Is it possible to set up a dish on a tripod that could be pointed to either the western or eastern arc?

I have a Winegard tripod for my Pathway X2 Dish antenna. This antenna is one of those 'golf ball' types.Tim

Assuming you have a clear "look" at both arcs, yes, it is possible to do it with a tripod mounted dish. With the smaller single LNB dish, it would be just a matter of changing the elevation and azimuth for each of the satellites you wanted to get programming from. With a multiple LNB dish, such as the 1000.2 or 1000.4, it would necessary to change the LNB set to one spaced properly for each three satellite arc. I do it regularly with my tripod mounted 1000.4, choosing which arc to use based on view limitations and which arc has the HD locals for the area. Changing the LNB only takes a couple of minutes, with just two small screws and a coax to remove and replace, along with resetting the elevation, skew, and azimuth settings for the selected arc.

So I guess I need a 1000.4 dish and a separate LNB for each arc.

Fred_n_Jo wrote:So I guess I need a 1000.4 dish and a separate LNB for each arc.Yes, that's what I use. The extra LNB is not expensive, and I've found the additional options it gives me for placing and aiming the dish more than worth the small effort it takes to change the LNB as needed.

Its not only possible it's necessary if you want to use DISH network with a highly portable system (where you don't have to find a campsite with just the right conditions, kind of like aiming the RV instead of the dish :)).

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Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2014
Assuming you have a clear "look" at both arcs, yes, it is possible to do it with a tripod mounted dish. With the smaller single LNB dish, it would be just a matter of changing the elevation and azimuth for each of the satellites you wanted to get programming from. With a multiple LNB dish, such as the 1000.2 or 1000.4, it would necessary to change the LNB set to one spaced properly for each three satellite arc. I do it regularly with my tripod mounted 1000.4, choosing which arc to use based on view limitations and which arc has the HD locals for the area. Changing the LNB only takes a couple of minutes, with just two small screws and a coax to remove and replace, along with resetting the elevation, skew, and azimuth settings for the selected arc.
GoPackGo
Explorer
Jun 15, 2014
I have a Winegard tripod for my Pathway X2 Dish antenna. This antenna is one of those 'golf ball' types.

Tim

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