Hi, do I need a satelite dish / antenna for it to work? What should I look for when buying one?
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Evidently, you are steping into an area of Satellite TV without ANY knoledge about it. There is to much info. to know before you can tackle that project. But the answer is YES, you do have to have a 3 foot dish in order for satellite receiver to work. If you live in US most Fre To Air channals can be found on satellite G-19 located at 97 degrees West.
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Yes you have to have a dish if you want to watch FTA TV There are many FTA out there it depend on where you are and what you want to look at
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Yes. You will need a satellite dish. At least 2ft diameter for Ku band and 6 to 10 ft for C band. Google C Band antennas.
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I Used a Satellite dish mast mount. It work just fine. the base can be adjusted to about any angle for roof mounting or can be used as a pole mount such a a 4x4.
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Use the Source buttom and scroll to the diagram that looks like a satilite dish. Scroll over to Scan for channels.
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Based on the satellites position relative to your geographic location, make sure to expose the satellite antenna in the its' orbit direction. Hope this helps.
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you must have the factory satellite radio harness. Check your radio for a sat button or ptty button if not get the pa15-niss. When its all hooked up its fantastic
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Go to antennapoint.com enter zip code/address, and you will see where your TV station antenna are located. The Antenna must be pointed in that direction. It does not have to be as accurate as a satellite dish, but it must be within 5-10deg for solid reception.I have mine mounted in my attic, about ~32miles away from the transmitter, and never lose quality. This is a large unsightly antenna, so mounting inside on a wall is not feasible.
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Yes you will need also antenna adapter. The adapter comes with a cable that needs to be connected to power if i remember correctly. Otherwise channel recception will be poor. Check your instructions.
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There's a different dish for Direct. You want to make sure you have the right dish for your service, because the dish is programed for that service's satellites.
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This dish will not support HD, so that receiver will work great....same one I use. I use mine at Camp in the mountains and the dish works great, it is small and easy to set up quick. I do suggest that you look at purchasing a Satellite Finder Meter For Directv to make the set up quicker, the one I purchased was made by Satellite Finder, sold by Smartie Store on Amazon, only $8.99. You may want a tri pod or pole to mount the dish for ease as well.
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the thing is Called LMB and no you will also need the dish satellite and receiver. to be able to use dish.
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This is what I can tell you. I don't know about the receiver. But it is very hard to find satillites. I ended up buy the Dish network tail gater package. It's the Best! The satillite antena fine the signal automatically. Takes about 7 minutes. I purchased it from Amazon. Please check it out you won't be sorry. Best regards. Ray
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Yes you will need a 1 meter dish and a LNB and coaxial cable in addition to the Starcom receiver. If you are not experienced it will be very difficult to aim the dish and set up the receiver. If you are tuned to the 97 degree satellite there will be over 200 channels in many languages.
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You can scan as many channels as they offer from your pick of satellite (Telstar5 - 97 W). This is a blind scan receiver. Yes, this is a satellite receiver. You do need a satellite dish. You do not need satellite finder to find the signal. You still can use this receiver and TV to find the signal. Make sure to change the mode of this receiver from PAL to NTSC for United States.
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No problem just make sure your mast or pole is straight up and down and you have the correct skew and elevation for your area .you are hitting 3 satellites instead of one with the 18"dish you should have no problem
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I have never used a satellite finder with my system (Rm-dm 46 With elevation sensor). The elevation sensor is accurate. I use a compass to set the indicator to as close to North as possible and then rotate the dish back and forth a few degrees until I get a signal. This satellite dish performs great and as advertised, but you cannot get hd with Direct Tv with this dish. Hope this helps.
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I think if this sat receiver dish is attached to your existing satellite receiver box you would still be able to pick up signals. It is the box with its card that de-scramble's the signal not the dish. When I used D-TV I used to take mine on the road with me. Dont think the companies care as long as you pay your bill. you might consider talking with DISH and ask about the pay as you go works well for occasional use.
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I don't really know about it detecting the hd satellite dish. I have the feeling it should detect it. You just need to get the right satellite. Because there are three of them close together.