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Hi, new poster here. It was suggested I come here by a dish internet response member on the official dish forum. I will post what I wrote there.

"Hi, I have been a dish customer for a few years now. I have the hopper and two joeys and am very happy with the setup. I upgraded from a vip622 and I think a 612? (single HD DVR Model). So far so good for me.

What I would like is some honest opinions on possible signal issues near major airports. I was going to give a dish gift card to a friend but was concerned about any issues with aircraft or other airport related things. They live just slightly offset from the approach of the main runway. Looking at possible places to put the dish I noted that the flight path is east/west. From friends yard looking to the southwest it appears that the dish would be pointed right toward aircraft passing by. Also, what about radar from airport or the aircraft?

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, nor do I wish to say anything negative about dish. I am very pleased with my service and just want someone that I might share my great experience with will have the same. Anyone here able to give real world info on your situation? Thanks!"

I hope someone can help.
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M
i would assume or rather... hope... that major airlines use different frequencies that wouldn't interfere with DISH or TV signal frequencies, so i doubt that would be a problem. As far as the airplanes, i would say the tech would know if they would interfere. or you can DL a smartphone app to show you where the satellites are and see for yourself. I use satelliteAR app when looking for LOS in my RV cuz it's free, pretty easy to use, and will give you a good idea on your line of sight. once you have the app then search for echostar 110/119/129 i think is what it maybe labeled on the app?

edit: either way i would say it's very unlikely either scenario would cause problems
viggen61
Aircraft radio communications and navigation systems work on far lower frequencies than Dish (or any other) satellites work on. Not even the airports weather radar comes close.

The only real danger would be if the dish was VERY close to the airport, like other side of the road close. The danger there would be more of the terrestrial signal overwhelming the LNB on the dish.

So, unless your friend has an address like "100 Airport Road", they're 99.9999% good. And even then...

I live less than 20 miles from Newark Liberty (EWR), and planes are never a problem.

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Thanks for all the comments! I guess my frequency fears are not an issue then.

What about actual blockage from aircraft. I have downloaded the app that mx023 talked about but I don't live there a friend does so I have not been over to try it out. Problem I saw when I was there was the area where they live is just offset from direct approach path. Airplane traffic is on actual path to runway which runs east/west. Looking from area where dish would be when looking at soutwest sky you are right in flightpath. This is just from naked eye view so not sure it is in direct path but it appears so. This is around three to four miles from end of runway and aircraft are pretty close when passing over the area. When landing from west to east they pass over about every 40 to sixty seconds. When taking off from east headind to the west it is about every 15 to 45 seconds. However, when taking off they are somewhat higher than landing. They of course go by rather quickly but at 15 second intervals my thought is you may get pixilation issues.

Anyhow, any other thoughts are appreciated. In the mean time I will give that app a try when I get a chance to see if they are even in line of sight or it just appears that way. Thanks to all.
3HaloODST
As far as terrestrial interference I'd say there is little to no chance of that. First off the dish is a directional antenna, so since it is facing the sky slim to no chance of terrestrial interference.

Think of it this way: The Sun emits far more EMI on just about every frequency that you can think of yet the dish works just fine even when the Sun is nearly directly behind the satellite(s) that the dish is pointed at. There are only two times a year that the Sun causes direct (but brief) interference, which is during the Equinoxes.

As for plane interference, IF there were any, it would not be a frequent (or long) occurrence, except if you were unlucky enough to just so be looking right into a frequent flight path. Keep in mind though, that there is a LOT of sky for the planes to use and that again due to the directional nature of the satellite reception, the dish is pointed is only at a tiny fraction of the entire sky. Even if a plane were to cause interference, considering the size of planes in the sky (most being small unless flying low) and the fact that they are traveling at hundreds of miles per hour, the only disruption in signal would be a "blip."

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an aircraft maybe would lower the signal for very short time frame but because of the width of the signal beam and polarity, i would think that the signal would never be completely lost or cause interference. I could be wrong but seems logical to me.
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· posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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....
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Drift Away - Dobie Gray
long_time_Dish
Throwing It All Away - Genesis
dishstaller
All I Need is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
gms49ers
Sweet Miracle - Rush
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long_time_Dish
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
JSheridan
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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MikeD-C05
I don't know why DISH doesn't just start a streaming version of DISH and then if you can't see the western arc you go with streaming versions and then they could keep customers if they had good internet speeds. I mean Sling TV could be changed to Streaming DISH TV if they wanted since both companies are under Echostar. Then you would still be able to use your ota antenna with Air TV devices like I do with Air TV Anywhere with 4 ota tuners.
Scott Greczkowski
I don't know why DISH doesn't just start a streaming version of DISH
I have the same wish.
B
I have the same wish.
Why?
A lot of people do not have fast internet.
That is why they use satellite
Scott Greczkowski
Why?
A lot of people do not have fast internet.
That is why they use satellite
They keep the satellite service too. But have. Full streaming version of dish. As sling tv sucks eggs.
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Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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Almighty1
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.
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ment to 20 yrs dam phone
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BradleyD
Dish should use both satellite and internet like they do now for all channels. Use either or or both.... like now but subscribers could choose something like internet only, or sat only, or both.
S
Dish should use both satellite and internet like they do now for all channels. Use either or or both.... like now but subscribers could choose something like internet only, or sat only, or both.
They have sling tv wich sucks ass it needs a major upgrade
S
They keep the satellite service too. But have. Full streaming version of dish. As sling tv sucks eggs.
can you DVR every channel now or is still only certain ones you can DVR
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dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
RIP dude. Always liked his music. He was 83


