Recent content by pghdish

thanks, pepper! Unfortunately I have to swap an existing 1000.4 dpp WA antenna out for a 1000.2 w. dph. I will connect the new 1000.2 dph to my old, sick VIP722, and point the antenna with the receivers built-in signal metering, then swap out 722 for the hopper 3 and run the check switch...

Ignoring the obvious, which would be calling a Dish service tech to do it, what are the alternatives for pointing a new dish for hopper 3? I have been unable to find any technical information showing which aftermarket signal meters are compatible with hopper 3. The only one that I've seen...

here's a pic of the Thanks! Based upon my pics can you tell if it's a 1000, 1000.4 or something else?

Hello all, first post here. I looked for topic discussion about this upgrade and could not find it. I currently have a failing 722 unit with original western arc TurboHD dpp, so I decided to upgrade to hopper 3. I bought a dph lnbf (less antenna), hybrid solo hub, hopper 3 and one Joey 4k. Can...