Dish Network versus Direct TV

[Curt Sprenger]

Keith,
The receiver that's working, swap it with the other receiver and see
what happens. Could be wiring and/or LNB issues.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Keith Strehle wrote:

> Hmmm? Interesting? So the problem is in the receiver, again. So
> they will send me yet ANOTHER receiver which means I get to go to
> FedEx again to send the other one back. This will be the fourth
> one. In the meantime I'm paying for service I'm not getting? I
> guess this is what happens when they have a monopoly on the
> business. Oh well, I suppose this is the cost of doing business
> these days.
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , "Don Bradner"
> wrote:
> >
> > If the dish face is pointed at the top of the tree, and you are
> even a modest distance away, you should be fine.
> >
> > The dish is roughly a 20-degree offset-feed type (variants from
> about 19.5 to 23.5 are common), so the angle to the satellite rises
> 20 degrees above the direction the face is pointing. Reception in the
> bedroom just about eliminates the dish from the current problem
> situation.
> >
> > On 7/5/2007 at 6:44 PM Keith Strehle wrote:
> >
> > >I agree and appreciate your advice. I can take care of the Bird
> > >install but the house is another story. The bone head who
> installed
> > >the house dish pointed it right at the top of a tree. Naturally
> the
> > >tree is going to grow and fill in during the summer. I'm
> convinced
> > >the tree is the problem with one exception. The bedroom is
> working
> > >and the living room is not? Either way I have spent way too much
> > >time and patience trying to get them to respond to the problem.
> > >Again, sorry for the ranting...
> > >
> > >Keith
> > >84FC35
> >
>
>

[David Erickson]

Keith,

You might want to check the length of the cable run from the dish to the
box. Anything over 100 ft they recommend a signal booster

Dave Erickson
Waiting on a booster...

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Strehle
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:56 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Dish Network versus Direct TV

Hmmm? Interesting? So the problem is in the receiver, again. So
they will send me yet ANOTHER receiver which means I get to go to
FedEx again to send the other one back. This will be the fourth
one. In the meantime I'm paying for service I'm not getting? I
guess this is what happens when they have a monopoly on the
business. Oh well, I suppose this is the cost of doing business
these days.

Keith
84FC35

[Tom McCarthy]

I have DirecTV in my coach with a KVH L3 in-motion dish. The only
way to get it to work was to install a Radio Shack power supply for
the receivers and dish. Running off the inverters directly could not
keep the power steady and clean for the software. I have never had a
problem since and it has been 4 years since we figured this out.
Probably does not help your house problem but when you get to the
coach install, remember the power supply.

Tom McCarthy
95 PT42
Poway, CA


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> Hmmm? Interesting? So the problem is in the receiver, again. So
> they will send me yet ANOTHER receiver which means I get to go to
> FedEx again to send the other one back. This will be the fourth
> one. In the meantime I'm paying for service I'm not getting? I
> guess this is what happens when they have a monopoly on the
> business. Oh well, I suppose this is the cost of doing business
> these days.
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
> wrote:
> >
> > If the dish face is pointed at the top of the tree, and you are
> even a modest distance away, you should be fine.
> >
> > The dish is roughly a 20-degree offset-feed type (variants from
> about 19.5 to 23.5 are common), so the angle to the satellite rises
> 20 degrees above the direction the face is pointing. Reception in
the
> bedroom just about eliminates the dish from the current problem
> situation.
> >
> > On 7/5/2007 at 6:44 PM Keith Strehle wrote:
> >
> > >I agree and appreciate your advice. I can take care of the Bird
> > >install but the house is another story. The bone head who
> installed
> > >the house dish pointed it right at the top of a tree. Naturally
> the
> > >tree is going to grow and fill in during the summer. I'm
> convinced
> > >the tree is the problem with one exception. The bedroom is
> working
> > >and the living room is not? Either way I have spent way too
much
> > >time and patience trying to get them to respond to the problem.
> > >Again, sorry for the ranting...
> > >
> > >Keith
> > >84FC35
> >
>

[Don Bradner]

Like Curt, I would be more inclined to think other parts of the install rather
than the receiver. Have you tried the receiver-swap that he suggested?

