i was wondering if I could point two dishes insted of buying the new oval dish?

if you know how please help


thanks mark

You may use two dish insted of oval dish. You need to buy a 22khz switch if you got the puls receiver if you got the old kind you may use the A/B switch. Last things to do looking for the single, change you transponder to 28-32. hope it help

I bought the oval and could not get above 70 then put up two 18" MUCH better. Used the multiswitch from the oval though

Hi Mark,

Yes, it can be done.

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Thanks,
Errol

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yes it can be done, just get the individual coordinates for each satellite that you are pointing to.I have to do that all the time when i can't get a signal from one of the satellites using the oval dish because trees are blocking it, so i mount each dish in different locations, but you still have to usesome kind of multiswitch to combine the signal though

thanks for the help, i just got done putting up an oval dish at my dads house and could only get 75- 80
on either dish, i get 95+ on my 18" at home this week i will instal dish #2, wish me luck

Do I understand you Guys correctly that I can receive the other satellite simply by installing a second dish pointed at the satellite and combining their outputs with a 22kHz switch? I don't have to buy a new receiver? I currently have a Sony SAT-A2 receiver. Thanks for clarifying this for me.

NO, he is trying to get the hd signal, in order to do that you need a hd receiver with direct tv, as far a dish network they have special combiners that combine the signals for you.

Ed,
I was referring to standard broadcasts. Can I receive from the 119 satellite with a second dish and 22kHz switch and my old SAT-A2 receiver?

Hi,

The HD channels are on bird 119. Locals are on bird 101.

Thanks,
Errol