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Old 04-26-2009, 11:43 AM   #1
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When I added HD service to my DISH subscription the tech put up a new dish of course, but kept the old SD Dish too. Do I need two dishes - one for HD and one for standard? I always assumed the new dish would work for both.

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Old 04-26-2009, 12:22 PM   #2
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In my case, I don't have line of site to 129, so I need a second Dish in order to point at 61.5. You can't have one Dish that can point at 110, 119 and 61.5 because of where the birds are in the sky.
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Need to know where you are and if you want your locals in HD? If so, what dma?
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I'm in Northern VA. and I do have local HD stations
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What dma?
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Sorry Gary, what is a dma?
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What local market are you looking for? DMA = Designated Market Area.
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Washington DC is my local market
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The DC sd locals are on both 119 and 61.5. The HD locals are only on 61.5. Two dish solution would be for 119 & 110 on one dish with 61.5 on a second or the Dish 1000.4 which will give you 61.5 and 72 (you would also get 77, but there is nothing on that sat that you would get).
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