Sony HD100 and Local channels

[technerd]

Does anyone know how to get the Sony HD100 to receive the local channels? I have modified the .cor file for my zip code and time zone, but I can only get the locals via my cable connection shown in the Guide. I've tried deleting all OTA and Cable channels in memory and gone back to the Guide to find my locals, but they are not there.
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

[eclektik]

Did you ever figure it out?

[pedastalhead]

I ran into the same issue. still waiting for them.... they are "supposed" to appeaar within 2hours! This HD100 was soooo much work. Most of it was pointing the dish and OTA antenna. What a pain. I didnt realize the elliptical dish points lower in the sky. I fear spring (leaves) will be the end of my signal. when the wind blows I get minor picture break up. Same goes w/ OTA broadcast. On my 3rd antenna and have spent ~$300 for OTA.

try these:

http://www.dsschat.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=113190

http://www.dsschat.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=113185

[wease]

Originally posted by pedastalhead
[B]I ran into the same issue. still waiting for them.... they are "supposed" to appeaar within 2hours! This HD100 was soooo much work. Most of it was pointing the dish and OTA antenna. What a pain. I didnt realize the elliptical dish points lower in the sky. I fear spring (leaves) will be the end of my signal. when the wind blows I get minor picture break up. Same goes w/ OTA broadcast. On my 3rd antenna and have spent ~$300 for OTA.

Try this if emulating:
Using your cor file and tweakcore:
-set spending limits to $350
-set zip, timezone, and local byte to desired local. (zip should be set to match the local byte, i.e. NY locals, NY zip.)
-When emu is up and running, go into spending limits ON YOUR HD100, and set the spending limits IN YOUR HD100 per the value in the below chart. You should see your desired locals within 2 hours. Everytime I loose my locals it is because I reset the emu and receiver and forgot to set the spending limits in my receiver for my desired locals.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- eprom tweakcor sle 3.1
Local TV Market 8451h sat "l" func spending plus chans non-plus chans
=============== ===== ==== ======= ======== ========== ==============
No Locals 00h --- 00 $0.00 ---------- --------------
Atlanta, GA 01h 101 01 $1.00 2,5,11,46 984,985,986,987
Boston, MA 02h 101 05 $2.00 4,5,7,25 940,941,942,943
Chicago, IL 03h 101 07 $3.00 2,5,7,9,32 979,980,981,982,983
Cleveland, OH 04h 101 08 $4.00 3,5,8,19,43 935,936,937,938,939
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 05h 101 11 $5.00 4,5,8,11 918,919,920,921
Denver, CO 06h 101 12 $6.00 4,7,9,31 923,924,925,926
Detroit, MI 07h 101 13 $7.00 2,4,7,62 909,910,911,912
Houston, TX 08h 101 16 $8.00 2,11,13,26 960,961,962,963
Los Angeles, CA 09h 101 19 $9.00 2,4,5,7,9,11 964,965,966,967,968,969
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL 0Ah 101 21 $10.00 4,6,7,10 988,989,990,991
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 0Bh 101 23 $11.00 4,5,11,29 944,945,946,947
New York, NY 0Ch 101 25 $12.00 2,4,5,7,9,11 903,904,905,906,907,908
Orlando-Daytona, FL 0Dh 101 26 $13.00 2,6,9,35 956,957,958,959
Philadelphia, PA 0Eh 101 27 $14.00 3,6,10,29 927,928,929,930
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Phoenix, AZ 0Fh 101 28 $15.00 3,5,10,12,15 913,914,915,916,917
Sacramento-Stockton, CA 10h 101 32 $16.00 3,10.13,40 931,932,933,934
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 11h 101 36 $17.00 2,4,5,7 992,993,994,995
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 12h 101 37 $18.00 4,5,7,13 974,975,976,977
St. Louis, MO 13h 101 38 $19.00 2,4,5,30 948,949,950,951
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Tampa-Saint Petersburg, FL 14h 101 39 $20.00 8,10,13,28 952,953,954,955
Washington DC-Hagerstown, MD 15h 101 40 $21.00 4,5,7,9 970,971,972,973
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC 16h 110 14 $22.00 4,7,13,21 ---------------
Raleigh-Durham, NC 17h 110 31 $23.00 5,11,17,50 ---------------
Salt Lake City, UT 18h 101 33 $24.00 2,4,5,13,14 895,896,897,898,899
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Austin, TX 19h 119 02 $25.00 7,24,36,42 683,684,685,686
Balimore, MD 1Ah 119 03 $26.00 2,11,13,45 663,664,665,666
Birmingham, AL 1Bh 119 04 $27.00 6,13,33,42 687,688,689,690
Charlotte, NC 1Ch 101 06 $28.00 3,9,18,36 891,892,893,894
Cincinnati, OH 1Dh 101 09 $29.00 5,9,12,19 875,876,877,878
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Columbus, OH 1Eh 101 10 $30.00 4,6,10,28 871,872,873,874
Greensboro - Winston-Salem, NC 1Fh 119 15 $31.00 2,8,12,45 695,696,697,698
Indianapolis, IN 20h 101 17 $32.00 6,8,13,58 996,997,998,999
Kansas City, MO 21h 119 18 $33.00 4,5,9,41 679,680,681,682
Memphis, TN 22h 119 20 $34.00 3,5,13,24 671,672,673,674
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Milwaukee, WI 23h 101 22 $35.00 4,6,12,58 887,888,889,890
Nashville, TN 24h 101 24 $36.00 2,4,5,17 879,880,881,882
Pittsburgh, PA 25h 119 29 $37.00 2,4,11,53 667,668,669,670
Portland, OR 26h 101 30 $38.00 2,6,8,49 883,884,885,886
San Antonio, TX 27h 119 34 $39.00 4,5,12,29 675,676,677,678
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San Diego, CA 28h 119 35 $40.00 6,8,10,7 659,660,661,662
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL 29h 119 41 $41.00 5,12,25,29 691,692,693,694


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[John S]

Pedastalhead: I doubt if you are up to it after spending so much time pointing your oval dish, but the BEST way to eliminate fade and pixelation is to use TWO dual LNB round dishes.

Use the special combining multiswitch that you got with the oval dish kit. Point one dish at the 101 bird, and the other at the 119 bird. Peak the signal on each dish by selecting the corresponding satellite on your receivers menu. There will be no compromises in signal that way and fade is all but eliminated!