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Because I've complained multiple time to CEO@echostar.com, DISH will call me about every month to give me an update on the OLN situation. This time it was over a month, and I wrote them another email on Monday, complaining again about the Hockey programming I was missing on OLN.

Bottom line, not much change. Dish and Comcast are negotiating over OLN. Dish says they will not reimburse me for suddenly dropping OLN, although that is one of, if not the main reason for me subscribing at the America's 180 level.

It was nice of Dish to try and keep calling to keep me up to date on the OLN situation, but this has been going on for months. Meanwhile, I'm missing OLN's offerings, but paying Dish even more with the price increase.

Too bad Comcast and Dish can't settle this. Comcast has lost some OLN subscribers since Dish has pulled OLN (and presumably some corresponding money.) Dish is losing customer loyalty because of pulling OLN.
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Slamminc11 said:
Fact-I didn't watch OLN before hockey
Fact-I wouldn't have watched it even if Dish had carried it with Hockey
Fact-I've seen OLN's version of hockey and
Opinion-It absolutely sucks!
Fact-I am a hockey fan
Opinion-If you really do work for the NHL, you guys got ripped off by OLN
Fact-I am glad that Dish stood up to them and decided not to drop OLN to top60!
Fact-You can say all you want, but because of "legal agreements" you can't provide us your proof then...
Opinion-We can take what you say with a grain of salt!
Fact-I still get to see the Av's play all I want to thanks to Altitude Sports Channel
Fact-I could care less if OLN ever comes back on Dish

FACT ....You tooo my friend can't read or comprehend ... Show me where I stated I work FOR the NHL ...

FACT ... No matter who you use to watch your AV's For your sake I certainly hope they are eliminated prior to the conference finals or else you won't find them ANYWHERE on DISH until Game 3 of the Stanley Cup

FACT ... ANY AV's game that OLN chooses to pick up WILL be BLACKED out on EVERY OTHER NETWORK per the NHL's CONTRACT with OLN so have fun TRYING to watch those ANYWHERE other than OLN ...

FACT ... You can take what I say with a grain of salt ... this is AMERICA

FACT ... You can be lazy and accept speculation as fact ...

FACT ... you could do some reading and see EVERYTHING I have posted is true ...

FACT ... DISH didn't stand up to anyone ... THEY terminated an agreement and PAID a fee to do so ... in HOCKEY we call that Turtling Up
Bluebull32
OLN Hockey said:
I answered your questions ... are you blind? ... can't read? .. or just don't process answers that don't "LOOK" good to you? ...

You asked me if I think OLN appeals to most housholds and I told you I could care less ... You asked me how I could POSSIBLY know some things and I told you how ... Sorry you feel I am rubbing salt in your wounds ... I could care less who you use as a DBS provider ... if you want to watch the NHL on OLN and really are a FAN then you will find a way .....

I ask you if OLN appeals to most households....That is a YES or NO question. "I could care less" isnt an answer, that's just telling me how you feel about the question. I'm assuming your answer is "no", so it belongs in AT180, end of story. (BTW, the expression is "Couldnt care less" meaning that you care SO little that there is no possible way you could care any less.....you see "could care less" implies that you actually DO care, but i knew what you meant...free lesson for you)

Then I ask you to back up your claims with a link or SOMETHING, and you give me the speach about how you cant tell me legally. You might as well have said "I could tell ya, but I'd have to kill ya". Do me, and everyone on this board a HUGE favor, and only present something as "fact" when you can back it up. This is the internet and, believe it or not, youre not the only one who claims to have some "facts", but cant back it up. I would totally respect your opinions...if you present them as such.
mike123abc
It still looks like OLN's fault for contracting to carry programming it would not be allowed to supply to their existing contract with Dish Network. Obviously Dish and OLN had a contract to carry OLN in the AT180 package. Just because OLN decides to go and sign a contract for content it cannot deliver does not make it Dish Network's fault.

