Would this work?

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BennyGregg

Discussion Starter · Jul 2, 2012

I am an RV'er and set up my dish often. I use a Phase III with an SL3 (non swm) and an Acutrac III+ to aim it. I have an H20 that I use in the trailer.

We will be full timing soon, and I want to upgrade to an RV account with two HD DVR's. I don't want to have to run 4 cables from my dish. SWM would work, but I don't want to have to buy a new meter (Acutrac III+ is not fully compatable with SWM). So, would this work? Any pitfalls?

I could add a SWM8 at the dish, power inserter inside the RV. Plugup 4 outputs from the LNB to the SWM8, and unplug one when using the Acutrac III+ to aim my dish, then reattach that cable to the LNB (or could my Acutrac III+ connect to a legacy port on the SWM8?). The cable length from the RV could be 85 feet, 135 feet, or 210 feet. I know I'd need one SWM splitter inside. I would aim my dish first, with the HD DVR's off, and only turn them on when all cables are connected to the LNB.

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HoTat2

· #2 · Jul 3, 2012

BennyGregg said:
I am an RV'er and set up my dish often. I use a Phase III with an SL3 (non swm) and an Acutrac III+ to aim it. I have an H20 that I use in the trailer. ...

Phase III with a SL-3?

To be clear is this one of those modified 18" x 20" P. III dish assemblies with a SL-3 LNB fitted?

"The experimental small SlimLine?"

... We will be full timing soon, and I want to upgrade to an RV account with two HD DVR's. I don't want to have to run 4 cables from my dish. SWM would work, but I don't want to have to buy a new meter (Acutrac III+ is not fully compatable with SWM). So, would this work? Any pitfalls?

I could add a SWM8 at the dish, power inserter inside the RV. Plugup 4 outputs from the LNB to the SWM8, and unplug one when using the Acutrac III+ to aim my dish, then reattach that cable to the LNB (or could my Acutrac III+ connect to a legacy port on the SWM8?). The cable length from the RV could be 85 feet, 135 feet, or 210 feet. I know I'd need one SWM splitter inside. I would aim my dish first, with the HD DVR's off, and only turn them on when all cables are connected to the LNB.

Don't see why either method could not be used to align the dish, although if you need to see the Ka band signals assuming the Acutrac III+ has that capability, you cannot use the legacy ports on the SWiM-8 module as the Ka-lo band (250-750 MHz) is not available from them.

And I would never use over 200 ft. coax run without a line amp.

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BennyGregg

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 3, 2012

Right, Experimental Small Slimline with SL3.

So the SWM8 can be very close to the dish?

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HoTat2

· #4 · Jul 3, 2012

BennyGregg said:
Right, Experimental Small Slimline with SL3.

So the SWM8 can be very close to the dish?

Sure;

PI must be indoors somewhere of course on coax line 1.

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BennyGregg

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 3, 2012

Thanks.

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BennyGregg

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 3, 2012

One more question:

I've read (somewhere) that the maximum recommended distance from the PI to a SWM8 is 100 feet. Will a distance of 200 feet work?

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HoTat2

· #7 · Jul 3, 2012

BennyGregg said:
One more question:

I've read (somewhere) that the maximum recommended distance from the PI to a SWM8 is 100 feet. Will a distance of 200 feet work?

150 ft. max. to the PI is the DIRECTV recommended standard. Doesn't mean up to 200 ft. won't work, but it certainly would be pushing it.

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P Smith

· #8 · Jul 3, 2012

I would say good quality/high parameters RG6 cable would be OK.

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