Convert winegard sk3005 to swm

No, that is not correct. You will first need to verify that the SK-3005 has 4 coax outputs available at the base and not only 3. If there are 4 then you will just need to add a SWM8 switch and a PI29 power inserter inside the coach.
There are many threads about this but you can look at the Winegard SWM setup .pdf here:
http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/2452282.pdf

As always Sir, thank you for the information. One followup question.

Do you see any issue buying a used unit? Parts if needed etc?

Only the 3 port/4 port issue. Otherwise, if you are confident that the unit actually does work and you are paying a reasonable price, the antenna is a great antenna.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, that is not correct. You will first need to verify that the SK-3005 has 4 coax outputs available at the base and not only 3. If there are 4 then you will just need to add a SWM8 switch and a PI29 power inserter inside the coach.
There are many threads about this but you can look at the Winegard SWM setup .pdf here:
http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/2452282.pdf

Bill you installed my SK3005 in Jan of 2011 near Quartzsite.
Do you know if it has 4 coax outputs?
We are going to sell the rig and I would like to be able to tell a new owner if it can be converted to SWM with a SWM8.

Clay L wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, that is not correct. You will first need to verify that the SK-3005 has 4 coax outputs available at the base and not only 3. If there are 4 then you will just need to add a SWM8 switch and a PI29 power inserter inside the coach.
There are many threads about this but you can look at the Winegard SWM setup .pdf here:
http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/2452282.pdf

Bill you installed my SK3005 in Jan of 2011 near Quartzsite.
Do you know if it has 4 coax outputs?
We are going to sell the rig and I would like to be able to tell a new owner if it can be converted to SWM with a SWM8.

Yes, it does. Only a few of the early 2008 SK-3005 used 3 ports. They realized the mistake early on and corrected it to allow all 4 ports to be used.

Bill.Satellite wrote:

Clay L wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, that is not correct. You will first need to verify that the SK-3005 has 4 coax outputs available at the base and not only 3. If there are 4 then you will just need to add a SWM8 switch and a PI29 power inserter inside the coach.
There are many threads about this but you can look at the Winegard SWM setup .pdf here:
http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/2452282.pdf

Bill you installed my SK3005 in Jan of 2011 near Quartzsite.
Do you know if it has 4 coax outputs?
We are going to sell the rig and I would like to be able to tell a new owner if it can be converted to SWM with a SWM8.

Yes, it does. Only a few of the early 2008 SK-3005 used 3 ports. They realized the mistake early on and corrected it to allow all 4 ports to be used.

Thanks!!

Nutinelse2do wrote:
As always Sir, thank you for the information. One followup question.

Do you see any issue buying a used unit? Parts if needed etc?

Depends on how good of a deal you are getting. I bought one on EBay. It looked great when it arrived. It wasn't. It would not operate. Had to ship the turret to Winegard ($70) and they reconditioned it because it was badly corroded on the inside. Cost was $450. Actually, I think they swapped it for a new one. Then it still would not get a good signal because the dish (which had not been sent) had a unnoticeable bend in it. And, that dish is peculiar to the Travler...one from a DTV truck won't work. Dish cost about $60.

I'm still ahead of what a new one would cost but I only paid about $700 for it on EBay.

Bottom line: Appearance/pictures tell you nothing. Winegard was fantastic and had everything needed. Ya take your chances with a used one. Not sure if I would do it again. LOVE the Travler! Bill was a huge help for me.

Have the guy set the unit on the ground mounted to a piece of plywood and let it find the signal while he videos it. That way you can see if it really operates before you buy it.

There is a lot of stuff in that unit to go wrong.

Found this to be all my answers.

Covert to SWM

That's correct. That's the link I provided at the start of the thread. Glad you found the answers.