500 Plus dish/EA questions

[JSheridan]

Most of the ones in my area carry 77 degrees as well. Some markets use 77 for locals So EA = 61.5, 72 and 77

Yea, our HD locals are on 61.5 so all of our work orders now are for 61.5 and 72 with a 118 added every now and then.

 

[Troch77]

What do they use for the 118? Still a "plus" dish?

 

[Troch77]

You can try flexing the dish slightly too.

FLEXING?

 

[JSheridan]

What do they use for the 118? Still a "plus" dish?

Yes we usually use the 118 feed from a Plus dish and feed to into a 1000.4 EA LNB.

 

[JSheridan]

FLEXING?

Sometimes the platters get a little out of shape in production and shipping. If you stand behind it and hold each side and gently flex it you can sometimes improve the signal.

 

[Troch77]

Yes we usually use the 118 feed from a Plus dish and feed to into a 1000.4 EA LNB.

So if it was an International Eastern arc install, You would get a 1000.4 instead of a 1000.2 EA2?

 

[JSheridan]

So if it was an International Eastern arc install, You would get a 1000.4 instead of a 1000.2 EA2?

Yes usually, but it's up to the retailer or installer. You could also use a K2EA and 118 fed into a DPP33 or DPP44.

 

[Troch77]

Yes usually, but it's up to the retailer or installer. You could also use a K2EA and 118 fed into a DPP33 or DPP44.

Hey can you use a 18 inch round dish to get the 118 or does it have to be the 500+?

I want to do my own international wing Dish install.

 

[JSheridan]

Hey can you use a 18 inch round dish to get the 118 or does it have to be the 500+?

I want to do my own international wing Dish install.

500+. Anik F3 which is what Dish uses at 118 is not a DBS band satellite, it's a circularly polarized Ku satellite which requires a little bigger dish and a different LNBF.

 

[Troch77]

500+. Anik F3 which is what Dish uses at 118 is not a DBS band satellite, it's a circularly polarized Ku satellite which requires a little bigger dish and a different LNBF.

Maybe I should let them do it.
It's going to cost around $125.