I didn't have enough time, nor patience, to run around looking for a Direct TV van. So, I ordered it from Joe at The Satellite Shop in California. The tracking feature shows my LNB started out in Warrendale PA, and went to Akron OH. I figure it should be here Wednesday or Thursday.
I did some more learning on this satellite antenna business. I hate to showcase my previous ignorance, but one thing I learned is that a simple Directv receiver feeds 12vdc to the antenna LNB, whereas the TracStar in-motion dome antenna is fed 24vdc. After scratching my head, I kinda figure that I probably, at some point in my amateur diagnostics, might've momentarily connected the Directv LNB to the TracStar black box. We'll find out if I made a $32 blunder. What do you think, did I fry my LNB?
