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In the past my 7.5' BUD was tracking pretty much spot on. But because of a couple of bad wind storms recently my dish is no longer tracking like it was. I'm still on the arc and all, just not like before. And no matter what I do, I can't seem to get it back like I previously had it. Currently the dish has a clear LOS from AMC 7 to 87w. I can see to 72w, but only when no leaves are on the trees. So anyway, I decided to start over. I will now try and describe where I'm at at this particular point.
The first thing I did was to make sure my lnbf is centered. Measuring from 3 different locations from the bottom edge of the feed to the outside of the dish, I get 48" on the east side, 48" on the bottom, and not quite 48" on the west side, closer to 47 and 3/4". Not certain how critical this 1/4" discrepancy is? Maybe someone knows?
The next thing I did was use analog chs 9 and 10 at C4 135W on the 4DTV to center the skew. After that I centered the BUD on it's zenith and checked the elevation getting it as close as possible to that of my location. My southern sat is pretty much 95W.
I next fired up the S9, tuned to one of the LPTV chs, and then moved the dish on the pole until I got a good lock, which was pretty much in the 80s I think. I then went down to AMC 7 and had no probs locking onto the cpl of Alaskan chs ITC. I locked on in the upper 70s. But I couldn't get a lock on the RTV mux. So I used the remote going both E and W, still couldn't get a lock. What I then did was move the dish on the pole in an easterly direction. I then locked onto the RTV mux, while still maintaining a good lock on the Alaskan chs. But I wasn't getting enough signal yet to tune the RTV chs in without a bunch of tiling.
Since I was already on the western end of the arc, I decided to go over to 131w and check some stuff there, keeping in mind that the only time I changed anything physically on the dish was when I was at AMC 7 and turned the dish on the pole easterly. Now I'm at 131w. The QVC shopping chs tune in at around 80s like in the past, as well as OutsideTV. So I then check SproutHD. No lock at this point. I then click the remote to the east several clicks. SproutHD now locks, but not getting enough signal to get a watchable pic. In the past this ch usually tuned in in the the upper 70s, which means a watchable pic on the S9.
So now I go back up to 95W. LPTV chs still booming in strong, So I decide to check a few things close to this bird, some stuff on AMC 1 and AMC 18. On AMC 1 the ION feeds on tuning in just fine, as well as the DW mux and PBS feeds. However tho, I get zero lock on the TLN channels. So I then move to AMC 18. No problems with the Nasa feeds. The NBC mux, I can get a lock on it, but not enough signal to get a viewable pic. In the past this mux usually tuned in in the high 70s. The Telemundo feeds, getting no lock at this point, tho in the past I never had any issues locking them and getting a viewable pic. The mux that has BounceTv, well no sign of that signal, tho in the past I was able to lock this signal as well.
If I haven't bored you to death by now and if you're still reading, what's the best thing to do at this point? Where do I need to make the proper changes in order to lock onto the signals I'm currently not locking? And finally, since I didn't mention it before, I did check my pole for level. It's still reading level.
I'm certain I can get it all figured out on my own again, I always do. But it would sure be nice if someone could give me a few pointers, thus saving me time by doing things correctly to begin with.
The first thing I did was to make sure my lnbf is centered. Measuring from 3 different locations from the bottom edge of the feed to the outside of the dish, I get 48" on the east side, 48" on the bottom, and not quite 48" on the west side, closer to 47 and 3/4". Not certain how critical this 1/4" discrepancy is? Maybe someone knows?
The next thing I did was use analog chs 9 and 10 at C4 135W on the 4DTV to center the skew. After that I centered the BUD on it's zenith and checked the elevation getting it as close as possible to that of my location. My southern sat is pretty much 95W.
I next fired up the S9, tuned to one of the LPTV chs, and then moved the dish on the pole until I got a good lock, which was pretty much in the 80s I think. I then went down to AMC 7 and had no probs locking onto the cpl of Alaskan chs ITC. I locked on in the upper 70s. But I couldn't get a lock on the RTV mux. So I used the remote going both E and W, still couldn't get a lock. What I then did was move the dish on the pole in an easterly direction. I then locked onto the RTV mux, while still maintaining a good lock on the Alaskan chs. But I wasn't getting enough signal yet to tune the RTV chs in without a bunch of tiling.
Since I was already on the western end of the arc, I decided to go over to 131w and check some stuff there, keeping in mind that the only time I changed anything physically on the dish was when I was at AMC 7 and turned the dish on the pole easterly. Now I'm at 131w. The QVC shopping chs tune in at around 80s like in the past, as well as OutsideTV. So I then check SproutHD. No lock at this point. I then click the remote to the east several clicks. SproutHD now locks, but not getting enough signal to get a watchable pic. In the past this ch usually tuned in in the the upper 70s, which means a watchable pic on the S9.
So now I go back up to 95W. LPTV chs still booming in strong, So I decide to check a few things close to this bird, some stuff on AMC 1 and AMC 18. On AMC 1 the ION feeds on tuning in just fine, as well as the DW mux and PBS feeds. However tho, I get zero lock on the TLN channels. So I then move to AMC 18. No problems with the Nasa feeds. The NBC mux, I can get a lock on it, but not enough signal to get a viewable pic. In the past this mux usually tuned in in the high 70s. The Telemundo feeds, getting no lock at this point, tho in the past I never had any issues locking them and getting a viewable pic. The mux that has BounceTv, well no sign of that signal, tho in the past I was able to lock this signal as well.
