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    Power Requirements

    I lost power over the weekend, and hooked up my TV and one of my receivers to a portable generator. I still didn't have a satellite connection, and I'm guessing there was some other part of the system (dish?) that needed power that I missed. What did I miss and where is it typically wired in...
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    SAT Dish Installation Wash DC Area

    I am about to do a DIY upgrade for a new 722 receiver and wanted to know what satellite dish/dishes were being used for new installs in the Washington DC area. I currently have a Dish 500 pointed at 110/119 and a separate dish for locals/HD at 61.5. With new satellites being launched and other...
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    HDMI Connector

    I saw a link somewhere on SatelliteGuys to an HDMI connector that swivels/bends, but i can't find it now. Tried the search function with no luck. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
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    Water In Cable Line

    Receiver reception from 61.5 was coming in intermittent and finally quit all together. When I went outside and unscrewed the line from the dish entering the DP34 switch, water came out of the connector. I left the cable end disconnected and pointed straight down. Water continued to drip out...
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    Dish 1000/VIP 622 Installation Question

    I have an install date later this month for the VIP 622, and was told by the CSR that Dish would also be installing a Dish 1000 antenna. I am in the Wash, DC area and my current setup, about 4 years old, is two Dish 500 antennas (one pointed at 61.5), three single LNBFs, and a DP 34 switch. My...
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    OTA Antenna Recommendation

    I am relatively new to the world of OTA HD and would like to install a new antenna on the roof. I live at 22180 with two terrain considerations: 1.) I live on the back side of a small hill that crests a few blocks away that is between my house and the towers, and 2.) live in a neighborhood of...