Satellite TV Question

[Bill1170]

Thanks Donnie, sounds like a simple enough solution.
Bill

[BenC]

Willis, there are several on-line retailers who say they have D12 receivers in stock, just make sure in the Q and A sections that the receivers come with cards. They will be considered leased when we get to the activation stage with DirecTV, but that will be the case no matter when the receiver comes from. Give me a call after you have a chance to check these out. Start with Amazon.com and let me know what you decide to do. Thanks.
Ben

[Donnie_M]

Willis, there are several on-line retailers who say they have D12 receivers in stock, just make sure in the Q and A sections that the receivers come with cards. They will be considered leased when we get to the activation stage with DirecTV, but that will be the case no matter when the receiver comes from. Give me a call after you have a chance to check these out. Start with Amazon.com and let me know what you decide to do. Thanks.
Ben

Ben, make sure if has AMX, he gets the d12-100! D12 200 and 300 are completely unstable with AMX.

[michaeldterry]

Check around real close in your coach, it may have a Niles system in it that someone just disconnected. Your year usually had a Niles in it.

A Niles system? I'm not familiar with that. Explain please?

[Donnie_M]

This is Niles... http://www.nilesaudio.com/ Back then we used Niles ir repeating systems in some coaches.

[Ray Davis]

So, DirecTV just sent me a note that they would like to give me a new receiver for free. I am running an old RCA (I think, I'd have to go to the bus to be sure). I am concerned, however, I think my unit is one of the old kind that "helped" the in-motion disk find the satellite. According to my sales documents I have a KVH in-motion satellite. Unlike my previous bus, where I had a control panel with buttons, the best I have here is an on-off switch.

So, given my very vague description do you think it wise to get the free new box? Is there a possibility I would need additional hardware to help "point" the in motion antenna?

Thanks,
Ray

[BenC]

Actually, all KVH dishes required the satellite receiver's "help" to supply the 13 or 18 volts to the LNB to select the polarization of transponders to receive signal from. Since KVH dishes did not (and still don't unless you buy their most expensive model) have a built-in IRD (satellite receiver) to supply power to the LNB, their internal rf board will not detect a satellite signal strength to know it is on a satellite without an attached receiver. It does not matter which receiver, however. The dishes of your vintage did not require a low speed data port for feedback to know when it was on a satellite. Older dishes, however, from KVH, and Datron and early Motosats were the systems that remain problematic as to the upgrading/changing of satellite receivers. If in doubt, look at the back of your receiver and make sure you only have coax and maybe some RCA cables attached. The low speed data cable is a 9-pin serial cable. As long as you don't have one of those attached to the receiver, you should be in good shape if you chose to get a new receiver. Hope this helps.

[Ray Davis]

Thanks Ben, I'll crawl back behind that closet. I don't remember seeing the data port in use, so if I can get a new receiver out of the deal, I just might go for it. Of course, with my luck, the dimensions will be all wrong, requiring major updates to my equipment rack

[michaeldterry]

This is Niles... http://www.nilesaudio.com/ Back then we used Niles ir repeating systems in some coaches.

Where do you suggest I begin the search in my bus to see if there was one installed and later disconnected?

[gmcbuffalo]

Ray I have an old Datron and I got a simple DirectV box and It works in motion OK. I would get the new box and if it works keep it if not send it back.
Greg