Direct TV Antenna Questions

Posted by James on September 25, 2009, 4:07 pm

I looked for a more proper group to post this in, but could not find a
better group. I figured some folks here would know about Direct TV
antennas.

Ok, first I know next to NOTHING about satellite tv and antennas, so
please be patient. I live near Atlanta, Ga, and I use Direct TV and it
works great. But, I have a fishing cottage on a lake about 30 minutes away,
and I would like to take one of my receivers there and get Direct TV when I
am there on some weekends.

I picked up a 21 inch by 18 inch dish at a garage sale. It came with an
LNB, identified as:

Eagle DTVP3
Triple-Feed, Multi-Satellite LNB
Built-in Multi-switch with 4 outputs

This unit has three mushroom looking pods on it (which point into the dish)
and FOUR coax connection points.

(I only aim at one satellite, about 215 deg azimuth, and about 40 degrees
elevation, if any of that makes a difference.)

I just need to feed one tv receiver at my very small lake cottage. Here are
my questions:

1. Do I just run one RG6 cable, from any one of the 4 ports to the Direct
TV receiver ? In other words, is that all there is to it?

2. How is this LNB powered ??? I would have thought it was powered by
the coax-feed, from the receiver ???? Is that right ??

------------------

Thanks for any other tips in helping me get this to work. I want to go up
there next weekend, and if I need anything else I would like to know now.

Thanks Again !!

JJ

Posted by jloomis on September 25, 2009, 6:28 pm

I have mine hooked by a phone line also......?
I do know that large Winnebargons do the same with TV dishes and
mounting/setup as they cruise the country.
On my outside line from Sat. to inside it is one large rounc cable that
screws into the surge protector and then from there goes to the TV
I think the phone is used to buy movies.......
john

>I looked for a more proper group to post this in, but could not find a
> better group. I figured some folks here would know about Direct TV
> antennas.
> Ok, first I know next to NOTHING about satellite tv and antennas, so
> please be patient. I live near Atlanta, Ga, and I use Direct TV and it
> works great. But, I have a fishing cottage on a lake about 30 minutes
> away,
> and I would like to take one of my receivers there and get Direct TV when
> I
> am there on some weekends.
> I picked up a 21 inch by 18 inch dish at a garage sale. It came with an
> LNB, identified as:
> Eagle DTVP3
> Triple-Feed, Multi-Satellite LNB
> Built-in Multi-switch with 4 outputs
> This unit has three mushroom looking pods on it (which point into the
> dish)
> and FOUR coax connection points.
> (I only aim at one satellite, about 215 deg azimuth, and about 40 degrees
> elevation, if any of that makes a difference.)
> I just need to feed one tv receiver at my very small lake cottage. Here
> are
> my questions:
> 1. Do I just run one RG6 cable, from any one of the 4 ports to the Direct
> TV receiver ? In other words, is that all there is to it?
> 2. How is this LNB powered ??? I would have thought it was powered by
> the coax-feed, from the receiver ???? Is that right ??
> ------------------
> Thanks for any other tips in helping me get this to work. I want to go up
> there next weekend, and if I need anything else I would like to know now.
> Thanks Again !!
> JJ
>

Posted by James on September 25, 2009, 8:19 pm

John, thanks for the reply, but in no way does it address or pretend to
answer my two questions. My OP said absolutely nothing about phone lines,
and I have no interest in or use for them.

Thanks

JJ

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I have mine hooked by a phone line also......?
I do know that large Winnebargons do the same with TV dishes and
mounting/setup as they cruise the country.
On my outside line from Sat. to inside it is one large rounc cable that
screws into the surge protector and then from there goes to the TV
I think the phone is used to buy movies.......
john

Posted by jloomis on September 25, 2009, 9:25 pm

some do not have phone lines....the winnebargo that is......
that was my point.
john

> John, thanks for the reply, but in no way does it address or pretend to
> answer my two questions. My OP said absolutely nothing about phone
> lines,
> and I have no interest in or use for them.
> Thanks
> JJ
> ----------------------------------------------
> I have mine hooked by a phone line also......?
> I do know that large Winnebargons do the same with TV dishes and
> mounting/setup as they cruise the country.
> On my outside line from Sat. to inside it is one large rounc cable that
> screws into the surge protector and then from there goes to the TV
> I think the phone is used to buy movies.......
> john
>

Posted by PeterD on September 25, 2009, 6:29 pm

wrote:

>I looked for a more proper group to post this in, but could not find a
>better group. I figured some folks here would know about Direct TV
>antennas.

Ask in sci.electronics.repair. Or one of the satellite groups on
Usenet, there are several.

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