EA dishnetwork is dish useable for 97W?

[pickone4me]

I will be getting my roof redone, so I will finally be able to get at the dish. It was installed higher then my ladder could reach anyways. Hopefully it will work on 97w can I use the lnb that is on it, or do I need a different one?

 

[Anole]

Not everybody may understand your question.
The DishNet eastern arc dish is a little small, and would need a new LNBF, but should get you much of 97 west.
At least on dry days. :up
There should be a thread on the mod around here somewhere.
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I won't recommend it to the inexperienced, but if you are careful and pay attention, you can have success.
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edit: I think it was member polgyver who recently described such a conversion while on vacation in Miami.

 

[danristheman]

Newbies always should go to a 1 meter to start out with than a DN dish or directv slimline dish reason is it takes some time to get those to work right. We are here to help just ask around we can help.

Dan Rose

 

[danleeper80]

I can vouch for 72w just a quick 5 minute swap to a linear lnb and matching bracket. Instant nbc 71-72 quality in northeast pa near Allentown

Dan

 

[northgeorgia]

Not to mention if you get one second-hand, the dish or arm could be beat up. I finally gave up on a World Direct dish because not only was the lnbf bad, but the arm was bent way out of shape, too. Uff.

 

[pickone4me]

Not everybody may understand your question. The DishNet eastern arc dish is a little small, and would need a new LNBF, but should get you much of 97 west. At least on dry days. :up There should be a thread on the mod around here somewhere. . I won't recommend it to the inexperienced, but if you are careful and pay attention, you can have success. . edit: I think it was member polgyver who recently described such a conversion while on vacation in Miami.

Yeah thanks for pointing that out, unfortunately I can't seem to edit my post to fix it. At least everything is intact and still in good shape, so I can maybe go off of how things are pointed with the old one.

 

[Anole]

Here is the thread I was thinking about:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...eiving-FTA-from-97W-and-101W?highlight=Mirror
Go with the new bracket, and skip the telephone wire.
His method for locating the replacement LNBF, is excellent.
If you find the elevation markings on the mount are accurate, you did well.
If not, then consider the mirror trick.

 

[pickone4me]

Here is the thread I was thinking about:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...eiving-FTA-from-97W-and-101W?highlight=Mirror
Go with the new bracket, and skip the telephone wire.
His method for locating the replacement LNBF, is excellent.
If you find the elevation markings on the mount are accurate, you did well.
If not, then consider the mirror trick.

Thanks for the topic link. That will definitely help a lot.