129 reception

[trevit]

Have a 6000,using dish 1000 antenna in Florida.Finally got 129,then lost it a few hours later.What can I do to get it back.110 and 119 come in fine.
Thanks,trevit.

 

[jkinser]

The experts are going to require a lot more information. What type of LNBs are connected to the dish, what receivers are you using? You might want to also supply what the check switch matrix looks like for all the satellites and what it indicates for a switch and LNBs.

Also, where are you located in Florida? The 129 footprint is a little tricky in Florida and you might be right on the fring of reception.

 

[SimpleSimon]

Well, Dish1000 is usually a DPPlus Twin with DP Dual for the 129.

jkinser is right, tho - Florida is on the edge of 129 reception. The dish aim has to be perfect, and that's beyond the ability of most installers.

 

[RandallA]

Here is the footprint map for 129, courtesy of Tony at ekb.dbstalk.com.

Scroll down to the last map:

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/297

 

[halsan40]

I live in Fl also. I will be adding to my service (110 and 119 only right now). I was told to use 61.5 instead of 129. Are all the channels that are on 129 are also on 61.5?

 

[Mr Tony]

yes all the HD channels on 129 are on 61.5 (the National ones...HD LIL are different)

 

[halsan40]

Thank you Iceberg. Hopefully all the HD LIL's for Orando, Fl will be on 61.5.

 

[Mr Tony]

they should be..they're putting Boston on 61.5

 

[token]

and i'll say again, detroit better be on 129