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Last reply Feb 12, 2010 · posted in The Dish Network Uplink Center (archive)

2/10/2010 2:07pm - Uplink Activity Report - 97 changes

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 2/10/2010 2:07pm - 97 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 02/10/2010 01:51P - 02/10/2010 02:06P

Channel Additions:
6530(9) - KAIT [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 12 Spotbeam 30 (NA)(Jonesboro, AR-ABC)
6534(20) - KTEJ [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 12 Spotbeam 30 (NA)(Jonesboro, AR-PBS)
6535(48) - KVTJ [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 12 Spotbeam 30 (NA)(Jonesboro, AR-N/A)
8873(41) - WJAN [MPEG4 SD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 08 ConUS beam (NA)(Miami, FL-IND)
6521(8) - WAGM [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 25 Spotbeam 08 (NA)(Presque Isle, ME-CBS)
6524(10) - WMEM [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 08 (NA)(Presque Isle, ME-PBS)
6531(11) - WBKB [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 11 Spotbeam 22 (NA)(Alpena, MI-CBS)
6534(6) - WCML [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 11 Spotbeam 22 (NA)(Alpena, MI-PBS)
6531(12) - KEYC [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 28 (NA)(Mankato, MN-CBS)
6530(2) - KQTV [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 29 (NA)(St.joseph, MO-ABC)
6531(5) - KXGN [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 33 (NA)(Glendive, MT-CBS)
6540(7) - WBBJ [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 14 (NA)(Jackson, TN-ABC)
6543(16) - WJKT [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 14 (NA)(Jackson, TN-FOX)
6544(11) - WLJT [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 14 (NA)(Lexington, TN-PBS)
6532(15) - WTAP [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 06 Spotbeam 25 (NA)(Parkersburg, WV-NBC)
620 - HUMTV [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 28 ConUS beam (NA)
623 - MSALA [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 26 ConUS beam (NA)
4800 - TMP30 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 28 ConUS beam (NA)
4801 - TMP31 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 28 ConUS beam (NA)
4803 - TMP33 [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4803 - TMP33 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4804 - TMP34 [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4804 - TMP34 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4807 - TMP37 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4807 - TMP37 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4808 - TMP38 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4808 - TMP38 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4809 - TMP39 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4809 - TMP39 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4810 - TMP40 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4810 - TMP40 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4811 - TMP41 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4811 - TMP41 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4812 - TMP42 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4812 - TMP42 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4813 - TMP43 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4813 - TMP43 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
4814 - TMP44 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)
4814 - TMP44 [MPEG4 HD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
6523(16) - WAGMD [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 25 Spotbeam 08 (NA)
6533(13) - WBKBD [MPEG2 SD 8PSK] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 11 Spotbeam 22 (NA)
6533(38) - KEYCD [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 28 (NA)
6533(49) - WTAPD [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 06 Spotbeam 25 (NA)

Channel Package Flag Changes:
285 - SMC [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 16 ConUS beam changed to Available
285 - SMC [MPEG4 SD] - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 09 ConUS beam changed to Available
550 - OLYM1 [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 24 ConUS beam changed to Available
550 - OLYM1 [MPEG4 SD] - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed to Available
551 - OLYM2 [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar7 119W TP 18 ConUS beam changed to Available
551 - OLYM2 [MPEG4 SD] - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed to Available
552 - OLYM3 [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar7 119W TP 18 ConUS beam changed to Available
552 - OLYM3 [MPEG4 SD] - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed to Available
4933(387) - CI [MPEG4 HD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 19 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)
4934(239) - WGN [MPEG4 HD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 19 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)
4935(194) - GREEN [MPEG4 HD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 19 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)
19222 - IWINO [DATA] - EchoStar7 119W TP 13 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)

