Fixed or Portable Satellite System
We are going to add satellite capability to our new 5th Wheel and I was going to just have an antenna installed attached to the roof. But I got to thinking about how many parks we have visited with pr...
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We use a HD satellite dish on a homemade stand to acquire Directv HD programming which current dome systems are unable to receive. There are roof mounted automated dish systems that can receive Directv HD content, currently they are too cost prohibitive for most RVing budgets, and of course require an unobstructed southern view of the sky.
We do lots of forest camping where being able to move our dish comes in handy when trying to shoot between the trees, only remember a time or two where I couldn't attain a signal. With a clear view to the south I can be up and running in just a few minutes viewing all the same channels we get at our house, locals too if we are within a few hours from home.
In a perfect world I would prefer to have both as a matter of convenience, nothing wrong with being able to automatically lock in satellites that provide HD content, and nothing wrong with using the portable to do the same thing instead of moving your rig around in hopes of watching HD sat tv.
We do lots of forest camping where being able to move our dish comes in handy when trying to shoot between the trees, only remember a time or two where I couldn't attain a signal. With a clear view to the south I can be up and running in just a few minutes viewing all the same channels we get at our house, locals too if we are within a few hours from home.
In a perfect world I would prefer to have both as a matter of convenience, nothing wrong with being able to automatically lock in satellites that provide HD content, and nothing wrong with using the portable to do the same thing instead of moving your rig around in hopes of watching HD sat tv.
