected". Sometimes it is both satellites and other times just one. The numbers in parenthesis are generally around -5 or -6. Most of the threads on this...
  14. Mister B

    Tegna dispute IS OVER!

    The option to not pay for locals is the main reason I recently choose Dish over Direct. Honestly, Direct has some channels that I would have liked and more in HD but I did not want to pay for my low quality locals that often have one or two in contract black outs.
  15. Mister B

    OTA Adapter Questions

    Thank you, I see the two unused client ports on the splitter outside. I think the installer just used it to connect two cables together as there is nothing else connected to the splitter. Could a member point me to a link for a "hybrid tap"? I am not seeing one at Solid Signal and Google...
  16. Mister B

    110/119 Listings Post 129 Transition (Updated 3/03/2024)

    The locals for El Paso, Texas are on 119, spot beam 7.
  17. Mister B

    OTA Adapter Questions

    Thanks, that is what I suspected. I will have to decide if it is worth it to run another line and drill another hole through the wall.
  18. Mister B

    OTA Adapter Questions

    I recently went back to DISH with the Duo and 120 package without locals. I have an outdoor antenna and get strong reception of the El Paso channels. I am sure the answer to some of my concerns is here but the search terms are so common that I can not find them. 1. Does one have to subscribe...
  19. Mister B

    IPTV only channels

    Is Charge HD and can it be recorded?
  20. Mister B

    Cutters Q&A: Sling VP on Why You Can’t Just Move DISH Customers Over to Sling TV

    Yes, I had Hughesnet for a couple of years. Although a speed test would show over 25 mp/s I could not even watch a YouTube video on the computer and streaming on the TV would not even start.
  21. Mister B

    Dish 500 antenna

    Well, I was not able to wait until a new two orbital dish is available so went ahead and had an installation yesterday. It is of course the 3 LNB type. I see on the signal diagnostics screen "conn" where presumably 129 used to be. I am getting a signal of about 60 on both 110 and 119. Is...
  22. Mister B

    Music channel change?

    I have been thinking about getting the Grace Digital Mondo Elite radio and a streaming only subscription. Do Any members know if it gets all of the higher numbered channels?
  23. Mister B

    Dish 500 antenna

    Please keep us informed!
  24. Mister B

    Dish 500 antenna

    Are new installations for the Western Arc using a Dish 500 type dish yet? I have been thinking about going back to DISH but would prefer not to have the larger 110/119/129 type dish when it is not even necessary now.
  25. Mister B

    AM at low power

    For the past week KWML has been at full power both day and night. I suspect that AM stations have an automated system to turn the power down at sunset and up at sunrise. That may be "stuck". I see on radio-locator that the closest other 570 is in Dallas and that they only have to turn the...