unactivated receiver as signal meter

[vixens]

I am planing to purchase a old/used Directv HD receiver.
The sole purpose will be to use it as a signal meter but for nothing else. I am spending a lot of time on the field to fine tune and my subscription receiver is often in danger of tropical rain damage.

Ka signal meters are much more expensive than an old used receiver. Ebay offers plenty of "leased receivers", very cheap but cannot be activated any more.
Before I purchase, can anyone give me advise what to look for with that receiver ?
Will any working receiver boot up to the signal meter ?
Will a receiver only boot with a card, the correct card or any other card ? (I do have an old card from an old generation receiver).

thanks !

 

[Jimbo]

I am planing to purchase a old/used Directv HD receiver.
The sole purpose will be to use it as a signal meter but for nothing else. I am spending a lot of time on the field to fine tune and my subscription receiver is often in danger of tropical rain damage.

Ka signal meters are much more expensive than an old used receiver. Ebay offers plenty of "leased receivers", very cheap but cannot be activated any more.
Before I purchase, can anyone give me advise what to look for with that receiver ?
Will any working receiver boot up to the signal meter ?
Will a receiver only boot with a card, the correct card or any other card ? (I do have an old card from an old generation receiver).

thanks !

You cannot use just ANY card ...
A LEASED recvr is one that needs to be RETURNED to D*, NOT sold thru Ebay.

 

[vixens]

The sellers on these receivers state that D* did not want to have them back. They are old, outdated models and not worth the shipping costs
.

 

[vixens]

any advise ?

 

[Jimbo]

Some people use to try to use them as OTA tuners as well, some had success, others not, I think it depended on the recvr model.

I have a few old recvrs that are no longer activatable and have had little use due to not being able to get to the correct screens due to it not being activated.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

It will do what you are trying to get done.... so long as it is in a physical working condition. It may freeze up on the searching for sat signal screen. From there hit exit. Then menu. Then repeat sat setup. Then Signal meters. Then you know where your going . No it does not need any access card at all for this sole purpose.

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[moghedien14]

If you need to see all the sat locations, make sure it is a directv-branded hd receiver. Any other will only see 101°, 110°, 119°.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Need an HD one to see the HD satellites

 

[vixens]

Thanks a lot.

 

[TheTechGuru]

Get a H20. It's obsolete and SWM compatible (you'll need a B band converter for non SWM). I use on as a signal meter from time to time. Never tried it without a card in it though but I think the signal meter function will still work without one.


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[twizt3dsist3r]

Get a H20. It's obsolete and SWM compatible (you'll need a B band converter for non SWM). I use on as a signal meter from time to time. Never tried it without a card in it though but I think the signal meter function will still work without one.


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it will work without a card and he can use any ka compatible receiver that is not swm only for his purposes.

so vixens you can buy any h2X series EXCEPT the h25.

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