I know there are many threads on the general subject, one going on right now, didn't want to steal that one. Just hoping to get answer to my specific situation.We just switched home base TV to Dish from Direct so Dish is my only option I think. We have a 25' TT with one TV. We travel to the keys for a month or so in the winter where there is no OTA TV available, otherwise what we can get OTA normally suits us fine. We are not avid tv watchers, especially when camping, but news is nice and oh those NFL games. We do not want to take our receivers from home as we have some favorite shows we record and don't want to miss those. Someone told me to get a tailgater and small receiver for the TT and I would be good. Is that true? what type of tailgater should I look at for easy setup and least cost?Can I get the Dish on the go from dish for 7.00 per month for just a couple of months? ( asked the Dish installer and looked online but still no solid answer )Do I need a tripod or just set the tailgater or whatever on the ground?Where is the best place, price wise, to buy what I need?Thanks in advance

riven1950 wrote:I know there are many threads on the general subject, one going on right now, didn't want to steal that one. Just hoping to get answer to my specific situation.We just switched home base TV to Dish from Direct so Dish is my only option I think. We have a 25' TT with one TV. We travel to the keys for a month or so in the winter where there is no OTA TV available, otherwise what we can get OTA normally suits us fine. We are not avid tv watchers, especially when camping, but news is nice and oh those NFL games. We do not want to take our receivers from home as we have some favorite shows we record and don't want to miss those. Someone told me to get a tailgater and small receiver for the TT and I would be good. Is that true? what type of tailgater should I look at for easy setup and least cost?Can I get the Dish on the go from dish for 7.00 per month for just a couple of months? ( asked the Dish installer and looked online but still no solid answer )Do I need a tripod or just set the tailgater or whatever on the ground?Where is the best place, price wise, to buy what I need?Thanks in advancecontact Solid Signals @ 877-312-4547. they can answer any and all questions reliably and accurately.my $0.02 worth. I've also heard that you should be able to get a second receiver on your account for $7 but you can definitely can get a pay-as-you-go account for the RV.unless the shows you're recording at home are on a local channel that is unlikely to be included in the local spot beam in Florida there's no reason to believe that the same show(s) cannot be watched or recorded in Florida. your DISH programming package will be the same at home or anywhere on the road. if sports such as NFL some games may be blacked out, though. local channels (broadcast networks) are available through spot beams but ABC is ABC, etc.

This is the satellite receiver we purchased exclusively for use in our RV, we didn't want to take receivers from home like we did in the past. As for the satellite dish we set-up our own HD dish on a tripod, but for Dish network there are several affordable automated dome choices which can be viewed at Camping World online.

Sandia Man wrote:This is the satellite receiver we purchased exclusively for use in our RV, we didn't want to take receivers from home like we did in the past. As for the satellite dish we set-up our own HD dish on a tripod, but for Dish network there are several affordable automated dome choices which can be viewed at Camping World online.The VIP-211Z is also the receiver we use, but it came packaged with our Pathway X2 self-aiming antenna. It's a single-cable setup (signal and power for the antenna run down the same coax). We don't have a stix 'n brix, so we have the "Dish for My RV" plan at $65/month for about 200 HD channels. I have a hard drive hooked up to the receiver so it serves as a DVR, too (although it's a single-tuner receiver).Rob

Don't rule out how the OTA NATL TV NETWORK works these days since they changed over to digital TV. We always are able to get several TV stations just using our OTA BAT WING crankup antenna... This is all free to the public...We always like to be able to get a live radar station when we get parked to watch the weather real close with our setup...We use to bring along a spare SAT TV dish with a two output head on it and run a RG cable to a SAT RCVR in the living room and a second RG Cable to the SAT RCVR in the bedroom and use the VIDEO OUTPUT ports to tie into the TV sets. Then we select CABLE-OTA-SAT TV from the remotes in both locations... OF course the OTA OPS requires you to push the small button on the ANTENNA PANEL to work the OTA BATWIG antenna. If you haven't tried your OTA HDTV BATWING antenna setup give it try - I think you will be amazed how it looks now compared back in the old analog TV days...Since the change-over we don't bring out our DirecTV account SAT TV items anymore...Roy Ken

Currently using a Dish Tailgator and reciver package works great.

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RoyB
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2016
Don't rule out how the OTA NATL TV NETWORK works these days since they changed over to digital TV. We always are able to get several TV stations just using our OTA BAT WING crankup antenna... This is all free to the public...

We always like to be able to get a live radar station when we get parked to watch the weather real close with our setup...

We use to bring along a spare SAT TV dish with a two output head on it and run a RG cable to a SAT RCVR in the living room and a second RG Cable to the SAT RCVR in the bedroom and use the VIDEO OUTPUT ports to tie into the TV sets. Then we select CABLE-OTA-SAT TV from the remotes in both locations... OF course the OTA OPS requires you to push the small button on the ANTENNA PANEL to work the OTA BATWIG antenna.

If you haven't tried your OTA HDTV BATWING antenna setup give it try - I think you will be amazed how it looks now compared back in the old analog TV days...

Since the change-over we don't bring out our DirecTV account SAT TV items anymore...

Roy Ken
Second_Chance
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2016
Sandia Man wrote:
This is the satellite receiver we purchased exclusively for use in our RV, we didn't want to take receivers from home like we did in the past. As for the satellite dish we set-up our own HD dish on a tripod, but for Dish network there are several affordable automated dome choices which can be viewed at Camping World online.

The VIP-211Z is also the receiver we use, but it came packaged with our Pathway X2 self-aiming antenna. It's a single-cable setup (signal and power for the antenna run down the same coax). We don't have a stix 'n brix, so we have the "Dish for My RV" plan at $65/month for about 200 HD channels. I have a hard drive hooked up to the receiver so it serves as a DVR, too (although it's a single-tuner receiver).

Rob
Sandia_Man
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2016
This is the satellite receiver we purchased exclusively for use in our RV, we didn't want to take receivers from home like we did in the past. As for the satellite dish we set-up our own HD dish on a tripod, but for Dish network there are several affordable automated dome choices which can be viewed at Camping World online.
rk911
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
riven1950 wrote:
I know there are many threads on the general subject, one going on right now, didn't want to steal that one. Just hoping to get answer to my specific situation.

We just switched home base TV to Dish from Direct so Dish is my only option I think. We have a 25' TT with one TV. We travel to the keys for a month or so in the winter where there is no OTA TV available, otherwise what we can get OTA normally suits us fine.

We are not avid tv watchers, especially when camping, but news is nice and oh those NFL games. We do not want to take our receivers from home as we have some favorite shows we record and don't want to miss those.

Someone told me to get a tailgater and small receiver for the TT and I would be good.

Is that true? what type of tailgater should I look at for easy setup and least cost?

Can I get the Dish on the go from dish for 7.00 per month for just a couple of months? ( asked the Dish installer and looked online but still no solid answer )

Do I need a tripod or just set the tailgater or whatever on the ground?

Where is the best place, price wise, to buy what I need?

Thanks in advance

contact Solid Signals @ 877-312-4547. they can answer any and all questions reliably and accurately.

my $0.02 worth. I've also heard that you should be able to get a second receiver on your account for $7 but you can definitely can get a pay-as-you-go account for the RV.

unless the shows you're recording at home are on a local channel that is unlikely to be included in the local spot beam in Florida there's no reason to believe that the same show(s) cannot be watched or recorded in Florida. your DISH programming package will be the same at home or anywhere on the road. if sports such as NFL some games may be blacked out, though. local channels (broadcast networks) are available through spot beams but ABC is ABC, etc.

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