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donn0128
Oct 31, 2015Explorer II
There are a bunch of online retailers that will sell you everything you need except the coax and connectors. And they will probably sell you those too.
HR44 is the genie right? So, IMHO go with the wireless Genie and one mini Genie. Call Direct back and order the stuff necessary for self install. They should ship it to you with no hassles. They have for me. As far as setup?
Thats a bit more tricky. SWM dish, coax, connectors. If you always have a clear view of the southern sky, the easiest is a Winegard SK-SWM automatic dish mounted on the roof. If you dont want that, then order a full sized dish, tripod from any number of online retailers. Of course with a manual dish of any sort you will have to learn how to setup the dish and align it to the correct sats.
With the Genie and mini you will also get a video bridge that is suppose to be setup about 6 feet away from the Genie. It is also connected to the antenna. It all takes wiring. Coax and connectors are available from big box stores pretty reasonable even for the good stuff. you will need a coax stripper and crimp tool. But those are one time purchases and less than 20 dollars.
You will need to locate a power supply, and SWM splitter, usually near the TV. Run the coax from the dish to the power supply, to the splitter, to the Video bridge and Genie. Then go thru the setup procedures.
With me so far?
HR44 is the genie right? So, IMHO go with the wireless Genie and one mini Genie. Call Direct back and order the stuff necessary for self install. They should ship it to you with no hassles. They have for me. As far as setup?
Thats a bit more tricky. SWM dish, coax, connectors. If you always have a clear view of the southern sky, the easiest is a Winegard SK-SWM automatic dish mounted on the roof. If you dont want that, then order a full sized dish, tripod from any number of online retailers. Of course with a manual dish of any sort you will have to learn how to setup the dish and align it to the correct sats.
With the Genie and mini you will also get a video bridge that is suppose to be setup about 6 feet away from the Genie. It is also connected to the antenna. It all takes wiring. Coax and connectors are available from big box stores pretty reasonable even for the good stuff. you will need a coax stripper and crimp tool. But those are one time purchases and less than 20 dollars.
You will need to locate a power supply, and SWM splitter, usually near the TV. Run the coax from the dish to the power supply, to the splitter, to the Video bridge and Genie. Then go thru the setup procedures.
With me so far?
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