Best dish for Western Arc?

[bentjm]

I am currently using an old 105/110/119 Superdish with the 105 lnb disconnected to receive 110/119 and a Dish 500 wing dish pointed to 129. Three cables are buried underground to a DP34 switch on the side of the house. The switch connects to my house wiring. For a variety of reasons, I do not want to rewire the inside of my house. So, I want to keep the DP34 switch.

With all of that in mind, what is the best single dish that I can use to pick up 110/119/129 and will I have to swap out the lnbs to work with the DP34 switch?

 

[MattG@DISH]

I am currently using an old 105/110/119 Superdish with the 105 lnb disconnected to receive 110/119 and a Dish 500 wing dish pointed to 129. Three cables are buried underground to a DP34 switch on the side of the house. The switch connects to my house wiring. For a variety of reasons, I do not want to rewire the inside of my house. So, I want to keep the DP34 switch.

With all of that in mind, what is the best single dish that I can use to pick up 110/119/129 and will I have to swap out the lnbs to work with the DP34 switch?

A 1000.2 Western Arc is the dish that we would install. The 1000.2 LNB will work with the DP34.

 

[garys]

Either Dish1000 WA dish will work. Most types have three outputs from the lnb's with the switch built into the lnb so you cable runs will still work without the need for the DP34 switch.

 

[bentjm]

Thanks. Can I expect the same 129 signal strength from the 1000.2 as I am getting from the wing Dish 500? I know that is an "it depends" type of question, but I am talking in general.

 

[garys]

Using one dish to get three sat is never as good as you will get when trying to get only one.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

You can also get rid of the DP34 and just connect your house wiring to the switch that's built into the 1000.2 LNB.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

A 1000.2 Western Arc is the dish that we would install. The 1000.2 LNB will work with the DP34.

So DPP LNBs are backwards compatible with DP switches?

 

[HIFI]

A 1000.2 Western Arc is the dish that we would install. The 1000.2 LNB will work with the DP34.

So DPP LNBs are backwards compatible with DP switches?

unless something has changed since I left, it won't work long term.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

unless something has changed since I left, it won't work long term.

That's what I thought as well...

 

[bentjm]

It seems that it may work, but does not provide enough power to the lnbs.

What about a 1000.2 with the W adapter and 3 legacy lnbs? Will that let me keep the DP34 switches?

 

[isaacmorseMI]

It seems that it may work, but does not provide enough power to the lnbs.

What about a 1000.2 with the W adapter and 3 legacy lnbs? Will that let me keep the DP34 switches?

Why do you need to keep the switch? Just connect the outputs of the 1000.2 LNB's built in switch to your home wiring.

http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.as...000.2)&c=DISH Network Dishes&sku=753960009391

 

[MattG@DISH]

Why do you need to keep the switch? Just connect the outputs of the 1000.2 LNB's built in switch to your home wiring.

http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=02&p=DISH1000.2&d=DISH-Network-Dish1000.2-Triple-LNB-HighDefinition-Western-Arc-(VOOM)-Dish-Antenna-(DISH1000.2)&c=DISH%20Network%20Dishes&sku=753960009391

He will eventually be adding a 4th solo receiver, so he'll probably need to pick up a DPP44

 

[HIFI]

It seems that it may work, but does not provide enough power to the lnbs.

What about a 1000.2 with the W adapter and 3 legacy lnbs? Will that let me keep the DP34 switches?

3 DP duals not legacy.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

He will eventually be adding a 4th solo receiver, so he'll probably need to pick up a DPP44

Ah.

 

[bentjm]

Yeah - DP, not legacy. Plus I am going to have to move the location of my dish(es). So, I was trying to simplify things.

Any idea where I can get a 1000.2 with the W adapter and 3 DP lnbs as a package?

 

[isaacmorseMI]

Yeah - DP, not legacy. Plus I am going to have to move the location of my dish(es). So, I was trying to simplify things.

Any idea where I can get a 1000.2 with the W adapter and 3 DP lnbs as a package?

I think a 1000.2 and a DPP44 is your best option. It's best to be on the newest Dish standard for switches.

1000.2: DISH Network Dish1000.2 Triple LNB High-Definition Western Arc (VOOM) Dish Antenna (DISH1000.2) from Solid Signal

DPP44: DISH Network DPP-44 VideoPath Dish Pro Plus 4x4 Cascadable Multiswitch (DPP44) 129349 from Solid Signal

 

[HIFI]

https://www.dishstore.net/product_info.php?cPath=19&products_id=246

https://www.dishstore.net/product_info.php?cPath=5&products_id=13

If your lnb's you're using now don't have drift they should work .