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joekidd
11-11-2007, 12:48 AM
I am trying to scan 119 sat but the receiver keeps picking up 110. I am using 2 dishes, one pointed at 61.5 and the other at 110west. The 110 has a 110/119 bracket holding another LNB to pick up the 119 sat.
Since these are all dual lnb's, I am also running an echostar 301 receiver with a rom102 card. That receiver is picking up all 3 sats and I am getting good signal (after a lot of trial and error pointing on the 110/119 bracket) and receiving all the channels.
As for the cw800, I am getting all the channels for 110 and 61.5 but the 119 doesn't seem to get recognized by the receiver at all. I have rechecked all the lnb port numbers and entered them correctly, I have tried scanning the 119 first and then 110 and also vice versa, I have tried specific tp frequency scans and still keep picking up the 110 channels only. Am I doing something wrong here?
The only thing I haven't tried is removing the 110 cable from the diseq switch outside and then scanning for the 119 by itself. I'll try that later during the day and see if it works. Is anyone else running 110 and 119 and having similar problems or is it just me?

RedRaven
11-21-2007, 05:50 AM
im having the same problem
i was gonna go back and try to fix it today, but maybe ill wait
have you been able to fix it, or is there something that someone else has been able to find?

joekidd
11-28-2007, 11:41 PM
I was using the regular $4 disecq switch that came with the receiver. I tried another one that was similar but same problem. Then I tried my neighbour's new switch that cost him $20 from his sat guy. VOLA! I got all the channels with unprecedented signal quality on all transpoders and the 110 and 119 sats finally scanned properly. I also had weak signals on a few 61.5 channels before but the new switch fixed it. I ordered one of these switches from my neighbour's sat guy and he'll bring one for me this weekend.

I can't remember the switch's model but I think it was a EMP-centauri 2.0 4x1disecq switch that comes with a pink plastic housing to protect from rain and snow with all the connections facing downwards. I saw that switch at some fta store site for the same price where it was termed 'the cadillac of disecq switches'. Here's a link to it on one site: https://www.xtek.ca/EMP-4x1-Diseqc-Switch-_p_28-150.html#