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Technically both of these LNBFs were used on Shaw Direct Ku band systems. The Shaw Direct device was a customized product that was designed to get the unique frequencies used on Anik G1 at 107.3 West, while also picking up normal Ku-band frequencies from Anik F2 at 111.1 West. They are called...

We are back to square one. If someone wants to try things outside of a predicted coverage area, anything besides an site verification with a working system or spectrum analyzer is subject to disaster.

I was speaking of north to south distance in California. If you were looking at true north to south distance, I figure approximately 70 miles per degree of latitude. Sacramento = 38.6 north Denver = 39.7 north St George (next to AZ border) = 37.1 north Las Vegas = 36.2 north Flagstaff = 35.2...

Sacramento is about 500 miles from Las Vegas, and it's another 250+ miles further to Phoenix. I agree with everything else, but distances across California are huge.

Sorry, you are way too late for the party. It's all over for snowbird reception in the southern states. The Anik F2 satellite will be retired in just a few days, and Anik G1 satellite does not have a prayer of working that far south. At least we got a quarter century of signals, but the show...

Years of experience have told me that EIRP maps are a good tool to use within the predicted coverage area. No matter where you are, it is always a good idea to build in some margin (1 or 2 dB or more) to reduce the number of hours per year that precipitation knocks out reception. All of this...

Very little skew difference in Manitoba. Winnipeg is at longitude 97 West, with the two Nimiq satelllites not far away, at 91 and 82 West. More likely the LNB cabling is reversed as you have suggested.

The first thing I would worry about is how diligent the new company is about verifying credit cards and billing addresses when they process your billing every month. Shaw never cared to go there, and happily took our money for years; unlike Bell, who loved to shut off service to anyone who...

Bad idea. If you do a Master Reset, your receiver's memory and channel maps are cleared out, and require a good download (done from a live signal) as well as a call to Shaw Direct to restore your subscription. IF you are using a different type of LNBF on this system in Arizona vs. the one at...

Thank you for the link, but it is no longer available. I still do not have a confirmation on what channel # to attempt using for a new download after Master Reset, but another suggestion seems to be NOT to reset, and if you have a receiver with an existing memory still in place, try and find a...

When Shaw Direct previously used the Anik F1R satellite at 107.3 West, mapping of satellite receivers was normally done while tuned to channel 299 for the downloading and tuning process. This advice was modified to channel 252 for the DSR-600 receiver (if it had never been previously used) or...

Those who have lost access to this channel and have FTA equipment should still be able to receive it from Ku-band satellite 97 West. Confirmed on the air 2/28--early evening

Even if you were in Canada and getting G1 as well as F2, simsubs would be an issue in many markets. Out of market stations are often blown out of the water by a Toronto (or other city) station that has primary rights in that part of Canada. Where it gets confusing is if your local station is...

I don't have an official answer to this, but would have to assume that the updates are available on both satellites. If not, we would already be hearing complaints from active subscribers using F2 only in places such as Arizona and Mexico. Any complaints that I have heard are from users...

If there is not a green light, what type of LNBF do you have on your dish, and what size is the dish? Anik F1R at 107.3 West may still have channels mapped into your receiver from last season, and that satellite is no longer in service. You will only get channels from Anik F2 at 111.1 West...

Disconnect the cable from the LNBF at back of receiver and try to turn on as before. It may have been shutting down due to a short in the cable or the LNBF itself. Should it stay powered on without a cable connected, you need to look between there and the dish. Otherwise the receiver may have...

Read the back of your dish and see if it is labeled 60-E or 75-E. If it is 60-E, leave it alone, and locate a Shaw Direct 75-E with matching XKu LNBF from a Canadian source before heading to Arizona. You should use a matched set for ease of alignment and maximum signal, even if you are only...

The center of the problem is likely simulcast substitution. If you are looking at something from the Toronto or Vancouver markets, the majority (but not all) channels are on Anik F2, which comes in solid in any weather. IF you look at any other market, the majority of local channels are...

SHAW DIRECT CHANNELS ON ANIK F2-111.1 West (North American coverage) SHAW DIRECT CHANNELS ON ANIK G1-107.3 West (Limited Coverage Area) Updated August 25, 2021 121-CKMI Global-Montreal 101-CIHF Global-Halifax 125-CBFT Ici TV-Montreal <f> 102-CBHT CBC-Halifax 131-CIII...

You will not get a picture on any channels until mapping is completed, and you have also had Shaw Direct activate some channels. Metering should work, and confirm that you are on the correct satellite (F2). Signal strength is not as important as an accompanying dB number (plus 5.5 dB or higher...

I am no longer in the business of actively selling Shaw equipment, and given his situation where he is only able to get Anik F2, I really cannot offer advice on what channel to tune while downloading the Shaw signal to get mapping. It has completely changed since F1R was in service a short...

Receivers do not have channel mapping out of the box. You have to download current signals and let the receiver go through a mapping process. A new mapping with Shaw's assistance would match an XKu device, providing channel info from G1 at 107.3 and F2 at 111.1 West. Since you do not have...

The failing transponders affected mostly French language channels and most of them were transferred to other transponders on Anik G1 at 107.3 West. This has not yet affected remaining transponders on Anik F2 satellite, so it continues to transmit with a number of remaining years of expected...

You could have the dish perfectly aligned with 111 and 107, and the receiver might not be capable of reception. If you are getting green indicator lights confirming Shaw Direct on a meter (likely from F2 at 111), you are probably in the right place. But by missing a couple of years of mapping...