Cold weather signal loss

[Butcha]

Well, Dish put up a whole new dish today. Basically a 500. Twenty year old technology.
We'll see how it goes.

 

[NYDutch]

Well, Dish put up a whole new dish today. Basically a 500. Twenty year old technology.
We'll see how it goes.

Parabolic reflectors haven't changed much since Heinrich Hertz first used one to demonstrate the existence of radio waves in 1888. The LNBF set they hung on it is a whole different story.

 

[telstar_1]

Talking about the new 500? They don't need 3 positions anymore, at least on WA, so being back to 110/119 it's back to 500 as all the dish that is needed, but they're now offering a new twin (beyond the HDD Twin) for the hopper era. I say "offering," but I think they're thus far restricting it to new installs.

 

[brad1138]

Well, Dish put up a whole new dish today. Basically a 500. Twenty year old technology.
We'll see how it goes.

25 year old.

Do you mind posting a pic of it? (If you can see it well). I haven't seen the new "Dish 500" and I'm curios what it looks like.

 

[HipKat]

Could be the center wire in the cable shrinks back away from the connection in cold weather.

That is a good possibility

 

[HipKat]

Talking about the new 500? They don't need 3 positions anymore, at least on WA, so being back to 110/119 it's back to 500 as all the dish that is needed, but they're now offering a new twin (beyond the HDD Twin) for the hopper era. I say "offering," but I think they're thus far restricting it to new installs.

...upgrades, movers, migrations, trouble calls.
They're not this mysterious hidden secret that some of you guys make them out to be

 

[HipKat]

25 year old.

Do you mind posting a pic of it? (If you can see it well). I haven't seen the new "Dish 500" and I'm curios what it looks like.

 

[telstar_1]

Is it the same as an old D500? I mean dimensionally such as focal length, etc. (it appears to be identical other than the "Y," the LNBF and the black paint). Would this new "Y" go on the old 500?

 

[arlo]

Yaaa. It was late. I meant compression fittings. The good ones.

 

[HipKat]

Is it the same as an old D500? I mean dimensionally such as focal length, etc. (it appears to be identical other than the "Y," the LNBF and the black paint). Would this new "Y" go on the old 500?

The Dish is the exact same dish. The LNB and bracket are not.

 

[John2021]

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Everybody want's that dish LOL

 

[Bobby]

Everybody want's that dish LOL

I don't know about that. Most people don't care what dish they have as long as it works. The only one here that has consistently requested one is Charles. That's a bit of a minority.

 

[telstar_1]

All you need is the new 'Y' adapter and DPPH LNBF. And any old D500 if you don't already have one. Prowl eBay- some dealer's gonna put it up there, you might have to pay...

 

[HipKat]

I don't know about that. Most people don't care what dish they have as long as it works. The only one here that has consistently requested one is Charles. That's a bit of a minority.

I have one for him, I just need to get a good box that will keep it from getting damaged