U502 is the current firmware. They sometimes do a fix on the fly without changing the entire code set...
U502 has blown up OTA...again.
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That is definitely worth testing. I will add a ground block and retest. Thanks for the suggestion.
I wouldn't waste your time with that. It's not the problem here. Have you tried your OTA today?
Well, it appears I experienced only a temporary respite. After a couple of hours, the break-ups began again. Darn!
I have also been having a problem with my OTA recordings with my Hopper With Sling since the latest update. I have found that the problem does not happen when I turn the receiver to an OTA channel to watch live TV. However, if I try to watch live TV with Dish Anywhere, the problem occurs. If I turn the TV to an OTA channel within a few hours of a DVR recording, the recording usually fine. So, until this is fixed, I will have to turn the TV to an OTA channel before I record anything that is OTA.
If you didn't have the issue before, a s/w update came along and now you have the issue, a ground block likely isn't going to fix it. It probably doesn't hurt to have but don't put too much effort into it at this point.
It's probably not so much that they changed that code, but that some new feature or bug fix has inadvertently interfered with something that was working previously. Usually, things like that would get caught in regression testing and validation, but I don't think Dish does too much of that before releasing software updates.
Daily update: Watched the live broadcast of a program that was also recording last night. Live was perfect. The recording was same old.
WARNING: Rant follows-
We pay to be Alpha testers. Alpha testers get the raw code before it deemed good enough to release to Beta testers. Saves
Dish the necessity of paying for Q and V. Nowadays that has become common, both with software and hardware.
And that's the point. Someone above said Dish had acknowledged the issue. I still have not seen anything from Dish on this. 30 days in - the issue still exists (just in time for fall season premiers).
If I'm going to be an alpha tester, I want to pay alpha prices, not production prices.
I posted something on the tech portal today so we’ll see if any of the gurus come back with anything that helps
I've got the same problem, the audio breakups every few seconds makes the recordings unwatchable.
See? Might as well go H3 since you lost your advantage!
Guess I should of checked this site earlier. Thought problem was with module, cable or antenna. Was getting ready to buy new antenna. Been fighting this for couple of weeks. I am using a module I have had for several years now. Guess just wait and hope a fix comes.