Justdilly
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I'm at a campground and someone is selling used Dish 500 antennas and LNB's. I'm trying several before I buy. When I run check switch it finds 110 and 119. There is an X for the 129. When I try to find signal I get locked 119 and 129. Why am I getting 129 with 500 DP Pro? I cannot get 110. Also how many cables are supposed to be attached to the LNB's? There are 2 plugs on one side for 119 and one on the other for 110. Is it possible that it has the wrong switch installed? Please help. Thanks
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The Dish Pro antenna is designed to "see" two satellites, one at 110 and one at 119 degrees west longitude.
The units are not "needle sharp" they have a couple of degrees "Beam width"
So if you are 10.5 degrees too far west..(NOTE: this is where you are pointed to NOT necessarily 10.5 degrees on your tripod) you see 119/129 instead of 110/119
Just look more east
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AS W8 said you are pointing too far to the west (guessing) since I am on the west coast. It helps to have a hand held GPS over a compass also to get the correct angle to aim. Compasses leave a lot to be desired depending on where you are in the US. For example in Washington state magnetic north is 21-22 degrees off of true north. I also like to run a switch check anytime I am setting up in a new location. I have aimed straight at satellites and gotten no reading until I run a switch check.
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rcchallenger
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Justdilly wrote:I'm at a campground and someone is selling used Dish 500 antennas and LNB's. I'm trying several before I buy. When I run check switch it finds 110 and 119. There is an X for the 129. When I try to find signal I get locked 119 and 129. Why am I getting 129 with 500 DP Pro? I cannot get 110. Also how many cables are supposed to be attached to the LNB's? There are 2 plugs on one side for 119 and one on the other for 110. Is it possible that it has the wrong switch installed? Please help. Thanks
Each port on the Dishpro carries both 119 and 110 signals. Your problem is pointing the dish as described by the other posters. One note of caution, if the LNB is a DishPro Plus, they are designed to work properly only when two STBs are connected. If the LNB is a standard DishPro 500 you should only need to connect one cable from either of the ports and no external switch is needed.
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First off, you have to fully understand the difference between 110 and 119. Then understand which sat brings in your locals. If you are beyond the range for your locals, you will not be able to receive that sat under any circumstances. However, if you're subscribed to the distant network service, it will come in on another channel.
There are two sats in close proximity to sat 110 and it's very easy to get locked in (sat finder indication) or at least think you're locked in on sat 110.
If this is the case, you have to move the dish itself very slowly either right or left assuming that you are within the spot beam radius for that sat.
As an example, we're basically in the locals service area for the DFW metroplex. If we get more than 350 miles west, 275 miles north, 300 miles east, or 325 south, we lose our locals sat which is 110. The spot beam sat is oval or egg shaped and compared to a beam on a cheap flashlight.
If you don't understand the 611 or 613 features and functions, then get someone to show you what they do and how to interpret the functions.
It's not rocket science but it does take some understanding. It took me about three or four times out and hands on experience to get it down.
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pritch272
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rcchallenger wrote:... One note of caution, if the LNB is a DishPro Plus, they are designed to work properly only when two STBs are connected. ...
What does this mean? What is an STB? I have a Dish Pro Plus and use only one port and one cable to a separator at the rear of a 322 receiver. Works fine.
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"STB" in most cases stands for "Set Top Box" as a receiver, digital converter etc.
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rcchallenger
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pritch272 wrote:rcchallenger wrote:... One note of caution, if the LNB is a DishPro Plus, they are designed to work properly only when two STBs are connected. ...
What does this mean? What is an STB? I have a Dish Pro Plus and use only one port and one cable to a separator at the rear of a 322 receiver. Works fine.
STB is Set Top Box. Your set up works because you have the separator. With a DishPro 500 you can connect directly to one STB. With the Plus you must have the separator or connect to 2 STBs.
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grey`eagle wrote:First off, you have to fully understand the difference between 110 and 119. Then understand which sat brings in your locals. If you are beyond the range for your locals, you will not be able to receive that sat under any circumstances. However, if you're subscribed to the distant network service, it will come in on another channel.
There are two sats in close proximity to sat 110 and it's very easy to get locked in (sat finder indication) or at least think you're locked in on sat 110.
If this is the case, you have to move the dish itself very slowly either right or left assuming that you are within the spot beam radius for that sat.
As an example, we're basically in the locals service area for the DFW metroplex. If we get more than 350 miles west, 275 miles north, 300 miles east, or 325 south, we lose our locals sat which is 110. The spot beam sat is oval or egg shaped and compared to a beam on a cheap flashlight.
If you don't understand the 611 or 613 features and functions, then get someone to show you what they do and how to interpret the functions.
It's not rocket science but it does take some understanding. It took me about three or four times out and hands on experience to get it down.
Most of Dish Networks locals are now spot beam. If you are out of the area you cannot get the locals. Go to lyngsat.com and look at Echo 7 (119) and Echo 8,10(110). You can see which channels are Conus and which are spot beam.
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you need a SW-21 to tie the two leads together.
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