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    vip 612 install

    I think the diurnal variation is my bad. I only checked 1 known channel that I was losing on 119 and waited less the a minute to acquire signal. I ran through the 119 point dish and all of the even transponders have a bad signal (less than 10) while the odds are in the 40's. I can get...
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    vip 612 install

    I live in Northeast Wisconsin about 30 miles north of Green Bay. What's odd is I usually get all channels with on all three sats in the morning. Then when I get home, I am losing 119 channels while 110 and 61.5 are fine. Doing check switch verifies that I am getting reception on all three...
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    vip 612 install

    The mast is the standard one that came with the 500 I would say its about 3 feet tall. It is not stayed. It is lag bolted to the roof. I suspect an alignment problem because I never had the problem before installing the new twin. I didn't touch anything as far as adjusting the dish. I just...
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    vip 612 install

    Thanks. Is it unusual for a satellite signal to degrade when the sun comes up? I've noticed that in the morning I get 119 and 110 in the 40-50 range then it drops to the 10's (for 119) to the 20'6-30's for the 110? Is this because of the way the dish is oriented and the earth is turning in...
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    vip 612 install

    Krell: FYI I see E-Bay has 44s for $80, they say new. I went with Sadoun for everything. Any harm in connecting my now, not needed, fourth roof cable to the dual to protect the output from the LNB and the cable end from the weather? I will not connect it to the 44.
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    vip 612 install

    Thanks, I learned a lot. Thanks again, I get it now. 1 cable for each satellite. :eureka I learned a lot about satellite tv. :) I'll let you know when I get it running. Ed.
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    vip 612 install

    OK I got the DP dual and DP Twin LNB's and a DPP 44. I am going to install the DPP 44 in the basement where all of the cabling comes in, and it is dry. There is a power source there too, so I can plug in the 44. The cables all check out to be compatible with the 44 and equipment. I have a...
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    vip 612 install

    Instead I would buy a DishPro dual for your wing dish and a DishPro twin for your main Dish 500. Take 3 cables and plug them into an external switch, either a DP34, a DPP33, or a DPP44. . . . Thank you so much. . . I think I am going to go with the 44 so I can add the fourth receiver when I...
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    vip 612 install

    I have come to the conclusion that I will climb on the roof and install the pro plus equipment with a new switch. It appears the pro plus equipmnet is the answer. More novice questions: I have two dishes on the roof one for the 119 and 110 sats and one for the 61.5 sats, right? So I get a...
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    vip 612 install

    I assume that installing the DPP stuff or the SW 21 will require climing on the roof. It looks like I will need a professional install and it will have to wait until the 3 feet of snow melts off the roof. Unless you have other ideas. I also forgot to add that I have an HD receiver in a...
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    vip 612 install

    Sorry. I just got home the switch is and SW21-3SAT.
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    vip 612 install

    I am not sure. The Info screen says somethiong about an sw 21.
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    vip 612 install

    I am a novice at this so please bear with me. I bought a vip 612. I have a dish 500 with a quad lnb and, when I got HD another dish was added I asssume to get the hd signal. I am having problems getting the 612 to work. I am dropping signals from the satellites. I get 61.5, 110 and 119, but...