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I use a Dish 500 in my RV. I am trying to aim it at 61/72. I know it will work because I have done it in the past, but this time I just can't get it to work.
I have the skew correct, because it worked all spring until I took the old RV home to trade it in, now I have the new RV on site and I can't get it to aim correct.

Questions within operation I perform show below:

1: I hook up LNB to receiver, put my cheap analog satellite meter in line and do switch test before dish is aimed. it shows me DPP twin and nothing on inputs 1 and 2.

question 1: when starting with a fresh install like this, which DPP 1/2 LNB is the receiver using? The one marked 110 or 119?

3: I adjust the dish for a peak reading on the meter, then check to see which satellite is shown in the receiver receive strength screen.
If it's 61.5 or 72 I will do a switch test.

Last night I was able to get 61.5 (only) connected, but it was dark so I watched my locals then went to bed.
Today I tried again and found my mount was not level so I leveled everything up and started over again.

But all I can seem to get is 72, but it shows up on port 1 after the switch test.
Again, during a fresh startup like this, does the receiver only use the LNB 1 (marked 110 on dish) when aiming?

If I have 72 on the wrong side of the LNB, which way to I need to turn the dish to bring in 61.5 on LNB number 1? I think the signal actually crosses across the dish as a reflector (that is why 119/110 marks on LNB are reversed), so I need to move the dish CW a little (more west) and raise the dish angle a little? I have been having good luck picking up 72 and 82 but 82 is not a dish sat.

I have been thinking of finding a 1000.2 EA dish, but the 500 has been working so far (until this weekend).

I have tried to put aluminum foil over the 110 LNB and signal goes away.
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robstudio
and do switch test before dish is aimed. it shows me DPP twin and nothing on inputs 1 and 2.

question 1: when starting with a fresh install like this, which DPP 1/2 LNB is the receiver using? The one marked 110 or 119?

Well first problem is don't do check switch before hitting correct sat locations...
Hook meter inline, plug receiver in and boot... just to power the meter at this point...
Tricky thing using dish receivers to aim is that they won't tell you what sat you've hit when pointing until after the check switch, so you must set skew and elevation correct, then find the correct satellites.
Regarding the lnb... the port that the cable runs into, 1,2 or 3 will determine which lnb head is activated when aiming. At least on my EA dish it does... I don't know which is which off hand... trial and error, plug the cable into a different port on the lnb and see what you get.
The satellites are indeed reversed at the lnb head as the reflector or dish acts as a mirror.
Happy dish pointing!


By the way .. thanks for the thread title... I howled as I'm not normal either...
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My problem turned out to be I have an external wireless AP mounted up on a phone pole pointed right at the RV I was mounting the dish on.
The AP / pole location right where the 61.5 satellite is, only 20 deg lower. i moved the dish 10 feet and problem went away. its always something :(.
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A Little Bit of Soap -- The Jarmels
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With A Little Luck - Wings
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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.
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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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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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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).
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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
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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?
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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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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