Long Run Dish Install

[Knucklehead]

I had a Slimline 3 LNB receiver and upgraded to a 5 LNB receiver. I am confident I am setting it up correctly, but cannot get all the satellites. I get the 101° and the 103° with good reception, but the rest are non existant or very low. I have the dish "aiming through the trees". I am convinced that the problem is that I can't pull in all 5 at the same time "aiming through the trees". The nearest alternative that has NO potential obstructions is about 150' - 200' from the receivers. 1. How far should I go with the Coax run before I need a repeater. 2. Part of the run will be exposed to the elements. What is the best way to deal with this?

[Mertzen]

Should not be a problem. I ran 275ft+ without issues. Make sure wire is solid copper though. How many IRDs do you habe ?

[litzdog911]

Why did you "upgrade" to a 5-LNB dish? The new SlimLine 3-LNB dish receives all of the HD channels beamed from 99 and 103º, along with the SD channels beamed from the main 101º satellite. Those three satellites only require a very narrow open window through your trees.

[Mertzen]

Why did you "upgrade" to a 5-LNB dish? .

Think the OP is confuse with the old 3LNB multisat. :confused:

[joe diamond]

Think the OP is confuse with the old 3LNB multisat. :confused:

That happens more than it should.

One service call involved removing the III Phase and installing an AU 9 to make the H21 show HD. SVC ticked said correct HD. I wrote R & R ODU. They said "what is that?"

The more common one involves the set up............selecct 5 LNB instead of 3LNB.

I see color coded LNBs

Joe

[Knucklehead]

Should not be a problem. I ran 275ft+ without issues. Make sure wire is solid copper though. How many IRDs do you habe ?

Sorry, I'm basically a newby. I assume IRD means receivers? If so, I have three.

[Mertzen]

Sorry, I'm basically a newby. I assume IRD means receivers? If so, I have three.

Indeed it does. So yeah with 3 of them and solid copper wire you should be in the clear.

[BattleZone]

Solid copper center-conductor cable is going to be VERY important at those lengths, as what you lose first isn't sat signal, but rather the DC voltage that the receivers send to the dish's LNB/multiswitch pack. DC voltage drops over the length of a cable run, but it drops much faster with the more common (and cheaper) copper-clad-steel cable. At lengths over 100', you need solid copper to ensure that the voltage remains high enough at the LNB, or the switch won't have enough voltage to select half the transponders.