satellite help

[gimp]

Well, I have an old primestar satellite dish. I was wondering if I could use that dish, and a dish network reciever and watch tv from the dish network satellites. I'm trying to position the dish, and I'm having a lot of trouble getting a signal, so I'm wondering if it's even possible.

If I can't use it for tv, I'm gonna use the dish as a directional antenna for a wireless network. Like this guy did, http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/P...Primestar.html

[pbzmag]

You should be able to use your dish for local channels on your tv provided that your system has two sat in connections. What you have to do is hook the sat to the system, then the system to the tv. Make sure to turn off you system to watch local channels. If you don't you'll get alot of interference. The sat provider also has local listings for extra charge.

[Star_Base_CGI]

Yes you can but the dish needs to be precisely set up and pointed at teh satelite..

Go research it on the internet and see if there is a code for your receiver to help you get the dish set up...

You also need some kind of test card.