Dish Tailgater System Dropping Channels
Struggling to keep my Dish Tailgater System from dropping channels. Purchased the RV To Go system in April and have put in at least 20 hrs of tech support and have received 3 receivers and 3 tailgater...
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Bill & Kate wrote:
You get what you pay for. Had the Tailgater, and while it was nice and compact and light, only pulled in a marginal signal, and if you couldn't "see" the southwest satellites, you were screwed. We finally bit the bullet, sold the Tailgater on eBay, and got the Windgard Pathway X2. A little bigger and heavier, but a much more robust unit with a larger antenna dish. Side by side, we got almost twice as strong a signal with the X2. Also can get the southeast satellites if you can't hit the southwest ones, and supports a second receiver if you want.
To share a personal experience. In February our church had a Super Bowl Party. My friend supplied a Tailgater and I supplied Pathway X2. We set them up side by side. We each had VIP211Z receivers both hitting Birmingham HD locals off the 129 sat. The Eastern sats were not an option due to building height and length of cable run where the TV's were set up. During the game a heavy rain came through the area. The Tailgater went to SD and a couple minutes later no signal staying off for about 30 minutes. The Pathway never lost its HD signal.
I know this is not a scientific survey but it tells me the larger dome on the Pathway works in rain. And you also have the option of hitting eastern or western sats which has come in handy on several occasions to get around trees.
