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    switch for 4 separate dishes

    Use a SW64/SW21 cascade for each IRD (receiver). Connect as follows: SW64 1A-->119 1B-->119 2A-->110 2B-->110 3A-->148 3B-->148 1-->Power Inserter-->SW21 1 2-4-->SW21 1 SW21 4 each 1-->As above 2-->Rx1-Rx4 of 3x4 multiswitch Output-->IRD 3x4 multiswitch (Eagle Aspen...
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    would this work for a temp dp+44 switch?

    Even tho it just says connected, did you check to see if your getting any channels from 61.5?
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    VOOM OTA Mapping Problems? (Channels listed are not as expected)

    Progress! Another OTA channel was just added to my PG. That now makes a total of 2. Only 5 more to go. Thanks Sean, Wilt, and Peter. Edit: Have: 8-1 and 46-1 Have Not: 11-1, 11-2, 35-1, 36-1, 48-1
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    VOOM Installations

    My installer wanted to charge an additional $60 to install 2 coaxes instead of one. He could have run the 2 together and he had dual coax cable. The run was about 90 feet. I figure at 10 cents a foot, which is high for bulk quantities, thats $9, plus dual thru bushings say $1 and a few extra...
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    VOOM OTA Mapping Problems? (Channels listed are not as expected)

    Received this yesterday: John, Saw your note to Wilt. I have passed on your info regarding off-airs to our listings provider, and requested they add whatever they can receive schedules for. Timeline is dependent on how quick stations provide data, but we have been adding these hot & heavy...
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    VOOM OTA Mapping Problems? (Channels listed are not as expected)

    Wilt answered right away and said they would look into it.
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    VOOM OTA Mapping Problems? (Channels listed are not as expected)

    Just sent Wilt an email for my OTA mapping problem.
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    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    You may be right. Scanning is definitely a step in the right direction as the OTA stations will be received. The weak link is the complete and accurate database for the program guide. If each OTA station has its own program info and the software would use that info for the guide, there would...
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    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    Will this require mapping? If so, will we have the same problems we have now? How will the software detect which channels have been scanned in order to provide the guide? If each channel has a unique identifier will the software detect it? Will we again be relying on a complete and accurate...
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    Sorry to say but I won't be Vooming anymore! (Edit: Totally Back)

    Do you know if the new software will provide a program guide for the OTA channels along with the scanning feature, will it populate the guide with program data received from each digital OTA channel?
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    SW-64 do's and don'ts - installation questions

    Another solution for a 2 LNB, 1-4 IRD (receiver) install is a Quad LNB. For 3LNB, 1-4 IRD install, cascade w/ SW21 for each receiver. Quad does not require power inserter.
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    Need some expert voomers, doing the install right now

    My installer didn't use the tune-up screen. He also forgot the remote and the OTA antenna, which he delivered the next day. He just said the satellite icon on the Voom box was the right color. I maxed the signal with a BirDog after he left.
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    VOOM OTA Mapping Problems? (Channels listed are not as expected)

    Sean, TIA :) Email sent 3/30 Channels mapped: 8-1 KSBWD1 (Received by DSR-550 and other OTA tuner with same OTA antenna) Channels shown by Zap2it and NOT mapped: 11.1 KNTVDT (Received by other OTA tuner with same OTA antenna) 36.1 KICUDT (Received by other OTA tuner with same OTA...
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    Need some expert voomers, doing the install right now

    If the dish comes with a dual LNB (the thing that sticks out in front of the dish) it has 2 connections for a cable to EACH receiver ( 2 cables total). No need for a multiswitch.
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    VOOM Installations

    I still only have 1 of the 5 OTA channels listed in Zap2it mapped. I called the Voom CSR, the CSR got Installs Inc. on the line. They said to do factory resets, I did 5; they said do soft boots (hold power button for 5 secs), I did 5; they said to do hard boots (uplug and plug power cord), I...
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    VOOM Installations

    Install Inc. subcontractor came one day early (he called and caught me at home). Installation took 30 mins, as I had a dish and a OTA already installed and I hooked up the box. Only one local mapped (Zap2it shows 5) . Audio/Video great. Some rain fade last night. Installer forgot remote and...
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    VOOM in San Francisco

    148 has 9428 PPVHD, 9430 SHOHD, 9440 HBOHD, 9454 CBSHD(West). 9454 is moving to 9484 (8PSK). It is unclear if 9484 wil be on 105 only or on both 148 and 105.
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    VOOM in San Francisco

    I'm about 100 miles south of SF, and I got Dish E*3 @ 61.5 w/ 94 Az and 15 Elev w/ 107 signal strength on Tp 20. Checked before I ordered Voom. Had to trim some limbs and just barely clear an adjacent bldg. Didn't look as if I would get a clear look using a compass and cinometer. If you're...
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    CBS-HD East moving to channel 9483 on April 14th

    As I write this, both 9453 AND 9483, CBSHD(East), are being tranmitted on 61.5 at Tp 20. My guess is 61.5 and 105 will both transmit 9483 8PSK and drop 9453, and 148 and 105 will both transmit 9484 CBSHD(West) 8PSK and drop 9454.
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    VOOM Installations

    What exactly are the number and total length of cable that is included at no extra charge for one receiver? And is the total length for each cable or in aggregate? 2nd question, may be a little off thread, but I have an install scheduled for Fri, 3/26, and would like to know. If I want to...
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    OTA and Apartments

    I have a Tandy (Radio Shack) Mini-State. It looks like a flying saucer, 22'' dia 6'' thick. The antenna elements are inside a plastic case. It is very unobtrusive. I get HDTV 50 miles away as well as analog. It has a small built in rotor. It has a amp. It mounts on a 1-1/2" dia pipe. I...