Specific Directv equipment suggestion needed

2oldman wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
The question, what antenna do I need to buy that is compatible with SWM,?

Boy I'm confused.

I guess by 'antenna' you mean the dish. You need a slimline dish for HD .. is that what you're after? Doesn't sound like it with legacy receivers.

Bobbo wrote:
.., but doesn't have an SWM LNB?

I don't understand this part at all.

You can google "swm diagram" and see how it works.

I am not interested in HD at all. I am only interested in SWM so I can get single wire DVR access. And yes, the "dish" is a satellite antenna.

If the LNB has SWM built in, it is not compatible with the legacy receivers. If the LNB does NOT have SWM built in, you can hook its output to a SWM8 switch and convert it to SWM (for the house) and still have 2 legacy ports (for the RV, see below).

LittleBill wrote:
if you are purchasing a swm 8 kit, you specifically don't want a swm dish,

you need a Clicky


"The only compatible dishes are the 5LNB dish (both slimline, and regular, both AT9 and AU9) and the slimline 3LNB from DIRECTV"


is the DVR swm compatible?

it has to support SWM to go to 1 wire

That is exactly what I needed. Thank you.

The DVR is an R22-100 and is SWM compatible.

My legacy receivers are both D11-100 receivers. I may upgrade the one in the house to a D12 to make it SWM compatible, but the other is in my RV running on a Vuqube VQ2100 antenna. While I could upgrade that one to D12 also, it can not be configured for SWM and still work with the Vuqube. I would rather not have to keep reconfiguring it before and after every trip, so it doesn't make sense to spend money to upgrade it. Hence, my desire to keep compatibility with legacy systems.