38 switch checks, then aquiring signal (5 bars)?

[JayStil]

Is there some technical reason a DISH 211k with a plane jane legacy single focus dish needs to do this every time it's pointed at a different location?

I've got a Winegard crank up dish on the roof of my camper. It's pretty easy for me to figure out the settings for 72.7 and 61.5 since I usually am at only a few different places. I can quickly switch the dish back and forth between the locations. What I can't quickly switch is the DISH 211k. EVERY time it needs to do a 'check switch (38 count) followed by the "aquiring signal" screen counting up to 5 bars. It's a good 20 minutes before the receiver is ready to use, and that's if I cancel out the guide download it wants to do after the signal check.

Seems like there should be a way for the receiver to remember it's previous configuration and try that before going through 15 minutes of switch checks ( suggestion for any DISH software engineers that may be reading this thread. A real time signal strength pointing screen that doesn't take over 5 seconds to respond to dish movement would also be a plus. )

I usually bring a D500 on a tripod so I don't have to deal with this. But that would be unnecessary if it was possible to change satellite locations in a couple of minutes.

Thanks for letting me vent.

 

[sodly]

This is a GREAT question!
I would like to see an answer also
Don

 

[Tampa8]

The receiver has to know what satellites it is actually seeing for one reason to present an accurate guide. It has no way to "remember" a satellite but know it isn't actually being used. I would guess if it did keep channels in the guide that were not actually there, you would be asking for a crash/reboot.

 

[rvvaquero]

That's why I sold my VuQube and got a Tailgater.

 

[dishcomm]

Is there some technical reason a DISH 211k with a plane jane legacy single focus dish needs to do this every time it's pointed at a different location?

I've got a Winegard crank up dish on the roof of my camper. It's pretty easy for me to figure out the settings for 72.7 and 61.5 since I usually am at only a few different places. I can quickly switch the dish back and forth between the locations. What I can't quickly switch is the DISH 211k. EVERY time it needs to do a 'check switch (38 count) followed by the "aquiring signal" screen counting up to 5 bars. It's a good 20 minutes before the receiver is ready to use, and that's if I cancel out the guide download it wants to do after the signal check.

Seems like there should be a way for the receiver to remember it's previous configuration and try that before going through 15 minutes of switch checks ( suggestion for any DISH software engineers that may be reading this thread. A real time signal strength pointing screen that doesn't take over 5 seconds to respond to dish movement would also be a plus. )

I usually bring a D500 on a tripod so I don't have to deal with this. But that would be unnecessary if it was possible to change satellite locations in a couple of minutes.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Yes. Each time the dish is moved or for any reason you require check switch, the legacy LNB goes through 38 steps.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I got rid of legacy lnbs a very long time ago and went with dishpro plus and now using the eastern arc lnb with a 1000.4 sat dish. Main reason why I did was the 38 switch checks thing with legacy.

 

[JayStil]

I got rid of legacy lnbs a very long time ago and went with dishpro plus and now using the eastern arc lnb with a 1000.4 sat dish. Main reason why I did was the 38 switch checks thing with legacy.

So that begs the question, can I just replace the lnb with a DPP single? And if so, how many steps does that get the check switch down to?

 

[styxfix]

two

 

[TheKrell]

Not to be pedantic or anything, but it's a DP single, not a DPP single (or dual).

 

[mattv]

switch to newer lnb's.

I had a situation once where I kept getting the 38 checks with a dish1000.2. Ended up being a slice in one of the coax cables up on the roof. Once i replaced it, it went to 4 checks (normal for 1000.2).

 

[JSheridan]

Not to be pedantic or anything, but it's a DP single, not a DPP single (or dual).

New word of the day... pedantic. Thank you.

 

[JayStil]

Not to be pedantic or anything, but it's a DP single, not a DPP single (or dual).

Thanks. I'm way behind in keeping up with dish tech lingo.

 

[TheKrell]

My pleasure. A DP LNB sends the entire satellite data stream down the wire through bandstacking. No need to switch from left to right circular polarization; it's all there all the time.

 

[boba]

The only problem maybe the Winegard mount won't accept the "D" tube that dish uses.

 

[JayStil]

The only problem maybe the Winegard mount won't accept the "D" tube that dish uses.

There was a thread here that I lost track of where somebody modified the Winegard mount to accept a D500. I might be better off going that route, especially if I might have to modify the lnb tube anyway.

 

[boba]

There was a thread here that I lost track of where somebody modified the Winegard mount to accept a D500. I might be better off going that route, especially if I might have to modify the lnb tube anyway.

Are you saying they mounted a dish 500 pan on the Winegard collapsable base and used the DP or DPP Twin?

 

[JayStil]

Are you saying they mounted a dish 500 pan on the Winegard collapsable base and used the DP or DPP Twin?

Yes. Found the thread.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/wingard-crankup-dish-multi-lnb-mod.276399