Remote on Hopper Not very responsive
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It is not there. I do not have Hopper / Joeys yet so the accessories are all 722 related for me.
If you look on dish.com at the dishstore you can purchase a 922/Hopper remote antenna extender. Their price is $10 and they do not show a part number but they do look to be in stock. I put one on my Hopper in the basement and it helped. I think it extends it about 6-7 feet.
Because the Joey contains the user interface, decoder and other viewing circuitry for the TV it is connected to.
For older receivers that use F connectors for the remote antenna, use a short piece of coax to extend the antenna.
OK, understand. For all my TVs that don't have a Hopper or Joey attached to them the remote will not be going thru the Joeys.
I put powered amp UHF rabbit ears on my two 722ks for remote antennas. Works great.
I would think you could do that again with the Hopper but the problem lies with the connection on the receiver. The thread on the Hopper is larger and standard F fittings do not fit on them. Once you find a fitting that threads on you should be good to go.
I am not sure if a UHF powered amp rabbit ears would work even if you find the correct fittings. It has that 2G stuff whatever that is.
Besides the connector being different, communication with Hopper or 922 remotes is bidirectional so any active components in the path will cause a problem. Also, I believe the frequency for these remotes is in the 2.4 GHz range, not in the range where TV components like amplifiers work.
I wonder if there is some kinda computer product out there that could boost the signal strength up some. I hope it works ok for me and won't need to worry about it.
I tried an amplified antenna with the 722k I have on display and it works the same. I didn't actually notice any improvement over the original antenna it has. As for the 922/Hopper, why would it work? Have you seen the antenna that comes with the 922/Hopper? It's just a wire inside a plastic enclosure connected to a fitting.
i was able to order the Dish Network Hopper Antenna Extender. It it $10 for each. It was easy...I just contact tech support and asked for Hopper Antenna extender.
When it hit my account it showed up as a "922 Remote Antenna Ext." Each cable it about 8-10' long
