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Ok,

Let me begin by saying i've been a D* customer for a few years (married to sunday ticket) and have been installing my own sat. dishes for a while. I finally break down and buy a HDTV and so I'm ready to upgrade everything. I replace my old round dish (dual LNB) with a new oval triple LNB. I buy a new HDTV hughes reciever and I think I ready to go. I punch in my zip and get my azimuth, elevation and tilt (240,32,56) and can only get sat 101. I've tried EVERYTHING and can't get this working.

My cable runs are less that 100 ft.
I've swapped out with a friends triple LNB...

NOTHING!

101 comes in clear varying from mid 80's to 90's in strength...but no signal at all on 110 or 119.

I ran a direct cable (no grounding block or splitter...shorter run) and IT WORKED!!! So cabling problem right? I re crimped all my connections, hooked it all back up...and nothing! So, i try the direct connection again...and can't get it to work! Don't get it! Doesn't make a lick of sense.

Is there something I'm missing?

Please help...i've been sitting on this brand new Grand Wega and no HDTV! :(

I'm reluctant to call in the pros to do something that may be sooo simple!

David
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slacker9876
ketel1and7 said:
Not sure what you mean by connector. I used screw in F connectors if that's what you mean.

I get full signals on all transponders on 101. Not even a weak signal on 110 or 119. Even when I span the wide sky...i never get a bleep.
Sorry ... crimp or compression connectors, doesn't matter now. If you have the full monte from 101 and noting on the other LOS is very suspect, even if your other dish was there before. I would move to higher ground, it really does sound like you may have an obstruction ....
K
OK...well...i took your advice and hiked the dish further up my roof and Bingo...Sat C is coming in now. Still no 119 bird....but I assuming the distant tree line is the culprit. Unfortunately...i don't think I can do anything (legal) about it. Maybe I'll try a long pole. Well....thank you very much...two horrific days and it turns out to be trees after all. Now if you'll excuse me...I'm off to visit some of my neighbors trees....with a drill and some Bleach! :)
slacker9876
Glad it is working out! You may want to fiddle with the tilt on your dish for 119...the settings listed by your ZIP are always subject to tweaking as you know. I would think 110 would be your problem child of the 3. SAT "C" has always been the fussy one.

EDIT:: Oops ... your getting C ... man that is REALLY odd. do you live in the northern US?
R
I've always found as an installer.........that if you get the 101 sat and not the other its always a dish point problem unless you have a los prob........try moving the elevation about 1 to 2 degrees up and 2 or 3 drgrees to the west ............its always worked for me.
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the 110 and 119 sats are much lower in the horizon. depending on where you are they can be as much as 15 degrees lower.. so you will need to raise your dish to get a clear view.

go to http://www.csgnetwork.com/antennasatelazposcalc.html and put in you info and you will see what i mean..
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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A Little Bit of Soap -- The Jarmels
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Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
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Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
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With A Little Luck - Wings
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
rvvaquero
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
M
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
long_time_Dish
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
Almighty1
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
navychop
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner

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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
🤣

Oh....you were serious
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/b0gPzA8KHEQ
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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
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Started watching yesterday. Not too bad.
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Wife likes it.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).
dfergie
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
osu1991
long_time_Dish
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
long_time_Dish
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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