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Not that I have noticed, but you might get a better response if you go to this forum: https://www.digitalhome.ca/forums/

107 (G1) is the only satellite that has any channels from Shaw Direct on it now (111 (F2), was shut down at the end of February). If your Superbuddy shows frequencies (I don't have one, so don't know what they show) they will be in the lower Ku band range (below 11700, see lyngsat.com for the...

Anik F2 (the one that was shut down) was at 111, and Anik G1 is at 107, so what you are seeing seems correct.

G1 went off at about 11.25 am ET, and began to return at around 3.30 pm ET. Has been having "teething" problems (signal there, then fades away, then moments later its back again) since then. SQ strengths are below normal at the moment, and are varying substantially, but look to be more stable...

Sorry, but I'm not really understanding what you are try to say in relation to its orbit. If you are asking why it is now lingering longer in the north quadrant as opposed to the south, then if you look closely (really zoom in) at the orbit at the n2yo.com site you will see it is almost an...

Correct, as they are only doing East-West station-keeping, which probably doesn't require much fuel to make the minor adjustments necessary. Just a little clarification here, are you asking why the pattern has changed so much from, as an example, the pattern on the left, to what it is now, on...

The charts that nelson61 is showing are the movement over time, so look worse than they really are. Here is (I think, anyways) a better display of the inclined orbit of F2 (zoom in so you can see its path). https://www.n2yo.com/?s=28378 As far as gravitational irregularities, from...

No problem, get it, or various versions, all the time! LOL! The mapping data does, as we have seen on this site for those who only get the one satellite when there was the change in modulation. It would certainly make sense to have the activation available on both satellites. However, whether...

Unfortunately, anything I said in that thread was about re-acquiring channel maps after changes were made to the signal modulation, and all were with activate receivers.

Dish is different, there are no spot beams for any of the Shaw Direct transponders, so they can't send a hit only to a specific geographical location. As far as whether the new receiver should be activated in Canada first, I don't know the answer. FernyD, you might want to ask your question at...

I am a Canadian, and not a Snowbird, and have Shaw Direct. There are quite a few of us, albeit some of us have other reasons as well for being on this forum, such as my FTA hobby (more of an obsession, though).

Shaw Direct no longer sells the receivers (thanks to the Rogers cable mentality) and any left at any retail stores can be bought until they run out of receivers. Have not heard anything about them refusing to activate any 800 series boxes that are bought used, of course, those can't have been...

268 is also on G1, so both are on G1.

Have you tried re-pointing your dish?

Latest one I can find: https://www.shawbroadcast.com/Documents/2023/jun/16/HEVC-AAC%20Transition%20Plan%20Fall%202023.pdf

No need to upgrade. Your receiver will work fine for the channels currently on F2 until they are moved off the satellite. The only reason for the upgrade to the 800 series receivers is for when channels on G1 change to HEVC encoding, since the 600 series cannot do HEVC. HEVC encoding will not be...

The bigger the dish, the more precise the pointing area, so when the satellite moves due to the inclined orbit, the greater the chance of loss of signal. In normal situations the larger the dish the better to avoid interference/bleed-over from adjacent satellites. In this case you want it to be...

You're welcome, enjoy the hockey games, and the weather there!

Yes, you are outside of G1's footprint. See this link and zoom in: https://www.lyngsat-maps.com/interactive/Anik-G1-North-America-Extended-Ku.html

Where are you currently located? You may be out of G1's footprint.

Some questions to start. Where are you currently located? What size dish are you using? Have you adjusted the skew for your location? Otherwise use 405 to peak the dish, you are obviously close but need a bit of adjustment. 700 and 404 are on F2, which is currently giving stronger quality...

Never have had a problem with the Shaw Direct mounts myself, they aren't too much different than my larger 80cm dish mounts. But, I do see what you mean about the SlimLine mounts, they do appear to be sturdier.

Good to hear you have signal again! I suspect that when you re-set the mast upright you over-corrected slightly and it is just slightly off plumb. When you original set up the dish I assumed you checked the plumb in all directions with the dish off of the mast, whereas when you re-set it, it...

OK, sounds like your receiver may have locked up once it lost signal (since it is still showing the Corner Gas image). Turn off the receiver and unplug it for a few minutes. Then check it, and then you can do a re-point. I just took a broom outside and completely blocked my LNB and the meter on...

Sounds to me like you have to re-point your dish again. First off, what do you mean by "at the pivot point"? Base of the mast? Dish elevation? If the winds were that strong, your mast may now not be level, and therefore have corresponding elevation issues. It is possible that the dish may...