Lost 77 overnight .... what's wrong

[catnap1972]

I wake up today to find that locals aren't working on my 622 (1000.4/EA). No sign of anything on the dish or LNBs, and nothing up with the cables either. Did switch test and receives the 836 error. After checking for anything obvious outside, I started from scratch on the switch test (cleared it, then redid it), this is what I'm seeing:

Port: 1 2 3 4
Sat: CONN 72. 61.5 X
Trans: X OK OK X
Device: 1K.4 1K.4 1K.4 N.C.

77 is missing altogether...and no sign of it in the signal tests either. Seems like the receiver is "seeing" the LNB is there but no signal from it. Worked fine last night so I dunno what could've happened overnight. Any ideas?

 

[jadiff]

Same here. Called tech support and they said 77 was down for one more hour (called at 8:30 EST). No reason why.

 

[catnap1972]

Ah OK, was wondering how something on my end could've broken overnight when nobody touched it!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Looks like a transponder was acting up.

 

[Viper0580]

Cincinnati locals where on 77 satellite and they just changed it to 61.5 satellite. So 77 must have some major problems. Satellite 77 still does not come in.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Wow. They won't have a replacement sat up there for 77 till August.

 

[Chris36]

I have no signal on any of the transponders on 77 either.

 

[kikenovic]

All gone, this will heavily affect those on latino packages.

 

[andy_horton]

I receive my locals from 77 degree bird (HD), as well, it is gone. (Charelston, Huntington, West Virginia market). The time is now 11:48am Sunday. Still nothing. All locals on 129 bird

 

[Viper0580]

How old is the bird on 77? They might be having major problems with it. No signal shows up at all for the 77 bird. It's like it's not there. And if they are moving channels off of 77 it has to have some problems.

 

[BTL]

I am having problems with 77 too in Cincinnati area. The check LNB details says:
You are currently experiencing signal loss on tuner 1:
Between 5:08 am 1/30 and 12:31 pm 1/30 you had 7 signal losses.
Between 11:08 pm 1/29 and 5:08 am 1/30 you had 59 signal losses.
Between 5:08 pm 1/29 and 11:08 pm 1/29 you had 21 signal losses.
Between 11:08 pm 1/28 and 5:08 am 1/29 you had 3 signal losses.
Between 11:08 am 1/28 and 5:08 pm 1/28 you had 1 signal losses.

 

[whatchel1]

It's showing here. I don't use that sat now since I "moved". But tp 1 is at 55 on a .65 m dish. Several tps are missing though. All even numbered tps seem to be gone. I'm wondering if D* has finally given up their tps finally. And that E* is going thru reconfig time.

 

[Tampa8]

It showing here.

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[catnap1972]

Harriburg locals are working again, but like the others said they must've moved them. Switch test shows all 3 sats again but the signal strength on 77 is terrible (and seriously fluctuating)

 

[whatchel1]

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read the full message I posted.

 

[nelson61]

They canceled their appliction to move E4 from 77W to 86.5W on Jan 27 for unrelated reasons (permitting process problems at 86.5W). They may have placed it back in service at 77W after whatever happened last night.
Withdraw letter

 

[old corps]

NOTHING shows here on 77. Fortunately, I don't know that I watch anything on it.

Ed

 

[dlyle]

Lost 77 here also. No local HD channels. . .

 

[MikeD-C05]

What does this mean for DISH's Mexico service? Don't they use the 77 sat as well to provide their channels?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Still waiting to hear what happened. I have a few calls in and will post when I hear something.