DTV 95° installation help needed

[f13dfx]

Hi, I'm planning on buying a new D11 receiver from eBay. I already have a 3' Winegard dish with SG2100 motor mount along with an Invacom (2Linear/2Circular) QuadLNB. Could I use this receiver/dish combination to get the DTV international channels on 95°?

I'm mainly interested in the Filipino Channel package which is at 95°W. Question: Which satellite do I have to be pointed at to activate DTV (w/International Pkg.). 95°, 101°, 110° or 119° ? Or would any do?

I just want an expert's opinion here as a CSR at DTV told me that I have to be simultaneously pointed at 95° (to access CH.497) as well as 101° (to access CH.101) during activation. IS THIS TRUE?

 

[dragon002]

you need to be locked on the 101 at all times

 

[Mr Tony]

you do need to be aimed at 101 for the box to work correctly and I think you will have to be aimed at both for it to be activated (you need to be at 101 for the box to work right).

I assume you also have a free to air box in the mix?

 

[dragon002]

hes going to need an 18" round dish at least

 

[Mr Tony]

if he isnt using the FTA dish for Free to air, he can aim the dish for 95 and put a DBS LNB next to it for 101

(but if he plans on moving the dish, then yes he will need a 18" dish aimed at 101)

 

[dragon002]

correct

he also will need a 6X8 multiswitch with the flex-ports

 

[f13dfx]

you do need to be aimed at 101 for the box to work correctly and I think you will have to be aimed at both for it to be activated (you need to be at 101 for the box to work right).

I assume you also have a free to air box in the mix?

I have a Twinhan 1020a.

I guess there is no getting away from a Zinwell SAM-6802 multiswitch which costs $69 as well as getting an 18" dish for 101
This is the only switch I could find that was DTV approved for combining the 95 with the 101 signal.

 

[Mr Tony]

he cant use a 4x4 multiswitch? Or is that for 2 DBS satellites only?

 

[Mr Tony]

OK...then you will need a dish aimed at 101 (like a simple 18" dish)

 

[dragon002]

berg,

nope, for the 72.5 and the 95 you need the 6X8 flexport multiswitch

 

[stevo/65]

Or a 4X4 using the 18 volt side of the 22khz as a flexport for the 95 bird

 

[stevo/65]

if 72 bird is going to be involved as well, then yes a 6X8

 

[f13dfx]

if he isnt using the FTA dish for Free to air, he can aim the dish for 95 and put a DBS LNB next to it for 101.

Is there an add-on bracket I could attach beside this HUGE Invacom Quad LNB I already have? OR will a tie-strap do?

 

[Mr Tony]

oh so a 4x4 will work then? cool

I knew the 4x4 would work for a Phase II or 2 18" dishes for 101 & 72.5

Good to know it will work for 101 & 95

 

[Mr Tony]

Is there an add-on bracket I could attach beside this HUGE Invacom Quad LNB I already have? OR will a tie-strap do?

tie strap or hose clamps work good
They're about 2 bucks at a hardware store. If you are facing the dish, aim at 95 and put the DBS LNB to the right of the KU band. It might rest next to it.

 

[dragon002]

Or a 4X4 using the 18 volt side of the 22khz as a flexport for the 95 bird

not all 4X4s have 22k switching, i was just trying to give out the easiest way of doing it so there were no miscues

 

[Mr Tony]

why wouldnt all 4x4's have 22k switching? It needs to pick from 2 options. All of the switches I've purchased have had the 22k built in

The only thing I've seen that doesn't is some el cheapo 5x4 switches I bought. All they did was allow you to add a OTA antenna to a Phase III

 

[grydlok]

4x4, 4x8, 6x8, 6X8wb will work.

 

[Mr Tony]

if all he needs is 101 & 95, wouldn't a simple 22K switch work (if he only has one receiver)?

 

[dragon002]

berg,

just checked both DSI and P-10 catalogs and the only M/Ss listed as having 22k are the 5X8s and the 6X8s