DirecTV Equipment
I recently purchased a new TT. I am looking at canceling my cable subscription and going to DirecTV for HD service at home so that I can take a receiver with me on the road. I would prefer to stay w...
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Bobbo wrote:docj wrote:
This won't be a problem for you but there is a lot of misinformation out there about SWM as it applies to older dishes like an 18" round. You can most definitely use an 18" dish for SWM, all you need to add is a SWM8 switch and a PI-29 power inserter. The two output coax from the LNB go to the 13V and 18V terminals of the SWM8 and then one coax cable is connected from the switch to inside your RV where the PI-29 and the receiver would be located. The PI-29 is just connected into the coax line as if it was a feed-through (which, in a way, it is).
I'll let you know. I have an 18" round antenna at home and just ordered an SWM8, Power Inserter, and a pair of 1x4 splitters.
I said I would let you know, so I am reporting back.
My house has an 18" round Directv antenna. I hooked up a power inserter, a pair of 1x4 SWM splitters, and an SWM8 switch. I put caps on the hookup sites for the other 2 antenna inputs. I then removed the second cable going to my DVR.
I told my receivers that I had a 3 LNB Slimline dish and SWM. My standard receivers get all of my SD channels (that is all I am subscribed to). My DVR recorded 2 channels at the same time.
It works, no matter what Directv says.