To sit around and say Cheap Charlie for not wanting to pay for OLN for every sub by putting it in AT60 is just plain silly. The number of people that want cheap AT60 far outnumber those that want OLN. Believe it or not hockey is a small sport. Not a lot of people watch it compared to football, basketball, baseball, nascar, etc... do not get me wrong, there are plenty of rabbid hockey fans, but to claim that it is in such demand that it should be offered to all subs is absurd.
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I ask you if OLN appeals to most households....That is a YES or NO question. "I could care less" isnt an answer, that's just telling me how you feel about the question. I'm assuming your answer is "no", so it belongs in AT180, end of story. (BTW, the expression is "Couldnt care less" meaning that you care SO little that there is no possible way you could care any less.....you see "could care less" implies that you actually DO care, but i knew what you meant...free lesson for you)

Then I ask you to back up your claims with a link or SOMETHING, and you give me the speach about how you cant tell me legally. You might as well have said "I could tell ya, but I'd have to kill ya". Do me, and everyone on this board a HUGE favor, and only present something as "fact" when you can back it up. This is the internet and, believe it or not, youre not the only one who claims to have some "facts", but cant back it up. I would totally respect your opinions...if you present them as such.

Like I said you only like answers that LOOK a certain way ... If you want a YES or NO move to Cuba. Asking me to speculate if OLN appeals to most housholds is asking for MY OPINION ... I gave you MY OPINION on the matter and that is I could care less. Your question is most likely better asked of someone who has done a study on the topic. ... MY OPINION has nothing to do with the FACTS surrounding what happened between DISH and OLN

LIke you said it is the Internet ... If you really want to facts ... you can find them ...

If you want to pay my six digit salary for the next 8 years ... I would be glad to bring you every document that backs this all up ...

I guess it all boils down to how much you care about the facts and what your willing to do to get them ...

I find it humorous that you jump on me about answering questions and the basis of my inofrmation ...when you you have yet to answer a single question, or provide a logical response to anything that has been written ...

You question the NHL's motives ... yet you have yet tell me ...

In your most logical opinion ... Do you find it a coincidence that OLN is located on a TIER that AT LEAST 80 percent of the SUBS, for each company that carries it, are subscribed to?

If it weren't part of the Deal why would all these companies put OLN in a TIER that 99 percent of their subs have access too? Afterall you have stated how it is a specialty channel that is only watched by a select few ... could they ALL be wrong on this one

If a person canceled their DISH service because they wanted to watch OLN, couldn't one safely conclude there were people subscribed to AT 180 so they could get OLN? Afterall once it was gone they would have no reason to cancel right?

Are you aware that MANY cable and DBS companies took out FULL PAGE ads to pull in people dumping DISH because they wanted OLN?

I think it is cute the way you disagree with me , and REALY REALLY don't like what I posted ... I think it is even more cute that you want me to leave because I am ruining your Fantasy World ...
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TNGTony
Welllll.... I guess with that little friendly exchage I am going to close the thread. There is nowhere it can go from here.
OLN Hockey thinks Charlie is the devil and OLN is being played by Linda Blair. In either case the subscribers get to clean up the pea soup.

See ya
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I have a DX100 American Electrola Radio, AM FM SW. It is a receiver only, which quit working many years ago. Several years ago the seller had stated that capacitors would need replaced because they go bad.

In this particular xxx://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUbXgNT8Oo they mentioned the backup battery being the problem.

Several years back when asking about having the capacitors replaced one former repairman said send it back to the factory, well there is not any. Another response several years ago from a person who repaired circuit boards for industry said they could repair it if they had a schematic, again I do not have.

This radio was built in Pittsburgh, PA out of as many American parts as they could find. Your thoughts on getting the radio to work?
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I can e-mail you pdf copies of the the manuals and schematics. The tuning not working is probably the tuning encoder. I recently found one that fits my DXC-100 from Mouser Electronic Supply. I'll be glad to include the encoder part number used to repair my radio. My radio doesn't have the battery so may be a bit different than mine.
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I can e-mail you pdf copies of the the manuals and schematics. The tuning not working is probably the tuning encoder. I recently found one that fits my DXC-100 from Mouser Electronic Supply. I'll be glad to include the encoder part number used to repair my radio. My radio doesn't have the battery so may be a bit different than mine.

