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120inna55
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61.5 down? Anyone else?

As of 0645 this morning, I have abysmal to no signal on several transponders on 61.5. I can't find the latest "home transponders" to check, so I just checked the ones I've used in the past.

Anyone else having this problem?
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TheKrell
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Satellite rotating out of alignment? Dish tweaking spotbeam coverage to your disadvantage?
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TheKrell said:
Satellite rotating out of alignment? Dish tweaking spotbeam coverage to your disadvantage?
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I looked at a coverage map & TP 19 & 21 both have spotbeam 54 that looks like it comes right up to the eastern edge of Chicago. I'm about 20 miles west of that & my buddy is another 20 miles west of me. If I go to Menu 611 & look at TP 21 the "Transponder" label changes to Spotbeam" 54 & I get a SS of 14 with a Yellow or weak status bar. I get nothing on TP19.

I'm guessing that SS of 14 is what's causing the "problem". Even though I'm not authorized to view the contents my dish is still picking up a weak fringe signal. Just like I don't subscribe to any foreign programming on sat 77 the System Info still shows I'm receiving a signal (or at least it did when I had the 1000.4 dish). But my friend 20 miles away may be just enough further away that he does not receive anything on TP21. He's out of town but I've already contacted him & will find out when he returns if he gets anything on TP21.
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Maybe your receiver is colorblind.
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Mike88 said:
I looked at a coverage map & TP 19 & 21 both have spotbeam 54 that looks like it comes right up to the eastern edge of Chicago. I'm about 20 miles west of that & my buddy is another 20 miles west of me. If I go to Menu 611 & look at TP 21 the "Transponder" label changes to Spotbeam" 54 & I get a SS of 14 with a Yellow or weak status bar. I get nothing on TP19.

I'm guessing that SS of 14 is what's causing the "problem". Even though I'm not authorized to view the contents my dish is still picking up a weak fringe signal. Just like I don't subscribe to any foreign programming on sat 77 the System Info still shows I'm receiving a signal (or at least it did when I had the 1000.4 dish). But my friend 20 miles away may be just enough further away that he does not receive anything on TP21. He's out of town but I've already contacted him & will find out when he returns if he gets anything on TP21.
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Finally got together with my friend. Regarding TP21 he gets a SS of 29. I get 14 & sometimes down to 9 & the SS bar shows yellow or red which coincides with the System Info of yellow or red for 61.5. Since he gets a good SS his System Info shows green for 61.5. I don't know if the fringe signal I'm getting for TP21 over Michigan is what's causing my Sys Info to show yellow or red, but it looks like it could be. But I wonder why he would get a stronger SS from TP21 since he is further from Michigan.

Anyway my locals come in just fine via the sat tuners or the OTA module tuners.
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whatchel1
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Mike88 said:
Finally got together with my friend. Regarding TP21 he gets a SS of 29. I get 14 & sometimes down to 9 & the SS bar shows yellow or red which coincides with the System Info of yellow or red for 61.5. Since he gets a good SS his System Info shows green for 61.5. I don't know if the fringe signal I'm getting for TP21 over Michigan is what's causing my Sys Info to show yellow or red, but it looks like it could be. But I wonder why he would get a stronger SS from TP21 since he is further from Michigan.

Anyway my locals come in just fine via the sat tuners or the OTA module tuners.
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If your friend (which I assume is close in distance to you)is getting a much better signal level, then you have most likely a badly peaked dish install. If he is further away from Michigan then does he have the same dish set up?
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whatchel1 said:
If your friend (which I assume is close in distance to you)is getting a much better signal level, then you have most likely a badly peaked dish install. If he is further away from Michigan then does he have the same dish set up?
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We both had the same setup, until Dish swapped my dish. Before then we both had EA 1000.4 and all Green on Sys Info screen. Same tech installed both systems a few days apart & said I was getting just a tiny bit higher SS, but I don't know which satellite(s) he was referring to.

Then one day 61.5 displayed Yellow & sometimes Red in Sys Info. My neighbor also has EA 1000.4 & I checked his Sys Info and he had Yellow for 61.5. My friend is 20 miles away & still has Green.

First tech came out & saw the Yellow & said I had an LNB problem & replaced with a new one, keeping the 1000.4 dish. This made no difference. But he did not know why it was still getting Yellow.

Second tech came out & said the Yellow or Red means nothing.

Third tech came out & said there was a problem & peaked the 1000.4 but it made no difference. He suggested trying the 1000.2 dish & I said let's give it a try. However the 1000.2 with it's new LNB made no difference. He had no idea why still Yellow or Red because my SS was good.

IOW when all 3 of us had EA 1000.4 only my friend 20 miles ways got a Green for 61.5, and still does.
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Mike88 said:
We both had the same setup, until Dish swapped my dish. Before then we both had EA 1000.4 and all Green on Sys Info screen. Same tech installed both systems a few days apart & said I was getting just a tiny bit higher SS, but I don't know which satellite(s) he was referring to.

Then one day 61.5 displayed Yellow & sometimes Red in Sys Info. My neighbor also has EA 1000.4 & I checked his Sys Info and he had Yellow for 61.5. My friend is 20 miles away & still has Green.

First tech came out & saw the Yellow & said I had an LNB problem & replaced with a new one, keeping the 1000.4 dish. This made no difference. But he did not know why it was still getting Yellow.

Second tech came out & said the Yellow or Red means nothing.

Third tech came out & said there was a problem & peaked the 1000.4 but it made no difference. He suggested trying the 1000.2 dish & I said let's give it a try. However the 1000.2 with it's new LNB made no difference. He had no idea why still Yellow or Red because my SS was good.

IOW when all 3 of us had EA 1000.4 only my friend 20 miles ways got a Green for 61.5, and still does.
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It's a bent dish. Talk to dirt and have a new tech come out and put the 1000.4 back up and only peak 72 & 61.5 or have the 2 head 1000.2 I think it is that is new and not slightly bent dish up. There is no reason for you to not be getting green on both those sats.
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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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

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

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What's For Lunch?

We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
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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!
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I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.
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klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.
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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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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.
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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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MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.
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Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?
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Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?
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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.
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MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.
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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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harshness said:
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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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that. ;)
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MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that. ;)
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Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping
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I just thought her behavior, including the bare feet thing, was disrespectful to her position.
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Stargate SG-1 Discussion

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.
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The Tokra pt 1, I know pt 2 will be next...
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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?
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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They didn't sell many, they were pricey and not out long. Quickly got replaced by the Hopper.
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They were high-end specialty, somewhat buggy and the 612/622/722 just overwhelmed it in popularity.
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I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
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Well if it is because of reliability that wouldnt shock me.I went through 5 or 6 of them in little over 2 years. I loved the Sling when it worked! Saved lots of money having it in the day. That was probably 15 or 16 years ago?
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I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
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I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
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Green Star Discovery: How a White Dwarf Could Turn Green

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