Searching for Signal on couple of channels

[sundude90]

My System:

I have a 5 LNB dish with 4 wires coming from it. They go to a ground block and then go to my 2 H21's and 2 wires to my R22 DVR.

My Problem:

A few channels say "Searching for Satellite Signal". It mostly happens on one of my HR 21's but it has happened once on my other HR 21. It only does it only does on a 2 channels or something like that. But it's fine on my DVR R22 and not problems like that at all. When I check my signal is fine up in the high 80's. But a couple of the transponders say 0, but only on that one receiver.


So why is it doing this and how can I fix this?? I think it might be one of the cables coming from the dish but I am not positive on that. I was wondering if I got a WB68 multiswitch if that would fix it, if its a problem with a cable like I think it might be.
Would that help any.

Thanks

 

[iwc5893]

Which sat/transponders are you having issues with?

It could be a LNB issue, a grounding feedback issue, or a problem with cable/connectors.

 

[jcrandall]

What channels?

I had a problem a while back with just the MPEG4 HD locals. Ended up being a bad LNB.

 

[jcrandall]

Adding a multiswitch will probably not help, unless you need to add more receivers.

Wait a second, do you have two H21s or HR21s and one R22?

Without a switch you can only get 4 tuners. So if you have HR21s you should have a multiswitch?

 

[sundude90]

No I have 2 H21's and a R22. So there is four wires.Speed 607 and NESN 623 is the channels that I am having problems wih. It keeps happening frequently on one of the H21's and then it comes out of it. It has done it once on the other H21.

Thanks

 

[Zynergi]

Do you have 2 lines on each box? if so you have a 6x8 somewhere.

If yor missing those it seems that the 119 is is not function properly. Post your average signal strengths on the following sats (look at the full transponder list and guesstimate the average)

101
110
119
103c

 

[sundude90]

Do you have 2 lines on each box? if so you have a 6x8 somewhere.

If yor missing those it seems that the 119 is is not function properly. Post your average signal strengths on the following sats (look at the full transponder list and guesstimate the average)

101
110
119
103c

No I only have One receiver that has two wires going to the Sat on it. My other two receivers are H21's and only have one wire going to the Sat on the. So there is a total of 4 wires for my revivers going straight to the Dish.

Signal Strengths:

101= 91-100 average is 95
110= Only transponders 8, 10 & 12 have number, rest are N/A and the signals are 94,91,96
119= Only transponders 22-32 have numbers on them, which are 95,96,92,100,95,98,94,100, 94 & 96

There is no 103c just a and b. 103b= only transponders 1- 16, 17 & 22 have numbers and the signal range is 92-95

Right now, both NESN and Speed are working fine! I have noticed when checking the signal before that a couple of the transponders have shown 0, but that is not happening now.

I'll post which transponder are showing 0 if the channels are out again.

Thank You,
Josh

 

[boone0875]

This is a problem with DTV they have been working on them 2 channels for some time now and i belive they have the problem almost fixed.... only happens with HD. so just bare with it for awhile it will get better

 

[charper1]

This is a problem with DTV they have been working on them 2 channels for some time now and i belive they have the problem almost fixed.... only happens with HD. so just bare with it for awhile it will get better

Are you trying to say that this is some sort of reported nationwide issue? Cause I don't see that at all & never have.

 

[sundude90]

Ok, I sure hope that it is a problem with DTV.
But, I don't have HD, I just have the HD receivers so I can get my Local Channels which are MPEG4. And those two channels are HD and SD channels that are the same number but different channels though.

 

[boone0875]

I am a Service Tech... well was a service tech until yesterday... on our tech bulliten it tells us all sorts of useful information