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But it's there for every mile driven, only adding to what is perhaps an EV's largest weakness- its weight. There has to be a much lighter-weight alternative to provide for a better road jack.

telstar_1 said:

But it's there for every mile driven, only adding to what is perhaps an EV's largest weakness- its weight. There has to be a much lighter-weight alternative to provide for a better road jack.

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Keep in mind that the jack has to lift and hold up that heavy car. The jack has to made of materials that are capable of having enough strength to lift that vehicle without folding in on itself...

Certainly that's a given, as EVs aren't light. The jacks provided by mfr's are typically somewhat marginal as to stability, etc., being designed and intended only for emergency use. Again (admittedly without researching) I would have to believe that there are aftermarket "upgrades" to the factory jack that provide better stability and ease of use without adding a lot of weight, such as construction with lightweight metals.

It was the one recommended by many owners as were the pucks. It's a 7700lb vehicle. The extra weight is negligible compared to how much that spare wheel and tire weighs

Mobile service came by and replaced the rfid receiver in the door and re-paired everything. Took about an hour. Everything working well now. Hopefully I'm good now for a couple of years. Probably get a new one right before I plan to retire.

To Dishstaller, I appreciate your compliment. That was an epic SNL skit !!

To RVvaquero, I appreciate your coments but everything you mention has been considered:

Firstly, I use OTA very rarely - mainly for sporting events.
Secondly, I'm well aware that, since certain channels may scan from one directon while others from another directions, and remembering the difference, for certain stations I will point the antenna in a suitable direction. Some stations come in for almost any direction. In my original list (which has now been discarded), I had about 18 OTA stations and all of them were scanned from the same antenna direction. Even so, the Dish receiver was very particular about ABC (local KOAT 007-01). In the new geographic setting, it gets KOAT easier. Several months ago, due to a contract dispute, CBS (formerly local KRQE on 013-01) was dropped; it hooked up with KOAT as KOATCB (007-04) which is the one station I really needed. But I had to rescan to get it ...

All of ths points to the flaw in Dish's OTA software that prevents scanned stations from simply being appended to a master saved list. The user should be left to manage antenna pointing per OTA station since in many areas (like mine), they don't all come in from the same direction.

MorCowbell said:

To Dishstaller, I appreciate your compliment. That was an epic SNL skit !!

To RVvaquero, I appreciate your coments but everything you mention has been considered:

Firstly, I use OTA very rarely - mainly for sporting events.
Secondly, I'm well aware that, since certain channels may scan from one directon while others from another directions, and remembering the difference, for certain stations I will point the antenna in a suitable direction. Some stations come in for almost any direction. In my original list (which has now been discarded), I had about 18 OTA stations and all of them were scanned from the same antenna direction. Even so, the Dish receiver was very particular about ABC (local KOAT 007-01). In the new geographic setting, it gets KOAT easier. Several months ago, due to a contract dispute, CBS (formerly local KRQE on 013-01) was dropped; it hooked up with KOAT as KOATCB (007-04) which is the one station I really needed. But I had to rescan to get it ...

All of ths points to the flaw in Dish's OTA software that prevents scanned stations from simply being appended to a master saved list. The user should be left to manage antenna pointing per OTA station since in many areas (like mine), they don't all come in from the same direction.

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As rvvaquero mentioned, you are in a very small population who actually need to move their antenna to receive various TV channels. There are a few reasons why it is not advantageous for Dish to do what you are asking for. First and primary, there are anomalies in the software that can cause issues when you have scanned channels in the mix that have little or no signal. You get error pop ups and cannot watch any channel, OTA or satellite. I have seen these even with my antenna pointed to one direction. Second, you are asking Dish to adapt their software to your needs while the very vast majority don't need that. This is an expense that everyone is going to have to pay for while few gain any advantage.

Have you thought about adding a second antenna so that you are pointing at both directions to fulfill your needs. There are ways to do this and it would fulfill your individual need.

Televes makes an antenna signal combiner that will support two three different antennas pointing towards two different locations, and has filters to drop the signals from the channels that interfere with the 2nd antenna channels. This produces a signal that would contain all your receivable channels in one feed. It would probably cost less than a single antenna on a rotor controlled by a smart box that would relocate the antenna mast towards the TV station you wanted to tune in, plus it's instantaneous, without waiting for the antenna to slew towards its target.

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I appreciate your sentiments, Bobby but as a professional programmer for many years, a hallmark of good programing is robustness – anticipating user needs and, where practicable, adding the necessary coding structure. Knowing that Dish must have understood the nuances of antenna directionality on signal strength, it seems that an accommodation could have been made to append direction-dependent stations. Though I haven't seen the code, it would not have taken a lot of effort to make that accommodation. And as to you point about "First and primary, there are anomalies in the software that can cause issues when you have scanned channels in the mix that have little or no signal. You get error pop ups …", if a rogue station causes the issues you described, it can easily be removed.

