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Ok I put everything together, the 24” dish with its matching LNB that came with the DTV LA receiver. The signal I get from this setup is not so good. The highest signal is 65 and the lowest is 22. I take the LNB from the 24” offset dish and put it on a 1.2m prime focus dish with no...

I manage to locate a complete receiver and dish for DirectTV Latin America system from Venezuela (costing $300us) I will be picking it up tomorrow. The dish is 24" and it is an off set dish. the dealer said i should start at 30" up. i have a 1.2m prime focus with matching LNB <-- this LNB is...

My Receiver is Philco model slb200r; freq 950-2150 ( with this receiver i look/ subscribe to Sky Brazil on PAS 6B at 43.0°W http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skybrazil.html) Dish a 1.2m dish and universal LNB. I am trying to get CNBC US & other i see some america Beam here @...

I am trying to get the FTA channels on PAS 3R at 43.1°W. I am in Guyana South America with a universal LNB what should my set up of my receiver be. Set enter symbol rate megasymbols (it is at 30.000.) fer second; next Set polarization; options are (Horiz Vert Left Right) next Set FEC rate...

What is the smart card reader on the FTA receivers for? Can I insert my DirecTV LA access card in a FTA receiver to subscribe to DIRECTV Latin America? Can the viewsat 2000 extreme replace the DTV LA receiver? I ask the local dealers at DTV AL if it can be done, but they are not sure. My...

Hey iceberg, I read your review on the Viewsat vs2000 and love this receiver. I subscribe to sky Brazil with a Philips dsx3150 receiver, my question is will this vs2000 receiver read my dsx3150 card. I need the cool features. what receiver will work?