Hi all. Predictably I lost my 129 sat. LOS as the leaves came out. When I connected my trusty $20 "Satellite Finder" SS meter into that circuit, it blipped audibly once as I first connected it and barely moved the needle after that even at the highest gain setting. But the dial light in the meter was illuminated. I noticed that the meter did not illuminate until both LNB and REC connections were made.
I'll need to do some more tree trimming to mitigate. Add the cost of that to the $300 I already spent last year at about this same time when my 129 wing was first installed. What some of us do for our HD viewing pleasure!
In the meantime I thought I'd reconnect my 61.5 wing which was always reliable before it was obviated by the 129 setup. Both the 61.5 and 129 wings use the same single cable down to my switch, only 1 at a time of course. So I connected the meter in that circuit to see what SS I was getting...and...nada. Zip, zilch, nein, nothing! The dial light didn't even illuminate. I have a DP Dual in that arm (p/n 151019) and tried both sides with exactly the same result, and down at the reveiver set-up screen I was getting -0- signal strength. I reconnected the meter back into the 129 circuit and it again illuminated the dial and gave the blip and minimal reading, so I don't think there's anything wrong with the meter. What does the non-illuminated meter in the 61.5 connection tell me?
Back in the house I tested the short cable that runs into the 61.5 LNB and it had continuity in both the center conductor and shield, and no short. There is no visible indication of damager or corrosion to any of the F connectors. I scared a couple of cold, tired wasps out of the LNB arm but that was about it.
Any suggestions? Can I talk Dish into sending another DP Dual (I have DHPP) or should I just pony-up for one myself? (There's probably no sense in a truck roll at this point.)
TIA and BRgds...
I'll need to do some more tree trimming to mitigate. Add the cost of that to the $300 I already spent last year at about this same time when my 129 wing was first installed. What some of us do for our HD viewing pleasure!
In the meantime I thought I'd reconnect my 61.5 wing which was always reliable before it was obviated by the 129 setup. Both the 61.5 and 129 wings use the same single cable down to my switch, only 1 at a time of course. So I connected the meter in that circuit to see what SS I was getting...and...nada. Zip, zilch, nein, nothing! The dial light didn't even illuminate. I have a DP Dual in that arm (p/n 151019) and tried both sides with exactly the same result, and down at the reveiver set-up screen I was getting -0- signal strength. I reconnected the meter back into the 129 circuit and it again illuminated the dial and gave the blip and minimal reading, so I don't think there's anything wrong with the meter. What does the non-illuminated meter in the 61.5 connection tell me?
Back in the house I tested the short cable that runs into the 61.5 LNB and it had continuity in both the center conductor and shield, and no short. There is no visible indication of damager or corrosion to any of the F connectors. I scared a couple of cold, tired wasps out of the LNB arm but that was about it.
Any suggestions? Can I talk Dish into sending another DP Dual (I have DHPP) or should I just pony-up for one myself? (There's probably no sense in a truck roll at this point.)
TIA and BRgds...
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