What Dish Network dish do I have?

When troubleshooting or working with a satellite system, it is essential that you know what dish you are dealing with. Due to the advances in technology of the past couple of years, there have been many changes. The newest Dish Network technology is backwards compatible, for the most part, but there are specific LNB/dish/receiver combinations that work, or don't work.

Use the pictures below to compare to your dish to determine the type.   

    Dish 500 - Satellites 110 and119, also used for single satellite wing dish

        A. Dish 500 with legacy twin LNB (Oldest - not compatible with Dish Pro or Dish Pro Plus LNB's or switches.) No logo.

        B. Dish 500 with Dish Pro Twin (DP Twin)- Dish Pro Logo.

        C. Dish Pro Plus LNB for Dish 500 or Dish 1000 (Newest and most commonly used in installs, at present.) Dish Pro Plus logo.

A. B. C.

     Dish 1000 - Satellites 110, 119, 129 (Two receivers)

The Dish 1000 is similar in size to a Dish 500 but it is more oval in shape.

Note the two separate LNB's that make up a Dish 1000 and set it apart from the 1000+.

The 1000+ uses a Dish Pro Plus Twin (DPPTwin) and a Dish Pro LNB. (DPSingle or DPDual)

     Dish 1000.2 Satellites 110, 119, and 129 (Three receivers)

 Similar in size and shape to the Dish 1000. Note the single (triple) LNB with the DPPlus logo.

      Dish 1000+ Satellites 110, 118.7, 119, and 129

 The Dish 1000+ is nearly twice the size of a Dish 500 or 1000, with an elliptical shape similar to the 1000. It has three LNB's, designed to receive 4 satellites, 110, 118.7, 119, and 129.

    Dish 500+ Satellites 110, 119, and 118.7

The Dish 500+ is nearly identical to the Dish 1000+ in it's shape and size but it is lacking one of the three LNB's. (The 129 satellite is not available.)

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