Long time lurker. First time poster. I'd like to start by thanking everybody here for all of the useful information I've learned here.
Currently I have a Superdish 105 (105, 110, and 119) and have taken advantage the upgrade to the 622 which is the only receiver I currently have in use. Last fall, I aimed an existing Dish 500 from 110/119 to 129 so that I could get the HD channels there. I combined the output of the DP34 from the Superdish with the output of the Dish 500 with a DP21 and was able to get all 4 satellites. When I upgraded to the 622, I added another DP21 so that I could get all 4 sats on both tuners. My signal strength on 129 was in the 70's and 80's.
Everything was working fine until a couple of weeks ago. The Dish 500 got bumped, and the next time I tried to get a channel from 129, I found out I wasn't getting a good signal. So, naturally, I thought a simple re-alignment would get me going again. Well, I've wasted at least the last 2 weekends trying to find that stupid satellite again. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally decided that maybe a tree that I didn't think should be a problem maybe was. So I moved the dish this last weekend so that it is completely clear of any trees, but I still can't find 129 again. Yesterday, when I first started trying to find it, I was able to get a signal in the mid 50's, but after I adjusted to improve that, I lost the signal completely and was not able to find it back. As an aid to find the sat, I attached a de-activated 301 directly to the Dish 500 (w/ DP dual), cleared the switch matrix, and slowly searched east to west and up and down. I was able to get a good signal from 119 when I got too far east, but was not able to get back to 129.
Any suggestions? I do have an extra Superdish dish. Would it be a good idea to try the Superdish instead of the Dish 500? If so, do I set the skew back to 90 degrees like on the Dish 500? Thanks for any help or ideas.
Larry D.
Currently I have a Superdish 105 (105, 110, and 119) and have taken advantage the upgrade to the 622 which is the only receiver I currently have in use. Last fall, I aimed an existing Dish 500 from 110/119 to 129 so that I could get the HD channels there. I combined the output of the DP34 from the Superdish with the output of the Dish 500 with a DP21 and was able to get all 4 satellites. When I upgraded to the 622, I added another DP21 so that I could get all 4 sats on both tuners. My signal strength on 129 was in the 70's and 80's.
Everything was working fine until a couple of weeks ago. The Dish 500 got bumped, and the next time I tried to get a channel from 129, I found out I wasn't getting a good signal. So, naturally, I thought a simple re-alignment would get me going again. Well, I've wasted at least the last 2 weekends trying to find that stupid satellite again. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally decided that maybe a tree that I didn't think should be a problem maybe was. So I moved the dish this last weekend so that it is completely clear of any trees, but I still can't find 129 again. Yesterday, when I first started trying to find it, I was able to get a signal in the mid 50's, but after I adjusted to improve that, I lost the signal completely and was not able to find it back. As an aid to find the sat, I attached a de-activated 301 directly to the Dish 500 (w/ DP dual), cleared the switch matrix, and slowly searched east to west and up and down. I was able to get a good signal from 119 when I got too far east, but was not able to get back to 129.
Any suggestions? I do have an extra Superdish dish. Would it be a good idea to try the Superdish instead of the Dish 500? If so, do I set the skew back to 90 degrees like on the Dish 500? Thanks for any help or ideas.
Larry D.
