Recent content by mishman

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    using my active receiver at our inactive seasonal house on occasional weekends

    SUCCESS! Iceberg _ you are the man! I took off the b band converter and everything works - in hd no less! Thanks everyone for your help in walking me through this. Ready for World Series now!
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    using my active receiver at our inactive seasonal house on occasional weekends

    First, thanks for the help with this. I am not all that technical but this borrowing of the receiver (an older version) worked in the past its just the new receiver that has caused this hiccup there is no switch at either house, just 4 cables coming in from dish and two each going to the two...
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    using my active receiver at our inactive seasonal house on occasional weekends

    not sure what swm is. Both sat dishes look same to me. If this topic has been discussed before, could you direct me to where (I did look first before asking but did not turn up anything). Thanks for your help. Really want to watch the game tomorrow but this new receiver is throwing me for a loop.
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    using my active receiver at our inactive seasonal house on occasional weekends

    Sat dish is the eliptical one with three heads sl5 pig p and receiver is hr 23 700
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    using my active receiver at our inactive seasonal house on occasional weekends

    I have an active Directv account and a seasonal home with Directv that we suspend service on in the late fall, winter and early spring. (When I first signed up for Directv at this seasonal house four years ago, they said I could suspend service and turn it back on on the occasional weekends when...