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I was up on the roof this morning working on and aiming my FTA dish so I took a picture looking down at my UHF/H-VHF antenna. Just wanted to follow up on what I found - the antenna has the two longer sections hooked into the feed for the UHF section. Looks to me this antenna is a high gain on...

It's been a long time since I had Dish but trouble shooting should be mostly about isolating the problem and work back from there. For example can you remove (temp bypass} some component? If you have a DMM (volt meter) checking for voltage at the connections in the coax cable running from...

Here is the UHF/High VHF yagi antenna that works great for me. Tough to beat a good old yagi if your broadcast stations are in the same general direction. The open un-covered design has little to catch the wind. Not sure but I think the two longer sections at the back running at about 45...

Concern over climbing a ladder is a very valid point. If one is unsure or unsteady on a ladder then they should not risk it. People get hurt, something badly by slipping or falling off ladders.. If that is the case they would still have the option to hire and get the install done for them...

I have been using OTA for many years, one thing really great about getting your locals by OTA is you will also get all the sub channels. Depending on location that can be a lot. Some are really good too. If you invest in a better outdoor antenna some may be very strong and will punch through...

Hi all, I have an old Dish 311 SD receiver and was curious if it was still usable? If it is what might be some options for me to look at to get some basic service (news) . Do not want to sign a contract. PS - still have a Dish 500 on 110/119 provided I did not hit it with the mower. Thanks, DC

Does Dish still offer the Versus channel? Is it named something else? Could not find it on Dish web site. Thanks, DC

Hi, the best I can remember is if the dish is hooked up but not on the satellites you will get a connected and the current Dish/LNB should be displayed when you run the check switch. It should only show the OK when all the satellites are fully locked. I think I remember seeing something like 2...

Hi, here are some pictures to help you see what is needed to receive two satellites from one dish. Boba, are two cables needed on the 722 if only one TV is going to be used at the cabin? I do not have a 722 but when I had a VIP 222 I found it would work with just one cable. The second receiver...

Hi, not sure mixing the LNB from one companies dish to another is a good idea. Perhaps Iceberg can fill us both in on this. I don't know too much about the DTV dishes but I would think if the dish did not have a skew adjustment then it must be for use with just one satellite. If it was me I...

Hi again, looks you you should be looking at an El of 48.2 and a Az (Mag) of 161.4 for the 72.7 satellite from zip 36272. If you are trying to setup the Dish 500 for 61.5 and 72.7 it looks like the skew should be 65 degrees. If you are just trying to get 72.7 then the skew does not matter. If...

Hi, are you trying to use the DTV dish with the Dish receiver? It would help to know exactly what you are working with. If you want the Dish satellite at 72.7W, try TP 19, That one has CNN on it and is strong. If you can lock it peak on it then try TP 06. That one is a lot weaker for me anyway...

Hi, you might want to try and find a galvanized pipe instead of fence post if you need 5 feet above the ground. The pipe will be much stiffer. I think it is called SCH 40 pipe and you would need one that has an OD of 1 5/8 inch. Make sure you clamp something onto the bottom of the pipe where it...

Hi, what dish are you going to be using? If it is different then the one that the receiver was hooked up to at the home base then you will have to run a check switch. I have had reasonable success using one of those cheap squeal type satellite finders, just be aware that it seemed to block the...

Hi, if you are going to take the receiver that you use up north I think you might be better off if you could use the same Dish and LNB at your second home. That way you would not have to run a check switch. I was playing around last week with my 210 receiver and went from a 1000.4 on E.A. to a...

Hi all, I believe you can get a good idea on were an offset dish is looking by sighting just under the lower rim of the dish and looking up at the LNB. Can be a neat trick if you think something might be blocking the signal. Later, DC

Hi Stargazer and the group, even if broadband Internet is not available at the location a high speed LAN (local area network) can still be setup using a standard home router. The LAN could feed audio, video, the sling connection Ect. BTW - the LAN side of a typical WiFi router is very fast -...

Hi, chances are good that you are receiving one of the satellites through the wrong LNB. I have not aimed a 1000.4 but a trick that used to work for me when setting up a Dish 500 was to cover one of the LNBs with aluminum foil to prevent it from receiving a signal. Maybe try this on the 1000.4...

Hi, even if the install was not standard after the home owner stated how they wanted the job done it should have been up to the installer to talk it over with the home owner and try to come up with something the home owner would be happy with before drilling holes and messing up the house. If...

Hi Stargazer, I think the Sling box can control the Dish receiver over the network, provided this is true the only wires that would need to be run to the the shed would be the power for the receiver and router. If the Sling box or the receiver with Sling has built in WiFi then the router could...

Hi, I like your out of the box thinking. Now you got me thinking why not use a WiFi router and sling the HD to the house over the LAN. Later, DC

The first post pretty much has it all. One of the Dish customer service persons made a mistake and fed me bad info. Mistakes can happen but what rubs me is the lack of resolution. I keep getting advised (by chat and I have copies) that it will get fixed but so far it has not. I could post the...

Ok KAB, fill me in. What is going on?

Hi all, I need to vent a little. I keep getting over charged on my account and after numerous attempts to get it fixed I have gotten fed up. Decided to remove auto pay and paperless billing because of the errors and plan to pay only what I agreed to. The problems started back on 5-14-11 when I...

Hi, if I'm reading this correct you should be able to setup the TV-card on channel 3 or 4 just like you would with an old analog TV. That should at least get you a SD picture. I have a small TV in the kitchen hooked to the coax TV output on a 211 that way and it works fine. Later, DC