Need Satellite Dish

[gjw]

Originally Posted by donnandon

You will need to change the LNB on your MH. When the tech installed the new LNB at your S&B, they also installed a power inserter in the coax to the dish. You will need to do the same on your MH. I did a quick online search and found these parts which should work.

Brand New DirecTV SWM3 SWM 3 Satellite LNB w Power Inserter 4 Way SWM Splitter | eBay

The splitter is only needed if you are using older style receivers.

Don,
Thanks for the link - this looks exactly like the new LNB that was installed - I didn't need the splitter or the power inserter, I already had them, I can move them from the S&B if required when we go FT in about a month or so...

[Atom Ant]

A buddy just said the Travler has issues with the Hopper 3 as well. There is some trickery you can do to fool the Hopper, but it sounds complicated.

[azpete]

tivoli, ive used that same crank up dish for about 9 years. i switched from dish to direct tv, and had no problem. it does not work for hd.
the orientation of the dish is easy, once you get the hang of it.
you can get a directory of the azimuth and elevation from the internet
i believe i found it on the direct tv site on the installation guide. you can tweek it for better reception, unlike the automatic dish.
its the same setup you use for a home dish, except you do it every time you use the dish.

[Dale & Mark Bruss]

Originally Posted by Atom Ant

A buddy just said the Travler has issues with the Hopper 3 as well. There is some trickery you can do to fool the Hopper, but it sounds complicated.

Not trickery. A different LNBF head needs to be installed for a Hopper 3.You have to watch the cabling as the LNBF uses two of the three coax cables and they have to be the correct ones.

[Atom Ant]

Originally Posted by Dale & Mark Bruss

Not trickery. A different LNBF head needs to be installed for a Hopper 3.You have to watch the cabling as the LNBF uses two of the three coax cables and they have to be the correct ones.

I tried to follow through this, and some of its seemed like a little trickery to me

https://rvseniormoments.com/tech-doc...-modification/

[carl.swoyer]

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[donnandon]

Originally Posted by gjw

Don,
Thanks for the link - this looks exactly like the new LNB that was installed - I didn't need the splitter or the power inserter, I already had them, I can move them from the S&B if required when we go FT in about a month or so...

Greg, Just noticed you have a 2015 MH. What dish is on it now?

[thebignewt]

Not to hijack, but when you buy a MH from a dealer (new or used) can't you have them install the satellite TV dome/antenna on the roof based on which provider you want to pay? And they get you the receiver(s) for in the coach. Seems like they would do all that for you before you take ownership.

[Dale & Mark Bruss]

Originally Posted by Atom Ant

I tried to follow through this, and some of its seemed like a little trickery to me

https://rvseniormoments.com/tech-doc...-modification/

Not trickery, just you have to watch the cabling.

Perhaps this is easier to follow: Trav'ler Hopper 3 Mod

[Atom Ant]

Originally Posted by thebignewt

Not to hijack, but when you buy a MH from a dealer (new or used) can't you have them install the satellite TV dome/antenna on the roof based on which provider you want to pay? And they get you the receiver(s) for in the coach. Seems like they would do all that for you before you take ownership.

I wouldn't let my Dealer install a sink cover. I'm still recovering from the mess they made after we asked to get a few items fixed at the PDI. Claimed they don't make the power vent anymore for the bathroom (available today on Amazon through the Winnebago store), so they installed their own Fantastic Fan, and I guess lap sealant was optional.

If you can order it from the factory with the antenna - that is the way to go and probably 1/3 the cost of the Dealer charge after the fact.

[Atom Ant]

Originally Posted by Dale & Mark Bruss

Not trickery, just you have to watch the cabling.

Perhaps this is easier to follow: Trav'ler Hopper 3 Mod

The switching off until the Travler finds the satellite so it doesn't fault, then turning on to the Hopper is not normal. That's all I was meaning by trickery. You're tricking it so it will find the satellite before you tell it the truth as to what you are really wanting to do. I don't have to do anything like that with my current Hopper.

[Dale & Mark Bruss]

The switching off until the Travler finds the satellite so it doesn't fault, then turning on to the Hopper is not normal. That's all I was meaning by trickery. You're tricking it so it will find the satellite before you tell it the truth as to what you are really wanting to do. I don't have to do anything like that with my current Hopper.

The reason for this is that the Hopper 3 uses a Hybrid LNBF head. When it is connected to the Hopper 3 is runs in the 16 channel mode which the Trav'ler cannot use to lock on the satellites. With the Hopper 3 disconnected, the Hybrid LNBF reverts to a standard 3 channel mode which the Trav'ler can use.

Not a perfect solution but the Hopper 3 is such an improvement over the Hopper 1 we had.

[Atom Ant]

Originally Posted by Dale & Mark Bruss

Not a perfect solution but the Hopper 3 is such an improvement over the Hopper 1 we had.

Interesting, what are the advantages? You are fulltimers? I'm curious, as we haven't upgraded the stick house yet either.

[Dale & Mark Bruss]

Interesting, what are the advantages? You are fulltimers? I'm curious, as we haven't upgraded the stick house yet either.

16 Tuners. We use Prime Time Any Time when we can but often when we arrive to a new spot beam, the Guide doesn't update fast enough for the PTAT to work. With the 16 tuners allows timer to do the job of PTAT, something a Hopper 1 could not with three tuners.

That was enough for us.