Can I use a Direct TV Dish with my FTA Receiver? - ABA DSS

mookiex4 · August 24th, 2008

Hi All, I was wondering if I am able to use the Direct TV dish that is left over from my old service with an FTA receiver to bring in signal? It appears that I cannot tune into Direct TV service, but can the dish and multiple LNB be used for dish, bev and other stats? Also what beginner receiver should I use with it?

Thanks,
Mookiex4

myviewsat8100 · August 24th, 2008

Not sure why but it does`nt work has to do with the built in switch sorry...

**Satcat11** · August 24th, 2008

Yes you can. Ihave done that successfolly. of course you must repoint the dish.

myviewsat8100 · August 24th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Satcat11

Yes you can. Ihave done that successfolly. of course you must repoint the dish.

I was not aware that they had fixed the switch broblem {multi LNB}

slt101 · August 24th, 2008

If its a single lnb from direct it will work but for the 3 or 5 lnb type you will get a few channels but not much more. You're better off with a DN twin lnb.

**bigevil69** · August 25th, 2008

the dish will work great but you will need to get new lnbs
get you a pair of legacy lnbs

**jose2001** · August 25th, 2008

true you can use the dish but not the lnb you need to change that end you will be good to go repoint dish to

chsnfew · August 25th, 2008

I am useing my old direct dish and lnb to pick up the bev sat and connect it to a diseqc switch switch and set the port and it works great.

**bigevil69** · August 25th, 2008

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Originally Posted by chsnfew

I am useing my old direct dish and lnb to pick up the bev sat and connect it to a diseqc switch switch and set the port and it works great.

the single lnb works great but the multi dtv lnbs gives lots of trouble

chsnfew · August 25th, 2008

The reason the dual lnb's won't work is that the old direct dish is perfectly round and the dish pro dish is slightly ovaled. the dual can't get a good focus because the shape was made to focus directly in the center of the round one where as the oval shave can focus to both lnb's

mookiex4 · August 25th, 2008

Thanks for all of the great responses. I was asking only because I was looking on the FTA list website and the only Direct TV dish that it lists for use if the 18 x 20 oval Direct TV dish with the triple LNB, which happens to be the one that I have mounted on the house from my previous service.

Thanks again for the great responses. By the way, What is the "BEV" satellite? It seems to be as popular as Dish for some reason? Thanks fro all of your help and comments.

**cisco123** · August 25th, 2008

91/82 its the canada sats