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    Live in DEN & get locals. Can I get them in OH on vacation?

    OK, I got it working. Among other things, I think I had forgotten to run check switch (my one dish is a quad, and this one is a twin). Thanks. Problem seems to be solved.
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    Live in DEN & get locals. Can I get them in OH on vacation?

    OK, I've done a lot of research on this, and am a bit confused. I live in Denver and get Denver locals. I'm visiting my folks in Ohio for a couple of days, and brought my 301 along to connect to their 'receiver-less' Dish antenna. From my limited understanding, I thought that the Denver...
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    ESPN Alternate Programming

    Thanks for the reply, although I found it a little confusing. I'm pretty sure I've been able to get Buckeye football up here in Boston on ESPN A2 in the past. I'd just like to know what is going to be on for planning purposes. I mean, if the game's on great, I'll watch it. If not, I'll head...
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    ESPN Alternate Programming

    Hi guys. Does anyone know who sets the programming for the ESPN Alternates? Is that DISH or ESPN? I know that often they carry football games that are out of the region (great for us displaced Big 10 fans!), but it's hard to know in advance what is going to be on. I know this may not...
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    Installing Dish at Vacation Home -- Quad LNB vs. Dual LNB

    Thanks a lot guys! The system is working! Apparently, the problem was that I *thought* I had a dual LNB, but it turns out it was a quad. Yea, stupid mistake. So that's why the 311 identified the switch as a 500 quad, even with the SW21 in place. So removing the SW21 and connecting...
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    Installing Dish at Vacation Home -- Quad LNB vs. Dual LNB

    thanks for the help. I'll take a look at the connectors / cables in the morning. they are all new cables though, so we'll see. the Dish and LNB's are used though (Ebay). I will also swap the LNB's, though I wouldn't have thought that would do anything. so given no hardware failures, I'm...
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    Installing Dish at Vacation Home -- Quad LNB vs. Dual LNB

    Hi. I'm having some technical difficulties installing a dish at my vacation home, where I'm currently at. I was hoping to get some advice from the experts around here. Here's my situation. Main Home: Dish 500 with Quad LNB 3 receivers connected (322, 508, no phone lines anywhere)...