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RBergmann

Last reply Sep 25, 2006 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Cable Run Lengths and PQ

I currently have a ViP 622 and Dish 1000 that replaced an 811, 301 and a Dish 500.

Previously I was able to split the signal from my 301 to share the signal between my set #2 in the house with a set that I had in my shop about 100-150 ft away. Cable length is probably closer to 200-250 ft. Although I was not able to change channels from the shop, the PQ seemed very good.

With the new configuration (ViP 622), the PQ is fine in the house (on set #2) but in the shop it's degraded. Very grainny (sp?). I am able to take the remote to change channels in the shop because I've installed a UHF antenna off of a splitter connected to that TV.

No problems on the Mitsubishi 55" HD (set #1). BTW even with all the new downloads, I've never had a problem with audio drop out (would like the HD LiLs to show CC though). And few unscheduled reboots. this is in response to the sticky thread on 622 issues.

Two questions:

1. Any suggestions to clear up the PQ in the shop?
2. Any way to modify the 811 remote (no longer used) to give me a third unit for changing the channel in the shop? Actually I think that the installer set up the 811 remote to work with the 622 on set #1 ... not sure. The plastic at the bottom is labelled #1 but I don't know if it was removed from a different unit. I saw a thread that takes one remote and converts it to another. That is IR to UHF or vice versa. Could this apply?

... rab

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wilme2

Sep 25, 2006

2. Any way to modify the 811 remote (no longer used) to give me a third unit for changing the channel in the shop? Actually I think that the installer set up the 811 remote to work with the 622 on set #1 ... not sure. The plastic at the bottom is labelled #1 but I don't know if it was removed from a different unit. I saw a thread that takes one remote and converts it to another. That is IR to UHF or vice versa. Could this apply?

... rab[/QUOTE]

Just set the remote to the same channel as the #2 (UHF) remote. In the manual it tells you how to get to the screen showing the channel and how to set it. I am using my 811 remote on my 622...

RBergmann

Sep 25, 2006

wilme2 said:
Just set the remote to the same channel as the #2 (UHF) remote. In the manual it tells you how to get to the screen showing the channel and how to set it. I am using my 811 remote on my 622...

Thanks, I'll give it a try when I get home.

... rab

bhelms

Sep 25, 2006

The 622 allows you to select the channels for TV1 and TV2 output via the coax connection across the band from OTA channels 20-69, IIRC. I'd set them to the lowest possible channels (with a blank one in between) as cable loss increases with increasing frequency. Also - have you tried it without the UHF signal in the cable, i.e., no splitters? That may be imparting some loss.

You could try a low power in-line amplifier or a distribution amp to offset cable loss, like something from Radio Shack:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...plifier&kw=inline+amplifier&parentPage=search

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...r&kw=distribution+amplifier&parentPage=search

If you're sending the remote's signal back through the same cable you'll probably need the latter item.

The advantage with RS is that you can return the item if it doesn't help.

Re: the remote - When I first received my 622, the 811's remote controlled the 622 just fine, inadvertently! I had to reprogram the 622's remote 2 frequency to another "channel" to solve that problem. So I believe the original (default) remote 2 channel (1?) will work with both the 622's UHF remote and the 811's remote.

RBergmann

Sep 25, 2006

bhelms said:
The 622 allows you to select the channels for TV1 and TV2 output via the coax connection across the band from OTA channels 20-69, IIRC. I'd set them to the lowest possible channels (with a blank one in between) as cable loss increases with increasing frequency. Also - have you tried it without the UHF signal in the cable, i.e., no splitters? That may be imparting some loss.

I hadn't added the UHF antenna when first checking out the signal after the 622 was installed. So the connection was identical to when I was connecting the shop set with the 301. However the OTA channel, as I recall, wasn't in the 20-69 range. I seem to recall that with the 301 the sets had to be tuned to channel 3. Two things that I'll have to investigate: 1. How to set a new channel for the remote, and 2. Why my #2 and shop sets are set to channel 73. I can't receive any OTA at my location so if the lower channels will provide me with possible better reception in the shop, I don't see any reason not to set them there.

You could try a low power in-line amplifier or a distribution amp to offset cable loss, like something from Radio Shack

I did purchase an in-line amplifier from Radio Shack. As I'm at work, I don't know if it is one of the units you recommend.

Thanks for your help,
... rab

RBergmann

Sep 25, 2006

I'm sure that I'm just an idiot here, but I've tried to program an identical channel into my 6.3 (ViP622) and 8000 (811) remotes so that I can control TV2 from two different locations. I've managed to sequence the keys on either remote to effect a change, but I cannot get both remotes to change to the same address. Seems that they want to go to different addresses when I enter the same keystrokes on each.

