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All three receivers have been spoken for...

Both 501's have been spoken for

For sale: 6000 HD receiver, 8PSK and 8VSB modules, remote - $300/obo Two 501 receivers, remotes - $150 ea./obo SW64 assembly (switch, pwr inserter, pwr supply) - $75/obo Legacy Quad LNB - $50/obo Three legacy dual LNBs - $25 ea./obo Two SW21's - free with LNBs, if requested All items...

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I had this antenna installed for about a month. I'm 46 miles from my DMA's transmitters. I was getting good signals on some channels, slightly marginal (50-60%) on others, so I upgraded to a 60-mile UHF antenna. I'd say if you're within 35 miles, this antenna would work fine.

Scott said: Hopefully, you'll be seeing at least six :)

You'll definately need either a Dish500, or another 18" dish pointed at 110°, since most of the HD is now there. FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, if you want HBO or SHO HD, you'll need a dish pointed at 61.5 or 148 (depending on which part of the country you're in). If you don't have the HBO or...

You have two choices - legacy or DishPro. On the legacy side, you'll need to replace your SW21's with an SW64 ($150), install a Dish300 with a legacy dual LNB ($80 for the Dish/LNB combo). On the DishPro side, you would need a DP34 ($125), a Dish300 with DishPro single LNB ($80 for both)...

148 isn't doable on the East Coast... elevation is 4° here in the Northeast (NJ). That's too low... we actually have trees out this way :)

The Voom is an 18" round (like a Dish300). The E* is a Dish500, which actually points a little east of the actual aim point, because of the skew of the Dish500 itself.

You will need three cables from the SuperDish to the DP34 switch. It's best to locate the switch inside if possible. From the switch, you will need four cables - two to your 721, and one to each 301. The SuperDish is about 24" in height (dish only). It can be mounted on a facia board...

No. You (like the majority os us) have to wait until SuperDish is offered nationally (meaning when HD gets activated on 105°) before you can get the free SuperDish offer. Realize that, currently, if you get a SuperDish, you won't be able to get your locals, since there's currently no switch...

Because they're aiming at multiple satellites. The SuperDish has to focus on three satellite locations (105, 110, and 119). You can't do that on a round dish, which can only focus on one satellite. [/code]

Area of the Superdish is roughly 691 in.². The area of a 30in. round dish is about 706 in.². It should produce the same, if not slightly better, signal. (This is based on 2D calculations. The surface area of both is actually a little more, given their contour). However, being able to...

Scott said: Right... because the two big satellite dishes with the 7 LNB's doesn't give ANY hint of expensive electronics inside! :rolleyes: :D