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Can I use HR24 receivers with an HD/MPEG-4 satellite dish?
Hi, I have 3 HD24 receivers. None of them receive local channels (channels from 2 to 69) because DTV discontinued local signals on my SD satellite dish.
I received permission to be able to get on the roof and replace the dish to an HD/MPEG-4 dish.
If I do replace it, can I still use my HD24 receivers?
Can the HD dish use RG59 coaxial cables? I have RG59 cables going thru the different rooms for the 3 receivers and I really do not want to have to replace all of them with RG6 cables.
shannon02
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3 months ago
You need RG6 solid copper cable to the dish to supply the 21V needed to power a SWM LNB. The RG59 may work if they are not to long to the rooms. You have posted 2 different model numbers, both will work with a SWM dish and you only need 1 coax from the SWM splitter to each.
If it is a flat roof you can use a sled mount as the SWM dish will not fit on an pole used for an SD dish.
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shannon02
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If you still have SD only receivers you need a free MPEG4 HD upgrade.
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doomster
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3 months ago
Shannon,
Thank you for responding and answering some of my questions. I'd like to clarify a few points with my replies.
1) I'm confused when you said I posed two different model numbers. I only have 3 HD24 receivers that are working.
I received a Genie but I could never activate it because I do not have an HD satellite dish.
2) The RG59 cables run across various rooms so the distance could be over 50 ft.
3) The current satellite that I have, the SD dish, is on a sled, not a pole.
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doomster
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3 months ago
One further question.
If I get the satellite dish to HD, will the Genie box that I have be able to be activated? It's been 3 months since I received it.
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shannon02
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3 months ago
Doubtful as you only have 1 month to activate a new receiver per the TOS.
There is no HD24 only H24 or HR24.
Didn't know that SD dishes used a sled mount but it doesn't matter the HD dish can't be mounted on a SD pole as it is to small. HD dishes uses a 2" OD pole.
RG59 may or may not work.
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doomster
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3 months ago
Shannon, my bad. My receivers are "HR24" receivers.
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doomster
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Also Shannon, when my satellite was first installed, the dish could not be mounted on any poles because there weren't any on the roof. It is not a sloped roof so the contractor used a sled. IIRC, he said he didn't use a pole because he felt the pole might fall over because it gets very windy here in the winter (30+ MPH winds)
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shannon02
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3 months ago
Sled mounts still have a pole to mount the dish on same as a roof mount or a pole in the ground.
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doomster
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Shannon, it was a sled. When he installed it over 10 years ago, I saw him haul that sled up the ladder. He complained how it was a hassle to haul sleds up to roofs.
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shannon02
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Techs are allowed on flat roofs. OSHA rules are for sloped roofs. The OP stated he was given permission to go on the roof.
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