We purchased a 2008 Fleetwood Southwind 35A. It has a KVH TracVision Slimline satellite. Can someone tell me how to connect it to my home DirectTV box?

http://www.kvh.com/Pages/HDTV/TracVision-and-High-definition-TV/DIRECTV-HDTV-Service.aspx

Plug the satellite feed into box and use the onscreen menu to finish the setup. You won't get HD as the only antenna that gets all three satellites is the Winegard Trav'ler. A little pricey but worth it.

Sorry, odds are that KVH will not function. The software in the KVH probably has not been updated and there is a possibility that you CANNOT update that KVH to current Sat software. You need to contac KVH with your Model and Serial number of the Sat dome to see if it will still operate or can be updated with a Laptop PC. Doug

What Doug said ^^^^^^^^^^^You are likely going to need to find an RV dealer or local RV satellite guys with a computer with the necessary software and time to update your system (if it can be updated). If by slimline you mean a relatively flat antenna that's about 40" around but only 4-6" high I would just write this off. They "worked" great while driving as the wind would keep it clear but since we are parked most of the time, any amount of dew, rain or other moisture will kill reception of satellite TV in most cases. The antenna was built to be installed on cars (SUV's with a roof rack) and kids could watch TV. They were used by some RV manufacturers for a short period but they never caught on due to these kinds of problems.

agree with dougrainer - older dome satellite dishes' software is no longer being supported. We have a 2004 Class A and had to recently purchase a new dish. We went with Winegard G2 Plus. No in-motion which we didn't use anyhow and no HD. If you want to take a trip to TX to have the work done properly, we use Sats2Go in Houston. He removed our old dish, installed the new one. We have used his service for 4x in the last several years. He is professional, reasonable priced and does great work. He has some info on his website about the changes and software: www.sats2go.com - No way would we have attempted that on our own. I would locate someone that specializes in RV Satellite Systems.

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Thunder_Mountai
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2016
Bill.Satellite wrote:
What Doug said ^^^^^^^^^^^
You are likely going to need to find an RV dealer or local RV satellite guys with a computer with the necessary software and time to update your system (if it can be updated). If by slimline you mean a relatively flat antenna that's about 40" around but only 4-6" high I would just write this off. They "worked" great while driving as the wind would keep it clear but since we are parked most of the time, any amount of dew, rain or other moisture will kill reception of satellite TV in most cases. The antenna was built to be installed on cars (SUV's with a roof rack) and kids could watch TV. They were used by some RV manufacturers for a short period but they never caught on due to these kinds of problems.

X2 I had a KVH on our '07 Endeavor. It initially worked pretty well, except for the rain and dew. Then the software needed updating. Then KVH quit supporting my model. Then the dish totally lost its mind. Installed a Winegard Travler and never had another problem. Cut your losses and ditch the KVH.

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