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Happy new year everyone. Up here in Winnipeg, Canada it has been very cold these last couple of weeks ie 25 to 30 degrees below zero at night. Yesterday I tried to move my 12 Ft Mesh Dish with the Actuator from its default position on Satellite 97.0W over to 99.0W and kept getting a E2 error indication on the V Box III. I thought oh no the Actuator must be frozen up, as I haven't been using the Dish a lot since the cold weather hit us. Tried again today when the sun came out and same problem occurred - E2 on the V Box. Even tried cycling the Actuator one click at a time but Nothing!!
Sometimes the Simple Things Can Cause the Problem!!
Now we have been doing a major clean up lately, ie dusting , vacumming, etc, so I had a look at the wiring on the Back of the V Box III and discovered that one of the 4 wires had fallen off of those flimsy V Box clips. Connected the bottom Red wire back on and I am back in business with the Dish and Actuator which is performing as good as can be expected for our very cold weather. So sometimes look for the simple things before going outside!! Hope this helps someone with similar problems.
Sometimes the Simple Things Can Cause the Problem!!
Now we have been doing a major clean up lately, ie dusting , vacumming, etc, so I had a look at the wiring on the Back of the V Box III and discovered that one of the 4 wires had fallen off of those flimsy V Box clips. Connected the bottom Red wire back on and I am back in business with the Dish and Actuator which is performing as good as can be expected for our very cold weather. So sometimes look for the simple things before going outside!! Hope this helps someone with similar problems.
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Yea, I saw it posted here on the forum one time:
E2 means the box tried to move the dish, and didn't get any pulses back from the reed switch.
So, broken reed switch wire, broken motor wire, or . . .
Congrats on a quick fix! - :up
I recall with great fondness when you got that dish and took it home.
Isn't this the one which was already disassembled on some fellows roof?
Your photos were so clear, we easily identified all the bolts 'n nuts from your pictures! -
And I think we called out all the other dishes on that roof, with recommendations on which to snag while you were there.
E2 means the box tried to move the dish, and didn't get any pulses back from the reed switch.
So, broken reed switch wire, broken motor wire, or . . .
Congrats on a quick fix! - :up
I recall with great fondness when you got that dish and took it home.
Isn't this the one which was already disassembled on some fellows roof?
Your photos were so clear, we easily identified all the bolts 'n nuts from your pictures! -
And I think we called out all the other dishes on that roof, with recommendations on which to snag while you were there.
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Thanks Anole yes that truly was an amazing time 2.5 years ago. And I couldn't have done it without all the help from you guys, ie yourself , Linuxman, Lak 7, and many others. Boy was that ever a learning curve!!
The first time we saw the 12 footer Mesh Dish it was already taken down from its mount, but we had to remove and lower everything using ropes off of that flat roof of a 2 story huge house out in the outskirts of Winnipeg. We separated the Dish into 2 halves and loaded it up with all of the Parts on my friends 94 Corolla on a wooden Car Mount, and moved it to my place completely across the city. Paid the guy $100.00 for everything but it also included a working Uniden 9900 Receiver and outboard Power Supply which I am still using today. Maybe this was too much but I don't regret the purchase!
Hand Digging 3 - 52 inch holes and filling them with readycrete concrete was the hardest part for the Dish's steel tripod. But that 12 ft. Dish has been rock solid ever since. I was even lucky enough to fine a welder to weld 4 nuts on the dish shaft to hold it in place during high winds. The Dish tracks very accurately on the West side from 58.0W and over to 127.0W, I can even get Alaska channels on 139.0W but still need to finetweak to get PBS on 125.0W which I so far have not succeeded in capturing, but maybe in the future??
Yea, I saw it posted here on the forum one time:
E2 means the box tried to move the dish, and didn't get any pulses back from the reed switch.
So, broken reed switch wire, broken motor wire, or . . .
Congrats on a quick fix! - :up
I recall with great fondness when you got that dish and took it home.
Isn't this the one which was already disassembled on some fellows roof?
Your photos were so clear, we easily identified all the bolts 'n nuts from your pictures! -
And I think we called out all the other dishes on that roof, with recommendations on which to snag while you were there.
Thanks Anole yes that truly was an amazing time 2.5 years ago. And I couldn't have done it without all the help from you guys, ie yourself , Linuxman, Lak 7, and many others. Boy was that ever a learning curve!!
The first time we saw the 12 footer Mesh Dish it was already taken down from its mount, but we had to remove and lower everything using ropes off of that flat roof of a 2 story huge house out in the outskirts of Winnipeg. We separated the Dish into 2 halves and loaded it up with all of the Parts on my friends 94 Corolla on a wooden Car Mount, and moved it to my place completely across the city. Paid the guy $100.00 for everything but it also included a working Uniden 9900 Receiver and outboard Power Supply which I am still using today. Maybe this was too much but I don't regret the purchase!
Hand Digging 3 - 52 inch holes and filling them with readycrete concrete was the hardest part for the Dish's steel tripod. But that 12 ft. Dish has been rock solid ever since. I was even lucky enough to fine a welder to weld 4 nuts on the dish shaft to hold it in place during high winds. The Dish tracks very accurately on the West side from 58.0W and over to 127.0W, I can even get Alaska channels on 139.0W but still need to finetweak to get PBS on 125.0W which I so far have not succeeded in capturing, but maybe in the future??
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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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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This started a couple months ago. I have 2 H3s on one network, both with 2 EHD identical 3 TB seperately powered so all recordings are accessible by all 4k & J4s (8 of them).
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
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JohnGalt1234 - So you basically have 2 Hopper 3's. The CasinoH3 is the one that is Hopper 3 only while Master Bedroom is a Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus setup.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
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