Channel Renames:
363 - TMP15 - Ciel-2 129W TP 18 ConUS beam renamed to INDIE (A)
363 - TMP15 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to INDIE (A)
365 - TMP14 - Ciel-2 129W TP 18 ConUS beam renamed to RETRO (A)
365 - TMP14 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to RETRO (A)
710 - ICBLE - Anik F3 118.7W TP 25 ConUS beam renamed to ETFIN (A) (H)
4114(114) - TMP59 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A) (H)
4114(114) - TMP59 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A) (H)
4135(135) - TMP64 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A) (H)
4135(135) - TMP64 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A) (H)
4149(149) - TMP62 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A) (H)
4149(149) - TMP62 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A) (H)
4185(185) - TMP60 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A) (H)
4185(185) - TMP60 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A) (H)
4204(204) - TMP10 - Ciel-2 129W TP 23 ConUS beam renamed to TRU (A) (H)
4204(204) - TMP10 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to TRU (A) (H)
5306 - TMP62 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A) (H)
5306 - TMP62 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A) (H)
5308 - TMP64 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A) (H)
5308 - TMP64 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A) (H)
5322 - TMP59 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A) (H)
5322 - TMP59 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A) (H)
5326 - TMP60 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A) (H)
5326 - TMP60 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A) (H)
5373 - TMP15 - Ciel-2 129W TP 18 ConUS beam renamed to INDIE (A) (H)
5373 - TMP15 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to INDIE (A) (H)
5374 - TMP14 - Ciel-2 129W TP 18 ConUS beam renamed to RETRO (A) (H)
5374 - TMP14 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to RETRO (A) (H)
9430(204) - TMP10 - Ciel-2 129W TP 23 ConUS beam renamed to TRU (A)
9430(204) - TMP10 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to TRU (A)
9450(135) - TMP64 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A)
9450(135) - TMP64 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to BBCA (A)
9474(114) - TMP59 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A)
9474(114) - TMP59 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to E! (A)
9482(185) - TMP60 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A)
9482(185) - TMP60 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to HLMRK (A)
9483(285) - TMP61 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to SMC (A)
9483(285) - TMP61 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to SMC (A)
9512(319) - TMP58 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to SHO-W (A)
9512(319) - TMP58 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to SHO-W (A)
9520(149) - TMP62 - Ciel-2 129W TP 20 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A)
9520(149) - TMP62 - Nimiq5 72.7W TP 03 ConUS beam renamed to FSC (A)

Transponder Changes:
Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 29 changed from 21500 8PSK 2/3 to 20000 QPSK 5/6

Channels in the system: 6753
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

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Scott Greczkowski

Feb 11, 2010

Just FYI.. while no official confirmation the word I am getting is the new HD channels are NOT going to be moved to 61.5 even if Echostar 6 is moved into place.

Voyager6

Feb 12, 2010

Scott Greczkowski said:
Just FYI.. while no official confirmation the word I am getting is the new HD channels are NOT going to be moved to 61.5 even if Echostar 6 is moved into place.

And what is E* going to do with subs in the Northeast that have both SD and HD receivers? EA only works with VIP receivers. 129 is very low (19.3 degrees) from my location for reliable reception.

digiblur

Feb 12, 2010

I wouldn't expect new HD at 61.5 anytime soon with this current change that happened. I would expect quite the opposite to happen and HD move off of 61.5 to 72 as customers are upgraded to pure EA and pure WA setups.

A few other options...if HD is moved off 61.5 they could possibly create more spotbeams but that doesn't help out your DMA's problem.

Now here's the issue with your DMA. If they put the HD locals on the new beam on E-14 at 119 they will have to remove the locals from 61.5 or your receiver will try to get them off of 61.5 sometimes. Now what happens to the pure EA folks in your DMA that can get the signal? They will have to add wing dishes to their 1000.4 for 119.

It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out for Scranton.

Jim S.

Feb 12, 2010

A local installer had started putting up bigger dishes (I'm not sure how big, I haven't seen one up close yet) for 61.5 to solve the spotbeam problem. But this was before the current debacle. If 61.5 as a wing dish is no longer a valid setup, how's that going to work if they don't move the locals somewhere else? If the EA LNB cluster has a port for an extra LNB, a small dish could be pointed at 110 (or is it 119?) for the locals in SD, but that would leave customers without HD locals again. Could an EA LNB cluster be mounted on a bigger dish, or would the focal point be too tight?

jorossian

Feb 12, 2010

I've got 'em now!

