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Aug 01, 2021

King One Pro satellite dish

Just looked at King One Pro Dish at Gander. Anyone using it please respond as to how well y'all like it & how positive or negative it is in action. Thanks
  • Like all domes, this one is also not able to receive ANY DirecTV HD programming and is compatible with only a few of the DTV receivers. It will not work with the Genie. It will also not work with the DISH Hopper receivers.
    While it can switch between the 3 DISH satellites, it can only point to 1 at a time so DVR's or more than 1 receiver will be problematic.
    It does do automatic setup between DISH, DTV or Canadian Bell service when you plug in a receiver so no dip switches to set. The clear dome, to me, is questionable as to whether it's an advantage or not. Yes, you can see where the antenna is pointed (maybe helpful, maybe not) but it will also allow things to get quite hot inside which may or may not have an effect on the electronics.
  • We have one that was supplied by the owner of the rig we purchased last July, purchased a roof mount that allows us to remove it and reposition it if we are under trees or other obstructions. Has worked flawlessly with our Dish programming, if you use Directv no satellite dome will bring in HD programming. We do still carry our full size residential satellite antenna and tripod as we were worried about KING dome functionality, to no avail, by the time we have finished setting up our rig upon arrival, our satellite receiver has already downloaded programming and is ready for viewing. I thought switching between satellites all the time would pose issues for our King dome, in reality it has performed well although there is a couple of seconds of delay as it moves from satellite to satellite.
  • Like most of the domes used on Dish that claim eastern arc compatibility, the King One Pro does not receive the full eastern arc three satellite set, just the 61.5 sat in addition to the western arc 110, 119, 129 sats. The Winegard Pathway X2 is still the only "dome" style dish that can receive the full three eastern arc sats as well as the three western arc sats, increasing the aiming opportunities in treed locations. The X2 also has a larger dish than the others which helps capture more signal for less rain fade. The full size residential style dishes can receive the full set on either arc of course, and can also be used with the multi-tuner Hopper series receivers that don't support domes.

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