On 7/5/2007 at 2:14 PM Curt Sprenger wrote:

>Keith,
>The receiver that's working, swap it with the other receiver and see
>what happens. Could be wiring and/or LNB issues.
>
>Curt Sprenger
>1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
>Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
>
>
>Keith Strehle wrote:
>
>> Hmmm? Interesting? So the problem is in the receiver, again. So
>> they will send me yet ANOTHER receiver which means I get to go to
>> FedEx again to send the other one back. This will be the fourth
>> one. In the meantime I'm paying for service I'm not getting? I
>> guess this is what happens when they have a monopoly on the
>> business. Oh well, I suppose this is the cost of doing business
>> these days.
>>
>> Keith
>> 84FC35
>>
>> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>> , "Don Bradner"
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > If the dish face is pointed at the top of the tree, and you are
>> even a modest distance away, you should be fine.
>> >
>> > The dish is roughly a 20-degree offset-feed type (variants from
>> about 19.5 to 23.5 are common), so the angle to the satellite rises
>> 20 degrees above the direction the face is pointing. Reception in the
>> bedroom just about eliminates the dish from the current problem
>> situation.
>> >
>> > On 7/5/2007 at 6:44 PM Keith Strehle wrote:
>> >
>> > >I agree and appreciate your advice. I can take care of the Bird
>> > >install but the house is another story. The bone head who
>> installed
>> > >the house dish pointed it right at the top of a tree. Naturally
>> the
>> > >tree is going to grow and fill in during the summer. I'm
>> convinced
>> > >the tree is the problem with one exception. The bedroom is
>> working
>> > >and the living room is not? Either way I have spent way too much
>> > >time and patience trying to get them to respond to the problem.
>> > >Again, sorry for the ranting...
>> > >
>> > >Keith
>> > >84FC35
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>
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[Curt Sprenger]

Tom,
I have the stationary version and all is good as far as shore or
inverter power supply. I do need to use a powered signal booster to get
a real clear picture. I find it interesting how all this sorts out.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Tom McCarthy wrote:

> I have DirecTV in my coach with a KVH L3 in-motion dish. The only
> way to get it to work was to install a Radio Shack power supply for
> the receivers and dish. Running off the inverters directly could not
> keep the power steady and clean for the software. I have never had a
> problem since and it has been 4 years since we figured this out.
> Probably does not help your house problem but when you get to the
> coach install, remember the power supply.
>
> Tom McCarthy
> 95 PT42
> Poway, CA
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , "Keith Strehle"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hmmm? Interesting? So the problem is in the receiver, again. So
> > they will send me yet ANOTHER receiver which means I get to go to
> > FedEx again to send the other one back. This will be the fourth
> > one. In the meantime I'm paying for service I'm not getting? I
> > guess this is what happens when they have a monopoly on the
> > business. Oh well, I suppose this is the cost of doing business
> > these days.
> >
> > Keith
> > 84FC35
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , "Don Bradner"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > If the dish face is pointed at the top of the tree, and you are
> > even a modest distance away, you should be fine.
> > >
> > > The dish is roughly a 20-degree offset-feed type (variants from
> > about 19.5 to 23.5 are common), so the angle to the satellite rises
> > 20 degrees above the direction the face is pointing. Reception in
> the
> > bedroom just about eliminates the dish from the current problem
> > situation.
> > >
> > > On 7/5/2007 at 6:44 PM Keith Strehle wrote:
> > >
> > > >I agree and appreciate your advice. I can take care of the Bird
> > > >install but the house is another story. The bone head who
> > installed
> > > >the house dish pointed it right at the top of a tree. Naturally
> > the
> > > >tree is going to grow and fill in during the summer. I'm
> > convinced
> > > >the tree is the problem with one exception. The bedroom is
> > working
> > > >and the living room is not? Either way I have spent way too
> much
> > > >time and patience trying to get them to respond to the problem.
> > > >Again, sorry for the ranting...
> > > >
> > > >Keith
> > > >84FC35
> > >
> >
>
>