DTV box/service with Dish lnbs

[GatorsUF]

I have a Dish Network 500 on my roof with 2 lnbs. My buddy is going to lend me his DirecTV box for my tailgate this weekend. I have a few question on how to set this up correctly since I have never used Satellite before.

I don't know what service he has exactly, but he has 5 lnbs on his dish. He has DirecTV for sure so my questions are:

1. Will the Dish Network "dish" work with DirecTV?
2. Do I aim at DTV satellites? I assume yes.
3. Which one do I aim at?
4. I found "http://satcalculator.freehostia.com/" and "Dishpointer.com" what do I put in those to get my directs right? I am going to be in Tallahassee.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

You can use a Dish 500 dish (but not the DishPro type). You will have to connect directly to your receiver, not through the SW1 switch used with Dish receivers. Your dish has LNBs for 110 and 119, so it is pointed at 114.5 degrees to see these. If you want to use the 110 LNB to see 101, you need to point the dish at 105.5. Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com has angles for 105.7, which should get you close. Conversely, if you use your 119 LNB, you need to aim at 96.5 (the dishpointer.com angles for 97.0 will be close).

You should probably try this at home before attempting the tailgate.

 

[GatorsUF]

Elevation: 41.7°
Azimuth (true): 229.0°
Azimuth (magn.): 232.9°
LNB Skew: 40.6°

Dish Skew: 49.4°

Thats the angles I got for Tallahassee.

How do I find out if my dish is DishPro?

 

[Bob Nielsen]

Elevation: 41.7°
Azimuth (true): 229.0°
Azimuth (magn.): 232.9°
LNB Skew: 40.6°

Dish Skew: 49.4°

Thats the angles I got for Tallahassee.

How do I find out if my dish is DishPro?

I recall that it says DishPro on the LNB assembly. I don't think DishPro LNBs use the SW-1 switches either.