Dish Tailgator
Finally got my Dish Tailgator and tried it out. I put it on the roof of my car with a clear southern view. It would only pickup one sat.,anyone in NY or Long Island have this problem. What are the thr...
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The Tailgater works with the 211 receivers, vip211k, vip211z, etc.
As far as setting it with the handle in a certain direction, it does not matter. I took the cover off to watch how it works (it was out of warranty and I am an engineer and can't help myself :)). When first powered up and the location selected on the menu screen, the dish began rotating, moved in almost a complete circle, then settled back into a southerly direction, then began incremental up/down, side to side movements until it got the best signals for the 3 satellites, then stopped moving. Programming came on shortly afterward.
As far as setting it with the handle in a certain direction, it does not matter. I took the cover off to watch how it works (it was out of warranty and I am an engineer and can't help myself :)). When first powered up and the location selected on the menu screen, the dish began rotating, moved in almost a complete circle, then settled back into a southerly direction, then began incremental up/down, side to side movements until it got the best signals for the 3 satellites, then stopped moving. Programming came on shortly afterward.
