dubuque, ia

[monday6]

dubuque, ia local channel

I just moved and installed my triple LNB dish myself, I get all the non-local channels I should, but no locals. Am I to understand correctly that I need to install a second dish to get locals now?

If so, what do I need to connect the triple LNB dish, the single dish and cable(I have too many tvs so I keep cable also, but would like to be able to get directv and cable on all tvs that have receivers)
Sorry for the long question. Thanks

-Monday

 

[cr0mag]

Depending on where you moved from and to, you may need to call D* to let them know you are in a different market. I learned this when I moved from Atlanta GA to New Orleans LA. Even though I still had a subscription to the Atlanta GA locals, I was out of range of the spot beam that carried that signal. Once I called D*, they fixed it and the new locals popped right up.

 

[dgordo]

I just moved and installed my triple LNB dish myself, I get all the non-local channels I should, but no locals. Am I to understand correctly that I need to install a second dish to get locals now?

If so, what do I need to connect the triple LNB dish, the single dish and cable(I have too many tvs so I keep cable also, but would like to be able to get directv and cable on all tvs that have receivers)
Sorry for the long question. Thanks

-Monday

Welcome to Satellite Guys.

Yes, you need a second dish to get locals in Dubuque. If you agee to a new 1 year contract directv will do the install free of charge.

If you want to do it your self you will need to get a second dish and a 6x8 multiswitch. All four lines from the triple lnb and the 2 lines from the second dish go into the 6 inputs on the multiswitch and then you have the ability to have up to 8 receivers. There is a sticky with instructions for installing the 72.5 dish at the top of the directv forum.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=37632