It was a decent enough day today so I climbed up on the roof after work with a long line from my "sat-beeper" hooked to the 61.5 dish line. I was able to point the 61.5 dish to 129 (VERY LOW ON THE HORIZON - 19deg angle) and get a decent signal!

Did a check switch and there they all are! I may need to move the dish come summertime to clear some currently foliage-free trees but it may just be possible to stick with this set-up permanently. I should move it regardless as it's almost pointed directly into the back of the Dish500 pointing at 110/119. I think the signal could improve slightly just by eliminating that little issue but forget that until the snow is gone

Right now I'm actually getting a higher signal meter reading for the 129 than I did for the 61 but I don't know if they work on the same scale. Odd since the 61.5 has a perfectly clear line of sight very high up on the horizon.... unexpected.

FSC HD and BBCAHD look OUTSTANDING!!! I'm a happy camper again.

kstuart

Feb 12, 2010

Voyager6 said:
And what is E* going to do with subs in the Northeast that have both SD and HD receivers? EA only works with VIP receivers. 129 is very low (19.3 degrees) from my location for reliable reception.

Any elevation is just as reliable as any other elevation.

If there is no obstruction between your dish and 129 at 19.3 degrees elevation, then it should work all the time.

A low elevation simply means that there is more chance of an obstruction (tree, hill or building).

Note that another post in this thread reports that 129 is actually stronger than 61.5 (which is undoubtedly due to the satellite at 129 being brand new, and the 61.5 being old and failing).

digiblur

Feb 12, 2010

jorossian said:
I've got 'em now! It was a decent enough day today so I climbed up on the roof after work with a long line from my "sat-beeper" hooked to the 61.5 dish line. I was able to point the 61.5 dish to 129 (VERY LOW ON THE HORIZON - 19deg angle) and get a decent signal!

Did a check switch and there they all are! I may need to move the dish come summertime to clear some currently foliage-free trees but it may just be possible to stick with this set-up permanently. I should move it regardless as it's almost pointed directly into the back of the Dish500 pointing at 110/119. I think the signal could improve slightly just by eliminating that little issue but forget that until the snow is gone

Right now I'm actually getting a higher signal meter reading for the 129 than I did for the 61 but I don't know if they work on the same scale. Odd since the 61.5 has a perfectly clear line of sight very high up on the horizon.... unexpected.

FSC HD and BBCAHD look OUTSTANDING!!! I'm a happy camper again.

Remember the dish isn't really picking up the signal on where it is "looking" due to the 22 degree offset on the LNB, so it can fool you very easily.

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dfergie

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Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

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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Bobby

Thursday at 11:20 AM

Regular$6.099
Premium$6.599
Diesel$7.999
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

Bobby

Today at 10:27 AM

Regular$5.999
Premium$6.399
Diesel$7.999
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

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harshness

Today at 11:30 AM

I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.

dishstaller

Today at 12:32 PM

Bobby said:
Regular$5.999
Premium$6.399

Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.

Last night it was about $4.17 gas, $6,19 diesel.

harshness

24 minutes ago

dishstaller said:
Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.

On the West Coast, a 40-cent differential is common. It used to be 30 cents before the prices rose above $3.

A "full dollar more" sounds like it may be boat gas (non-alcoholic), which is a whole different discussion.

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klang

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Last reply 28 minutes ago · posted in TV Shows

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

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.

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klang

Jul 28, 2025

I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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MikeD-C05

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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harshness

Tuesday at 11:28 AM

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

MikeD-C05

Today at 12:51 PM

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

harshness

28 minutes ago

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

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JohnGalt1234

Last reply 39 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

H3 EHD lists upcoming airings instead of recordings on EHD and often won't recognize EHD is connected after reboot

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!!!!

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navychop

Yesterday at 3:40 PM

It'll only see two EHDs at a time.

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Almighty1

Yesterday at 7:18 PM

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.

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JohnGalt1234

Yesterday at 9:02 PM

Almighty1 said:
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.

View attachment 194857

As I understand it, the android is just the display signal from the hopper+. I can disconnect the H+ and plug the hdmi directly into the master hopper3.

