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Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Sat. 101

My signal goes away intermittently for the last month or more. Is this sat. failing. Good signal when working. Goes away for a few seconds to over a minuet. Also sometimes picture piculates. I've been a customer for over 20 years but this is my first bad problem. Same results on 2 dishes & 3 receivers.

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ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

If the sat failed everyone with DTV would also lose their service so it is more likely your dishes need to be aligned, there are videos on youtube if you want to try it yourself otherwise you need to call DTV to setup a tech visit.

ACE - New Member

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5.2K Messages

4 years ago

Well if both dishes are failing then it must be a coincidence but I’m watching my SD local right now to prove that it works LOL. Certainly seems like a wiring issue or there may be some dirt or grime in the wiring. Please also check your multiswitches/splitters and Power inserter if you have a SWiM system. If all else fails, it could be debris on the satellite dish or on the LNB.

ACE - Expert

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14.1K Messages

4 years ago

have you checked the signal strength on ALL the 101 transponders


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