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    HD channels go dark

    is it an h20?
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    Intermittent 771 error

    if you have a wall plate . take it off and look for a screw on or crimp-on fitting. seen it cause this problem a hundred times. if it was a splitter it would have done it from the get go
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    Nashville locals question

    the only thing is if they screw up on your service call and use the nashville addy. you will have to reschedule for another day. we only have 2 guys that run bowling green
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    can I use cat5 instead of coax?

    in fact diplexers will not work on the swim side. as it requires a 2mhz fsk channel which the diplexer will cripple. the ota is for legacy side only
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    Should I pay for Pole mount?

    you can get a pole from a muffler shop they will have 2" OD. they can even cut it too. 36" deep and flatten or put some bolts through it to keep it from spinning. try not to buger up the top of the pole or the dish will not sit right. 150 to 200 pounds of crete will do . and make sure it is plum...
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    too good to be true?

    Why is it a scam? Did you check his credentials? Some areas require a peddlers permit to sell door to door. If so, police would already know who they. I work for a retailer that does sales with similar promotions. Salespeople are not installers. If they were given bad info. How would they know...
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    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    hey i live in nashville and have all kinds of equipment pm me and i will help you out
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    Int'l dish alignment help

    it should read galaxy 95 on the bird dog. you will only get up to a 50% reading. make sure your mast is level, tilt & azimuth(the receiver will tell you) are correct and you shouldnt have a problem. I've done plenty of those dishes. if your using a two dish setup dont worry about the 101 on the 36"
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    HR21 restart issues when turning receiver on !!

    Ive heard of alot of problems when connected to a network. Try unplugging the network.
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    splitting signal

    how about using coax as component cables?
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    HR21 restart issues when turning receiver on !!

    Ive had incidents where there was a conflict with some tv's using HDMI. Try to use a composite set and see what happens.
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    Very Strange Problem with HR20

    hmm, are you using bbc's. Also are the other boxes standards? They might pull from a different sat. And check the connectors inside and out to make sure that none of them are sucked out or the white dialectric is not pinched into an oval. Check the wires for tight bends or where it could be...
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    Satellite Meter

    too far east more west
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    Quick and probably a stupid question.

    how far apart are the citys? a spotbeam is typically 150 miles or so.
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    Incredibly wierd DirecTV issue...please help!

    probably a grounding issue with one of the wires from the dish to the IRD. I've seen this plenty of times before.