Deheza,

Thanks for your information and offer. My Radio is actually a DXC 100 as well, was a typo in the title. Am puzzled by yours not having the battery, since they only made two runs. While the schematics would be great, I believe by the amount of views it would be better to post all the information here.

I see where numerous people have posted pdf files, just not sure how they do it.

Sorry about the long response time, just was not sure how to handle it.

Thanks,

Respectively,

Gray Hair
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If you change that diode, make sure you know what type it is, a regular rectifier, zener, whatever, don't just throw any old diode in. Try to read the number on it and look it up. Do you have a multimeter? A lot of the things in there can be easily checked with a meter.

Trying to run it off a clean 12 V source like a battery would be a good idea, like someone else suggested. In a couple of your pictures there's a 9v regulator [7809CT], and I think I saw a 5 V regulator [7805]. The 5v probably supplies the display and the 9v the radio circuitry. If you have a meter that would be a first place to check, check the three pins on each for a 12v input, a gnd, a 5v output on the 5v and a 9v output on the 9v. Bad solder connections is another good possibility.

That radio looks to be in nice shape inside. It doesn't look like anyone's worked it over, looks nice.

The back-up battery is probably just for a memory function, when you replace it make sure you use the same type, cadmium, lithium-ion, whatever it is, it should say on it what type it is and the voltage, or have a part# that can be looked up.
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I have just started working on one of these and could really use the schematics and a copy of the manual - can anybody send them to me or attach a link? I did construct a manual from "azenithnut" , but his zip file is missing pages 16,17. My radio display only briefly lights up when powered on. the tuner and audio section appears to work fine. I have already replaced the back-up battery. I have the second generation radio. TIA
Revenerd
Another necropost here. I picked one of these up today. Does anyone out there have this manual (I'd take schematics too). I too found azenithnut's post with the missing pages 16 and 17.
(((Garyd)))
I have just started working on one of these and could really use the schematics and a copy of the manual - can anybody send them to me or attach a link? I did construct a manual from "azenithnut" , but his zip file is missing pages 16,17. My radio display only briefly lights up when powered on. the tuner and audio section appears to work fine. I have already replaced the back-up battery. I have the second generation radio. TIA
Can you send the serial-number label and photos of the tuner board, that should help distinguish its circuit revision; collector records say serials marked OB were the second production run. Use a heat gun or hair dryer to find bad caps if it works for A FEW SECONDS ITS A BAD CAP, THAN ONLY HEAT HALF OF THE RADIO
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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

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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They Call the Wind Maria - Vaughn Monroe
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Maria Magenta - Donovan
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My Maria - Brooks & Dunn
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My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
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Don't Lose My Number - Phil Collins
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After a strange reboot last night in the middle of viewing, this morning several more reboots and about a half an hour download.
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Almighty1
Just did the update check manually about an hour ago with Hopper 3 on H713 and Hopper Plus on P15403.
Noticed something new when I clicked on the Update Software, it presented a pop-up as follows:
"Update software 1573
Update later Update now Cancel" with those three buttons which did not exist before.

After updating the H715 - I guess there must be major bugs as both H709 and H714 were skipped.

So here are the issue(s):

Issue #1
It did fix the problem with H713 which was:
"One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software."

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency so H711 and H712 were working without that dependency but H713 brought it back which is fixed in H715 as no P versions or Android TV versions are shown in the Available Joey Software on the main Diagnostics screen.
However, with that said, the TECHNICIAN SETTINGS, Download ATV (Android TV) Files is not working correctly as the Download ATV Files shows:
"Download ATV Files 3000
Download in progress. This operation will be
complete when the files are downloaded

Joey 4 : P554- Failed
Joey 4 : P55403- Failed
Wireless Joey 4 : P654- Failed
Wireless Joey 4 : P65403- Complete
HopperPlus : P154- Complete
HopperPlus : P15403- Failed

OK"
From what I can tell, each of them goes through the Downloading followed by the Processing stages first before it goes into the Failed or Complete stage. It seemed to be going in a loop earlier as it will start downloading from the first item being the Joey 4 each time before it eventually stopped. This is the first time ever since 2023 that I had ever seen it Failed.

