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cdl2
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Dec 21, 2016

Winegard/Direct TV

I have a Winegard G2 satellite dish.....it works great.
Now I have to find a receiver.
I've tried using the one from the house, but I have trouble with making it work & then take it back in the house & reprogram it.
Does anybody have a solution for me?

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  • cdl2 wrote:
    I tried using the HD receiver in the coach & only got a few of the satellite channels.
    Direct TV tech says to use my standard receiver, its a D12-100.
    Winegard says to set the dish type to the 18x20.
    Thanks


    Since your antenna is SD only, be sure to search andmsetup on only SD programming.
    Not totally sure, but you may also need a B band converter
  • Since you won't say what receiver you have been trying to use, we can't help you. For SD the dish needs to be set for 18" and you need to find the 101 sat. The guide menu needs to be set for SD only. You need to check the satellite signal strength for the 101 sat. If your home sat is HD and the home dish has an SWM switch, the set up for the RV has to be set to multi-switch. Chuck
  • I have the Genie system from Directv and a Wingard Travler rooftop antenna. When I take my receiver box from the house and into the RV there is a short period where the box acclimates itself to the RV antenna. It doesn't require me to do anything but wait until it's done.
  • I tried using the HD receiver in the coach & only got a few of the satellite channels.
    Direct TV tech says to use my standard receiver, its a D12-100.
    Winegard says to set the dish type to the 18x20.
    Thanks
  • Depending on what receiver you have it should work fine. You may just need to learn which set up changes need to be made when switching. Once you figure this out, swapping out should only take a few minutes. Keep in mind that the G2 will only receive standard definition channels for DirecTV. You will need to probably change the dish type in your menu and standard def in your channel setup. Chuck
  • We use ours from the house. We do not reprogram it.
    While on the road, we use the antenna for local stations where qwe are at. We do not care about home local stations.

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