I want to upgrade our home hopper 2 to a hopper 3. We have the Winegard traveler SK1000 automatic dish. I am getting mixed info. Winegard says no way. I mentioned the DPH42 switch and they said it has never been tested in that application. I mentioned changing the LNB and was told the unit will not communicate correctly with the hopper 3.I have spoken with two dish installers, one said it worked but seemed a bit vague about it and said it took some fiddling with it and required some different steps when activating the system. The other tech it can be done.We have a tech scheduled to come to our home this week to upgrade our hopper to a hopper 3. I sure do not want to cause a problem where none exists now.Anyone done this upgrade with the same equipment and know anyone that actually does it successfully or is Winegard correct and it cannot be done?

You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!Good Luck

There are instructions around for an unsupported, DIY LNB upgrade that claims to make it work. You should able to find it with a little Googling. I’ve had several conversations with Winegard regarding this and eastern arc support. They adamantly refuse to consider a future upgrade for either.

want-a-be wrote:You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!But they don't.Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.Here are the Instructions

TechWriter wrote:want-a-be wrote:You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!But they don't.Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.Here are the InstructionsExcellent!!! Thanks.

TechWriter wrote:want-a-be wrote:You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!But they don't.Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.Here are the InstructionsLooks like the blog entry 6/17/2017 is the right one to use and answers most of my questions. Do three cables come from the roof to attach to the DPH42 inside? According to the installing tech he put a solo node under the traveler base when installing. I assume that goes away?Looks like the diagram on page four of the instruction explains it all very well.

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Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Sep 26, 2017
I used to work for Winegard and they are the least willing bunch of folks to address changes that I have ever seen. They would much rather say "No, you can't do that" than try to figure out if there is a way that this could be done. I know they are a very big company with lots of people who keep their jobs by saying NO to everything but Winegard is a much better company than this and they need to embrace change much more readily.
I really like the Winegard products but no company is perfect.
az99
Explorer
Sep 26, 2017
want-a-be wrote:
You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!
Good Luck
They don't. It also took them several years to get the DTV setup fixed for the SWM that customers fixed probably 2 years before. They still can't figure out how to get EA on DISH which most on the east coast have had for many years. But they probably are busy working on some new whiz bang OTA digital free TV junk.
georgelesley
Explorer
Sep 25, 2017
TechWriter wrote:
want-a-be wrote:
You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!

But they don't.

Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.

Here are the Instructions

Looks like the blog entry 6/17/2017 is the right one to use and answers most of my questions. Do three cables come from the roof to attach to the DPH42 inside? According to the installing tech he put a solo node under the traveler base when installing. I assume that goes away?

Looks like the diagram on page four of the instruction explains it all very well.
ljr
Nomad
Sep 25, 2017
TechWriter wrote:
want-a-be wrote:
You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!

But they don't.

Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.

Here are the Instructions

Excellent!!! Thanks.
TechWriter
Explorer
Sep 25, 2017
want-a-be wrote:
You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!

But they don't.

Yes, you can use a DPH42 switch with a standard Winegard Travler SK1000.

Here are the Instructions
ljr
Nomad
Sep 25, 2017
There are instructions around for an unsupported, DIY LNB upgrade that claims to make it work. You should able to find it with a little Googling.

I’ve had several conversations with Winegard regarding this and eastern arc support. They adamantly refuse to consider a future upgrade for either.
want-a-be
Explorer
Sep 25, 2017
You would think the manufacturer of the dish would know a little more about what will work with their product!!!
Good Luck

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