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Well tuesday night I mounted the mast and plumbed it, then wed night I had to move it because when I went to put the dish up its rotation was going to hit the house. So last night I finally hooked it an ran the motor. I zeroe'd it off on nim 1 at 91 west. Amazingly when I followed the recommended settings and put the dish up and turned it to where I thought it should be I had a signal! After trying to fine tune it it was almost dead on! So I go in the house and start sacnning. To make a very long story short there were plenty of sats that I pulled in and it locked in on with better than 50% quality. I caint remember which ones off hand but it was more than 4-5. Others had a good quality and when doing a blind scan I picked up channels. There are a few things I would like someone to comment on.
In the menu when you see " Go To Reference" What does that mean? Does it mean return to the "zero" point?
When I do my scans on one sat I got over 200 channels, its the one with al jazer or how ever you spell it, but only about 1/4 of them actually worked. I saw this patteren over and over, scan and not all of them worked. I finally figured out that a "$" sign was the reason for some but others just say searching for signal. Also I noticed that alot are duplicated I will have 3-4 of the same non working channels. How do I eliminate the duplicates when it is scanning?
Is it normal when doing a blind scan to totally miss transponders and have bad channels on only a few sats? If not can someone give me some tips on how to fine tune just the sats that are problematic?
I cannot get anything from 123, its dead. I can get sbs 6 at 74. I can hit 121 and lock in. Whats up with 123? This is my main sat to watch! I cannot get anything past 123 either. Is this at the end of my travel and do I need to zero at another sat? I tryed bumping the motor over each way and nothing, but if I change the elevation wont that throw off the other sats? How do you know when you have reached the hardware limitations?
When I scanned amc 1 I was playing with the tp settings and it said I was locked on it but then on another tp it said I was locked on 119? Is this normal?
Tonight I plan on going at it again hard. I think I might run a jumper to the circular side of the lnb and really try to tune 91 to the very best that I can and see if that helps with 123.
My pole was almost perfect using a torpedo level before I put the motor and dish on. Oh well now I just starting to think out loud.
Thanks again for everyones help. This is an amazing site, which means that there are amazing people here!
In the menu when you see " Go To Reference" What does that mean? Does it mean return to the "zero" point?
When I do my scans on one sat I got over 200 channels, its the one with al jazer or how ever you spell it, but only about 1/4 of them actually worked. I saw this patteren over and over, scan and not all of them worked. I finally figured out that a "$" sign was the reason for some but others just say searching for signal. Also I noticed that alot are duplicated I will have 3-4 of the same non working channels. How do I eliminate the duplicates when it is scanning?
Is it normal when doing a blind scan to totally miss transponders and have bad channels on only a few sats? If not can someone give me some tips on how to fine tune just the sats that are problematic?
I cannot get anything from 123, its dead. I can get sbs 6 at 74. I can hit 121 and lock in. Whats up with 123? This is my main sat to watch! I cannot get anything past 123 either. Is this at the end of my travel and do I need to zero at another sat? I tryed bumping the motor over each way and nothing, but if I change the elevation wont that throw off the other sats? How do you know when you have reached the hardware limitations?
When I scanned amc 1 I was playing with the tp settings and it said I was locked on it but then on another tp it said I was locked on 119? Is this normal?
Tonight I plan on going at it again hard. I think I might run a jumper to the circular side of the lnb and really try to tune 91 to the very best that I can and see if that helps with 123.
My pole was almost perfect using a torpedo level before I put the motor and dish on. Oh well now I just starting to think out loud.
Thanks again for everyones help. This is an amazing site, which means that there are amazing people here!
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Even though the Fortec lnbf arms appear weak, they appear to work. I have the heavy Invacom Lnbf on both of my motorized Fortec dishes, and they track the arc quite well. I found on one of my setups that I had to "slightly " adjust my motor latitude setting ( It wasn't tight enough and had slipped by a couple degrees ) . Adjusting that correctly added about +30 to my Q ( on the 90cm dish) and made marginal signals quite strong.
By the way, it's very common to have to power off your stb when deleting channels , or doing a lot of blindscanning. I suspect that memory fragmentation occurs when you add or delete things, and only a power cycle will restore memory to an orderly array.
Hope this helps
By the way, it's very common to have to power off your stb when deleting channels , or doing a lot of blindscanning. I suspect that memory fragmentation occurs when you add or delete things, and only a power cycle will restore memory to an orderly array.
Hope this helps
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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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....
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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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, premieres on HBO Max on 8/21. I will be warching
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'Game of Thrones' spinoff 'House of the Dragon' fires up release date at HBO, drops new character pics
The wait’s felt a little like watching for a dragon egg to hatch, but HBO’s hugely anticipated Game of Thrones prequel series finally has a release date. House of the Dragon will debut the first of its initial 10-episode season this summer, the network revealed today in a series of tweets that...
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