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Hi:

I have directv with 2 dishes and 2 receivers (a Tivo and a regular
receiver). One (big) dish is for international only and the other
(smaller) triple LNB dish is for US channels.

About 2 weeks ago, both of my receivers stopped getting local channels.
All cable channels and international channels are working fine except
for the local channels.

I checked the signal strength on each of the satellites (101, 110 and
119). The signal strengths on all transponders for 101 and 110 were
strong. On the 119, only the even transponders have strong signals
whereas the odd transponders have no signal.

Since both tv's are not receiveing the channels, it cannot be the
receivers. I visually checked the connections outside on the dish and
multiswitch and everything looks fine. I tried everything suggested on
the directv website but I still don't have the local programming.

I am not sure what if anything is wrong.

Has anyone experienced this problem and if so, how can I fix this?

Thanks.
-Jay

_/At 2005-11-21, cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote\_

I'm guessing a bad lnb, but that's just a guess.

That's what I think it is too. If it's not that, it's the multiswitch,
but it's got to be the lnb.

--
-slunky

In article <slrndo4i96.6ue.slunky@norge.freeshell.org>,
slunky <slunky@showingourscars.org> writes:

_/At 2005-11-21, cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote\_
I'm guessing a bad lnb, but that's just a guess.

That's what I think it is too. If it's not that, it's the multiswitch,
but it's got to be the lnb.

I concur; bad LNB or multiswitch. If this is one of the newer 3-satellite
dishes (most of those installed in the last 2-3 years or so), it's got an
integrated LNB/multiswitch assembly, so replacing one means replacing both
-- unless of course you've got ANOTHER multiswitch, say to feed more than
four receivers. Either call DirecTV to schedule a service appointment or
track down a replacement LNB if you want to do it yourself.

--
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

On 21 Nov 2005 11:26:00 -0800, jay wrote:

Hi:

I have directv with 2 dishes and 2 receivers (a Tivo and a regular
receiver). One (big) dish is for international only and the other
(smaller) triple LNB dish is for US channels.

About 2 weeks ago, both of my receivers stopped getting local channels.
All cable channels and international channels are working fine except
for the local channels.

I checked the signal strength on each of the satellites (101, 110 and
119). The signal strengths on all transponders for 101 and 110 were
strong. On the 119, only the even transponders have strong signals
whereas the odd transponders have no signal.

Since both tv's are not receiveing the channels, it cannot be the
receivers. I visually checked the connections outside on the dish and
multiswitch and everything looks fine. I tried everything suggested on
the directv website but I still don't have the local programming.

I am not sure what if anything is wrong.

Has anyone experienced this problem and if so, how can I fix this?

Thanks.
-Jay

I had this problem.

I was only using one LNB on the dual LNB dish, so I climbed up on the roof
and switched the cable to the other LNB, no change.

The problem would always come and go and at some point, I ran another cable
to the dish, to hook up another room and as soon as I hooked up that second
cable, the odd/even problem went away. It's been working fine ever since.

"jay" <jkabira22@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi:

I have directv with 2 dishes and 2 receivers (a Tivo and a regular
receiver). One (big) dish is for international only and the other
(smaller) triple LNB dish is for US channels.

About 2 weeks ago, both of my receivers stopped getting local channels.
All cable channels and international channels are working fine except
for the local channels.

I checked the signal strength on each of the satellites (101, 110 and
119). The signal strengths on all transponders for 101 and 110 were
strong. On the 119, only the even transponders have strong signals
whereas the odd transponders have no signal.

Since both tv's are not receiveing the channels, it cannot be the
receivers. I visually checked the connections outside on the dish and
multiswitch and everything looks fine. I tried everything suggested on
the directv website but I still don't have the local programming.

I am not sure what if anything is wrong.

Has anyone experienced this problem and if so, how can I fix this?

Thanks.
-Jay

I'm guessing a bad lnb, but that's just a guess.

Chip

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_/At 2005-11-22, Charlie <invalid@invalid.com> wrote\_

Have you called Dway tech support? I had this happen once, and the
problem was on their end, they fixed it while I was on the phone.

