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Saw a thread on the Directv forum from someone in Knox County, Ohio. His locals were suddenly changed from Columbus (50 miles away) to Cleveland (100 miles away). Looking at a map, he sure looks like he belongs in the Columbus DMA.

I think the reason they're turned upside down is to make them more stable when it's windy and easier to store. http://http://www.bbrv.dreamstation.com/sat.html

If your cabin is in SW Michigan (I'm in Berrien County) and I knew which transponders the Chicago HD stations are on, I could check and and see what the levels are. The transponder for the SD Chicago stations has a good signal level here, but I don't know about HD.

Try asking here. RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Technology Corner

Your locals are on spot beams and cannot be received in the Carolina's.

There is the AU9-SL3 3 LNB dish which picks up the 99, 101 and 103 satellites and will have all the HD channels as well as most of the SD channels. The 5 LNB dish will add the 110 and 119 satellites. I think there's only 3 channels on 110 and locals are on 119. If you can do without the...

LEX and INDY stations are on spot beams aimed at each city. When in Indiana, you're more than likely out of the spot beam for Lexington. If you're within the spot beam for Indianapolis, you would have to call Directv to change your receivers to the INDY stations. They may or may not be willing...

I don't know how accurate it is, but this might give you an idea. Enter your zip code and Directv 5 LNB under Multi-LNB setups. Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com

I don't know if Directv will activate any of them, but I got rid of a couple of old units through Freecycle.com. The Freecycle Network

I have a HR23-700 and use CC and haven't had any problem with it. It's not perfect but does the job. I have a cochlear implant and my hearing is good enough now to tell when a sentence is dropped or missing. My biggest problem is when the CC lags the dialog. I don't know if your receivers...

I have a question about the picture and wonder if any one has seen what I'm seeing. I was watching the News Hour with Jim Lehrer , on our locaL PBS station for a few minutes last night, through Directv, and at the top of the picture, I could see what looked like horizontal white lines once in a...

It's because the Lexington and Knoxville stations don't want you watching the other DMA's stations.

There's an HR21 Pro you can buy, with no lease, for around $400, but the warranty is only 90 days. DIRECTV HR21PRO 500 GB HD DVR PRO Receiver for Ka-Ku Band (HR21PRO) | HR21PRO [DIRECTV]

it may be an anniversary gift from Directv for 3 months. I had Directv for 3 months last fall.

Try this. But wouldn't you be out of the footprint for 101? Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com KVH Satellite Footprint Maps - TracVision