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JoeH
Explorer III
Jun 01, 2013

Directv receiver question

I have a H25 directv receiver at home which is SWM. My Winegard dish in the MH indicates that in order to use the H25 SWM receiver, I need to hookup a SWM8 and power inserter.
Apparently a H24 receiver will work with the Winegard dish without going thru the SWM8 and power inserter. I could pick one up on ebay or craigslist, but was wondering if I can swap my access card to get the h24 operational, I really don't want to pay for an additional subscription for something that will only be used occasionally..... I really am not familiar with all the directv implications. Thanks !

9 Replies

  • Clay_L's avatar
    Clay_L
    Explorer
    Jun 02, 2013
    I have used a H24 receiver for several years. In the summer house I set it to a Slimline 3 SWM. In the motor home I set it to Slimline 5 - Multiswitch.
    I have a Winegard SK3005 Traveler dish in the motor home.
    It works fine.
  • JoeH's avatar
    JoeH
    Explorer III
    Jun 02, 2013
    Thanks again... the Winegard dish is HD capable, just doesn't support SWM without the additional hardware. Seems like an H24 would work. I contacted Directv and they responded that they would ship me whatever they had, I had no choice of model so that's a waste of time Amazon,Ebay and others have the H24's so that's probably the route I'll go
  • docj's avatar
    docj
    Explorer
    Jun 01, 2013
    Be careful if you choose to buy a receiver on Craigs List or eBay. Many receivers are actually leased not owned and you could end with a receiver that DTV won't activate.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 01, 2013
    If the Winegard will do HD, great. If not, don't need HD receiver.
  • JoeH's avatar
    JoeH
    Explorer III
    Jun 01, 2013
    Thanks for the input.... is there any downside to getting an H24 to replace the H25 ? Seems a bit simpler than going with the SWM8 and inserter ...
  • docj's avatar
    docj
    Explorer
    Jun 01, 2013
    Changing your Winegard to use SWM isn't all that difficult nor expensive. Power inserters are <$20 online and the SWM8 switch isn't all that much more. All you have to do is connect all 4 outputs of the Winegard to the appropriate ports on the SWM8 and then connect the SWM8 through the inserter to the receiver with one piece of RG6.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Jun 01, 2013
    Sorry, but you need to either upgrade to SWM technology in your RV or go buy a H/HR24 or lower receiver.
  • Wayne_Dohnal's avatar
    Wayne_Dohnal
    Explorer
    Jun 01, 2013
    Access cards are "married" to their receiver, and can't be successfully moved to another.

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