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Hi Guys: I am planning to carve a hole in the forest for a Directv 5 LNB Slimline dish. My Zip is 83821. The local installer told me that he needs a clear line of sight to multiple satellites, and that this needs a hole in the sky with azimuth from 130 degrees to 170 degrees (from true N)...

Dear Stargazer: Thanks for the interesting idea!. The remote location with good line of sight is actually a workshop around 400 ft away from my house. The shop has power and a suitable place to put the receiver. If I ran co-ax cables to the house for each of two television sets, how would I...

Hmm-- I read a few blogs about amplifiers, as I started with a wild idea that three or four amplifiers spread along each line at intervals could do the trick. Now it looks like I would need multiple amplifiers for each of the five LNB lines, and every amplifier could introduce more noise to the...

500 ft distance to dish. Many thanks for the info. A tower might work, but it would have to be around 60 ft tall. It looks like I'll be keeping the Rabbit Ears. All the best, Loel

Hi Guys. I live in a forest where my nearest clear LOS for a dish is about 500 ft from the receiver. I would like to have a DirecTv HD setup with a Slimline 5 LNB dish installed. Is a 500' ft Dish-Receiver distance possible without loss of signal? If so, what would it take to make it work...