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off topic Hi RandallA, dish doesn't use a 22 KHz tone do they? the problem I had with the perfect vision switches mentioned above was regarding a bed & breakfast I did several years ago (~6-7 years). Legacy dish 500, PV switches, & the system didn't work... 4 hr+ drive each way... I...

I've had issues with PV (fine for d*) multiswitches being used with DiSH legacy equipment. Something about the 22 KHz tone I think.

birdog satellites: Horizon Satellite Meters I searched the manual online for wild blue, wild, & blue & it turned out nothing... Isn't it on Anik f2? Check the link above to see if your satellites are supported. as you can see, the sb is capable of it, and even offers an accessory for wb @...

birdog Horizon Satellite Meters (~$440) super buddy http://www.appliedin.com/downloads/wildblue.pdf (~$680)

The CSR @ dish will most likely ask if you have a dish installed @ 129 and you'll have to pay for the programming - even if you're buying the receiver outright. At least that's what happened to me last year.

peaking on a particular transponder doesn't make sense to me. They're not on different spot beams are they? If a satellite is peaked on one tp then wouldn't it be peaked on all of them on that sat?

tested sig strength & quality @ receiver end of cable I just connected the meter @ the receiver end of the cable - here's what I got: 119 @ receiver: -35.1 dBm, 15.0 C/N 119 @ dish: -33.6 dBm, 15.2 C/N 110 @ receiver: -38.0 dBm, 13.1 C/N 110 @ dish: -36.9 dBm, 13.0 C/N

I know that a higher signal than what I have isn't going to improve my picture quality, I just want to make sure I have the best signal quality before I start working on distribution w/ longer cable lengths, switches, etc. I want to dial in the distributed system, that's what this is all about...

just went through all of the transponders on my alignment screen to see wuz up with all of this. Transponder 9 on sat 119 has a 122 signal strength Transponder 23 on sat 110 has the signal pegged @ 125 Sure would be nice to get a 125 on transponder 11 from 110/119

then the 1000 mentioned above is actually the 1000.2 OK - I went up again, working only with the dish 500 w/ dual DP LNB (single for 110/119). Initial test results w/ twin lnb: 119: -32.3 dBm, 15.2 C/N 110: -35.5 dBm, 13.2 C/N Switched out to two DP single LNBs (one for 119 &...

Off topic a little solder wick or a solder sucker should help you clean up the PCB. Finely stranded speaker wire (soft, fine strands of copper) may pick up the mess if that's all you can get. tips on desoldering from Google U: How To Desolder

dishpro used horiz & vert polarity? I thought it was LHCP & RHCP, stacked from the sat & on the cable too.

Hey - I just experimented with a dish 500 (existing) and a dish 1000 (119, 110, & 129) (1000.2?). 6,1,1 before: DiSH 500 w/ DP dual lnb 119 on TR 11 = 96 110 on TR 11 = 86 then I put the 1000 on the mast, set skew, peaked, check switch: dpp combo lnb 119 = 94 110 TR 11 = 82 129...

a good meter does not make a good installer. any slouch can buy good tools - using them properly, now that's another matter. I siliconed a small piece of plexi over my analog needles - it's worked perfectly since. Now if I could just find a replacement battery or make one myself.

I got the super buddy today - it sure feels like a quality instrument. I checked out the training dvd & checked it out on my personal dish. The training DVD was very informative and helpful deciphering the dBm, explaining C/N, signal strength/quality etc, also helpful in providing...

I think the tv1 remote is just IR, while TV2 is a UHF antenna. Is this your question? If so, an IR remote extender may fix your problem. HTH nevermind - I misunderstood the question. It sounds like a cable issue.

I have the channel master dual & used to take single LNBs onto the roof & align 119 & 110 in a single bound. I'm looking for something more though, something to make it even faster & better. I ordered a batch of the dish 1000 w/ the triple LNB & had trouble locating 129, so I got the...

Check the picture - They're identical! How do you like it?

Hey all, I just got the Birdog 3.0 this week and then, while scanning NACE for distribution amps & switches I came across a couple of meters by Spaun that I hadn't heard of before. I'd like to know if anyone has had experience with the Spaun meters because this one (don't know wholesale...

I had some perfect vision cable left over & used it for the dish in my new house a couple of years ago. There's already visible degredation. PV cable may not be the quality cable you're referring to but in any case I can't see any reason to recommend anything but black cable for installations...

I'd assume about any RG6 coax (sweep tested to at least 2 GHz of course!!) would be OK for your application. From what I've read the cable lenghth limit for Legacy equipment is 150' (may be 125'), and 200' for DP & DPP equipment. 100' isn't much, but even if you did have problems I'm sure an...

Hi guys, I have another question for those who have followed the tech closer than me over the last few years... I am wondering if a single feed from a DPP twin (110/119, not sure if "twin" is the proper term) will power 2 separate receivers, or only a dual tuner receiver. I guess my...

Thanks guys for the info. I called Belden's tech line (800-belden1) and he said even though it wasn't the best choice, it would definitely work and said he'd trust it up to 3 GHz and not to worry. bhelms & everyone else: is belden 1694A the preferred cable for commercial applications...

I picked up 3 boxes of Belden 1189A to wire my office for satellite and wonder if I made a serious mistake. The system is up and running with a Dish1000, 3 DPP44 switches cascaded, and 8 receivers planned. 3 of the receivers are running now straight off the dish, I haven't connected the...

I notice the two higher end pocket dish units are able to record an analog source from a vcr, dvd player, etc. How is this accomplished? I assume it records a Composite signal. Does the unit have to be docked to record a composite signal? How long can it record an analog source using just...