Hey folks,
My parents have a DishPro with a 522 receiver and another standard receiver that I can't remember the model # of right away.
During the day, signal comes in on both receivers for satellites 105 and 110. However, for satellite 119, 95% of the time there's no signal. Every once in a while it will jump up to something like 35-40.
At NIGHT, however, all three satellites come in perfectly. No audio bugs, no artifacts, perfect signal.
I've done a check switch and during the day it'll show that the port that the satellite 119 LNB is connected to has connection but no signal. At night, it performs as it should.
I tried different ports on the switch and I switched the wiring between different LNBs to ensure it was not the switch or the wiring. When running the switch test and trying to access the 119 channels, it did the same thing as before, except with satellite 110 on a different port, of course.
Yes, there is a tree in the path of the satellite signal BUT it's the same tree that's been there ever since it was installed and it's about 100-150 yards in the distance. It's not a full tree and it's only one branch thick where the signal comes through. New growth is always a concern but this one is a fairly mature tree that hasn't changed much, if at all. (EDIT: I should also note that this started happening about 2 - 3 weeks ago, which is a while after the tree had grown to full leafage.)
I figured it was an LNB problem with overheating. We had the techs come out and he said he tried a new LNB but it was having the same problem. I'm not too sure about the tech...he didn't seem too sharp. He said it was the tree.
I have two questions: Could this day/night issue really be caused by the tree; and does anyone have any suggestions of what else this might be?
My parents have a DishPro with a 522 receiver and another standard receiver that I can't remember the model # of right away.
During the day, signal comes in on both receivers for satellites 105 and 110. However, for satellite 119, 95% of the time there's no signal. Every once in a while it will jump up to something like 35-40.
At NIGHT, however, all three satellites come in perfectly. No audio bugs, no artifacts, perfect signal.
I've done a check switch and during the day it'll show that the port that the satellite 119 LNB is connected to has connection but no signal. At night, it performs as it should.
I tried different ports on the switch and I switched the wiring between different LNBs to ensure it was not the switch or the wiring. When running the switch test and trying to access the 119 channels, it did the same thing as before, except with satellite 110 on a different port, of course.
Yes, there is a tree in the path of the satellite signal BUT it's the same tree that's been there ever since it was installed and it's about 100-150 yards in the distance. It's not a full tree and it's only one branch thick where the signal comes through. New growth is always a concern but this one is a fairly mature tree that hasn't changed much, if at all. (EDIT: I should also note that this started happening about 2 - 3 weeks ago, which is a while after the tree had grown to full leafage.)
I figured it was an LNB problem with overheating. We had the techs come out and he said he tried a new LNB but it was having the same problem. I'm not too sure about the tech...he didn't seem too sharp. He said it was the tree.
I have two questions: Could this day/night issue really be caused by the tree; and does anyone have any suggestions of what else this might be?
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