Anyone use a Dish Tailgater?
If so, how do you like it? I have heard it does not work as good as the Dish 500. Does it give a good picture all of the time and how does it do in the rain?
Forum Discussion
I also have a Pathway X2 and I agree with everything Bill & Kate said. It's fully automatic, has a larger antenna dish so it can still pull in satellites in borderline situations (such as tree leaves), it can access the eastern as well as the western arc satellites, and it has 2 cable outlets so you can hook up to a second TV and watch a different channel as long as it's on the same satellite. I just looked at Amazon and you can pick up a bundled package consisting of the X2 plus one 211z receiver box and it's remote control on Amazon for $490 with free shipping.
I would also suggest getting the dedicated tripod mount for it in case you end up camping somewhere and get monsooned like I did (if these things end up sitting in water over 2 inches deep, bad things can happen to the electronics).
Also, I have an app on my Iphone called 'dish for my rv satellite finder' ($5). It uses the phone's camera to find the two sets of Dish satellites in the southern sky. All you do is load the app and point your phone up at the southern sky. The satellites show up as 2 sets of 3 orange balls overlaid on the sky (or trees, etc). Very helpful if you have trees, power poles, etc., around your site and are trying to find the best place to set up your X2 or tailgater.
Tim
I would also suggest getting the dedicated tripod mount for it in case you end up camping somewhere and get monsooned like I did (if these things end up sitting in water over 2 inches deep, bad things can happen to the electronics).
Also, I have an app on my Iphone called 'dish for my rv satellite finder' ($5). It uses the phone's camera to find the two sets of Dish satellites in the southern sky. All you do is load the app and point your phone up at the southern sky. The satellites show up as 2 sets of 3 orange balls overlaid on the sky (or trees, etc). Very helpful if you have trees, power poles, etc., around your site and are trying to find the best place to set up your X2 or tailgater.
Tim
