hemsteadc Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) ..with my Slimline SWM dish. I've been doing DTV HD for 15 years and never had an aiming failure until today. I simply cannot find the 101. I have all the electronic help I can get, and a clear view of the southern sky, but no go.. and I've tried for hours. The last couple times of setup I've noticed it getting just a bit harder to find the sat, and I'm guessing that's because my dish has taken a couple falls which is affecting things. There's one little dent on the edge, which has been there for years, but I suspect the arm has gone slightly out of alignment. It's a tilt-up (moveable for storage) arm from tv4rv. I don't think it takes much of a jolt to move that arm. I've tried a spare Lnb and it still doesn't work. I've had receivers fail but never to the point where they couldn't detect a signal. Soo.. anyone with any other ideas? Edited October 28, 2019 by hemsteadc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdog353 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) try to remove the LNB and hold it/ point it towards the dish. Holding it as near the same distance as when it's in its fixed position. You should see 101 at some point. Will tell you if it's a bent arm problem. I've done this before. Hope this helps. Jim Edited October 28, 2019 by Cowdog353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chuckbear Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 I had this issue also. It was the arm holding the LNB that was the problem. Replaced it and all was well. Chuck Quote Chuck and Susan 1999 Fleetwood Bounder 34 Triton V10 on Ford Chassis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemsteadc Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Replaced whole dish and fold up arm. All is working now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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