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I just got back into town after some time away. I came back to something that alternates between complete and partial signal loss on some channels. Other channels come in alright.
Honestly, it's a toss up between neighbors I had feuded with maliciously knocking the Dish around on their way out of town (They got evicted and it was attached to the exterior of their apartment with the landlord's consent) or the thing just being knocked around by weather again (It's happened before- the placement on the building was never what I'd have considered ideal, seemed very precariously perched).
What are some quick diagnostics I can run to determine whether this is something I can fix myself without physically touching the Dish, something that will just fix itself, or something I'm going to need to call a Dish technician out to handle?
Dish handled it for free the last time, but I hear sometimes they charge big bucks (Don't know how they determine whether they charge or not) and of course I'd rather save their time and my time by fixing it at the receiver level if I can (Plus be able to watch any channel I want asap). There are also going to be logistical issues getting to the physical Dish if I do call a technician out. The jerk ex-neighbors basically flooding the sidewalk with piles of miscellaneous things on their way out, so it'd be hard to get a truck and a ladder in to get at the Dish. Theoretically it could be accessed from the now vacant apartment, but I'd need to get the key from the landlord.
So, let's see if it's something we can fix or diagnose at the receiver level first. What do you guys recommend I try?
Honestly, it's a toss up between neighbors I had feuded with maliciously knocking the Dish around on their way out of town (They got evicted and it was attached to the exterior of their apartment with the landlord's consent) or the thing just being knocked around by weather again (It's happened before- the placement on the building was never what I'd have considered ideal, seemed very precariously perched).
What are some quick diagnostics I can run to determine whether this is something I can fix myself without physically touching the Dish, something that will just fix itself, or something I'm going to need to call a Dish technician out to handle?
Dish handled it for free the last time, but I hear sometimes they charge big bucks (Don't know how they determine whether they charge or not) and of course I'd rather save their time and my time by fixing it at the receiver level if I can (Plus be able to watch any channel I want asap). There are also going to be logistical issues getting to the physical Dish if I do call a technician out. The jerk ex-neighbors basically flooding the sidewalk with piles of miscellaneous things on their way out, so it'd be hard to get a truck and a ladder in to get at the Dish. Theoretically it could be accessed from the now vacant apartment, but I'd need to get the key from the landlord.
So, let's see if it's something we can fix or diagnose at the receiver level first. What do you guys recommend I try?
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Signal strength 21.
No tree growth in the last few months since I last had this thing repaired.
I'll confirm that and reset the box, but I doubt that's the issue here.
Don't have a DHPP. Don't want a DHPP. Honestly, if they can't do it for free, that'll probably be the final straw that makes me move on after my contract is up. To me when I subscribe to a service, if something interrupts me getting the service, it's the responsibility of the provider I'm paying for the service from to fix it so that I get what I'm paying them for, not me. Cable always did it free of charge. But that's premature to talk about. Hopefully I can either get this thing up and running myself or someone will come out and fix it for free.
Okay. Got someone scheduled to come out and fix it free of charge.
The live online assistance handled that pretty well. So far, so good.
Sorry if my above posts seem a little cranky, it's my nature, and it's been a heck a tough month for non-dish related reasons.
The live online assistance handled that pretty well. So far, so good.
Sorry if my above posts seem a little cranky, it's my nature, and it's been a heck a tough month for non-dish related reasons.
HanoverPretzel said:Signal strength 21.
No tree growth in the last few months since I last had this thing repaired.
I'll confirm that and reset the box, but I doubt that's the issue here.
Don't have a DHPP. Don't want a DHPP. Honestly, if they can't do it for free, that'll probably be the final straw that makes me move on after my contract is up. To me when I subscribe to a service, if something interrupts me getting the service, it's the responsibility of the provider I'm paying for the service from to fix it so that I get what I'm paying them for, not me. Cable always did it free of charge. But that's premature to talk about. Hopefully I can either get this thing up and running myself or someone will come out and fix it for free.
When you say a signal strength of 21 which sat was that and what dish do you have?
I have been having partial signal loss on several channels for quite some time; HLN 202 is the primary one but there are others. I have had a tech out and my signals are fine, I'm on EA.
Usually moving up or down one channel and back solves the problem.
Someone did mention that it could be a bad diplexer, I have a 722, if it gets really bad I will pull the receiver out of the entertainment center and change it (I just happen to have an extra). Besides as soon as I get the OTA antenna up we just may pull the plug to save some cash.
Good luck
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Okay. Got someone scheduled to come out and fix it free of charge.
The live online assistance handled that pretty well. So far, so good.
Sorry if my above posts seem a little cranky, it's my nature, and it's been a heck a tough month for non-dish related reasons.
You cranky..... Wherever would we get such an idea
Sounds like the dish is out of alignment, but you need to check a couple of different transponders on each of the sats. 21 doesn't mean good or bad if it is a spotbeam that you are on the edge of. 21 on a conus transponder that covers the entire US is bad.
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Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank 
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Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phoneHello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
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a good surge protector will help to.Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
Seems like I remember that now, with my V9 I manually entered anyway on 105, easier for me to pick the channel later