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5Arbm47IQ
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FTA4PA
R.I.P.
M
R.I.P.
Foxbat
Rest in Peace…
dfergie
R.I.P. …
Ramy
Supporting Founder
Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
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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You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?
Jimbo
You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?
No, I was actually referring to outside of the Top 8, but should have been Top 12 ...

I guess I should have looked at the bracket from last year first ...

I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .
Ronnie-
I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
AZ.
AZ.
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
Yep, wonder why we rank the top 25 in 2 poles still? Do the ranking change much if they are unranked or have many loses? They sure do, any given day never take your opponent as a cake walk.....
Jimbo
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time ....however .
You Don't get teams UPSETTING teams for 5 weeks in a row.

They are trying to make this Basketball and its a far cry from the way that is played.

How long till they go to 32 teams ? Then they will say, well, the NFL is 32 teams, we can make more money that way .... except the NFL is 32 teams, that are a set number of teams and divisions, you don't have that in College ... oh but they will try.

They would have to choose what teams they would want in and thats it.
Hopefully that NEVER happens.

I can see the NCAA going away and the CFP taking that portion over and a Collective Bargaining agreement coming in the not to distant future.
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rvvaquero
The problem with rankings and playoffs is that they are designed to hype the game and make money. Period.

The only reason that BYU and Texas Tech were upsets is that they were hyped up in the standings in the first place. I love watching BYU and Bear Bachmeier. They are a fun and talented team, but not nearly so strong, fast, big, and skilled as a true top ten team. Does anyone truly believe they could compete with the likes of Georgia, Ohio State, Indiana, Alabama, etc.? Yet, they were ranked above those teams.

Each year, there are 10 to 12 teams who truly could compete for the championship if it depended on winning more than one game in a playoff. Including teams like James Madison, Tulane, BYU, etc. in a playoff has nothing to do with determining a national champion. It's just about money.
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Ronnie-
Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time
Yes. As shown in a few posts now.


You Don't get teams UPSETTING teams for 5 weeks in a row.

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But that wasn't what your stated argument was though.


I mean if you drag it out, no team even a favorite is gonna win every game 20 weeks in a row.


With the parity in college football now, who knows who can beat anyone at any given time?

This season and last have shown it might not be the ones we think that might win it all that will win it all.
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Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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primestar31
DEATH TO NEXGEN!
star trek GIF


It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
Mister B
What bothers me is the total waste of broadcasting spectrum in this very crowded market. It has been almost three years now since KFOX converted their broadcast tower to ATSC 3.0 and moved all of their channels to other towers causing noticeable degradation of the picture quality.
I have a Sony TV with 3.0 capabilities but still use the 1.0 version of locals due to the fact that one or all of the 3.0 channels are often missing or unwatchable. In this city of 800K I doubt that more than a few hundred even know about ATSC 3.0.
The only thing that could motivate me to be interested in 3.0 would be if all of the minor networks (diginets) could be in at least 720P rather than blurry ultra-compressed 480i.
Three years is long enough to waste one of the few available RF frequencies in the area for this trial.
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.
navychop
In this city of 800K I doubt that more than a few hundred even know about ATSC 3.0.

They might notice the hand going into their pocket for their wallet.
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navychop
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.

QFT. Of course, my preference involves a curb and some kicking.
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star trek GIF


It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
navychop
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
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Foxbat
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
That would be handy. Download the latest RNA snippets that can be updated over 5G and no more shots! You're a Genius!
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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Meta Clickbait, clicking and watching the Video on Clickbait.
osu1991
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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FTA4PA
R.I.P.
dishstaller
My Mom was a huge McMillan & Wife fan.

RIP
dfergie
Mcmillan and wife was where I remember her from, R.I.P. ...
M
R.I.P.
Foxbat
Rest in Peace… I had forgotten she was Kate in "Kate and Allie", teamed with Jane Curtin.
TheForce
Supporting Founder Pub Member / Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone
Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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Foxbat
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
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But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.
S
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
​

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

hope you have apple care a screen job is 1000.00 :oops:. can we say over priced garbage!!!
harshness
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.
comfortably_numb
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"
TWiT Tech Podcast Network
· posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network
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