I travel to Arizona alot and had Direct Hd put in my house in southern California, recently. The install told me I could use an old dish I had and take one of the standard reciever boxes and put it in my motorhome and it would work OK. I tried it and I could'nt get a signal. Even when I set it up the others in the area. I think the LNB is bad. Would I be better of to get a 3 LNB or a 5 since I need a new dish anyway. I don't quite understand how it all works but I think my old dish will only pick up one satelite. What are the avantages of a 3 or 5 over my old one. The recievers I have are Standard reciever model D12. and advise would be helpful as I am completely new to the whole satelite Tv thing. Thanks JVB
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Yes, still couldn't get any signal. Tried again at home, using those coordinates, and still no luck. Question? On a standard receiver do I need to get 3 satelites ( I'm assuming that what a 3LNB dish does). What are each satelite doing??? Thanks
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Is your old dish a round 18" single LNB dish? If so, you need to set the azimuth and elevation for that type of dish. Once you set it up with the proper initial azimuth and elevation, you need to very slowly adjust it until you find a signal, then peak the signal. It doesn't take very much movement to go from zero to 90 and back to zero on the other side, just a couple of inches of movement of the LNB. That's why you need to go very slow. Use the signal meter on the D12, or better yet a separate signal meter, for aligning the dish.
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how are you hooking up you dish to your receiver? are you using a straight cable run from the dish to the receiver or are you using the cable hookup that is installed in your RV?
most RV's internal cable setup are not satellite friendly and require some rearranging to work for directv.
most RV's internal cable setup are not satellite friendly and require some rearranging to work for directv.
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This is usually the problem. The cable and OTA are combined at a central location where there is an amplifier for the antenna. You need to bypass the amplifier for the sattelite to work.rhambling said:
Also, as mentioned above, it can be tricky to aim a dish when you first try. You need a good compass and to make sure that the mount is stable and plumb.
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You should only need a round dish if it's a D12. Yeah, if you put the 3 LNB or the 5 LNB up, it will see them, but you aren't getting any channels off of them that the D12 can actually use.
I'd just purchase a single LNB. I doubt there's anything wrong with the dish itself. Possible, but not likely.
I'd just purchase a single LNB. I doubt there's anything wrong with the dish itself. Possible, but not likely.
I ran the cable directly from the dish bypassing the motor homes connections. This dish use to be set up at my house when my dad was alive (6 years ago) and even when I set it up exactly as it was then. and there is no signal. If I am uhderstanding what is being said, I only need the single LNB dish, because the reciever won't read the other satelites. Correct?
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Pretty much. It will see them, but there isn't anything on them that the D12 can tune to.jvanden said:
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Providing you don't subscribe to any Spanish channels. If you have Spanish channels, and want to receive them, you will need the triple LNB dish.kturcotte said:
In locating the satelite coordinates from dishpointer.com, I am assuming that I am Looking for Directv 101.1 satelite when i scroll through the options. Is that correct???? There is also a directv 110 listed in the most popular. I am understanding that a single LNB or a dual output LNB only pick up one sateliite for my d12 to work. Is that right??? Thanks for all the help. John VB
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