Obsolete Winegard Satelite antenna
I have a roof mounted Winegard Pinnacle 9946 automatic satellite antenna on my old motorhome and contract with Direct TV for programing. This has worked fine for many years but sporadically for the past year, sometimes obtaining a signal and sometimes not. This has a separate positioner box where you input the Lat. and Long., Elev., or nearest City to set and search the satellite. The other day I set the antenna and had the TV working then left it running while I went back in the house. When I came back the last picture and the note “lost signal” was locked on the screen. There was no wind and there are no obstructions in the line of sight. The troubleshooting instructions say to check the voltage at the LNB and if the proper voltage is present skip down to step 11. Step 11 says to replace the LNB and if there is still no signal replace the positioner. I checked and have 12.4 volts which at the low end but still within spec’s. I can’t find a direct replacement anywhere for the LNB which has a single coax. connector. Winegard was no help, their answer was that it is obsolete and there are no parts available. My questions are as follows:
1. Will a duel feed LNB work if it will bolt up in place of the existing LNB?
2. Is it possible to connect the coax directly from the LNB to the receiver, bypassing the positioner and then position the satellite antenna manually using the manual setting on the Positioner and the signal meter on my Direct TV receiver to obtain the lock on? I have not yet tried the manual setting but there are instruction in the book.
The positioner raises and lowers, searches, sets, and parks the dish but can’t find the satellite. I hate to throw it out if I can make it work. I can’t see where using it manually would be much different than using either a roof mounted crank up or portable tripod mounted dish. Have any of you had any experience along these lines?
Stan
1. Will a duel feed LNB work if it will bolt up in place of the existing LNB?
2. Is it possible to connect the coax directly from the LNB to the receiver, bypassing the positioner and then position the satellite antenna manually using the manual setting on the Positioner and the signal meter on my Direct TV receiver to obtain the lock on? I have not yet tried the manual setting but there are instruction in the book.
The positioner raises and lowers, searches, sets, and parks the dish but can’t find the satellite. I hate to throw it out if I can make it work. I can’t see where using it manually would be much different than using either a roof mounted crank up or portable tripod mounted dish. Have any of you had any experience along these lines?
Stan
