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    Need some help...with an older system.

    Thanks for this information guys. I posted this for my dad so I'm not really positive of all the details. I'll have to get online from his house and get back with you guys on the details. Thanks again fellas! keep the info coming in the meantime.
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    Need some help...with an older system.

    Ok, We have a Model 4000 Dish Reciever as the base unit and a Phillips (not too sure of the model) unit. Dish 500 dish and 2 SW 21 switches. The problem is: When we go to guide or change channels on the Model 4000 the other one will lose signal. The units have been working for years and...
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    I've lost signal and I need some help!

    I probably should read up, but the thing is, I don't install em... I watch em. I've heard of that loop being called a rain loop and I will be grounding my dish out because the pole I have it installed on has a ground wire going down the pole right beside my dish. I was asking about the rain...
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    I've lost signal and I need some help!

    I've also seen cables through the are with a loop and what looks to be a grounding block connecting to another cable. Whats the story with that?
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    I've lost signal and I need some help!

    Ok... I got my TV back up and running. I tuned it into 119 on transponder 11 with about a 115 signal strength. did a switch check and 110 followed. Now I have to decide whether to bury the cable across the yard or just go up the pole about 5 feet and stretch it through the air to my house...
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    I've lost signal and I need some help!

    Thanks for your help guys. I might go down there in a little while and wrestle the bugs because the pole I installed it on has a big light at the top! hahaha
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    I've lost signal and I need some help!

    Ok, A couple of weeks ago I started experiencing problems with 119. I would get errors on a bunch of channels, and then a few days later I completely lost those channels. I ran a switch test and it showed that I was getting no signal on 119, 110 was showing to do fine. I am assuming my...