Terk TRK-S24 Oval dish

[rmanieri]

Last Friday I got a Terk TRK-S24 Oval dish. This dish receives DTV programming from the 101, 110, & 119 satellites. I could only get it to work on the original 101 satellite. I tried everything I could think of,switching the dual LNBs raising the height of the dish, switched receivers (I have a Sony SAT-A55 & SAT-A65),but got nothing but 101. I called Terk and they said I must have a bad multi switch and they'll send me a new one. The company I bought it from said the installation of the oval dishes can be tricky. I've had Directv almost since the beginning, early 1995. My wife and I wired the house, installed the dish, moved the dish, upgraded to an after market 24 inch dish. We installed our own Directv DSL, which was no real challenge.

Is installing the oval dishes that tricky? If so, what do I need to look out for? Or what other equipment do I need to buy to install it?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob Manieri
rmanieri@manieri.com

[Scott Greczkowski]

They are indeed tricky. :) If your of just a hair you will pick up on satellite but not the others. Make sure all your settings on the Dish are correct.

To set mine up I actually took a TV and receiever outside so I could peek my dish. :)

[HTguy]

Bob,

I assume you went into the receivers' set-up menu and, under antenna, set them for 3-sat oval dish. After doing this you should "reset" them by pulling the AC plug & rebooting after 15 secs or so.

Then you need to get on active transponders for 110 & 119 to repeak the dish if necessary.

[rmanieri]

I went into both receivers setup menu and set each of them for the 3-sat oval dish, but I did NOT unplug them AFTER the setting. One receiver I used from the garage, but again, I did not unplug it after reconfiguring it.

Thank you, I'll try this.
Bob Manieri