Dish or Direct or nothing
Some campgrounds only have a few stations, whether cable or not. Do you suggest dish or Direct TV service. Winegard came with unit so it wouldn't be difficult to add. We don't want to install either a...
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Jstaffon -
I wanted an automatic sat receiver. I also wanted HD programming. DirecTV does not send out an HD signal that the small, portable, automatic 'golfball' style sat receivers can get. So that meant I wanted Dish because they do.
I chose the Winegard Pathway X2 over the Tailgater for the following reasons -
1. The actual antenna is 18 inches wide which is larger then the Tailgater. Could mean the difference when trying to shoot around or thru tree leaves and branches. Bigger is better.
2. With the X2, you have the choice of accessing either the Eastern arc OR the Western arc satellites. Your choice. The Tailgater uses only the Western arc sats. I consider this to be a big deal. There are times when I can 'see' only one set.
3. There are two coax output connections on the X2. You can run cables to two receiver boxes ( meaning two different TVs ) and watch different channels as long as the channels selected come from the same satellite. Tailgater has one.
I believe the X2 runs about $50 more on Amazon, but have not looked in a while. Usually can get a good package deal that includes the sat antenna, one 211z receiver box and also a remote control for the 211z.
I mean no disrespect to the Tailgater. I know they are well liked and work well. Aiming either the X2 or the Tailgater is the same. Just set them on the ground where there is a clear view of the southern sky, hook up the coax cable and stand back (they get power thru the cable). All automatic from that point.
I also bought the Winegard tripod. The literature that came with the X2 states it should never be set in water over 2 inches deep or bad things can happen to the electronics. The tripod has already saved it once. I ended up in a place where I got monsooned. The water was at least 6 inches deep on the tripod's legs.
And I also downloaded an app for my Iphone that helps me find the satellites. Its called dishformyrv. It uses the phone's camera to project 2 sets of 3 red balls (corresponding to the eastern arc and western arc satellites). All you do is point your phone at the southern sky to see where the satellites are. This helps to determine where to set your sat receiver when there are trees around or other obstructions.
I fulltime. I had cable TV when I lived in my home and I saw no reason to give that up now that I live in a house that moves all over the country. This setup has been working flawlessly all year.
You can PM me if you have questions.
Tim
I wanted an automatic sat receiver. I also wanted HD programming. DirecTV does not send out an HD signal that the small, portable, automatic 'golfball' style sat receivers can get. So that meant I wanted Dish because they do.
I chose the Winegard Pathway X2 over the Tailgater for the following reasons -
1. The actual antenna is 18 inches wide which is larger then the Tailgater. Could mean the difference when trying to shoot around or thru tree leaves and branches. Bigger is better.
2. With the X2, you have the choice of accessing either the Eastern arc OR the Western arc satellites. Your choice. The Tailgater uses only the Western arc sats. I consider this to be a big deal. There are times when I can 'see' only one set.
3. There are two coax output connections on the X2. You can run cables to two receiver boxes ( meaning two different TVs ) and watch different channels as long as the channels selected come from the same satellite. Tailgater has one.
I believe the X2 runs about $50 more on Amazon, but have not looked in a while. Usually can get a good package deal that includes the sat antenna, one 211z receiver box and also a remote control for the 211z.
I mean no disrespect to the Tailgater. I know they are well liked and work well. Aiming either the X2 or the Tailgater is the same. Just set them on the ground where there is a clear view of the southern sky, hook up the coax cable and stand back (they get power thru the cable). All automatic from that point.
I also bought the Winegard tripod. The literature that came with the X2 states it should never be set in water over 2 inches deep or bad things can happen to the electronics. The tripod has already saved it once. I ended up in a place where I got monsooned. The water was at least 6 inches deep on the tripod's legs.
And I also downloaded an app for my Iphone that helps me find the satellites. Its called dishformyrv. It uses the phone's camera to project 2 sets of 3 red balls (corresponding to the eastern arc and western arc satellites). All you do is point your phone at the southern sky to see where the satellites are. This helps to determine where to set your sat receiver when there are trees around or other obstructions.
I fulltime. I had cable TV when I lived in my home and I saw no reason to give that up now that I live in a house that moves all over the country. This setup has been working flawlessly all year.
You can PM me if you have questions.
Tim
