Thanks

well there are no other connections. Its a 4 cable wide, 2-coax and 2-wire
bundle whatever they call that

Up at the LNB there used to be an odd/even but now they have a single LNB
with the little blue box with a piece of wire inside that moves around by a
motor when you change the channel

What if that piece of wire got bent wrong?


At the base of the dish mount the 4-wide cable goes underground but I
noticed some wires are sliced, looks like a weed eater cut into a cable with
a larger white and red wire set, but that might be the motor

Im going to replace the entire cable assembly and put a receiver outside
with a tv at the dish and start there

But I found out that my former boss, an expert with probably 40 years in
microwave and satellite stuff from the military to commercial systems looked
at it and said its microwave interference and to buy a Direct TV system

Ive got the utmost respect for my former boss (I havent seen in 15+ years)
but I want to see proof that its interference, Ill do lots of setup just to
make a test. We are searching for another receiver to try also

But if I got a giant board 4' x 8' and covered it with sheet metal, wouldnt
it reflect microwaves??

"Jerry G." wrote in message
...
Check the cable from the receiver to the LNB. Also, check that the LNB is
getting the proper DC voltage from the receiver. On your system, check to
see if you have any splitters in line, or have a relay unit of any kind.
The
problem may be with one of the connections, or the relay or splitter unit,
if applicable in the system you have.

I have also seen a defective receiver do your type of problem.

--

Jerry G.
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"Bradley1234" wrote in message
news:dzpCd.23170$rL3.10476@trnddc03...
In an Ecosphere or Ecostar? receiver with an 11' C-band setup

it worked fine until 6 months ago, then the picture became static invaded
with crackly noise in the audio. Some channels are worse than others,
odds
seem better than evens.

Location is southern California, dish is behind a house, no obvious
microwave towers at all, its a rural area

The LNB is new, didnt make any difference, tuning the dish position,
pushing
the dish from various sides? didnt help, it was at the best spot. focus?
didnt do much, turning the LNB assembly slightly? again it was at the best
already

Cables check out fine, tuning the video, polarity, it was already at its
best spot. One person said it was microwave interference, now Im not from
the show me state, but.... I gotta see it to believe it.

If its microwave noise coming in at an angle, then what about putting some
sheet metal on the dish? its a wire mesh type, so if I cut strips to fill
in
all the wire mesh area wouldnt it change the reflectivity and do something
to make the signal...different??

OR how to tell if there is some stray microwave coming in from the
horizon?
wouldnt a big 4' x 8' sheet of plywood with some sheet metal fastened to
it
serve to block the possible stray interference, if it existed???

So say the dish would have perfect reception. Its aligned with a good
LNB.
but a microwave tower is messing it up. If I hold up a 4x8 blocking
panel,
and find the direction of the tower, then the picture should clear up
right??

What can microwaves pass thru? or be reflected by?

thanks in advance