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Hello,For a couple of different reasons, I think I (via a pro DIDH installer) will be moving my DISH 1000 from a spot midway up the middle of one of my roofs to a sidemount pole near the peak of the tallest roof.
My primary question is how do installers seal or repair the spot on the roof when a mounting site gets changed? Do they put epoxy down the screw holes to seal out rain, do they put a new shingle on, or what? Since the roof belongs to my homeowners association, I really want to make sure the spot where the satellite mast/post was installed previously is is as totally sealed and restored as possible.
A secondary question involves the new distance from the satellite to the receivers once the dish is moved. At what point is a signal booster, mentioned in other forums and available at Radio Shack, indicated? I'm pretty sure my new distance will be over 100 feet from the dish to the furthest receiver.
Thanks in advance for the help and any good advice!
Jim
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Hey Bud, I am a Dish Network installer
For a couple of different reasons, I think I (via a pro DIDH installer) will be moving my DISH 1000 from a spot midway up the middle of one of my roofs to a sidemount pole near the peak of the tallest roof.
My primary question is how do installers seal or repair the spot on the roof when a mounting site gets changed? Do they put epoxy down the screw holes to seal out rain, do they put a new shingle on, or what? Since the roof belongs to my homeowners association, I really want to make sure the spot where the satellite mast/post was installed previously is is as totally sealed and restored as possible.
A secondary question involves the new distance from the satellite to the receivers once the dish is moved. At what point is a signal booster, mentioned in other forums and available at Radio Shack, indicated? I'm pretty sure my new distance will be over 100 feet from the dish to the furthest receiver.
Thanks in advance for the help and any good advice!
Jim
Roof Seal:
In most cases they will leave the foot plate attached to the roof. They will only remove the pole and current dish and leave plate and screws attached where they are. Once it was intalled that became the perm. Seal, if anyone would remove and/or replace shingles it would be up to the owner of the property. HOA/you/landlord/other. But when first installed the holes should have been sealed off with either Tar/ or lifetime silicone.
And as far as the cable length:
DP or dish pro equipment will have no loss in quality or signal strength as long as it doesnt exceed more then 250 feet, in extreme cases 300' feet would be ok. Anything more and you would have to add an amplifier. Legacy equip would be a diffrent story but with HD you wont have that stuff.
Thanks! BTW, how do I find a good installer?
Thanks everyone for the good advice! I appreciate it and you have given me some good things to think about.
What may be my biggest barrier is the physical layout of my place and roof. To make a long story shorter, an industrial sized ladder - at least 12 feet long and probably longer - is required to get on my fairly steep pitched roof. I don't have the equipment and I am uncertain about my ability to safely do what should be done.
1) So, how do I find a good installer in the NW Twin Cities MN area capable of and willing to do the right thing in the right way?
2) A few years back I had the DISH equipment service warranty to cover a lengthy service call. After several months of no further problems, I dropped the extra charge when my wife was temporarily laid off. Since this is sounding like an expensive bit of work, does anyone know if one can still buy into that service coverage? It was about $5.00 a month a few years ago. If I can't get this coverage, is the work that will be required approaching the prohibitively expensive range? (I.e. more than $100 to $200 plus the new mounting post.)
Thanks again! Best wishes for good reception to all.
Thanks everyone for the good advice! I appreciate it and you have given me some good things to think about.What may be my biggest barrier is the physical layout of my place and roof. To make a long story shorter, an industrial sized ladder - at least 12 feet long and probably longer - is required to get on my fairly steep pitched roof. I don't have the equipment and I am uncertain about my ability to safely do what should be done.
1) So, how do I find a good installer in the NW Twin Cities MN area capable of and willing to do the right thing in the right way?
2) A few years back I had the DISH equipment service warranty to cover a lengthy service call. After several months of no further problems, I dropped the extra charge when my wife was temporarily laid off. Since this is sounding like an expensive bit of work, does anyone know if one can still buy into that service coverage? It was about $5.00 a month a few years ago. If I can't get this coverage, is the work that will be required approaching the prohibitively expensive range? (I.e. more than $100 to $200 plus the new mounting post.)
Thanks again! Best wishes for good reception to all.
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I have the Roku's, 2 or 3, I just rarely use them ... I prefer the Google/Android Sony set up.
People tell me that the Apps on the TV will end thier usefulness as they age ... They are doing ok for me so far ... I also have the TV take the App Updates whenever possible ... then again, I don't know how often App updates come to it.
So, so far, I'm doing ok, but if they start to get sluggish, I'll eventually change to a Roku ... I don't want to, but eventually ... (Or buy another new TV
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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:
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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....
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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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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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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I'd probably say when they came up with their M-series of processors with integrated memory. That allowed Apple to get away from the inefficient Intel CPUs that were limiting their notebook computers.when was the last time they innovated something
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https://www.directv.com/insider/mysports-changes-the-game/
https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ (You might have to logout or open a private window to see the details)
As of now this is only available for streaming customers in select markets. Existing streaming customers can switch to it for $69.99, but they are not eligible for the $20 off for 3 months discount. More genre-specific packages will launch during the first half of the year.
https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ (You might have to logout or open a private window to see the details)
As of now this is only available for streaming customers in select markets. Existing streaming customers can switch to it for $69.99, but they are not eligible for the $20 off for 3 months discount. More genre-specific packages will launch during the first half of the year.
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According to this article on The Verge, Videostrong Technologies based in Shenzen, China, placed a backdoor into 1.3 million of their devices and used this to deploy a botnet:
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One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
A manufacturer intentionally hijacked its Android TV devices.
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How about they just neuter China ...Someone's, need to neuter the red China's junk they keeps spewing out...
Only, If they can make a coup on the Chinese government! 
Looks like this was just the latest in Android TV-based botnets. From last year on The Register:
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Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators
: Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances ... and crime, too
Looks like this was just the latest in Android TV-based botnets. From last year on The Register:
Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators
: Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances ... and crime, too
"It's unlikely the suit will see any of the accused held to account, as they're in China and the Middle Kingdom seldom allows extraditions to the USA."
Just like all the other scams happening, they're overseas and beyond our juris-my-diction.
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All 3 Circle City broadcasting local channels 6-ABC, 8-CW & 23-MNTV in Indianapolis, IN are being added to both sat & stream, if not already there:
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Didn't see a thread like this so I figured why not start one. This is about natural supplements. If you aren't into supplements, fine, but please let those of us who do want to discuss this discuss it.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
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