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    Proper splitter for HR54 and C51-100 ?

    I use to take my HR24 with an H25 to my vacation cottage and had it setup using a Splitter SWM 4 Way ( MSPLIT4R-03) to send signal to the H25. I have now switched over to HR54 with a C51-100 mini-client, and when I take them to my cottage, the mini client does not seem to get the signal, so am...
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    Questions about moving to Genie system from HR24/25 system

    Currently have 4 HR24's and 2 H25's. Keep one of the HR24's and one H25 at vacation home so were not always transporting them back and forth since we spend half the year in each place. Thinking of moving to new Genie System and had questions. Could I request Directv to put in 2 Genie master...
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    Moving from HR24/25 to Genie at vacation home

    Currently have 4 HR24 and 2 HR25, keeping 2 of the HR 24 at vacation residence for conveience. If I were to move to Genie system and keep same options as I currently have above, what Genie equipment would I need? I would like to be able to record at vacation home location (250 miles from main...
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    HELP.....Re-Installing AE/AZ back bracket

    Am in a remote area, with limited access to parts, etc. and am loosing local channels more and more often, and existing AE/AZ bracket which I believe is a Type 2, BAU has rusted out (see pic) and and started sagging, and the only bracket I currently have is what I think is a Type 1, CalAmp...
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    Alignment Issues?

    Self installed, in a remote area, AU9/SL3 dish about 4 years ago and has always worked fine. Have recently experienced what appears be my dish drifting....local HD channels are always breaking up, even in clear weather. Being a non-techie, it was a little tricky to originally set up (using...
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    Help with Satellite Setup with Older Slimline 3LNB to HR24-Neighbor missing his football!

    A few months ago, helped a vacationing neighbor connect his HR24 to his older Slimeline dish (which has 3LNB's) and it worked great while he he was here, and he has now returned and we can't remember which satellite we slected for the receiver to work. Here's the set up....Older Slimline dish...
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    How many recievers?

    Have a Slimline SLS-3 system with 4 recievers (2 HR24 and 2 H25). Can I add 2 additional H24 recievers to this setup, or do I have do add anything to accomadate such?
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    Options to get H25 working with older dish?

    Trying to help a friend with his second home setup that he disconnected a couple years ago. Ffrom the ground I see his dish has 3 lnb's and a small box with 4 wires running into house where he used to have H22 or H24 receivers, all of which he turned in except for the B Band converters. He just...
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    Is Alignment OK, or any Advice?

    Have a question about aligning a AU9/SL3 using a H25 receiver instead of a meter. Went thru routine and dithering and am getting below numbers. Satellite Transponder Strength 101 1 96% 99(c) 1...
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    Coming back ..Should I go for Whole House DVR?

    After many years, am planning to come back to Directv and was hoping for some "sage" advice. Ou setup will require a split at the dish, one line going to one side of home where we will have a single HD DVR box, which I guess is "free" under the current promo. The second line from dish will...
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    Not sure where I could post this question?

    I have heard that some folks on small out islands in the Bahamas have been able to make an antenna out of RG-6 coax and point it towards Freeport, Grand Bahama (about 50 miles away) where there must be a dish to bring in tv which is then distributed via actual cable throughout Grand Bahama. Once...
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    Can you use OLD receiver to align new dish?

    May be a strange question but is it possible to use an old Hughes HIRD D2 to align Slimline 3 LNB dish, i.e. does D2 have capabilities/menus or would it see signal and let me know if I was making progress? Situation is I'll have a Slimline 3 LNB dish available before I can get new receiver, and...
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    Is SL3PIG-WNC a Slimline 3 LNB & Mounting ?

    Am still trying to get a second dish set up in the Bahamas, and have not yet re-switched to Directv which I plan to do. In the meantime, was told a Slimline 3LNB would probaly work and came across this locally - a SL3PIG-WNC ., Would this meet the specs of a Slimline 3 LNB? Also, it does not...
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    Satellite Coverage at second home?

    Years ago, I had Directv which I had installed myself, but left them a few years ago before HD. Recently, I saw a house in the Bahamas (26 49 935N/77 20 190 W) where they had a Directv Slimline dish with 3 LNB's and 4 lines running off it into the house. They have HD and am pretty sure they...
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    3 LNB vs 5 LNB

    Was considering putting a dish at vacation house for 1, may be 2 receivers, to recevie South Florida programming...(Miami?) Want to make this simple and was wondering I needed a 3 LNB or 5LNB dish? Thanks.
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    Questions about coming back?

    Would like to consider coming back to DirecTV, but have some questions after talking with them. My situation would require an HD dish (Slimline 5?), with 2 feeds, one to one side of the home, which would feed 1 HD and 1 SD TV, and the other feed would go to a distribution panel that in turn...
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    Would this work in Bahamas(Abaco)?

    Am once again thinking of going back to Directv here in the US since we now have a small vacation home in Abaco in the Bahamas and had a couple questions. Was thinking of getting a second dish and extra recevier to just leave in Abaco and although I know this is a gray area, would this work...
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    DirecTV in Bahamas options?

    Primary home in Orlando, with second place in the Bahamas. Am thinking of going back to DirecTV and am wondering the following - If I have duplicate receivers and dishes in both locations (no phone service at Bahamas location) , can I simply carry card back and forth when we vist the Bahamas...