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I need some help setting up dishes for my fifth-wheel. In my home I have VIP-622DVR, DP-322, and a DP-301. I have a dish 1000 for sats. 129,119, and 110 and a dish 500 with a DP-dual mounted in the 119 spot for sat.148. 4 cables go to a DPP-44 switch. All were installed by a Dish installer. I want to take the DP-301 receiver and put it in my fifth-wheel. I bought a dish 1000 and a 500, and mounted them on tripods. I removed the DP-dual from the 1000 and installed it in the 119 spot on the 500. I ran a cable from the dual to the LNB in on the DP-twin that remained on the 1000 and 1 cable from port 1 to my receiver. I can pickup 110, and 119 but it doesn't want to get the 148 sat off of the 500 dish. Do I need a switch? What am I doing wrong? I have a cheap sat. finder to help aiming but it doesn't seem to work well with the 500 dish. With the dual in the 119 spot on the 500 should I be aiming it differently? I am in the 97501 zip area and am aiming the 500 azimuth 197 tilt 35.
Sorry so windy.
Sorry so windy.
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Your configuration makes my brain hurt, but try this:
...when in the field and doing a setup...
148) connect the single LNB from the Dish 500 through your meter directly to your 301.
Use the meter to align to the satellite.
You may need to run a switch check with no LNBs connected, then connect the above and run the check again, but that's just if you have trouble identifying your bird.
To make aligning the dish 500 easier, consider replacing the Y adapter holding your LNB with an I adapter.
If you insist on using the existing Y adapter, just set the skew to 0, 90, or whatever straight up is (no skew).
Aim the LNB arm to the 148 bird (taking into account the local magnetic variation), and then move it 4.5 degrees more east.
(move LNB eastward a bit, or rotate the dish on the mast a bit counterclockwise, looking down on it from above).
You should find your 148 bird easily with that meter, if your elevation is correct.
110/119) you seem to be able to dial in your dish 1000 pretty well.
If that's so, do it, then connect the 148 LNB to it, and run your switch test again.
I could have been more detailed, but you seem to have a pretty good handle on things, and I hope the above tips will be sufficient.
Let us know.
...when in the field and doing a setup...
148) connect the single LNB from the Dish 500 through your meter directly to your 301.
Use the meter to align to the satellite.
You may need to run a switch check with no LNBs connected, then connect the above and run the check again, but that's just if you have trouble identifying your bird.
To make aligning the dish 500 easier, consider replacing the Y adapter holding your LNB with an I adapter.
If you insist on using the existing Y adapter, just set the skew to 0, 90, or whatever straight up is (no skew).
Aim the LNB arm to the 148 bird (taking into account the local magnetic variation), and then move it 4.5 degrees more east.
(move LNB eastward a bit, or rotate the dish on the mast a bit counterclockwise, looking down on it from above).
You should find your 148 bird easily with that meter, if your elevation is correct.
110/119) you seem to be able to dial in your dish 1000 pretty well.
If that's so, do it, then connect the 148 LNB to it, and run your switch test again.
I could have been more detailed, but you seem to have a pretty good handle on things, and I hope the above tips will be sufficient.
Let us know.
speedy!
Wow, you really got with the project!
Glad to hear you got 148 under control. :clap
And now that you have, it'll always be easy for you, won't it?
Feel free to post some 148 signal levels and brag - you deserve it.
...and if you find some of the above steps can be left out or simplified, by all means mention it for the next guy who reads these posts...
In this other thread, I gave a number of links to find out what's on 129, along with other related comments.
Oh, and now that I think about it, check this 148 list and decide how badly you need those channels when you travel.
If you can ignore those, maybe your field setup just got that much easier...
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Wow, you really got with the project!
Glad to hear you got 148 under control. :clap
And now that you have, it'll always be easy for you, won't it?
Feel free to post some 148 signal levels and brag - you deserve it.
...and if you find some of the above steps can be left out or simplified, by all means mention it for the next guy who reads these posts...
In this other thread, I gave a number of links to find out what's on 129, along with other related comments.
Oh, and now that I think about it, check this 148 list and decide how badly you need those channels when you travel.
If you can ignore those, maybe your field setup just got that much easier...
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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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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
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That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
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Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
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That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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Wireless Joey 4. Yesterday, I noticed a little green dot on a small black field in the upper right hand corner of the screen, regardless of channel, recordings, etc. A restart got rid of it, but I am curious as to what It meant and what I did to get it there.
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