[MadMatt2024]

We have had dish for almost a year and it has been great but over the past month or so one of the receivers has developed an annoying problem. When my dad turns the receiver back on after watching OTA the receiver has to reacquire the signal. Thinking it might be a connection issue I removed the LNBF from the dish, (dish 500) both of the terminals were loose and the one leading to the box that is acting up had the compression fitting installed incorrectly. I replaced it with a regular crimp on connector, sealed it with silicone, and put the LNBF back on the dish. This seemed to solve the problem but a day or two later it started doing it again. We still have the free DHPP and the original installer did a somewhat poor install (ungrounded, no drip loop, ect) but if I can fix it myself without dealing with DISH that would work too. Any idea what could be wrong? The installer used cable staples to hold the coax but they seem to be squishing the cable, could this cause a problem? The 322 in my room works fine and never has this problem.

 

[boba]

1-800-333-3474 you still have DHPP use it before you screw up the system by guessing at what maybe wrong.

 

[eckertman]

I have had that happen. I don't even think about it anymore because it has been a very long time since it happened. Should only be brief.

 

[MadMatt2024]

I just peaked the dish. The installer had the skew 2* off what it should have been. I managed to increase 119 about 5 points and 110 over 20 points. I'll see what happens over the next few days. We will have DHPP free for 6 more months so if it doesn't improve we can still get a service call for cheap.

 

[cosmo]

make sure you use RG 6 coax cable and get rid of the crimp connecter
you can go to lowes or ebay and get the compression tool for 9.00 and fittings about 5.00 for 4-6,real water tight.

ive also had a case where a bad connecter was done and had water drip out of the cable. couldn't believe my eyes.

as for the setting go to the set up screen and put in your zip code it will give you the elevation and azimuth make sure they.re set as indicated by the ird. and the pole must be plumb all around. any trees in the way?

 

[MadMatt2024]

I have no idea if the pole is plumb. I just punched in my zip and set the skew to what it said, then had my brother call of the signal strength at TP 11 on 119 as I moved the dish. I moved azimuth then elevation then azimuth, elevation ect. until I could get no better signal. There were no clouds when I did this and I get 78-80 on 119 TP11 and 62-64 on 110 TP11. We were originally getting 75 on 119 and 43 on 110. I will plumb the pole another day. My dad watches TV most of the time he is home so I have to find a day I'm not working, he is gone, and the sky is clear to do stuff like this.

 

[MadMatt2024]

I think I figured out the problem. Sometimes the tv gets watched late at night and the guide update at 3AM must get disrupted. Then when it gets turned off it checks for updates and when you turn it back on it gets disrupted and has to go through the finding signal thing. It also hasn't done it since I peaked the dish so one of these two thing must have been it.