ViP 211K receiver

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I need to know if I can use a Dish 500 pro quad LNBF antenna with a ViP 211 receiver? if not, which dish/antenna do I need? Thank you.

 

[MattG@DISH]

You can use it, but the dish 500 will only pick up 119&110. If you need, or want HD programming with it, you will need a 1000.2 (119/110/129), or 1000.4 (61.5/72.7/77)

 

[Mr Tony]

yes you can. You wont get many HD channels but yeah it will work fine for SD

 

[cams]

what's 1000.2 (119/110/129), or 1000.4 (61.5/72.7/77)?...... I want HD channels.

 

[MattG@DISH]

1000.2 is the full western arc dish to get HD

1000.4 is the full eastern arc dish

In Arizona, you'll want the 1000.2 so you get satellites 119, 110, and 129. The 129 satellite carries most of the HD channels on western arc

 

[cams]

Can I still use a Dish 500 with 3 lnb's?

 

[MattG@DISH]

Can I still use a Dish 500 with 3 lnb's?

No, the signal will not reflect properly. The dish was only designed to pick up the 2 satellites

 

[Kb Cool]

You could add a second dish and point it to 129. Then join the 2 with a switch. What Lnb's do you have on the 500? Dish pro or Legacy?

 

[MattG@DISH]

The OP has a DP Quad on the 500, which does not have a satellite input

You're right though, the OP can add a second dish for 129, and get an external switch to combine the 500 with it

 

[cams]

Do I need a switch to use the three LNB's?

 

[MattG@DISH]

Do I need a switch to use the three LNB's?

Depends on how you do it.

If you get a 1000.2, it has a built in switch, so no you wouldn't need a switch

If you get a second dish to point at 129, yes, you would need a switch (a DP34 most likely)

 

[cams]

Dish pro.....

 

[Kb Cool]

Dish pro.....

If thats the case you'll need a DP21 switch and your 129° dish will need to have a Dish pro lnb too. It's probally easier just to get a 1000.2! Unless you have the second dish already laying around.

 

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I will go with the 1000.2. Thank you all for your support. You are awesome.