Another hallmark of good programming is documentation. Dish decided not to release any documentation on the OTA process for users. A key part of such documentation would have been an explanation that when a rescan is performed and new stations are saved, the original OTA list is overwritten. This could have even been done with an onscreen dropdown warning. That would prevent users from finding this out the hard way.

Finally. piggybacking on RVvaquero's comment about the "remote control issue", I should add that I am having a similar issue. Ever since I used the Pairing Wizard to tailor control for my Samsung TV, I find that it sometimes takes not 1, not 2, but 3 presses of the On/Off button (several minutes apart) to finally kill the TV. This is kinda maddening and, as with OTA function, not discussed in any Dish documentation I've seen

Good points MorCowbell - All they had to do was add a few more options including the existing, I don't remember the exact names:
1) Scan/Re-scan and it will ask if one wants to overwrite database aka delete first or add to existing database
2) View existing database and add or delete manually
3) Save Database
4) Restore Database

MLB, Brewers at Rays, Tuesday 10-27, 5PM PDT, Channel 148-01.

CFB, Florida vs Georgia, Saturday 10-31, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.

CFB, Wisconsin at Iowa, Saturday 10-31, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
CFB, Arizona St at BYU, Saturday 10-31, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.

CFB, Alabama at LSU, Saturday 11-7, 12:30PM PST, Channel 148-03.

CFB, UCLA at Minnesota, Saturday 11-7, 9AM PST, Channel 148-01.
CFB, Iowa at Northwestern, Saturday 11-7, 4:30PM PST, Channel 148-01.

Today Dish brought back it's traditional Halloween Dish Scape on 303. It is on 119, TP 20. Clearly this is just a temporary channel and will be removed in November, so I am not including it on the channel list right now.

With the extra hour I had this morning, I updated the listings. Another month has passed, and nothing has moved off 110 to 119 for the national channels. I really thought those handful of transponders on 119 would have been populated with the national channels from 110, but no change.

Can someone who has a Hopper tell me if the 4k channels are still on 110 and if so, what transponder?

zippyfrog said:

With the extra hour I had this morning, I updated the listings. Another month has passed, and nothing has moved off 110 to 119 for the national channels. I really thought those handful of transponders on 119 would have been populated with the national channels from 110, but no change.

Can someone who has a Hopper tell me if the 4k channels are still on 110 and if so, what transponder?

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They appear to be on 110, transponder 8.

Bobby said:

They appear to be on 110, transponder 8.

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Thanks! I do have my listing correct then.

Dish has officially removed all the locals from 119 and they are all on 110 now. TP 02, 04, 06, 08, 10 were all functioning as Spotbeams as of last week, but now they are ConUS.

This means all 21 transponders that Dish has access to at 119 are now ConUS.

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Barbara Hershey

osu1991 said:

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Barbara Hershey

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Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.

Star Wars Despecialized Edition

I had similar problems when I had an H3. Not sure what triggered it. I don't think it was for 4K though, as I don't follow sports and what else has Dish put on in "4K?"

Sony UHD TV and Sony UHD player (no 1/4 there).

I think I was cycling power to work around it.

might be a bad hopper. no issues here with my hopper with the 4k. you might want to swap it and see if that helps.

It might have nothing to do with the Hopper at all.

slow_poke_pete said:

might be a bad hopper. no issues here with my hopper with the 4k. you might want to swap it and see if that helps.

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That should always be a last resort.

Per Google Search AI:

No, his Hopper 3 is likely not defective hardware, and replacing the box itself may not completely fix the issue. [1]
The "real" solution to this problem lies in addressing a classic HDMI Handshake / EDID timing mismatch between the Hopper 3 and his LG TVs. When the Hopper drops out of trick-play (fast-forward or pause), the sudden timing shift in the 4K video stream confuses the TV. Because 4K is exactly four times the resolution of 1080p, the LG TV misinterprets the sudden frame changes and maps the image to a raw 1:1 pixel grid, which physically shrinks the 1080p/4K transition frame into exactly one-quarter of the 4K panel. [1]
The permanent solution requires stabilizing that HDMI connection so the TV doesn't lose the handshake:

1. The Real Fixes (Hardware Setup)

• Upgrade the HDMI Cable: The Hopper 3 requires high bandwidth for 4K. If he is using an older HDMI cable, it can cause lagging handshakes. He should replace it with a certified Ultra High Speed HDMI (HDMI 2.1) cable, even though the Hopper doesn't output 2.1, because the higher shielding prevents signal dropouts during resolution changes.
• Toggle LG Ultra Deep Color / HDMI Enhanced: On LG TVs, go to Settings > General > Devices > HDMI Settings and ensure HDMI Ultra HD Deep Color (or "Enhanced Format") is explicitly turned ON for the specific port the Hopper is plugged into. This forces the TV port to strictly expect high-bandwidth 4K signals.
• Bypass or Add an Audio Receiver/Soundbar: If the Hopper is plugged into a soundbar or AVR first, plug the Hopper directly into the TV to eliminate a middle-man handshake failure. If it is already direct, sometimes putting a cheap, powered HDMI 2.0 splitter or handshake manager (like a Dr. HDMI device) between the Hopper and the TV forces a permanent EDID lock, completely solving the issue.

