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    Dish 1000+ getting 110, 118, and 119 fine, but not 129

    Thanks guys, I will try it this weekend.
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    Dish 1000+ getting 110, 118, and 119 fine, but not 129

    So my Dish 1000+ has everything installed correctly. I can verify this in the receiver (VIP222k). When I perform a check switch, I get 110, 118, and 119, but I do not get 129. All the 110, 118, and 119 channels work perfectly. I was under the impression that if I had 110, 118, and 119 working...
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    Not seeing local HD channels with Dish 500+

    Correct, that's what I'll do now. I am going to buy an extra LNB for 129 and turn the 500+ to 1000+. My 500+ already came with an extra bracket. The one thing I'm still unsure of is how to connect the DPP44 switch to 1000+ dish. The best technical drawing I found was this...
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    Not seeing local HD channels with Dish 500+

    Yes. They work perfectly. That's one of the reasons I got the 500+ dish. I didn't want two dishes, one of which would have to be 61.5 dedicated.
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    Not seeing local HD channels with Dish 500+

    OMG, thank you! I feel like such a noob now :o I need 129 to get the HD local channels for my region (Chicago). Now I only have two questions: (1) Assuming that I have 110, 118, and 119 aimed perfectly, will the addition of the 129 LNB require me to repoint the dish? (2) Is the 129 LNB...
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    Not seeing local HD channels with Dish 500+

    I pointed my Dish 500 plus yesterday. After I ran checkswitch, I saw all three satellites without a problem (110, 118, and 119). The receiver scanned for channels upon being turned on and downloaded the guide successfully. Now, I am getting local channels, but non of them in HD. I see other...