[Steve2150]

Have Vip receivers 612 & 211. Other day was only receiving some channels, others were switching from complete loss to partial loss message. Did switch test 1 satellite missing 61.5. Would take tech 2 days to come, when he came everything worked. He fiddled with some wires, replaced the switch & lnb. Worked as it did before he came. A month prior same thing, turned out the coupling from dish outside to house was corroded, was replaced then and worked. Mentioned this yesterday he did not check cables. 2 hours after he left same thing as some channels showed complete loss then partial loss. I did switch check and a satellite missing, this time 72. Called support, totally useless and now won't have tech available for 3 days.
Any ideas why signal lost first 61.5 and now 72, the techs are clueless and support useless.

 

[harsh]

Why is there a switch?

Sounds like rain fade if the problem is migrating from one orbit to the other. This can also be a symptom of a damaged dish or a poor mounting setup making for a marginal signal.

 

[Steve2150]

Why is there a switch?

Sounds like rain fade if the problem is migrating from one orbit to the other. This can also be a symptom of a damaged dish or a poor mounting setup making for a marginal signal.

There was no rain, the tech replaced the switch and lnb and checked alignment. It worked for 2 hours and now only some channels come in.

 

[harsh]

Again, why is there a switch at all? It sounds like there may be something peculiar about your setup (not that it shouldn't work).