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OK, oh well, I figured it couldn't be that easy. :( Thanks for all the advice guys. I appreciate it.

Ok, I got out the ladder and went up and looked- it says "Digital LNBF BS101UP201M lot No.E07" I don't see "DP" visible anywhere on the outside of it.

Yes, it's a "Dish 500"- it says that right on the dish. It has two heads- side by side so it can get both the 110º & 119º sats. And no, ChadT41, nothing has not been changed since it was intalled Nov 2001. The man told me it was the newest thing then and except for a coax repair a few years...

I don't see anything in this menu labeled "switch/LNB". Under "Device" it says "500 twin". Under "DNASP" it says "522 DshN09" and under "Hardware" it says "DMDJ-N". Does any of this tell you?

I don't know, but it was installed in 2001 if that will give you a clue.

The 322 would seem to be the answer however I'm not sure it would be compatible with the electronics in my dish. Every two-tuner receiver I've seen has two coax cables and my dish is designed for one coax. Does anyone know if a 322 will work with a single-coax dish if only one tuner is used?

Well, I don't think dual tuners would be of use to me so unless the 322 is better than the 311 in other ways I don't know if I would be gaining much by switching. And do all Dish receivers now turn themselves off if they are not watched for a while? Is there any way to change this?

Thanks Chad. The dual-tuner receivers I've seen have two coaxes going to the dish. I'm not sure it will be compatible with my dish's electronics since it is a one-coax design.

When I got a notice that my Model 4900 Dish receiver would need to be replaced I called Dish and was told I would be sent an equivalent receiver. What I got was a model 311 receiver which is inferior to my 4900 in many ways. First, let me explain that I have five TVs scattered about the...