With that said, the dependency appears to still be required for the Hopper Plus to check, download and update the Android TV software as it says Failed, No Target when going to "Device Preferences", About, "Software Update"

Issue #2
Still cannot cast to Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus(Software P15317) with the Hopper Plus "Google Chromecast Built-In" feature" as it shows up as a casting device when the Hopper Plus is online and disappears when the Hopper 3 and Hopper Plus does it's nightly reboots but times out when one tries to cast to it and always shows up as Not available in the Google Home app on Android phone. No one else anywhere on the internet had confirmed whether it is working for them or not. Per brittanygarden in DM on October 16, 2026:
"We've been working with Google on this. We have a fix on the Google side projected for Q4. I know we're in Q4 now, but I will try to get a narrowed down timeline for you."

brittanygarden and Rick Durham

jsmit86 and naptime - If you are able to use H715, does the issue mentioned below still exist?
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Just did the update check manually about an hour ago with Hopper 3 on H713 and Hopper Plus on P15403.
Noticed something new when I clicked on the Update Software, it presented a pop-up as follows:
"Update software 1573
Update later Update now Cancel" with those three buttons which did not exist before.

After updating the H715 - I guess there must be major bugs as both H709 and H714 were skipped.

So here are the issue(s):

Issue #1
It did fix the problem with H713 which was:
"One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software."

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency so H711 and H712 were working without that dependency but H713 brought it back which is fixed in H715 as no P versions or Android TV versions are shown in the Available Joey Software on the main Diagnostics screen.
However, with that said, the TECHNICIAN SETTINGS, Download ATV (Android TV) Files is not working correctly as the Download ATV Files shows:
"Download ATV Files 3000
Download in progress. This operation will be
complete when the files are downloaded

Joey 4 : P554- Failed
Joey 4 : P55403- Failed
Wireless Joey 4 : P654- Failed
Wireless Joey 4 : P65403- Complete
HopperPlus : P154- Complete
HopperPlus : P15403- Failed

OK"
From what I can tell, each of them goes through the Downloading followed by the Processing stages first before it goes into the Failed or Complete stage. It seemed to be going in a loop earlier as it will start downloading from the first item being the Joey 4 each time before it eventually stopped. This is the first time ever since 2023 that I had ever seen it Failed.

With that said, the dependency appears to still be required for the Hopper Plus to check, download and update the Android TV software as it says Failed, No Target when going to "Device Preferences", About, "Software Update"

Issue #2
Still cannot cast to Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus(Software P15317) with the Hopper Plus "Google Chromecast Built-In" feature" as it shows up as a casting device when the Hopper Plus is online and disappears when the Hopper 3 and Hopper Plus does it's nightly reboots but times out when one tries to cast to it and always shows up as Not available in the Google Home app on Android phone. No one else anywhere on the internet had confirmed whether it is working for them or not. Per brittanygarden in DM on October 16, 2026:
"We've been working with Google on this. We have a fix on the Google side projected for Q4. I know we're in Q4 now, but I will try to get a narrowed down timeline for you."

brittanygarden and Rick Durham

jsmit86 and naptime - If you are able to use H715, does the issue mentioned below still exist?
I have not been updated to 715 yet. I am on a QE "Beta" or Test version that did fix the audio issue. The last communication I had with the team mentioned that the full release of that fix was likely in December.
It would be nice to know if 715 does solve that issue of no audio when Dolby is ON, during 4K HDR events.
Almighty1
I have not been updated to 715 yet. I am on a QE "Beta" or Test version that did fix the audio issue. The last communication I had with the team mentioned that the full release of that fix was likely in December.
It would be nice to know if 715 does solve that issue of no audio when Dolby is ON, during 4K HDR events.
Interesting, is QE "Beta" or Test version different than the H708 you had mentioned that they rolled you back to or is that a newer version after that?
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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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Ronnie-
The game time was just a product of so many top 25 matchups. I think they said it was the most in one day since the 1930s.

Not everyone can play at night and get a tv slot.

