Direct TV supplies needed
We are looking at putting a satelite in our TT. Nothing major. We are not full timers. We have DTV at home with 4 receivers. The camper is set up with a new digital antenna, so I can only assume it wi...
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Yes, many of us bring a Directv receiver from home into our RV to get satellite channels while camping. Apparently the process is difficult for some, but in reality it is quite simple whether attempting to get SD or HD content. There are several products available that will automatically align themselves with the proper satellites, but very few offer Directv HD content unless you're willing to spend major $$$.
We chose to have all the same exact channels we have at home while RVing by simply taking our bedroom HD receiver and purchasing the same dish (Slimline 5) we have mounted on our roof from Ebay for under $50. We constructed a homemade stand (tripods are available online) that stores in 2 pieces and takes about a minute to assemble on site.
Using settings for our location as indicated by the Directv receiver and a simple compass, we are easily up and running in under 10 minutes. As long as we're within about 250-300 miles from home we even get all our local channels as the spotbeam is quite large for our area. Practice at home a few times to get the hang of it and it becomes second nature, there have been many times that just plopping the dish on the ground in the general direction of the satellites has indicated 90% signal strength. We primarily camp in the four corner states and rarely have to make any adjustments to our satellite dish, just point to sat 101 and all the other satellites come right in allowing us to enjoy all the same channels (HD&SD) we have at home.
When not plugged into shore power, we run our LCD tv, HD sat receiver, Bose sound system, and Blu-ray dvd player all off of a 350 watt pure-sine inverter I installed in our entertainment center. Although we don't watch much TV when on the road, my DW does follow a few of her favorites shows and of course I want to be able to catch any of the big games my teams are playing in. Even when an RV park offers cable, we readily set-up our sat dish as there is simply no comparison with the full blown package Directv offers. Happy Camping!!!
We chose to have all the same exact channels we have at home while RVing by simply taking our bedroom HD receiver and purchasing the same dish (Slimline 5) we have mounted on our roof from Ebay for under $50. We constructed a homemade stand (tripods are available online) that stores in 2 pieces and takes about a minute to assemble on site.
Using settings for our location as indicated by the Directv receiver and a simple compass, we are easily up and running in under 10 minutes. As long as we're within about 250-300 miles from home we even get all our local channels as the spotbeam is quite large for our area. Practice at home a few times to get the hang of it and it becomes second nature, there have been many times that just plopping the dish on the ground in the general direction of the satellites has indicated 90% signal strength. We primarily camp in the four corner states and rarely have to make any adjustments to our satellite dish, just point to sat 101 and all the other satellites come right in allowing us to enjoy all the same channels (HD&SD) we have at home.
When not plugged into shore power, we run our LCD tv, HD sat receiver, Bose sound system, and Blu-ray dvd player all off of a 350 watt pure-sine inverter I installed in our entertainment center. Although we don't watch much TV when on the road, my DW does follow a few of her favorites shows and of course I want to be able to catch any of the big games my teams are playing in. Even when an RV park offers cable, we readily set-up our sat dish as there is simply no comparison with the full blown package Directv offers. Happy Camping!!!
