Thanks to all for the help really appreciate it Replaced LNB worked better for a while then back to the same old tricks. Then replaced receiver and voila... I think maybe it's going to be OK 3 hours without as much as a hiccup.

When it's out it's all out. Sunday 5:00 it started working again and it's been 3 hours without any probs...

The signal strength is anywhere from 105 - 118 or so when it locks in but it does not hold the signal. That's why it keeps going back to acquiring satellite signal screen. Depending on tests are run it sometimes can't find sat 119 others 110 ????????

How do you check signal strength? He did do a switch check - and when he was here everything was working and it showed ok, but later when it was messed up the switch check showed sat 110- good but 119 wasn't later it was ok again when working. Friday 2:30 it's working but it's not the dreaded...

Sorry if this post is in wrong forum- Dish 500 customer using dp301 receiver using dish for 5 years no probs then monday 3:00 pm get acquiring satellite message (no weather, trees etc.) happens off and on all evening ( as many as 10-15 / hr) called dish and went through the reset, unplug run...