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  1. akgarrett62

    use Dish Network HD Dish for Directv?

    I don't have Dish Network any longer but still have the HD dish set up. What do I need to look for to see if I can use it with my HD Directv receiver? Just reposition it for DTV satellites, or change out the LNB?...or more?
  2. akgarrett62

    Vip612 Recording on own and "No info available" on channel guide

    I have the latest software L642 so shouldn't be a prob there. This just started on Saturday. It just randomly starts recording on a channel and will record for like 5 hours. Then when you change the channel and tell it to stop recording, it will start recording some other random channel/show...
  3. akgarrett62

    Can I switch to Western Arc from Eastern Arc? Tree fell, so now we have Line of Sight.

    Our zip is 38501 (hour east of Nashville). Initially we had to use Eastern Arc, since no LOS to Western. However, our HD locals from Nashville are only on Western Arc. On the Eastern Arc, we are able to pick up Nashville locals SOMETIMES, but it is Very spotty. The Spotbeam coverage barely...
  4. akgarrett62

    wing dish explanation?

    what is the difference from 1000.2 dish and the 1000.4? the prob with wing dish is that it would be put on the other side of the yard about 100' ft away from current dish, so it's a long distance to run that cable from and i really am not trenching that.
  5. akgarrett62

    wing dish explanation?

    will a dish signal amplifier help in receiving the signal from that EA spotbeam? I occasionally can p/u the signal and get local HD channels from that EA spotbeam.
  6. akgarrett62

    will Dish allow me to get locals from Knoxville, when I'm on Nashville market?

    I can't get LOS to western arc where Nashville locals run from and, even with a wing dish, I'm not sure if i could get LOS to the Western Arc for locals. Eastern Arc spotbeam for Nashville locals doesn't reach far enough to me, but Knoxville EA spotbeam does. Any way to convince Dish to...
  7. akgarrett62

    wing dish explanation?

    well that stinks...i really don't want to set up another dish, especially since i'd have to install it all the way on the other side of the yard. No Way im doing all of that. and, then again, I still may not have LOS at any part of the yard. Yeah I am just a bit too far east for that spotbeam...
  8. akgarrett62

    wing dish explanation?

    i am on eastern arc, but Nashville locals run off of western arc satellite. I've searched for what the wing dish is...but can someone help me "get it"? actually setting up a different dish next to the current one pointed at western arc? how would that "tie in" with the coax from current...
  9. akgarrett62

    38501 zip...eastern arc local HD channel transponder broken

    I had to use the eastern arc to get HD due to LOS...installer said transponder on eastern arc HD satellite is broken for Nashville HD locals. Looks like that is true since I can't get locals...and don't have the option of SD on locals. How can i get locals, whether HD or not? would small...
  10. akgarrett62

    Is it even possible to ck HD signal strength without receiver?

    ...just wondering. Also, can Directv on Demand movies be downloaded without an internet connection? Thanks.
  11. akgarrett62

    HD Install Friday...I have 2" pole, put over existing pole that's concreted in?

    will the hex head self tapping screws, used specifically for like sheet metal, go through both poles okay, or would drilling be required. If I have to drill, I'd rather just drill through it all and use a bolt and nut fastener.
  12. akgarrett62

    HD Install Friday...I have 2" pole, put over existing pole that's concreted in?

    i believe it's 1 5/8" is my guess...whatever the standard size is that D* uses for the standard dish. The current dish is great...very sturdy and level/plumb.
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    HD Install Friday...I have 2" pole, put over existing pole that's concreted in?

    I am a current D* customer without HD. I purchased the Slimline off of an individual locally, and I have the SL3 LNB that I need...I am off of Nashville market so I don't need 110 or 119. The pole is nice and is about the same length as my current pole in the ground that the non-HD service...
  14. akgarrett62

    Getting HD Receiver, already have HD dish...can I do this?

    Can I use my current R-16 receiver to "find" the satellites in the sky?...so that when D* guy comes out he just has to hook up the HD receiver and we're good to go. I have the satellite finder to align everything up...and I know my current receiver is compatible with the Slimline and the SL3...
  15. akgarrett62

    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    ...so you're saying i can keep the 5LNB and just setup the receiver to SL3, and it will trick it w/o having to set to record 2 shows early in the morning so it pulls guide info from 101? that would be great!
  16. akgarrett62

    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    Yeah I have two lines already run out to the dish. Although the SWM is sweet and I could remove one of the coax's, still the cost of the SWM is hard to swallow, and I have to get the PI as well. I have no probs just going w/the SL3 LNB.
  17. akgarrett62

    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    Once you get it, it takes about 1 minute to swap the 5LNB you have now. Maybe you can sell the 5LNB on e-bay... ;) that makes sense. and i saw that the SL3 LNB is only like $30 from Solid Signal...prob wont get the SWM one, it's like $70 still.
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    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    I can't get LOS for 119, and you can't get a SL3 dish/LNB online besides retail like from Solid Signal...so I got the SL5 dish/LNB for a really good price.
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    Sorry...I know this is somewhere but I cannot find the topic...how 2 trick receiver

    I just purchased a new SL5 dish off of Craigslist...but since I run off of Nashville market, I really only need the SL3 LNB "eye". But I really don't want to purchase a new LNB. I have seen there is a way to trick your HD receiver to think you are using the SL3 LNB when you are actually using...
  20. akgarrett62

    use this analog meter w/SWMline3 dish?

    SF95L DSS DBS DVB Satellite Signal Finder Meter SF-95L just wondering if these can be used to self-install a "SWM"line3 dish, or if they don't work with the SWM.
  21. akgarrett62

    on SWM 3LNB, need D* splitter for only one TV?

    one more quick one pls...so with being able to bypass the cable box, where does the grounding of the cable happen?
  22. akgarrett62

    on SWM 3LNB, need D* splitter for only one TV?

    perfect. D* allows use of all SWM dishes correct?...no matter where you live?
  23. akgarrett62

    on SWM 3LNB, need D* splitter for only one TV?

    can someone just confirm this for me? ...only running to one HDTV.
  24. akgarrett62

    on SWM 3LNB, need D* splitter for only one TV?

    hey do i need any splitter if i am just running the one cable from a SWM 3LNB dish to my cable box and just to one TV? if i need splitter, which input and output do i use for the cable from the dish to the cable box, and then the coax from the cable box to the tv ? ...and does just the single...
  25. akgarrett62

    is this Ebay listing for real on SL3's? check link:

    thank you guys for the help.