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Interesting. Is there an obvious (external) way to tell which flavor I have? I just replaced a failed DP+ Twin (after 18 months of service) with an identical unit. Given your statement, I suspect the replacement will fail too. -- Mark

As hokiecb says, it does work. Here's a diagram of my setup. Although under normal circumstances, the 301 only sees 3 birds, during my install process, I swapped my 301 and 811, just to verify consistent behavior. -- Mark

I had two until recently, then added a third to get 61.5. I started with D500 for 110/119, then got the second for 148 (must carry w/ locals). I had long ago purchased an expressvu dish prior to getting the must carry install, so dusted it off and installed it for 61.5. As part of this...

You don't mention where you're at, but as a first approximation, you'll probably need a Dish500 (e.g., for 110 & 119), and a Dish500 w/ I adapter or Dish300 for the 61.5 look. If you're putting this all together yourself, then also get DishPro LNBs for both dishes. For the OTA antenna, you...

My 811 shows two approximately equally spaced vertical stripes on my analog OTA channels (the stripes divide the screen into three panes; the stripes themselves are about 10-20 pixels wide). The reception on these channels is fairly poor (although watchable on a conventional TV tuner); the...

Keep in mind that the NEC is largely about safety (functionality is important, but safety is foremost). The 60' run of #6 should keep both at the same ground potential, and even if it absorbs a lightening strike (that *is* why you're putting in the 2nd rod, right?), about the worst case is the...

That RS part looks like it would serve a similar purpose, although because of it's shape, it wouldn't fit quite as nicely in your palm. If you're in a hurry, the $4 for the RS T handle wouldn't be much of a gamble. When I got my Etcon tool, I figured I was only going to do about 6-8...

For anyone considering the suggested shortcut: beware. While it might work under some conditions some/most of the time, it's false economy, and can cause you signficant problems as the speed increases on your data lines (or outside factors such as rf noise come into play). The 90v telephone...

I'd have to disagree. With my 811, the OTA analogs are nearly all unwatchable (really, really snowy, ghosting, etc.), but most of the OTA digitals come in pretty well (signals strength generally 70+). -- Mark

> 4. Carefully cut away the outer foil shielding layer, and remove it to exposed the inner shielding wires. I think this may be a matter of preference and the tolerance of the compression connector being used. I have found that leaving both shields in place is not a problem, and I actually...

I had a fairly painless experience (although I haven't actually added the Voom channels yet, I did add HD, and I believe it applies here too). I recently acquired an 811, and undertook upgrade of my legacy lnb's to dishpro, then added a third dish and a UHF aerial. Once I verified my signal...

I'd like to add my thanks to Larry for the detail on this thread. It helped me add a third dish to get 61.5 as a fourth bird. I had already undertaken upgrade of all lnb's from legacy to dishpro, so it simplified my choices of how to solve the problem. I've diagrammed it here. -- Mark...