Dish Network Antenna Question/Issue

You could use two domes, but if you want all you are paying for your choices are two domes (one dome per receiver LNB input) or a DISH type antenna. (1000.x)

The reason, IF one receiver wants to record off 119 and the other off 110 or 12, you are screwed with a dome.

The Travler is extremely nice except you must buy a Dish or Directv specific model so switching providers is a costly situation. For the Dish model it only supports the Western arc (unless they have updated) and will not work when you are parked under trees like we do in state parks.

Of the dome style portables, only the Winegard Anser will allow you to use your dual receiver as you use it at home. As mentioned earlier, you will have to run 2 cables from the Anser to your receiver. What you don't get with the Anser is ANY Network TV programming since you must point the Anser at the 72.7 satellite to get all of the programming from only one satellite. You can use your over the air antenna for the reception of Network programming.
The Dish Tailgater does not work with a dual tuner receiver and the Carryout and VuQube antennas will allow you to watch different channels on different TV's but since the dome style antennas only contain 1 LNB, both people have to be watching (or recording) programming that are broadcast from the same satellite.
If you want full use from your receiver exactly as you do at home you need the exact same style antenna as you have mounted to your house. The means the Winegard Trav'ler if you want a fully automatic antenna or the same kind of antenna which you mount on a tripod and setup and break down each time you move. Once you learn how, the setup is pretty easy and usually takes less than 1/2 hour but there's a pretty steep learning curve.

sounds like you have a 625 like I have. it requires a special cable from the dish to the receiver and in my system, the signal travels back down that cable to the second TV.
bumpy

I have a similar receiver VIP622. I have a in-motion dome (one sat at a time) that I almost never use because I am a HD snob. I use a 1000.4 dish with both a Eastern arc and a western arc lnb. If you don't spend a lot of time in the mid-atlantic or north east you don't need the eastern arc lnb. The 1000.4 dish has a elevation micro-adjuster and removable lnb arm that makes it much easier to store than the 1000.2. Aiming any triple lnb can be frustrating so I use a AccutracIII+ meter that makes the process a snap. It has up to four rf strength bars where you can peak all of the sats at once. It does have an issue in that the batteries aren't strong enough to power the lnb for long so I plug the receiver into one port and the meter into another so the receiver will power the lnb.

sgtcoffey wrote:

We currently have Dish Network with a DVR that supports watching a different channel on 2 different TVs.

We will be going full time RVing in about a month. Want to use the same setup we have our house.

I don't think the MP-1 will fit the bill for you. Here are some other antenna choices for a DVR:

- Winegard Travler -- probably the best but most expensive solution. It's fully automatic. Push a button and a few minutes later your sats are acquired.

- 1000.2 dish -- much, much cheaper than a Travler and a 1000.2 can get all same sats (plus actually more of them) than a Travler. However, you'll need a good tripod, signal strength meter, and patience to manually aim this dish.

- DISH 500 Pro -- you can pick one of these up on eBay. This is an easier-to-aim version of the 1000.2. However, you'll still need a tripod, signal strength meter, and patience, but you only have to acquire 2 sats instead of the 3 for the 1000.2.

Note that both the Travler and 1000.2 can get all the channels you now get at home (including HD), but the DISH 500 will not get most of the HD channels.

One problem with the MP1 is it will only pick up one sat at a time. You will not get all of your channels without going to setup and change back and forth from 110 and 119.

It's not the easiest one to set up either. But, for the price, that is what I use.

I know the Winegard Anser will do that, but you need to run a second cable from the antenna into the receiver. I don't know about the Carryout. I believe the DN Tailgater will do the same as the Anser if you make a modification.