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Originally Posted by Beau388

The HR-44/54 genie and the HS-17 genie 2 will work well with a Slimline 2 reflector with either a SL-3LNB for HD or a 3DRB2LNB for 4K and HD. Both are SWM LNBs, so one wire from the LNB to the receiver. The Skywalker 5ft tripod works well with the Slimline 2 dish. I use a smaller Winegard tripod. There are smart phone apps that will get you close to the 101 sat signal, but you need to use a good meter for best results. I recommend a Satlooklite meter. It can be programed for only one sat signal and also will power the LNB for about 30 minutes while you align the dish. It shows signal strength and error rate received by the LNB. For HD TVs, I recommend you go wireless. A C-41W client attached to each TV by a short HDMI cable and you are to power up to 4 TV with different programing. The modern LNBs will support 200 ft of coax so even under trees you can always find a place for the dish to receive a good signal.

Thanks! Good info.