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Using Dish to get Skyangel

Hi, I am new to this forum and to satellite dishes in general. We were subscribers to Dish Network for 3 years and just discontinued service. They have told us the equipment is ours to do as we like with it.

My wife suggested trying Skyangel and we looked up all of the aiming angles, and I have reaimed the dish and used the menu 6 1 1 functions to locate the 61.5 satellite. I have also tried the 27 and 32 transponders but I still get a signal strength of 0. There are no obstructions in the line of sight.

Apparently I have not aimed the dish correctly. I am trying to do this on my own without an installer and I wondered if there were any tips on an "easy" way to measure the angles accurately.

Also, the dish receiver always wants to look for the 110 and 119 satellites. Is there a way that I can change the defaults? We basically just want to see if it is feasable to use our current dish and receiver before we sign up with Skyangel.

Thank you.
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Thanks to all, but...

I still get no signal. I tried setting the dish to Dish 300 and though I could now see the angles that were recommended for our zip code (which were the same as those recommended by Skyangel - 126 degrees azimuth and 33 degrees elevation) I still get no signal.

I am using a skew angle of 90 degrees as shown on the protractor at the back of the dish (straight up and down). I tried using the protactor on the side of the mast head but 33 degrees caused the dish to be pointed almost perpendicular to the ground. To get a true 33 degree angle from the horizon, I used my own protractor and a level and this produced a reading on the side of the mast head of about 57 degrees. To better illustrate, the dish is pointing about 5 minutes on a clock face skyward from the horizon line.

I still have a problem getting the receiver to lock onto 61.5. Every time I set the satellite and transponder and go back to aquire a signal, it says the satellite is "default" which I assume is either 110 or 119 or both. How do I reset the default?

Thanks again
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dont use the protractor because the dish is offset. It has a 22 degree "offset" so it may look like its facing the ground but it isnt. The signal comes down, bounces off the dish and hits the LNB "eye"

If the dish is suppose ot be at 33 degrees, then the elevation scale on the dish should be at 33. There might be a red line or just the edge to 33.

Skew (twisting of the dish) should be at 90 (so both LNB's are even)

33 elevation isn't bad. Here in MN its at about 28 or so
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Thanks Iceberg...still no luck

I followed your suggestions and I set the elevation using the elevation gauge on the mast head and I checked the mast to see if it was plumb and I then set the elevation to 33 degrees. I set the dish to approximately 126 azimuth and swiveled the dish back and forth about 5 degrees on each side using each of the transponders available on 61.5 and still no signal.

I noticed that at that lower elevation there is a grain silo in the line of sight about 1000 feet away. Would that make a difference? It is maybe 100 feet tall.

The only other thing I can think of is maybe the LNB's are not working. That seems unlikely since I have a twin and I am not getting a connection on either one. I tried selecting dish300 and that didn't make any difference in the signal.

I'm stumped.
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Got a DC volt meter?

Unplug the receiver. Unhook the coax. Put a volt meter measuring positive on the center core and negative on the outer portion that is threaded. You should have at least 12 VDC if not more depending on the transponder it is on.

You also might want to run a check switch while the dish is pointed down to clear out the switch matrix on the receiver.

Don't let the offset dish angle confuse you... here's a pic showing how the offset works.
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...I noticed that at that lower elevation there is a grain silo in the line of sight about 1000 feet away. Would that make a difference? It is maybe 100 feet tall.
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atn(100/1000) = 5.7 deg

Even if your estimates are off by a factor of 2, atn(200/500) = 21.8 deg

Not a problem.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

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Hopper 3 with Hopper plus internet connection problems

Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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