Can't get 101.0W

[sparky01]

I can not get the 101 location at my cottage with my phase 3 dish. I have a dish 500 there now and I get the 110 and 119 location perfectly. I was wondering if I could have a seperate dish somewhere else where I could get 101 and use the dish 500 for 110 and 119. I have 2 legacy duals on the dish 500. Would this work? If it will what kind of switch will I need? It needs to work with a D10 receiver.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

It won't work for 110 because that requires a special LNB with a different (offset) local oscillator frequency. You could probably combine 101 and 119 with a WB68 multiswitch, however. There are only a few channels on 110 (MPEG2 HD which will soon be gone) and Directv hasn't announced what will be replacing them on that satellite. A Sat-C kit (110 LNB plus combiner) might work if you can figure a way to fit the LNB into a Dish 500.

 

[sparky01]

I bet if I get a bigger dish with higher gain it will work through the trees. If I get a slimline dish is there a way to make it work on a D10 receiver?

 

[Bob Nielsen]

A Slimline will work with a D10 as long as it isn't the SWM type.

 

[sparky01]

The SWM type is the one with only 1 port right?

 

[Bob Nielsen]

The SWM type is the one with only 1 port right?

Yes, and there will also be a power inserter somewhere in the cabling.