Why would he call DirecWay unless he had their service? Even/odd
lnb problems are not transmition problems. They are the receiving side.

--
-slunky

On 21 Nov 2005 11:26:00 -0800, "jay" <jkabira22@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi:

I have directv with 2 dishes and 2 receivers (a Tivo and a regular
receiver). One (big) dish is for international only and the other
(smaller) triple LNB dish is for US channels.

About 2 weeks ago, both of my receivers stopped getting local channels.
All cable channels and international channels are working fine except
for the local channels.

I checked the signal strength on each of the satellites (101, 110 and
119). The signal strengths on all transponders for 101 and 110 were
strong. On the 119, only the even transponders have strong signals
whereas the odd transponders have no signal.

Since both tv's are not receiveing the channels, it cannot be the
receivers. I visually checked the connections outside on the dish and
multiswitch and everything looks fine. I tried everything suggested on
the directv website but I still don't have the local programming.

I am not sure what if anything is wrong.

Has anyone experienced this problem and if so, how can I fix this?

Thanks.
-Jay
Have you called Dway tech support? I had this happen once, and the

problem was on their end, they fixed it while I was on the phone.
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:25:19 +0000 (UTC), slunky
<slunky@showingourscars.org> wrote:

_/At 2005-11-22, Charlie <invalid@invalid.com> wrote\_
Have you called Dway tech support? I had this happen once, and the
problem was on their end, they fixed it while I was on the phone.

Why would he call DirecWay unless he had their service? Even/odd
lnb problems are not transmition problems. They are the receiving side.

Excuse me, I used the wrong term. I happen to have both DirecWay and
DirecTV, and got the two terms confused.

However, I "did" lose local channels on DirecTV, called DirecTV tech
support, and they fixed it immediately.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

_/At 2005-11-22, Charlie <invalid@invalid.com> wrote\_

However, I "did" lose local channels on DirecTV, called DirecTV tech
support, and they fixed it immediately.

Probably a different problem. It wouldn't hurt to call, but they won't
be able to fix it over the phone by what the issue is.

--
-slunky

Thank you all for your replies. Please bear with me as I am not very
knowledgeable about satellites.

I did call Directv and they weren't able to help. If its truly the LNB
or the multiswitch, I will check them out when the rain subsides in the
northeast.

When I had looked at the connnections on the dish, there were 4 cables
and it looked like all 3 LNB's were hooked up.

The multi-switch is located a few feet away. Does that mean that this
is not an integrated LNB/multiswitch? Before I try to locate an LNB or
a multi-switch, is their any way to test whether its truly an
LNB/multi-switch issue? How much do they usually cost and where can I
find them? I will try the internet to see what I come up with.

Thank you all again.

In article <1132724096.667238.90880@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"jay" <jkabira22@hotmail.com> writes:

When I had looked at the connnections on the dish, there were 4 cables
and it looked like all 3 LNB's were hooked up.

The multi-switch is located a few feet away. Does that mean that this
is not an integrated LNB/multiswitch?

Probably, but it's also possible you've got an integrated LNB/multiswitch
unit AND a separate multiswitch. Ordinarily you'd only need this if you've
got more than four tuners (four regular receivers or more than two
DirecTiVos), but I could see an unnecessary multiswitch getting put in
because of upgrades -- say, a replacement of an old dish with a new one.

Before I try to locate an LNB or
a multi-switch, is their any way to test whether its truly an
LNB/multi-switch issue?

I don't know of any sure-fire test except to start replacing, or at least
swapping around, equipment.

How much do they usually cost and where can I
find them?

If you want to do it yourself, you should check with the usual sources for
satellite equipment. I just checked a few sites, though, and didn't find
regular LNBs. The best I found was "Sat-C" LNBs (aka 110-degree LNBs),
which are the middle ones used to receive the 110 satellite. This one's
unique, unlike the other two LNBs. I'd be surprised if these regular LNBs
were unavailable, though; they might just not be featured prominently on
the Web sites I checked.

--
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

Thanks Rod. I will need some more time to digest all the info that you
all have given me.