Dish or DTV
We have a trac vision dome and DTV now. The old SD receivers. Are thinking of getting a new dish and going HD. I see the prices of the dishes at camping world but wondered how much more it will cost...
Forum Discussion
Jimf1234 wrote:
How close do you need to be to your service address to receive the local channel signal? I was told they use a spot signal that is only about 100 miles wide. Do you change the address everyday while traveling?
Totally depends upon the area.
When we were in Big Bend National Park - we received local stations from Midland/Odessa - 240 miles away.
I can receive the Dallas/Fort Worth locals at Potter Creek Campground in Canyon Lake (between Austin & San Antonio) but cannot get the DFW locals at Cranes Mill - a few miles across the lake.
When traveling, we tend to try to change the locals only once a week. I dislike traveling everyday, so we don't out drive the signal daily.
I will first try the over the air antenna to see if I can pickup local stations. If that doesn't work, I'll change the service address.
When we left Fort Lauderdale, I changed my service address to a Daytona Beach RV Park address. That was good all the way to Georgia. Then I changed my service address to Charleston, SC, that was good all the way to Cape Hatteras. Then I changed my service address to an RV park in Williamsburg, VA. The next time I lost the local Norfolk signal was Dover, DE, and I changed my service address to Thomaston, CT. That was good in Dover.
We traveled across New England, and got the local channels from Hartford throughout the region.
As you travel and use the process, you get a feel for when you need to change.
I try not to bother with it if I can get local weather from a local station if I'm not staying in an area for less than four days.