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Almighty1

Today at 12:02 AM

JohnGalt1234 said:
As I understand it, the android is just the display signal from the hopper+. I can disconnect the H+ and plug the hdmi directly into the master hopper3.

It is not just a display signal as explained above. When you have the Hopper+ connected, it uses Android TV for pretty much everything except for the satellite signal which is why it uses the DISH app for the standard Hopper 3 functions. But that should not matter because in your case, CasinoH3 is the Hopper 3 with the EHD which is what you call the naughty one based on the dates you mentioned and Master Bedroom which has the Hopper Plus connected to the Hopper 3 that does not have the problem. So one way to test the theory is disconnect the Hopper Plus from that Hopper 3 and then use the EHD's connected to CasinoH3 currently to see if the same issue exists. That way you will know if the problem is there without a Hopper Plus connected or if CasinoH3 is just a bad hopper to begin with.

Normally when you disconnect the Hopper Plus, it will be 30 minutes or more before you can use the Hopper 3 again.

What you want to do is:
hold the POWER button in, not the red reset button, for about 45 seconds or so while disconnecting the power to the Plus and moving the HDMI cable and it will reboot to the normal Hopper only immediately.

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bookworm370

47 minutes ago

navychop said:
It'll only see two EHDs at a time.

Yes, I have only two online at a time.
One comes online, the other one consistently will not come online

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bookworm370

39 minutes ago

bookworm370 said:
Yes, I have only two online at a time.
One comes online; the other consistently won't. Also, when I connect the EHD, the USB Detected status light on the EHD itself changes from Red to Green. But the Hopper (713) does not start the EHD read process. The light changes to indicate that the EHD has detected a valid USB cable, but the Hopper does not recognize it.

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iJustine

Today at 1:12 PM · posted in iJustine

Microsoft Surface ultra unboxing

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OpenAI Sued by 8 U.S. States

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Peter Parker

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Last reply Today at 1:01 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.

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bookworm370

Yesterday at 3:17 PM

Has anyone noticed an FF stutter with 713? I used to be able to hit FF a few times and skip smoothly. After 713 (maybe 712), when I skip forward, there is a definite stutter for as many times as I have pressed FF.

Can anyone check on this and report back? Recorded programs and then press skip forward a few times to see if it's smooth? Normally, it just jumps to the right place after the skips.

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reubenray

Yesterday at 6:40 PM

I got the 713 update yesterday.

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naptime

Today at 1:05 AM

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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reubenray

Today at 6:14 AM

bookworm370 said:
Has anyone noticed an FF stutter with 713? I used to be able to hit FF a few times and skip smoothly. After 713 (maybe 712), when I skip forward, there is a definite stutter for as many times as I have pressed FF.

Can anyone check on this and report back? Recorded programs and then press skip forward a few times to see if it's smooth? Normally, it just jumps to the right place after the skips.

My wife mentioned that her remote is acting strange this morning. She hit FF and it went to 15x FF.

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Bobby

Today at 10:32 AM

naptime said:
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.

This has been an ongoing issue. A fix is coming, probably in the next software version.

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dishstaller

Today at 1:01 PM

reubenray said:
My wife mentioned that her remote is acting strange this morning.

Had a customer call recently saying their remote was really acting up, some buttons no longer functioned. Told them to reboot the Hopper....problem fixed.
Wife bought me a t-shirt that has "have you tried turning it off and on again?"

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telebiker

Last reply Today at 12:54 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Hopper and Dish Hopper Plus No Alexa in settings

I have Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus and also have Alexa Echo. I link the Alex skill to Dish and it asks me to enter the pairing code shown on the TV. I go into Dish Settings and there is no Alexa shown. Not sure what to do.

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HipKat

Mar 15, 2026

Guys,
Android is Google. Google is Android. Android OS and Google TV are the same thing.
The Hopper+ and Joey 4's run Android TV, which is Google's television version of Android.
That means under the hood, you have:

Linux kernel
Android framework
Google TV / Android TV interface
Google Play Store for TV apps

Alexa is the competition. Google is not going to host their competition.
The old Hopper Carbon UI is NOT Google so that's why Alexa was on there.

