Survey: DirecTV HD Equipment

- Tripod dish (what type?) Directv SWM-3
- Automatic dish (what type?)Wingard SK0003
- Receiver(s)?HR-24
- Other equipment?
I carry a spare dish and arm/lnb in case I have to camp long at some place where I can't use my roof mounted sk0003. I mount the mobile stuff to a Winegard tripod which I had to modify to accept the larger dish.

HR21 and HR23 winegard traveler Swm tripod oval dish with standard lnb

1) home made ground mount - 3/4 inch galvanized pipe and pipe fittings
2) home made Frankenstein dish - Dish Network 1000.2 dish with modified LNB arm to fit DirecTv LNB and focal point
3) DirecTv SL3-S LNB
4) added RG-6 cable directly to receivers through 2-way splitter
5) 2 HR-24's

Winegard Carry out
Receiver D11 from house

Pentax tripod, slimline with 3SL SWM LNB with power inserter, SWM DVR, 4way splitter, 2 32" TV, 25" tv.

tv4rv.com tripod
HD dvr.. can't see the model

I have the DirecTV Genie HR34 which has been replaced with the smaller/faster HR44. I also have an H25 in the bedroom but could have used a C31/41 client instead. I also ran a coax to the outside TV bay so I can move the H25 outside if I want to watch TV in HD out there (otherwise there is an SD feed). The Genie allows me to watch/record up to 5 different channels simultaneously and different channels on different TV's.
I have a Winegard Trav'ler roof mounted automatic antenna. Only this type antenna or a ground mounted household open face antenna can receive the DirecTV HD programming. No dome type antennas can do this because the one and only LNB inside a dome receives KU band signals only and DirecTV broadcasts their HD on 2 new satellites that transmit on a KA band.
To use a Genie or an H25 receiver you also need a SWM3 LNB or a SWM kit as those boxes will not work with the older DirecTV hardware.
Let me know if you have additional questions.