What am I doing wrong?

... rab

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply Today at 12:39 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

My Echostar/Dish Network Reciever Tier List

These are my opinions, so dont kill me LOL

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 1:03 PM

What's a 111?

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dishdude

Yesterday at 1:06 PM

telstar_1 said:
What's a 111?

The cheapest all plastic, no composite output $50 receiver they could make. Came out around 2004 just before they started leasing equipment. They weren't around long.

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 10:15 PM

If you can't get a hopper 3 then dish just isn't worth it!!! I don't know what in the hell charlie was thinking with the hopper duo a 2 tuner box and the hopper with sling a 3 tuner box. To hear what people have said about those two boxes there slower than someones dead grandmother..

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 10:35 PM

dishdude said:
The cheapest all plastic, no composite output $50 receiver they could make. Came out around 2004 just before they started leasing equipment. They weren't around long.

View attachment 192521

Welp, it has more front buttons than a 1000, which if I recall had none...

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 10:41 PM

telstar_1 said:
Welp, it has more front buttons than a 1000, which if I recall had none...

that box was so cheap it didn't have a door for the smart card and no buttons

dishdude

Yesterday at 10:52 PM

Arctic_fox said:
that box was so cheap it didn't have a door for the smart card and no buttons

It was a cheapened 2700 which also didn't have a door, the only difference I could tell was the lack of buttons. How much could they have saved? They were so cheap that even with the buttons there were only 2, channel up and down. For power you had to push them both at the same time! lol

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HipKat

Yesterday at 11:19 PM

Arctic_fox said:
If you can't get a hopper 3 then dish just isn't worth it!!! I don't know what in the hell charlie was thinking with the hopper duo a 2 tuner box and the hopper with sling a 3 tuner box. To hear what people have said about those two boxes there slower than someones dead grandmother..

The Hopper Duo is a huge waste of money

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Arctic_fox

Today at 12:35 AM

dishdude said:
It was a cheapened 2700 which also didn't have a door, the only difference I could tell was the lack of buttons. How much could they have saved? They were so cheap that even with the buttons there were only 2, channel up and down. For power you had to push them both at the same time! lol

you mean this pile of crap right?

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dishdude

Today at 12:39 AM

Arctic_fox said:
you mean this pile of crap right?

I installed hundreds of those fine quality items!

At the time Dish would offer 1 free receiver (3700) with one year agreement, that 2700 was an additional $100 + install and upgrade to dual LNB. Customer could also upgrade to a 4700 for the primary for additional charge, it had a UHF remote.

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Bobby

Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Yesterday at 11:44 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish 4K Event Listings (No Discussion)

This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.

As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.

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Bobby

Jul 5, 2026

WC, Norway vs England, Saturday 7-11, 2PM PDT, Channel 540-01.

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Bobby

Monday at 10:01 PM

WC, Spain vs Belgium, Friday 7-10, 12PM PDT, Channel 540-01.

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Bobby

Tuesday at 7:12 PM

WC, Argentina vs Switzerland, Saturday 7-11, 6PM PDT, Channel 540-01.

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Bobby

Friday at 9:35 PM

WC, France vs Spain, Tuesday 7-14, 12PM PDT, Channel 540-01.

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Bobby

Yesterday at 11:44 PM

WC, England vs Argentina, Wednesday 7-15, 12PM PDT, Channel 540-01.

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ewindowman

Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Yesterday at 11:18 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th

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nelson61

Tuesday at 2:17 PM

Dish/Directv both will be around (likely combined and rebranded) for at least another 10-15 years.
Yes, the number of subscribers will continue to decrease over time but that is not the end of the world as some like to predict.

And, the business will make money during that time, perhaps not much, but it will be profitable.

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Juan

Tuesday at 6:50 PM

nelson61 said:
Dish/Directv both will be around (likely combined and rebranded) for at least another 10-15 years.
Yes, the number of subscribers will continue to decrease over time but that is not the end of the world as some like to predict.

And, the business will make money during that time, perhaps not much, but it will be profitable.

But how many cable channels will survive?

