I am having issues with signal loss 771, all 3 sats 101, 110, 119 are on target no wind but having signal issues and this has occurred in 3 different locations. It's a HD roof mount Winegard triple LNB with SWM. I have replaced the cable between SWM and receiver HR54-200. Any ideas?

Ok, first off, shouldn't you be getting 99,101 and 103? That's what I get on the west with a portable Directv tripod dish, HD, SWM. I thought SWM meant just a single lnb.

I'm giving the Sat numbers off of the Wingard control box, when I got this receiver the Direct guy installed it for me and its been working great up until this trip for over 3 years. I have been in Mesquite, NV; Washington, UT and Now Ely, NV and it gets worse each time. I need to go up on the roof when I get a better ladder.

What model # and how old is your Winegard. The Winegard box with SWM should be showing 99*, 101*, 103* You might have the original Trav'ler which was actually a 5 LNB setup (3 "eyes" but one of those contains 3 LNB's for 99, 101 and 103. To make it SWM you had to add the SWM8 kit (silver box with like 10-11 ports) and a PI29 power supply. That antenna would have been the SK-3005 and not the current SK-SWM3 which only have a single "eye" housing the 99, 101 and 103 LNB's.Has this setup ever worked with the current receiver and what receiver are you using? Also be sure to go to a channel you know you should receive like FOOD at 231. You may be away from home and still trying to pick up local channels like 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, etc. which you cannot once you are out of range.Let us know a bit more and let's see who can help.

Verify power going to dish. Do you hear it moving to search for sats?

LouLawrence wrote:What model # and how old is your Winegard. The Winegard box with SWM should be showing 99*, 101*, 103* You might have the original Trav'ler which was actually a 5 LNB setup (3 "eyes" but one of those contains 3 LNB's for 99, 101 and 103. To make it SWM you had to add the SWM8 kit (silver box with like 10-11 ports) and a PI29 power supply. That antenna would have been the SK-3005 and not the current SK-SWM3 which only have a single "eye" housing the 99, 101 and 103 LNB's.Has this setup ever worked with the current receiver and what receiver are you using? Also be sure to go to a channel you know you should receive like FOOD at 231. You may be away from home and still trying to pick up local channels like 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, etc. which you cannot once you are out of range.Let us know a bit more and let's see who can help.The receiver is an HR 54-200 and the Sat is Winegard SK 3005 Travlr Slimline and Directv instaleed a SWM power inserter kit. I am now in a location so I ca get on the roof.

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LouLawrence
Explorer
May 31, 2021
He is referring to the SWM8 switch that had to be added to the older SK-3005 (or any standard 5 LNB home antenna) to make it work with SWM.
Garry_Gayle
Explorer
Jun 01, 2021
Should I be on SL3 LNB or SL5 LNB
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2021
The sl3 with the power inserter has always worked for me, but I'm just not familiar enough with your setup to know what you need.
LouLawrence
Explorer
Jun 02, 2021
I believe you need to maintain your current SL5 LNB unless you replace is with a SWM 5 (not 3) LNB but you would then need to remove the your current SWM8 setup. As long as the new SWM8 switch resolved your problem you should not need to make any further modifications. If you need to replace the LNB, replace it with the same non-SWM 5 LNB like you have now. The Winegard controller in the older SK-3005 uses the 110/119 LNB's to locate the satellites. There is no update path other than replacement with the SK-SWM3. It is an easy replacement should that be necessary as you leave the current mount on the roof, remove the old, install the new and hook the wires back up. You would also remove/bypass the SWM8 switch. Replace the controller inside and you are all done. No new wiring, drilling or caulk.

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