MotoSat and Direct TV. What now????
Does anybody know how to get the MotoSat dish to find Direct TV when you have the new Direct TV remotes? Direct TV came to our house several weeks ago to upgrade a receiver in the house. The technici...
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Hi all and Merry Christmas,
Many thanks for the excellent feedback on MotoSat and newer vs. older Direct TV receivers,
from folks like wa8yxm and Bill.satellite. Someone was talking about the different satellites for Direct TV and curiously, our older round MotoSat dish and Executive III receiver were only programmed to reach one satellite. That being the case, I was amazed as we traveled all around the country that we always got a signal. I remember one time, when we did the old Copper Canyon piggyback railroad trip, that we were deep down in Mexico near Chihuahua, and on the railroad car, I was able to pick up the Direct TV as well, although we were a little south of their map coverage.
Bill.satellite gave good advice. Use the old RCA receiver, if you have the room for two receivers, to raise the dish (I'm told you don't need an access card in it for this function) and with an A/B switch, then watch the programming on the newer receiver. It clearly would be better to pick up a newer Nomad controller instead. Someone told me they are harder to get these days, however. Thanks again for your help on this forum.
Mexicanpiloto
Many thanks for the excellent feedback on MotoSat and newer vs. older Direct TV receivers,
from folks like wa8yxm and Bill.satellite. Someone was talking about the different satellites for Direct TV and curiously, our older round MotoSat dish and Executive III receiver were only programmed to reach one satellite. That being the case, I was amazed as we traveled all around the country that we always got a signal. I remember one time, when we did the old Copper Canyon piggyback railroad trip, that we were deep down in Mexico near Chihuahua, and on the railroad car, I was able to pick up the Direct TV as well, although we were a little south of their map coverage.
Bill.satellite gave good advice. Use the old RCA receiver, if you have the room for two receivers, to raise the dish (I'm told you don't need an access card in it for this function) and with an A/B switch, then watch the programming on the newer receiver. It clearly would be better to pick up a newer Nomad controller instead. Someone told me they are harder to get these days, however. Thanks again for your help on this forum.
Mexicanpiloto