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Arctic_fox

Friday at 3:55 PM

Juan said:
But how many cable channels will survive?

do we really need 500 tv channels

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dishdude

Friday at 4:30 PM

Arctic_fox said:
do we really need 500 tv channels

25 years ago I remember all the threads demanding new channels and the race for DTV and Dish to add channels....all to end up with nothing on! Things really need to be leaned out, we don't need 3 FXs, 5 ESPNs, 8 MTVs

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Arctic_fox

Friday at 9:00 PM

dishdude said:
25 years ago I remember all the threads demanding new channels and the race for DTV and Dish to add channels....all to end up with nothing on! Things really need to be leaned out, we don't need 3 FXs, 5 ESPNs, 8 MTVs

100% agree it's all of the same Bullsh!t on different channels on at different times of the day. they need to drop the pricing down to

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Juan

Yesterday at 2:37 PM

Arctic_fox said:
100% agree it's all of the same Bullsh!t on different channels on at different times of the day. they need to drop the pricing down to

Thats because 2 or 3 companies own the majority of the channels

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 2:38 PM

Juan said:
Thats because 2 or 3 companies own the majority of the channels

NBC Universal Viacom Taco Bell Mountain Dew Circle K Speedway Pizza Hut Comcast

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 9:58 PM

Juan said:
Thats because 2 or 3 companies own the majority of the channels

and ofcourse you can't pay for just one of there channels. though i bet you could but pricing would be through the roof!!!

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 10:28 PM

AT&T leaves rivals flat-footed as bankrupt carrier folds

Dish DBS, the satellite TV and wireless subsidiary of EchoStar, filed for prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 30 in federal court in Houston. The filing ends months of speculation about the futu...

currently.att.yahoo.com

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:09 PM

comfortably_numb said:
NBC Universal Viacom Taco Bell Mountain Dew Circle K Speedway Pizza Hut Comcast

What ???
Did you just start a NASCAR thread ????

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 11:18 PM

Jimbo said:
What ???
Did you just start a NASCAR thread ????

Nope, I'm not NascarTed; anybobody remember him???!

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sasmith

Pub Member / Supporter

Last reply Yesterday at 10:43 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Missing Channel 540-01 Update

Here is an update to a very old thread. I have been missing only the 540-01 channel for a couple of years. Recently added the Houston local channels via the Dish Chat on the website.

The missing 540-01channel showed up after the local were addend. Any idea what fixed the problem?

I now have 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, and 07.

Nice watching the World Cup in 4K.

thx

Scott

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Bobby

Friday at 6:17 PM

sasmith said:
Here is an update to a very old thread. I have been missing only the 540-01 channel for a couple of years. Recently added the Houston local channels via the Dish Chat on the website.

The missing 540-01channel showed up after the local were addend. Any idea what fixed the problem?

I now have 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, and 07.

Nice watching the World Cup in 4K.

thx

Scott

540-01 is kind of the 4K version of your local Fox channel. I believe you needed to sub to local channels to receive it.

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rocatman

Friday at 6:41 PM

Bobby said:
540-01 is kind of the 4K version of your local Fox channel. I believe you needed to sub to local channels to receive it.

I receive my local Fox channel via antenna and not through a Dish satellite and I am able to view the 4k channels including 540-1.

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Bobby

Friday at 7:18 PM

rocatman said:
I receive my local Fox channel via antenna and not through a Dish satellite and I am able to view the 4k channels including 540-1.

That blew a hole in my thought. Thanks for posting!

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 10:28 AM

We subscribe to the Locals at our vacation home so I just used that account on the Fox One app on our AppleTV 4K boxes, so we've been watching the matches in 4K via that conduit.

But our home account does not include our Locals, so I'll have to check our Hopper 3 to see if we have any 540 channels.

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llokey

Yesterday at 10:43 PM

rocatman said:
I receive my local Fox channel via antenna and not through a Dish satellite and I am able to view the 4k channels including 540-1.

When I dropped the locals from Dish, 540-01 went away at the same time. Makes sense that if I don't sub to Fox, I won't get Fox 4K.

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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply Yesterday at 9:10 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

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!

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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Mystery Train - Justin Johnson

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dtv757

Last reply Yesterday at 8:25 PM · posted in DIRECTV Programming Forum

MLB EI 2026

Didn't see a thread already but just wanted to share ...

I was able to authorize MLB.TV already by linking to my DirecTV .

Usually it doesnt work untill the final week of spring training.

Happy MLB season !

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dtv757

May 6, 2026

RIP Ted Turner

He revolutionized tv industry . Creating braves on TBS and showing baseball all across the US

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May 9, 2026

Tough week for ATL

Ted Turner and Bobby Cox in the same week ...

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dtv757

Yesterday at 6:26 PM

Question , sorry if I asked already

How do businesses show the Home run Derby on Monday night since its on Netflix..

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There's a "Netflix Commercial MLB" channel on 9547

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dtv757

Yesterday at 8:25 PM

Thanks as always. Will let local bar know if they cant find it

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Milwaukee Bucks To Return To Full-Season Over-The-Air Television For First Time In 31 Years

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Yesterday at 3:58 PM

We had that in Chicago for about 9 months with CHSN, before Comcast came in and in order for them to carry the channel, the OTA signal had to be taken down.

telstar_1

Yesterday at 5:06 PM

Does anyone sub to the cubs channel?

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