Problems with 129

[Macado]

I have a 622, Dish1000 and have marginal (50's) signal on sat 129. I have a left over 18' DirecTV dish and LNB that I was thinking about aiming at 129, and daisy chaining with the existing switch. Question: is the DirecTV LNB compatible with the Dish 1000 switch? Could I expect enough gain from the 18" dish to make this exercise worthwhile? Any comments would be appreciated.........Where can I find Az. and Elev. data for 129 and my 10/20? Thanks all....

 

[styxfix]

Your DirecTV LNB won't work with the DISH1000 because the they use Dish Pro technology.

 

[Macado]

Styxfix---------If I picked up a dish 300 or 500 would that give more gain on 129 than the 1000 set up now?

 

[mbetts]

I've read about people combining a dish 500 with their 1000 to get better reception from 129.

 

[rixhd]

If the DP single LNB for 129 on the Dish 1000 fits the DirecTV dish, you could try that but I don't know if the geometry is right. Wouldn't hurt to try I guess.

A better solution, if you have access to a Dish 500, is to remove the DP single from your Dish 1000 and mount it on the 500 using an I adaptor. You can then optimize your aiming for 129. And better yet, if your HD locals aren't on 129 and you have a clear LOS to 61.5 re-aim your second dish to 61.5. It doesn't have the periodic drop in signal strength that 129 experiences.

 

[MikeD-C05]

A better solution, if you have access to a Dish 500, is to remove the DP single from your Dish 1000 and mount it on the 500 using an I adaptor. You can then optimize your aiming for 129. And better yet, if your HD locals aren't on 129 and you have a clear LOS to 61.5 re-aim your second dish to 61.5. It doesn't have the periodic drop in signal strength that 129 experiences.[/QUOTE]


Amen Brother. I have done that myself and no more problems with my hd channels.

 

[brentb636]

Pardon my ignorance, but Lyngsat shows that Echostar 5 has all beams on its transponders. Doesn't that imply that only in a narrow range can the bird be picked up ? I've scanned the bird with no results but I do get results from Intelsat 7 at the same location .

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