Eastern Arc dish

The Dish Network User's Resource

The Eastern Arc dish, introduced at Team Summit 2008, is designed to pick up the 61.5°, 72.7° and 77° orbital slots. Programming other than locals will mirror that of the Western Arc of 110°, 119° and 129°, except that it will all be MPEG-4.  The new dish will be available Aug 20, 2008 in 21 select markets, more are flagged as (EA) on the HD Locals page.

Information

• Info Card 1, labels LNBs and ports, install tips (SatelliteGuys.US)
• Info Card 2, assembly (SatelliteGuys.US)
• Dish 1000.4 measures 27.8"w x 22.3"h
• EA dish has new Azimuth Cam and Elevation Rod peaking adjustments for easier installation
• Peak on 72.7°
• For dishes installed before Nov 10, 2008 when 77° became active, re-running a Check Switch should not be needed as originally thought
• Uses the same mast and foot as the Dish 500+
• Channels available at 61.5°
• Channels available at 72.7°
• Channels available at 77°
• EA coverage map (DBSTalk.com)
• Eastern Arc DMA Lookup Tool (dishretailer.com)

Limitations

• Requires an MPEG-4 receiver (ViP series or 411) with the new G3 smart card (already present in receivers with a “Circle A” mark on the front)
• No Dish Latino or International channels
• Initially for NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY

Alternatives

Some areas (unknown which ones) may need a slightly larger dish.  For that, the Dish 500+ can be outfitted with the EA Repoint kit, making it a Dish 1000.5.

Photos

• Dish front (SatelliteGuys.US)
• Dish back (SatelliteGuys.US)
• Dish back close-up (SatelliteGuys.US)
• EA LNB close-up, on arm (SatelliteGuys.US)
• EA LNB close-up, removed (SatelliteGuys.US)
• EA LNB, as best shown by Leslie Harper, with 1000.2 LNB assembly for comparison (SatelliteGuys.US)

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