Comments on: Missing HD Channels on Dish Network from Satellites 119 and 129? http://www.breakitdownblog.com/missing-hd-channels-on-dish-network-from-satellites-119-and-129/ A technical, gaming and current-events news site Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Riyad Kalla http://www.breakitdownblog.com/missing-hd-channels-on-dish-network-from-satellites-119-and-129/comment-page-1/#comment-15911 Riyad Kalla Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:29:08 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=5492#comment-15911 Dish User, it could be either. Wind can knock these things out and if you have a sufficiently thick amount of foliage from a tree above your sat dish, it could definitely be interfering -- the thing is, it would interfere with *all* satellites, not just the 129 one. If your 129 is really that weak and your 119 is that strong, it sounds to be like you probably want that tech to come out and make sure the sat is adjusted right. They have this neat little reader they hookup that tells them signal strength, and then they loosen the dish mounting slides and move it around until the signal is at it's peak, then tighten it up. That's what I had to do -- you might try and atleast make sure it's pointed in the most effective location as possible. Dish User, it could be either. Wind can knock these things out and if you have a sufficiently thick amount of foliage from a tree above your sat dish, it could definitely be interfering — the thing is, it would interfere with *all* satellites, not just the 129 one.

If your 129 is really that weak and your 119 is that strong, it sounds to be like you probably want that tech to come out and make sure the sat is adjusted right. They have this neat little reader they hookup that tells them signal strength, and then they loosen the dish mounting slides and move it around until the signal is at it’s peak, then tighten it up.

That’s what I had to do — you might try and atleast make sure it’s pointed in the most effective location as possible.

]]> By: dish user http://www.breakitdownblog.com/missing-hd-channels-on-dish-network-from-satellites-119-and-129/comment-page-1/#comment-15869 dish user Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:12:46 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=5492#comment-15869 I have same problem; signal on Sat 119 is 80 and signal of 129 is 29-30. Picture occasionally breaks-up and goes white, and then signal is lost followed by screen that says satellite 129, channel 208, transponder 17 is the problem. Is this foliage, or a bad satellite? Dish Network would not confirm; but offered a tech to adjust my dish. I live in North Georgia and the signal from 129 is very weak. Is it foliage or a bad satellite? I have same problem; signal on Sat 119 is 80 and signal of 129 is 29-30. Picture occasionally breaks-up and goes white, and then signal is lost followed by screen that says satellite 129, channel 208, transponder 17 is the problem. Is this foliage, or a bad satellite? Dish Network would not confirm; but offered a tech to adjust my dish. I live in North Georgia and the signal from 129 is very weak. Is it foliage or a bad satellite?

]]> By: Riyad Kalla http://www.breakitdownblog.com/missing-hd-channels-on-dish-network-from-satellites-119-and-129/comment-page-1/#comment-13859 Riyad Kalla Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:39:04 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=5492#comment-13859 Fletch, Is your signal strength still dirt-low for the 119 and 129 sats or is it much stronger now? I think that would be a sure-fire confirmation that the new sat is working and serving up those channels. As far as official confirmation, the best I could do were those threads in the story above -- I doubt Dish would ever admit to anything like this. Fletch,

Is your signal strength still dirt-low for the 119 and 129 sats or is it much stronger now? I think that would be a sure-fire confirmation that the new sat is working and serving up those channels.

As far as official confirmation, the best I could do were those threads in the story above — I doubt Dish would ever admit to anything like this.

]]> By: fletch00 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/missing-hd-channels-on-dish-network-from-satellites-119-and-129/comment-page-1/#comment-13857 fletch00 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:10 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=5492#comment-13857 Yes! I have had this same problem (signal strength in the 20's) on that satellite - despite having them out 2-3 times in 2 years to readjust it. Starting yesterday I see the channels are now not breaking up anymore. I can only suspect the new satellite is serving those channels now? (Do you have any official type source for this info?) I am in Redwood City, CA thanks Fletch Yes! I have had this same problem (signal strength in the 20’s) on that satellite – despite having them out 2-3 times in 2 years to readjust it.
Starting yesterday I see the channels are now not breaking up anymore.
I can only suspect the new satellite is serving those channels now?
(Do you have any official type source for this info?)

I am in Redwood City, CA

thanks
Fletch

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