Direct TV deadline April 30. 2019
Hello just wondering if you received this message in your email like I have and what you did about it? "Starting on 4/30/19, you will no longer be able to view your DIRECTV programming with your cu...
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STBRetired wrote:
I don't know why DTV dishes can't be set up like Dish Network where you can watch any of the 3 satellites, just not all at once with dishes like the G2 or King Quest. I have upgraded all the receivers including the 2 in the MH. Don't really want to spend $1500 on a Traveler or RF Mogul, The programs we watch most of the time are just not available on OTA stations.
DirecTV uses two different satellite transmission frequency bands, the KU band for SD and the KA band for HD. Basically, two different antennas that require two different LNB's to receive both SD and HD. Since the domes only use one LNB, the KU LNB was chosen to cover the most subscribers. Dish, on the other hand, uses KU for both SD and HD, so there is no issue there with either one. Whether Winegard or King will come out with a KA only capable dome at some point is in their crystal ball, not mine...
