Convert Crank-Up Round Dish to HD?
Has anybody with DirecTV successfully converted their Winegard crank-up 18" round dish (e.g. RM-4600) to a 5LNB SWM oval HD dish? I do know that this would mean getting up on the roof to adjust the s...
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HI Bill,
What I am talking about is removing the 18" round non-skewable dish altogether... Then replacing it with a new Slimline HD oval dish plus appropriate SWM LNB's (with folding LNB arm)
I understand that I'll have to create a skewing mechanism, but that seems fairly straightforward (I'm a mechanical engineer and have a complete sheet-metal & machine shop at my disposal).
Ok, I'm all ears... what are the challenges?
:)
-Mark
What I am talking about is removing the 18" round non-skewable dish altogether... Then replacing it with a new Slimline HD oval dish plus appropriate SWM LNB's (with folding LNB arm)
I understand that I'll have to create a skewing mechanism, but that seems fairly straightforward (I'm a mechanical engineer and have a complete sheet-metal & machine shop at my disposal).
Ok, I'm all ears... what are the challenges?
:)
-Mark
