DN 301 Reciever + DTV Dish/LNB

[Nutso]

I recently moved into an apartment with a Direct tv dish already installed. I bought a brand new Dish Network 301 receiver in hopes of getting the pre-paid service.


Does anyone know if this setup will work?

 

[boba]

Which Directv Dish was there?

 

[tnsprin]

For most directv dish's you can only get one satellite to work, and then only if it has a older (legacy) lnb.

 

[Mr Tony]

But if he got pre-paid and the basic package he could re-aim that dish to 119

unless its a community dish that is on the roof and cant be moved

 

[chainblu]

IF he got a pre-paid 301...

 

[boba]

Where would he find a brand new 301?

 

[snewkirk]

New to us

Where would he find a brand new 301?

New is relative. Yes, they are refirb, but you can buy just the 301 receiver for pre-paid through dealers (ie Sadoun).

-Scott N

 

[Nutso]

Thanks for the responses guys. I do have a brand new 301 that came with a purple card.

The dish is a Phase III oval with 3 lnb's.

 

[harshness]

I'm pretty sure the Phase III won't work as it contains a built-in 3x4 multiswitch.

 

[Sadoun]

Thanks for the responses guys. I do have a brand new 301 that came with a purple card.

The dish is a Phase III oval with 3 lnb's.

The LNBF assembly on that dish will not work.
You could take the LNBF assembly off that dish, and replace it with a Dish Network type LNBF holder and LNBFs.

Or you could just buy a Dish 500 with a DishPro Twin LNBF.

 

[Miner]

The LNBF assembly on that dish will not work.
You could take the LNBF assembly off that dish, and replace it with a Dish Network type LNBF holder and LNBFs.

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I respectfully disagree. A phase 3 dish will work with dish, but only as a single dish (leftmost sat) outputting to 4 receivers. I don't recommend it, but it does work.

Miner

 

[Smith P.]

A phase 3 dish will NOT work with dish, if it aimed properly for DTV, ie 101W/110W/119W, because 110W and 119W require contiguous 22 KHz tone !

 

[Mr Tony]

but if it can be moved then it will work as Miner noted

 

[Smith P.]

"an apartment with a Direct tv dish already installed"
I'll give one chance per 1000, there are no DTV subscribers in whole building and he could move the dish.

 

[Mr Tony]

but since the op didnt answer if it was a community dish (as I asked in post 4) we dont know if it is or not

 

[Nutso]

Its a private dish. Its on my balcony and I have a clear view of the southwest sky.

 

[Miner]

Most of the mainstream channels are on 119, but not all of them. As you'd be using the dish as a 300, the skew would be zero and aiming is about 10 degrees to the west than indicated. It will work aimed at 119, and looks as if it is aimed at 129. I did that for a few weeks when I moved into my house down here before my household goods arrived.

Miner