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Hello all - I have been left to self-align our new AT9 dish. We had scheduled for a "professional" installer (MASTech) to do it, but after 2 fruitless attempts by them (very, very long story), I decided to have a go at it myself. I was convinced that they had not properly aligned the dish. We were receiving all channels except the local HD, which DTV confirmed are available to us.
I watched the DirecTV installation videos from the solidsignal website, and followed the instructions verbatim using an AccuTrac22 Pro signal meter.
The alignment process went pretty smoothly, and I wound up with a signal meter reading of 94 on the 101, and 86 on the 119. However; my original coarse alignment signal was 94.5 on the 101. So it did not improve after performing the fine tuning steps.
When I perform the setup on the H20 receiver, my signals for the 101 are signficantly lower in general. Here is a summary:
101 - all even transponders are 0, all odds range from 70 to 80.
110 - only 8, 10, 12 are available and they range from 70 to 80 - rest are n/a.
119 - 22 is 80, 23 is 0, 24 is 73, 25 is 0, 26 is 82, 27 is 80, 28 is 80, 29 is 30, 30 is 82, 31 is 43 and 32 is 83, rest are n/a.
99 is not setup.
103 [NET14] - only 3, 12, 17 and 25 are nonzero, and they range from 70 to 80.
103 [NET15] - all are n/a.
I am still fairly certain that I have an alignment issue - even though the H20 receivers "OK" the 101, 119, 110 and 103 satellites during its test. I have 3 H20 receivers, all of which basically behave the same way.
The original installer partially broke the plumb bob for our mounting pole, and they cut the pole's top from a longer piece (of course he submerged the "good" end), so I am not 100% confidence in its absolute level. Unfortunately, there are no other local installers according to DTV's installation services group.
Based on this information, can anyone offer any guidance at this point? Should I try to re-align the dish again?
BTW, we also are using the Zimwell 6x8 multswitch. And the H20s are model 100s. The connection between the H20s is HDMI. I received another recommendation to try connecting via Component Cables (apparently the H20-100s have some issues with HDMI), but still get the blank screen on local HD channels.
I watched the DirecTV installation videos from the solidsignal website, and followed the instructions verbatim using an AccuTrac22 Pro signal meter.
The alignment process went pretty smoothly, and I wound up with a signal meter reading of 94 on the 101, and 86 on the 119. However; my original coarse alignment signal was 94.5 on the 101. So it did not improve after performing the fine tuning steps.
When I perform the setup on the H20 receiver, my signals for the 101 are signficantly lower in general. Here is a summary:
101 - all even transponders are 0, all odds range from 70 to 80.
110 - only 8, 10, 12 are available and they range from 70 to 80 - rest are n/a.
119 - 22 is 80, 23 is 0, 24 is 73, 25 is 0, 26 is 82, 27 is 80, 28 is 80, 29 is 30, 30 is 82, 31 is 43 and 32 is 83, rest are n/a.
99 is not setup.
103 [NET14] - only 3, 12, 17 and 25 are nonzero, and they range from 70 to 80.
103 [NET15] - all are n/a.
I am still fairly certain that I have an alignment issue - even though the H20 receivers "OK" the 101, 119, 110 and 103 satellites during its test. I have 3 H20 receivers, all of which basically behave the same way.
The original installer partially broke the plumb bob for our mounting pole, and they cut the pole's top from a longer piece (of course he submerged the "good" end), so I am not 100% confidence in its absolute level. Unfortunately, there are no other local installers according to DTV's installation services group.
Based on this information, can anyone offer any guidance at this point? Should I try to re-align the dish again?
BTW, we also are using the Zimwell 6x8 multswitch. And the H20s are model 100s. The connection between the H20s is HDMI. I received another recommendation to try connecting via Component Cables (apparently the H20-100s have some issues with HDMI), but still get the blank screen on local HD channels.
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I am a complete idiot.
Since I completed the alignment, I have been looking at the OTA local channels in my guide (mistakenly thinking these were my local HD channels)! This plus the fact that the pair of locals showing up for each station had different call letters, which made me think we were getting the local channel for both Baltimore and DC in standard definition (which would account for the pair in my mind).
We haven't been watching much TV in the evenings since I performed the realignment, so there hasn't been much local HD content anyway. But last night I turned on the Hall of Fame Game on NBC, and noticed the HD symbol beside the listing in the guide on the channel I thought was the standard definition for Baltimore, and a little light bulb went off in my head. When I selected it, it came through in beautiful HD
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With all of that said, I still stand beside everything I've said about MASTech - they were completely horrible in their attempts at setting it up.
Anyway - sorry for the wild goose chase, and thanks for the guidance.
I am a complete idiot.
Since I completed the alignment, I have been looking at the OTA local channels in my guide (mistakenly thinking these were my local HD channels)! This plus the fact that the pair of locals showing up for each station had different call letters, which made me think we were getting the local channel for both Baltimore and DC in standard definition (which would account for the pair in my mind).
We haven't been watching much TV in the evenings since I performed the realignment, so there hasn't been much local HD content anyway. But last night I turned on the Hall of Fame Game on NBC, and noticed the HD symbol beside the listing in the guide on the channel I thought was the standard definition for Baltimore, and a little light bulb went off in my head. When I selected it, it came through in beautiful HD
...With all of that said, I still stand beside everything I've said about MASTech - they were completely horrible in their attempts at setting it up.
Anyway - sorry for the wild goose chase, and thanks for the guidance.
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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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Gas Buddy
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Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
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