A SW-64 will cascade with a SW-21 to get 4 sat, but your IRD needs to have the "129 west install" option box for it to work.. IIRC only the 3900,301,501,508,721 and 6000 can do this.
What switching solution for a 4th LNB?
OK, here's my problem. I have DISH 500, so I receive 110 and 119. I also subscribe to TV5, only availaible on 61.5. That's 3 LNBs, 2 dishes. I have 2 receivers, so I use a SW-64. Now, I see that new locals are available (I'm in the SFO area), but these require 148! SW-64 only takes 3 LNBs max. Is there ANY solution that works? I may just have to wait till the spotbeams are up, and the locals move to 110 or 119. Any idea when that would be?
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Rats. I have the 4000 and a DishPlayer.
Thanks for your reply, though.
I hope these new locals will become available on the other satellites sometime soon.
Thanks for your reply, though.
I hope these new locals will become available on the other satellites sometime soon.
Larry,
The 129 satellite is only for the Philadelphia side locals. I believe you indicate you are in the San Francisco area (unless I don't know whate SFO means!) so the SW-64 plus SW-21 cascade MAY work for you with 119, 110, 61.5 and 148.
I'd check a little further on this.
(If I'm wrong, apologies in advance!)
Ed
The 129 satellite is only for the Philadelphia side locals. I believe you indicate you are in the San Francisco area (unless I don't know whate SFO means!) so the SW-64 plus SW-21 cascade MAY work for you with 119, 110, 61.5 and 148.
I'd check a little further on this.
(If I'm wrong, apologies in advance!)
Ed
I don't believe this is available on the 3900.Originally posted by PeterB
A SW-64 will cascade with a SW-21 to get 4 sat, but your IRD needs to have the "129 west install" option box for it to work.. IIRC only the 3900,301,501,508,721 and 6000 can do this.
If the receiver has the 129 install option on the signal test screen it will support the 4-sat cascade of the SW21 with an SW64. The 4th satellite does not have to be 129. You can receive 61.5 110, 119 and 148. You will see duplicate entries on the EPG, but it does work.
TV5 was recently made available on 148°, so you could get away with just repointing your 61.5° dish to 148°.Originally posted by larrydj
OK, here's my problem. I have DISH 500, so I receive 110 and 119. I also subscribe to TV5, only availaible on 61.5.
Dynamite! Thanks for the tip! This makes absolutely TOO MUCH SENSE to have occured, but yup, I looked it up on one of the web sites and saw TV5 and TFI on 148 (and still 61.5). Why DISH only offered these on 61.5 was always beyond me, but I applaud them for adding these now. I may have to remount the dish to point at 148, but I would have had to do something to get 148 anyway. Yippeeee!Originally posted by ElJefe
TV5 was recently made available on 148°, so you could get away with just repointing your 61.5° dish to 148°.
It is, im sure of that, just wasnt sure if I was forgetting any.Originally posted by dishrich
I don't believe this is available on the 3900.
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