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    DireTV and Tivo

    I have a Tivo Premiere box that I bought for use with my local cable company. I am contemplating going to DirecTV. Wil the Tivo Box "work" with the DirecTV feed?
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    Multiswitch versus splitter - applications?

    I want to put up a second DirecTV SWM-line-5 antenna at my cabin. In looking at the parts I need, this is what I figure I need: SWMline-5 dish (with the 5-lnbs) 4-way splitter 21-VDC power inserter I see there is alos a thing called a multiswitch. What I wanted to know, what application...
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    How do you make a roof mount leakproof?

    I am looking at installing a Slimline 5 at my house, and about the best location I can find would be to mount it on the surface of the A frame roof (atop the shingles). My question is, what is the best technique to mount it and be sure that it won't create any leak point(s) where I install it? I...
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    Slimline Installation question

    This soiunds like a simple question, but I can see "both sides of the fence". In installing a Slimline 5-LNB antenna, if I am only servicing up one TV, can I omit the multiswitch? Can I simple have the 21-V power supply line go straight to the LNB suite (And the other to the IRD)? Or, do I...
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    My Experiences hooking up new antenna

    I am relatively new to the DirecTV technicalities, so I thought I would relay my experiences in (successfully, I might add ;) ) setting up a DirecTV 18-inch round antenna at my cabin over the weekend. I have an H23-700 receiver that I use a home with a Slimline-5S. I ocassionally go to a...
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    How do you do a "master reset" on DTV box?

    I have a DirecTV "simple" box, model D12-300, that I use in my home with my Slimline 5-LNB antenna (along with 3 other receivers). I was trying to see if I could hook it up to a stand alone 18-inch round dish so I could use it in my camper. When I went to change the antenna to the 18-in round...
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    "Swappable" Activation Cards?

    I have at my home a DirecTV system with an HD DVR box (H23-700, I believe is the number) and the SWM-Line 5-LNB antenna. I have a cabin that I have installed a simple 18-in round DireTV dish on and acquired the 101W satellites. I want to see if this will work: Can I buy a simple DirecTV IRD...