Zulu Posted December 1, 2016 Report Posted December 1, 2016 Just completed a DirecTV Slimline Travler (SK-3005) to a DISH Travler (SK-1000) conversion for a neighbor. Took a couple of hours, but it was fairly straightforward and it worked . . . Here are the details. SKP #79313 / Full-Timing / 2001 National RV Sea View / 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubiconwww.rvSeniorMoments.comDISH TV for RVs
Chad Heiser Posted December 1, 2016 Report Posted December 1, 2016 Very nice write up. 2009 Volvo 670 with dinette/workstation sleeper - Walter 2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard 2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan 2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage) 2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage) My First Solar Install Thread My Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the build My MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet! chadheiser.com West Coast HDT Rally Website
Dutch_12078 Posted December 1, 2016 Report Posted December 1, 2016 Just curious, but does the software determine which sats to acquire by detecting which LNBF is installed? Or is it a setting that needs to be changed... Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system
Zulu Posted December 1, 2016 Author Report Posted December 1, 2016 Just curious, but does the software determine which sats to acquire by detecting which LNBF is installed? Or is it a setting that needs to be changed... The last part of the Travler conversion (which I failed to mention) is re-programming the controller. Basically, that means telling the controller that it is connected to a DISH Travler instead of a DirecTV Travler. So that means it now looks at a new set of sats maybe by using lookup tables. I used to do some programming and it would be interesting to reverse engineer a controller. Great job for a retiree. Anyway, the Travler appears to have gone through a passel of software versions. (Or rather firmware versions via EEPROM which looks to be upgradeable using a rear controller port.) BTW, you can check your controller's software version: SKP #79313 / Full-Timing / 2001 National RV Sea View / 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubiconwww.rvSeniorMoments.comDISH TV for RVs
Dutch_12078 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks, Tom. I don't have a Trav'ler, so as I said, I was just curious how the software/firmware was set up. I do know where there's a Trav'ler on a totaled 5'ver though, that I might grab if it hasn't been damaged too badly. I don't which version it is, thus my interest in your post and the process, since I would want it for Dish access. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system
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