I bought a condominium in another city from the one in which I live. I'll be there only about 4 weeks per year. At home, I have a slimline 5 dish, an HR-20, and an HR21. The condominium has RG-59 cabling inside and is serviced by an old round dish for standard def. From the dish to the service entry of the condo, there is RG-6. I want to update the dish for HD reception. The installer says it will be difficult to pull new RG-6 because it is a flat without an attic or crawl space. He says the RG-59 can be used and wants to install a slimline swm dish. Questions: Is the installer correct concerning the RG-59? Assuming he is correct and it will work, will one of my current receivers work at both locations (so I can take it with me to the condo and bring it back home)? If not, which receiver should I buy in order to be able to use it both locations?
Two locations; Two dishes; Which receiver?
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With RG6 coming down from the dish, a PI for the SWiM can be placed/connected before it changes to RG59, and it will work, though it will have more loss, but if not too long of a run, it works.
The HR2x both work with a SWiM.
The HR2x both work with a SWiM.
Thank you very much! On the outside of my unit, there is a power receptacle that is protected from rain by roof overhang wide enough for a walkway. Is the inserter hardy enough for placement at that location? Also, when using the receiver at the condo, what menu settings, if any, do I need to change at startup?veryoldschool said:
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The PI ISN'T made for outside use.cbhpi said:
As to the start up, changing from non SWiM to SWiM is almost automatic, as it should sense the signal from the SWiM, but going the other way from a SWiM back to a legacy system, with BBCs can be a real PITA.
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