Hi Everyone,
I just got an HDTV and a Hughes HIRD-86.
I've had 3 DTivos connected to a single LNB dish for over a year with no trouble.
I installed the 3lnb dish myself and have signal strengths in the high 90s for most transponders on 101, 110, and 119. I then installed an Eagle Aspen 5x8 powered multiswitch.
The problem that I'm having is that I'm consistently losing signal on most of the HD channels. When I stared at the signal strength for a few minutes, the signal strength is jumping between 91-94 and suddenly dropping all of the way out and then back up. It drops out for less than a second. There are no trees or anything of the sort blocking anything.
I have tried removing the 5x8 multiswitch but it didn't make any difference. It's also happening like this:
HBO HD - dropping out
SHO HD - dropping out
Univ HD - dropping out
ESPN HD - not dropping out
DSHD - not dropping out
HDNET - not dropping out
HDNET Movies - dropping out
NFL HD - Most are fine, ch98 was pixelated, maybe one other
I'm not sure where to go from here... none of the 101 or 119 channels are having any problems. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
--Jay
I just got an HDTV and a Hughes HIRD-86.
I've had 3 DTivos connected to a single LNB dish for over a year with no trouble.
I installed the 3lnb dish myself and have signal strengths in the high 90s for most transponders on 101, 110, and 119. I then installed an Eagle Aspen 5x8 powered multiswitch.
The problem that I'm having is that I'm consistently losing signal on most of the HD channels. When I stared at the signal strength for a few minutes, the signal strength is jumping between 91-94 and suddenly dropping all of the way out and then back up. It drops out for less than a second. There are no trees or anything of the sort blocking anything.
I have tried removing the 5x8 multiswitch but it didn't make any difference. It's also happening like this:
HBO HD - dropping out
SHO HD - dropping out
Univ HD - dropping out
ESPN HD - not dropping out
DSHD - not dropping out
HDNET - not dropping out
HDNET Movies - dropping out
NFL HD - Most are fine, ch98 was pixelated, maybe one other
I'm not sure where to go from here... none of the 101 or 119 channels are having any problems. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
--Jay