dtv oval slimline hd dish

[shawn41]

I kinda of have the same type question, I have the dtv oval slimline hd dish with lnb. can i use it with a FtA reciever?

 

[turbosat]

If that is the directv dish with 3 lnbs I think one of them is linear, so yes you could prob pick up some of the stronger satellites with it.

 

[Mr Tony]

The D* dishes other than for NASA/Angel One are useless...the 5LNB one (slimline) has a KA band LNB (not KU)

 

[glen4cindy]

The D* dishes other than for NASA/Angel One are useless...the 5LNB one (slimline) has a KA band LNB (not KU)

I read somewhere that the oval shaped dishes are not really bigger so to speak, only that the oval design gives each LNB the 18" of surface needed to see multiple satellites at the same time so each LNB "sees" enough signal. I cannot guarantee the correctness of this statement, though.

 

[Anole]

research:

Here are some answers to your question: " I have the dtv oval slimline hd dish with lnb. can i use it with a FtA reciever? "
- if it's on the roof already, and you just plug into it, no
- if you want to buy one 'cause it's cheap, no
- it won't work "out of the box"
- if you have one for free, and you don't mind modifying it, and you aren't expecting the best performance, then: maybe

Here's some reading material for ya:

Anole: size of DirecTV Slimline & Dish Network SuperDishes
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/154363-dtv-5-lnb-dish.html#post1583994

Look Up shows pix of his DirecTV AT9 dish conversion for 97
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/156250-small-dish-fta.html

How to locate a new LNB in the proper place when replacing it:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-ai...ert-superdish-true-fta-use-2.html#post1540313

DefCon4 puts SuperDish LNB on DirecTV Slim Line:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-ai...nvert-superdish-true-fta-use.html#post1534007