RV and Home satellite

[Tomboy257]

I called their tech support and found out that I am authorized to use the east ach and they would not enable me to use the 110 and 119 satellites-- or any satellite outside of the eastern arc. Somehow we had a problem understanding each other.

Dave, your receiver isn't restricted to only EA. If you plugged it into a dish capable of seeing 110, 119, or 129 it would be able to receive the programing from them. Take it from me I did it with my 222 that was installed in my home with EA.

[Jimmerinwi]

Other posters are right. You are not restricted to EA only. If you don't need HD in the motorhome, I would suggest just getting a 500 Dish w/ a Dish Pro Plus Twin. Just remember o run a check switch each time you move the receiver, so it knows what sats your pointing at.

[dave10a]

Exactly how do I hook up my 222k to dish 500. I read somewhere that the 222 receiver is compatible with legacy lnb and switches. If that is the case I should be able to connect the 222k to the SW21 on my Dish 500 twin lnb. If that is possible, do I connect the output of he SW21 to either of the Sat IN on the 222? I don't think the legacy SW21 will work with the Separator that allows to connect to both Sat Inputs of the receiver.

[mrschwarz]

I can't speak about how you hook it up, but I can tell you that you can have a receiver in your motor home as an additional receiver. I had a 311 for a few years and just replaced it with a 211k. Call customer service and tell them you want to add an RV receiver. You shouldn't have a problem. In addition, you also qualify for national network feeds, if you want to pay for them.

[BobaBird]

dave10a, you mentioned only 110 and 119, so why are you wanting to use an SW21 with a legacy Twin which has its own internal switch? And if you use your 222k with it, you will need 2 lines (can't use the Separator with legacy) which may not be practical for an RV. Add my vote for replacing the Twin with a DPP Twin.

[Tomboy257]

Exactly how do I hook up my 222k to dish 500. I read somewhere that the 222 receiver is compatible with legacy lnb and switches. If that is the case I should be able to connect the 222k to the SW21 on my Dish 500 twin lnb. If that is possible, do I connect the output of he SW21 to either of the Sat IN on the 222? I don't think the legacy SW21 will work with the Separator that allows to connect to both Sat Inputs of the receiver.

Dave....Just check my post (#9) it tells how I did it in my MH.