If I haven't bored you to death by now and if you're still reading, what's the best thing to do at this point? Where do I need to make the proper changes in order to lock onto the signals I'm currently not locking? And finally, since I didn't mention it before, I did check my pole for level. It's still reading level.
I'm certain I can get it all figured out on my own again, I always do. But it would sure be nice if someone could give me a few pointers, thus saving me time by doing things correctly to begin with.
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Well looks like you have it set right.Is it an older General Instrument 922? I suspect one of the small electrolytic capacitors near the tuner has gone bad.I had one with that problem,analogs worked fine but couldn't get a digital lock.Did some "sniffing" with an oscilloscope ,found the bad cap,replaced it and worked fine again.That particular 922 has since found it's way to Venezuela.
Just to add,you can set it for C&Ku so that you get all the sat tiles to have more dish positions.You don't need or really want a Ku coax hooked to the 4D to do this.
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Yes, it is the older GI. And on top of that, the battery has never been changed in it. I only use this thing for a dish mover anymore. Even if I could get a lock on the DCII signals, not much I would watch on there anyway. I'm already familiar with the few feeds one can get using generic tiles. But not many of those feeds left, so i'm not really missing much.
As far as this newer lnbf I have, well just out of the clear blue sky it quit working yesterday altogether. On the S9 everything is showing a 10, which I guess means no signal. After I had noticed that, I found my older lnbf. I then turned the S9 completely off with the on/off switch on the back, then replaced lnbfs. I then turned the S9 back on. I was now getting a signal and could tune them in. So that tells me that the other lnbf for sure bit the dust. I have no clue how it could have just done that out of the clear blue sky like that? Now I have to get another lnbf, but it aint going to be this brand, since I no longer trust it if it just quits working like that for no reason whatsoever. I just checked the label on the lnbf, it's an ESX241.
Well looks like you have it set right.Is it an older General Instrument 922? I suspect one of the small electrolytic capacitors near the tuner has gone bad.I had one with that problem,analogs worked fine but couldn't get a digital lock.Did some "sniffing" with an oscilloscope ,found the bad cap,replaced it and worked fine again.That particular 922 has since found it's way to Venezuela.
Just to add,you can set it for C&Ku so that you get all the sat tiles to have more dish positions.You don't need or really want a Ku coax hooked to the 4D to do this.
Yes, it is the older GI. And on top of that, the battery has never been changed in it. I only use this thing for a dish mover anymore. Even if I could get a lock on the DCII signals, not much I would watch on there anyway. I'm already familiar with the few feeds one can get using generic tiles. But not many of those feeds left, so i'm not really missing much.
As far as this newer lnbf I have, well just out of the clear blue sky it quit working yesterday altogether. On the S9 everything is showing a 10, which I guess means no signal. After I had noticed that, I found my older lnbf. I then turned the S9 completely off with the on/off switch on the back, then replaced lnbfs. I then turned the S9 back on. I was now getting a signal and could tune them in. So that tells me that the other lnbf for sure bit the dust. I have no clue how it could have just done that out of the clear blue sky like that? Now I have to get another lnbf, but it aint going to be this brand, since I no longer trust it if it just quits working like that for no reason whatsoever. I just checked the label on the lnbf, it's an ESX241.
Well at least it solved it's own mystery,it died!
Really tho considering what a true high quality lnb used to (and still does)cost,it's amazing these cheap chinese things work at all,and some do work really well.I bought 2 BSC621 c/ku lnbf's from Lee Richardson,I'm sure you remember him,back when he first started selling them,6? years ag
ne took a lightning hit,fried,the other is still working fine on my 10' Winegard.
Really tho considering what a true high quality lnb used to (and still does)cost,it's amazing these cheap chinese things work at all,and some do work really well.I bought 2 BSC621 c/ku lnbf's from Lee Richardson,I'm sure you remember him,back when he first started selling them,6? years ag
ne took a lightning hit,fried,the other is still working fine on my 10' Winegard.
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I was beginning to think I was losing my mind again, and that maybe I didn't really know how to track a dish afterall, and that i had simply gotten lucky in the past, so now I needed someone to give me a few pointers. But I do know how to track a dish, tho I wouldn't call myself a pro or anything, but no matter what I did, some of these signals wouldn't lock anymore. And here I was blaming it on a cpl of windstorms, blaming it on myself as well, that perhaps I didn't really know how to track a dish afterall, when it seems now, that the problem was a failing lnbf the entire time.
Anyone have an lnbf they would recommend? Besides the esx241 that is.
Well at least it solved it's own mystery,it died!
I was beginning to think I was losing my mind again, and that maybe I didn't really know how to track a dish afterall, and that i had simply gotten lucky in the past, so now I needed someone to give me a few pointers. But I do know how to track a dish, tho I wouldn't call myself a pro or anything, but no matter what I did, some of these signals wouldn't lock anymore. And here I was blaming it on a cpl of windstorms, blaming it on myself as well, that perhaps I didn't really know how to track a dish afterall, when it seems now, that the problem was a failing lnbf the entire time.
Anyone have an lnbf they would recommend? Besides the esx241 that is.
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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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!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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
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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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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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