Receiving Dish Network using DirecTV Dish and LNB

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otw3

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I have Dish network at my camp and brought my receiver home to try and watch the game on NFL network because my cable company doesnt carry NFL. I have an old single lnb Directv dish and wanted to know if I can use this dish with my receiver? if so what do I need to do. I am only interested in watching the NFL network. I do not know at this time what model receiver I have. Can you guys help PLEASE! Thanks

 

dfergie

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It will work, do a switch check with nothing connected to clear the matrix then just aim at 119...

 

Dirtydan

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Nope

 

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switch check

how do I do a switch check?

 

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One says yes and one says no which is correct?

 

dfergie

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It will work... Menu >6>1>1 should get you close to the check switch menu...(watching a Directv receiver right now)...

 

boba

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• Nov 29, 2007

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A Directve single LNB(18") dish uses the same technology as a DISH Legacy system. All DISH receivers are backwards compatible to Legacy technology. Usually MENU 6-1-1 will get you to Switch test on a DISH receiver.

 

webbydude

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otw3 said:

One says yes and one says no which is correct?

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I "second" Defergie's, "yes it will work". The only problem is you won't receive any of the programming from the 110; which is a moot point since you're only concerned with the NFL Network, that being carried on the 119.

 

mattopia

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• Nov 29, 2007

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I can confirm the "yes" poster. I have used a legacy DirecTV dish/LNB and a DishPro receiver together successfully in the past. It will work as long as you're just looking at one satellite (119) and feeding a single receiver.

In my configuration, I fed 61.5 into an 811 via an ancient DirecTV dish - worked like a champ to pick up the HD channels. There's no reason a similar setup won't pick up 119.