Satellite and Extended Camping
We are brand new to RV camping. Our fifth wheel came with a Winegard satellite auto-locator/receiver and tripod. Right now we don't think we will ever use it - the room it takes up might be better u...
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RustyJC wrote:Roman Duck wrote:
Rusty, your quite right. I understand that extreme locations would prohibit accessibility to home-base local channels. For us we found that we can get service in a 1500 to 2000 radius from our home.(Farthest we traveled since using a sat. system in the RV)
The only time that we don't,is when we can't acquire a signal at all. Mainly due to overhead obstructions(currently have a roof mounted dish)
So as you said if your not in a spot-beam area, you won't get them
Sounds like, since you're in the Catskills per your avatar, your local channels are the East Coast national feeds. Those of us with "true" local channels (i.e., not the NYC or LA East or West Coast national feeds) have a much smaller spot beam area as I and others have described.
Rusty
Agree Rusty, they HAVE to be talking about East Coast Feed.....As I stated, I have true "Local" channels, ie Asheville NC, Spartansburg and Greenville SC stations...I've lost them when I drove from Asheville to the Outer Banks....but still had them in WVa, TN, SC...but the further you get away from the spot beam area....you will lose "true local channels"..