Of course Lane is gonna complain. It's what he does.


Roll tide.
Jimbo
The game time was just a product of so many top 25 matchups. I think they said it was the most in one day since the 1930s.

Not everyone can play at night and get a tv slot.

Of course Lane is gonna complain. It's what he does.


Roll tide.
With Streaming, they should all be able to be on at night, no issue with TV slots :(

(Everybody can be on Peacock ... :argue:mad:) :tombstone
Ronnie-
With Streaming, they should all be able to be on at night, no issue with TV slots :(

(Everybody can be on Peacock ... :argue:mad:) :tombstone
Could. Yes.

But you know as well as I that they are not going A: put all of their prime matchups on at the same time. And B: take their main games off of the main channels.


You had bama vs lsu, and Georgia vs Ole Miss to choose from.

Considering Georgia had beaten Bama and Ole Miss had beaten LSU, I can see that why they chose that game for the night matchup (without the benefit of hindsight as to how the game's Saturday would play out).

You also had Tennessee vs Kentucky to fit in the mix.


Someone had to be at 2:30. Which imo is honestly my preferred slot for bama games no matter who they are playing or where.


None of them was going to be a streaming only game, and none where going on an "alternate" channel.
Jimbo
Could. Yes.

But you know as well as I that they are not going A: put all of their prime matchups on at the same time. And B: take their main games off of the main channels.


You had bama vs lsu, and Georgia vs Ole Miss to choose from.

Considering Georgia had beaten Bama and Ole Miss had beaten LSU, I can see that why they chose that game for the night matchup (without the benefit of hindsight as to how the game's Saturday would play out).

You also had Tennessee vs Kentucky to fit in the mix.


Someone had to be at 2:30. Which imo is honestly my preferred slot for bama games no matter who they are playing or where.


None of them was going to be a streaming only game, and none where going on an "alternate" channel.
Of course ... but they Could.

Did you realize how early that Utah vs BYU game was Saturday ... I believe it was 12 Noon EST, they are in Mountain time zone, which means they started thier game a 10 AM.
Ronnie-
Of course ... but they Could.
Yes. I even said so. But for reasons I gave, they won't. Wouldn't make sense for them too and they would lose money. A lot of these people that watch one of these games, watch more than one.

They want those eyeballs on as many games as possible. It just makes financial sense.

Did you realize how early that Utah vs BYU game was Saturday ... I believe it was 12 Noon EST, they are in Mountain time zone, which means they started thier game a 10 AM.
It was early. Sure.
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Tuna salad sandwich on toasted honey whole wheat bread with a handful of kettle chips. Water.
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Breakfast for lunch. Crispy corned beef hash, home fries, two over easy eggs and sourdough toast.

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Grabbed a burrito on the run. Beef, pinto beans, green chile and cheese. Stewart's cream soda.

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Beef, bean green chile, cheese homemade burritos here... Water
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Juicy Lucy jalapeño burger… Tea
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Videos like this can make you appreciate the things we take for granted.


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Often people who have organic vision or hearing activated as adults after never having had it cannot practically utilize it because their brains never developed the massive neural network needed to make sense of any of it.

Well, he sees in color, just differently. Can't he just enjoy that? My granny had anachromatic color blindness, meaning pretty much like a b&w tv
jayn_j
My son is rg colorblind, but we found there are degrees. If something is vivid red or green, he can see a hint of color. I bought him a pair of the glasses when they first came out. He said they did improve things slightly, but not to the extent they are being touted. I think they are sitting in a drawer somewhere.
dishstaller
My son is rg colorblind, but we found there are degrees. If something is vivid red or green, he can see a hint of color. I bought him a pair of the glasses when they first came out. He said they did improve things slightly, but not to the extent they are being touted. I think they are sitting in a drawer somewhere.
Are the glasses one size fits all or do they make different models for different degrees of colorblindness.
navychop
Dr Pol did not like or use his
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Are the glasses one size fits all or do they make different models for different degrees of colorblindness.
It looked like there were at least three iterations to try to match up to the given individual deficit, and a test to take to determine which would best help. But at best they seem a marginal measure and not practical.
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