Local Channels
We use the Dish Tailgater. Is it possible to get our home base local channels when traveling well out of the area. Last time out a RV neighbor said he was able to...got interrupted during conversation...
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Just be sure to have all the SAT TV info on hand to identify your acct and SAT RECEIVER you are using etc...
We was using DirecTV and they would change the view location only a couple of times a year and started complaining after that... Then the SPOT BEAM would then download your local assigned station to the new locations. i.e. I would get the Washington DC local channels I was paying for when I was in Gatlinburg TN after they changed my viewing address....
This was true for us using DIRECTV a few years back before the National Broadcast changed over to Digital HDTV... Things may be different these days. We stopped bringing along our portable SAT TV stuff when the Natl Broadcast changed over to Digital High Tv from the local towns.
The big BACKUP PLAN of course is to use the OTA BATWING and tune in the local National Broadcast stations from the close-by towns. They are now transmitted in full blown High Def and great viewing. Much better than my standard SAT DISH was...
Roy ken
We was using DirecTV and they would change the view location only a couple of times a year and started complaining after that... Then the SPOT BEAM would then download your local assigned station to the new locations. i.e. I would get the Washington DC local channels I was paying for when I was in Gatlinburg TN after they changed my viewing address....
This was true for us using DIRECTV a few years back before the National Broadcast changed over to Digital HDTV... Things may be different these days. We stopped bringing along our portable SAT TV stuff when the Natl Broadcast changed over to Digital High Tv from the local towns.
The big BACKUP PLAN of course is to use the OTA BATWING and tune in the local National Broadcast stations from the close-by towns. They are now transmitted in full blown High Def and great viewing. Much better than my standard SAT DISH was...
Roy ken
