I'm pretty new to anything satellite related, but heard about Free to Air and "wildfeeds" and such, and it peaked my interest in the subject. Since then I've been looking to get a satellite receiver box that will work with my current satellite dish.
I have a DirectTV AU9 Slimline dish that was given to me for free -- is this even usable with 3rd-party equipment? It has (what looks like at least) 3 LNBs and a built in 4-way switch. Does anybody know if the Ku/Ka LNBs on these dishes can do only circular polarity, or can they do h/v too?
As for a box, any suggestions for a beginner? I'm not really looking to do HD at this point, nor am I interested in stealing service. As a beginning goal, I had hoped to use C-SPAN or C-SPAN 2 as the first channels I lock on to..
I have a DSR-4200V satellite box right now.. is this usable with my current dish, or even useful at all?
Any information or help is appreciated.
I have a DirectTV AU9 Slimline dish that was given to me for free -- is this even usable with 3rd-party equipment? It has (what looks like at least) 3 LNBs and a built in 4-way switch. Does anybody know if the Ku/Ka LNBs on these dishes can do only circular polarity, or can they do h/v too?
As for a box, any suggestions for a beginner? I'm not really looking to do HD at this point, nor am I interested in stealing service. As a beginning goal, I had hoped to use C-SPAN or C-SPAN 2 as the first channels I lock on to..
I have a DSR-4200V satellite box right now.. is this usable with my current dish, or even useful at all?
Any information or help is appreciated.