#IC 756 PRO II NO TX LIGHTNING STRIKE INSTALL#
My recommandation was install a test dipole antenna for the band that is having the worst problem at a center height of 40 ft., when building the antenna, use either RG6 or RG 8, RG213, then connect it direct to the radio thru a SWR meter and then go to the center of the band and turn the antenna to that frequency using a full 100 watts. I worked by PM with 4 differant hams on there problems and after making a few reccommandations about their system, I have not heard any thing back from them. If there is a way this post can get to DirecTV's technical staff for priority treatment, I think both myself and the customer deserve it.Īs a communications person for over 40 years, a ham for over 25, a cable, satellite installer and service tech for DISH, DTV, and Hughs commerical and Wildblue for over 12 and a DTV customer for 15, I just do not get that there is now so much problems between the ham operater and his/her own equipment or the neighbors.Ī couple of months ago we went thru this with a couple of other hams and a few messages were send to DTV R&D/engerrening about this. I have a right to the amateur spectrum, as well as the customer has to your signal.
I am reasonable sure that there are cures for sloppy DirecTV installations and perhaps improved technology at the LNB end that will CURE THIS NUISANCE. His signal levels are all OK, but he loses connection and has pixelation also. Improvement has been made, but I think we are missing something. I am pretty sure my station is not the problem, but have continued to improve it technically, as well as work with my neighbor on his installation. I have two HF wire antennas, a G5RV that is about 25 feet from the customer's dish, and another fan dipole that is about 65 feet away. My station had a low-pass filter, and I limit my power to the lowest necessary for communication. I thought I had solved his problem until two nights ago. Lastly, I removed 15 feet of unused, unterminated Comcast cable that was bundled with the LNB cables down the side of his house. Also, the installer had an external barrel connector between the ends of one of the cable runs that was not run through the ground block. I reconnected the two wire ends with a jumper, then resecured the connection between the wire and the ground block to the ground rod. So far, I have determined (and corrected) a few things: The installer had "borrowed" about a foot of the ground wire from the cable bundle going from the ground block to the dish for use as a cable tie for a stray cable left dangling after the 'installation' was complete. I still have a TVI problem with my next-door neighbor.
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