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Harryhaggle

Mar 18, 2026

Understood. But here's the rub - Google Assistant setup is ALSO missing from the Hopper Plus setup. I'm a paraplegic.and need to use voice controls as much as possible but I can't press a button on the remote to activate Google Assistant. I prefer ALEXA (or ALEXA+) but I have one older google device and will go that route IF they make it available. BTW calling Dish Customer Service is no help- they just say they have no info on if/when there will be an update.

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navychop

Mar 18, 2026

Ungood.

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reubenray

Today at 10:17 AM

What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?

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navychop

Today at 12:54 PM

Tell Alexa verbally what to do.

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Today at 12:42 PM · posted in Ham Radio 2.0

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Today at 12:42 PM · posted in iJustine

Will Microsoft Surface Ultra's replace MacBooks?

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meStevo

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Last reply Today at 12:39 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

AI thread

A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.

Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.

View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k

We've literally got a movie already about this

View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc

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meStevo

Oct 9, 2026

Agreed, it mostly regurgitates known solutions. That's the point. Nobody needs an innovative fix for a driver error or a creative way to format a report. Let it handle the solved problems so people can spend their time on the ones that aren't.

harshness

Oct 9, 2026

meStevo said:
Agreed, it mostly regurgitates known solutions. That's the point.

That's the point at which innovation ends, and there's no longer any point to software engineering other than swatting bugs that result from misapplication.

meStevo

Oct 9, 2026

harshness said:
That's the point at which innovation ends, and there's no longer any point to software engineering other than swatting bugs that result from misapplication.

Addressed by what you didn't quote. This cycle is as old as computing: compilers, libraries, frameworks each automated the tedious part, and the human work moved up a level. Innovation didn't end; it shifted. And people still make new compilers, libraries or frameworks.

Nobody's forced to hand anything off. Anyone who wants to keep doing it by hand still can, and people who couldn't do it at all now can.

harshness

Oct 9, 2026

meStevo said:
... and people who couldn't do it at all now can.

Misapplication isn't something that the casual coder can identify. They can only discover, the hard way, that it doesn't work at some point.

meStevo

Oct 9, 2026

harshness said:
Misapplication isn't something that the casual coder can identify. They can only discover, the hard way, that it doesn't work at some point.

You're not wrong, but that's part of learning. Whether from others or our own mistakes, we've all learned that lesson one way or another.

harshness

Oct 9, 2026

meStevo said:
Whether from others or our own mistakes, we've all learned that lesson one way or another.

I'm not sure that the school of hard knocks is the quickest or surest education to find your way.

There are many examples in the headlines of people getting burned multiple times and not wavering in their pursuit of stupidity.

meStevo

Oct 9, 2026

harshness said:
I'm not sure that the school of hard knocks is the quickest or surest education to find your way.

Good thing not everyone will have to learn the hard way then. The same tools can explain why something broke.

harshness said:
There are many examples in the headlines of people getting burned multiple times and not wavering in their pursuit of stupidity.

This is true of literally anything, though.

Happy to agree to disagree, but I'm already enjoying the dividends personally and helping others at work and at home do the same.

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harshness

Oct 9, 2026

meStevo said:
This is true of literally anything, though.

Do you think that means we ought to be supporting it as the long-term solution?

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Oops.

AI Agent Blamed for Deleting Entire Upcoming Season of TV Show

An AI agent reportedly deleted the entire final cut of the upcoming season of a Swedish reality competition show.

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dishstaller

Today at 10:05 AM

Been reading this thread but not commenting much, primarily because there is so much "news" out there on this topic and it is hard to tell what is real and what is theater.
My biggest problem with AI is that these agents are taught...not necessarily programmed but taught. Well, there's an old saying "garbage in/garbage out". I remember a Joe Rogan show a while back when he had Elon Musk on and they talked about AI and Elon said one of the AIs (can't remember which one, sorry) was asked which was worse, Thermonuclear War or mis-gendering Kaitlyn Jenner and it came back with the answer that mis-gendering was worse. Now forget the politics involved with all the gender stuff we have been subjected to the past few years.....to say that mis-gendering is worse than the killing of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of human beings.....Kaitlyn Jenner included.....is simply insane not to mention incredibly dangerous.

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Today at 12:39 PM

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