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About a month ago my system which has worked fine for years began having issues with locals dropping in and out. It got worse over the next couple weeks and whenever there was any sort of heavy cloud cover got really bad.
I checked for trees and there was one branch way out there that just might have been in the way but it didn't really look to be dead center on the feed. I finally chopped it off and nothing changed. I checked the signal strength and it showed nothing. Somehow it worked most of the time with zero signal. It also shows it was picking up wrong satellite?????.
Eventually I call tech support and the guy give me really nothing. He did casually mention that they had "been moving things around up there lately". He wanted the error codes which I didn't have since it wasn't acting up at the moment and wasn't much interested in the fact that I was showing zero signal and hitting the wrong satellite. So I get pissed and call right back again after hanging up. What I had done in the mean time is climb up on the roof and check the settings. I found my elevation to be around 28-29 degrees instead of the recommended (on setup screen) 23. It was also off on the skew being around 93 when it was supposed to be 105 (or the other way around).
So I call back and the auto answer tells me it sees I had just called and was the problem still the same one and such and I say yes. Then I get a girl who seemed to know what she was doing . She says something about adding some channels and it might help. Of course I tell her about the alignment situation and no signal as well. She said that they were going to send someone out to do a site survey and that it wouldn't require me to be there at the time and that was about it. We did the sat setup and it says the usual sat 110 / 119 which shows zip reception. Then she tells me I am supposed to be on 77 and it does show a signal.
Ok, so what gives? Somebody moved something somewhere for sure and it wasn't me. Any explanations out there? Did they reposition a couple satellites or what? What does this "site survey entail".
Ok so what am I looking at here?
I checked for trees and there was one branch way out there that just might have been in the way but it didn't really look to be dead center on the feed. I finally chopped it off and nothing changed. I checked the signal strength and it showed nothing. Somehow it worked most of the time with zero signal. It also shows it was picking up wrong satellite?????.
Eventually I call tech support and the guy give me really nothing. He did casually mention that they had "been moving things around up there lately". He wanted the error codes which I didn't have since it wasn't acting up at the moment and wasn't much interested in the fact that I was showing zero signal and hitting the wrong satellite. So I get pissed and call right back again after hanging up. What I had done in the mean time is climb up on the roof and check the settings. I found my elevation to be around 28-29 degrees instead of the recommended (on setup screen) 23. It was also off on the skew being around 93 when it was supposed to be 105 (or the other way around).
So I call back and the auto answer tells me it sees I had just called and was the problem still the same one and such and I say yes. Then I get a girl who seemed to know what she was doing . She says something about adding some channels and it might help. Of course I tell her about the alignment situation and no signal as well. She said that they were going to send someone out to do a site survey and that it wouldn't require me to be there at the time and that was about it. We did the sat setup and it says the usual sat 110 / 119 which shows zip reception. Then she tells me I am supposed to be on 77 and it does show a signal.
Ok, so what gives? Somebody moved something somewhere for sure and it wasn't me. Any explanations out there? Did they reposition a couple satellites or what? What does this "site survey entail".
Ok so what am I looking at here?
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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!
So let the game continue!
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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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:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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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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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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!
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.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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