3 output SK-3005 Conversion to SWM-8
I got stuck with one of the SK-3005 dishes which only has 3 outputs instead of the 4 required for using with a SWM-8. I won't go into the whole story but, to make a long story short, I thought I was b...
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I assume you realize that what you really "got stuck with" was the SK-3003 Trav'ler (not a 3-output Sk-3005) which does not receive DirecTV HD using the current satellite configuration. At one time DirecTV did broadcast some HD using, I believe, the 119 satellite but they don't anymore. My understanding is that it wasn't Winegard that was passing these dishes off on unsuspecting customers, it was dealers who had them in inventory. Because DirecTV did, at one time, broadcast HD on these satellites some unscrupulous dealers continued to sell them as HD-capable.
The second response in this thread did give you a link to the Winegard site with the correct information on how to connect your antenna to the SWM8. You don't need 4 connections because you only have 3 LNBs on your dish. Furthermore, since there is no programming on the 110 or 119 satellites that will be able to view with an English language package you really only need to connect the feed from the 101 LNB to the SWM8; the other two aren't actually going to be used. To be very specific, your dish receives channels from the 101, 110 and 119 satellites, but not the 99 and 103 which are required for HD.
I'm sure Bill Adams, the Winegard guy, will find this thread sooner or later and will confirm this.
The second response in this thread did give you a link to the Winegard site with the correct information on how to connect your antenna to the SWM8. You don't need 4 connections because you only have 3 LNBs on your dish. Furthermore, since there is no programming on the 110 or 119 satellites that will be able to view with an English language package you really only need to connect the feed from the 101 LNB to the SWM8; the other two aren't actually going to be used. To be very specific, your dish receives channels from the 101, 110 and 119 satellites, but not the 99 and 103 which are required for HD.
I'm sure Bill Adams, the Winegard guy, will find this thread sooner or later and will confirm this.
