Using DTV Dish for Dishnet

[dagowv]

Here is what I'm doing. Going to use my Dish 500 system with the twin legacy LNB's and a 6000 HDTV receiver.

Can I use a regular single LNB DTV dish to point at the HDTV satellite ?

I was then going to use an SW21 switch and put the input of the two dishes together and then that will go into the HDTV receiver.

Thanks!

[smilingjack]

No you can not cascade with a SW21

look here for alternatives hxxp://prosatellitesupply.com/

[dagowv]

Thanks for replying so soon. I really didn't see an option on that site. I've read that the only HDTV Receiver I can use with the AVR-x cards is the 6000 model. That is also a legacy receiver. That means I can't use the new superdish that will pick up the regular sats plus the HD sat. I read somewhere on the site that I could use the Dish 500 dish i have now that has the built in switch (legacy twin lnb) and then use a dish 300 dish and point it at the HD satellite and then combine the two signals from both dishes. I figured that if i could use the dish 300 then i should be able to use a single DTV satellite that I have laying around.

Your saying that cannot be done?

Does anybody have any other solution?

[Riccochet]

No you can not cascade with a SW21

SJ, I plan on using 2 Legacy Dish 500's and combining three of the LNB's with a switch21x and a switch 21 to maximize HD viewing for my 6000. Will this work?/

Diagram here at:

hXXp://ethnicsatellite.com/os/catalog/images/dishnet-tech-main.jpg

Thanks,
Riccochet

[Birdie]

If you have a legecy or non dp type dish 500 you CAN add another dish into it with a sw21, I've done it for years to add in 61.5

The two legecy dish 500's have the same switch, I don't think that will work. Each switch cascaded needs to be a different model so the ird can detect each and properly control them.

[dagowv]

Birdie,

Thanks. My original question was can i use a DTV dish to pull in 61.5? I have a single LNB DTV just laying around.

Thanks

[xman1340]

Yes you can. Your set-up should work fine as well.

[mreo]

Check xxx.18inch.com for wiring diagrams.