2. Software Fixes

• Hard Reset: A standard software glitch can cause this. Unplugging the Hopper 3 from the wall for at least 60 seconds clears the HDMI cache. [1]
• Dish Firmware Updates: Because other users note they can watch 4K on a Hopper 3 without this glitch, his specific TV firmware or Hopper software version might have a minor bug. Ensuring both devices are fully updated is critical. [1]

If he implements a brand-new high-quality cable and correctly configures the LG HDMI settings, the TV will adapt instantly to the fast-forward stream shifts without dropping the image into a 1/4 window. [1]

Because the Night - Patti Smith Group

Fly By Night - Rush

Last Dollar (Fly Away) - Tim McGraw

Miles Away - Jackson Browne

Away From You - Gerry and the Pacemakers

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Got to unfurl and hold the flag at Allegiant for the anthem today - amazing experience.

Balls
Bears. Gave the Pats a good beatdown.
Bucs. Got Baker back and absolutely demolished the previously surprising Panthers.
Falcons. Took care of the 49ers and did so convincingly.
Vikings. I hate them. I do. I've never seen such a bad/good team. Know what I mean? I know their D is epic. But their O is insulting. How they remain undefeated is a mystery.
Rams. Finally looked the part. Mind you against the hapless Cards.
Cowboys. Fireworks performance from their O.
Dolphins. Finally logged in a W. There won't be many. Enjoy it, Miami fans.
Browns. Still atop the AFC North.
Giants. Epic OT win with Buffalo's very own Motor Singletary finishing it off.
Seattle. Dominated KC from start to finish.

Goats
Jets. Couldn't beat the winless Dolphins. Aaron Glenn is a dead man walking.
Eagles. Injured beyond repair
Ravens and Lamar. Has he ever played a full season? Honestly, dude is fragile. Of course he's back for the Bills game.
49ers. No longer undefeated.
Colts. A sh*t show. When are they gonna realize that Daniel Jones is ass?
Steelers vs Saints game. Ass, just ass all around. Those poor people in Paris have had enough lately, and on top of that, endure that game.
Chiefs. They looked terrible. Like really bad.
Pack vs. Detroit game refs. Some of the worst refereeing I've seen in a long time. And the sample is pretty large.

Pretty great story.


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Balls
Bears. Took care of the elite Seahawks defense in a great performance.
NFC North. The entire division is 2 games above .500
Lions. Finally handed an L to that weird Minnesota team. Good vibes for Jack Campbell.
Pitt. Took the lead of the division convincingly.
Bengals vs Titans game. Fireworks game. Not sure it was a well-played game, but it sure was fun. JoeyB with 6 scores... and 4 turnovers.
Denver. They keep winning, man. Payton is a baller of a coach.
Packers. Thorough beatdown of the hard-to-read Panthers.
Jags. Demolished the hapless Colts.
Rams. The Super team finally wins back-to-back games.


Goats
Vikings. Took their first L. I know their D is insane, but their offense is setting back football to the 1950's.
Cowboys. Lost a 2-score lead vs. the Gardner Minshew-led Cards... at home. Embarrassing.
Browns. Playing for the division lead by scoring 6 points.
Bucs vs Falcons game. Setting modern football back to the ice age. Honorable mention to Tua Penix err ... Michael Tagov .... well, you know what I mean.
Bengals fans acting like Burrow just won the MVP after his performance. I get it. 6 scores is awesome. But. He also turned the ball over 4 times and required overtime to beat the 1-win Titans. So spare me the parade.
Chiefs. Not because they lost. It was a close game decided on the last play vs. a divisional rival on the road. That's always rough. But because of their whining over the CLEAR flag they got on the would-be winning play. They are used to getting the calls, and when they don't, they complain. Honorable mention to Mahomes for this quote: "I mean, at the end of the day, you have to go with whatever is called, but a lot of times in those big moments, the little stuff doesn't get called like that"... so you admit it was a penalty?? Just shut up, man.
Colts. They began the fire sale earlier in the week, and it showed. This team is cooked; Daniel Jones should go to the bench, and Steichen will be fired pretty soon.
Chargers. Wow. That's all I got.
Miami. For having the Pats sort of on the ropes and letting them go.
Eagles. Another team that should consider selling some assets. They are going nowhere.