Satelite hookup

Dick_B, Yes we will be considering the auto units. We presently have no sat service and will use the manual disc to try Direct Tv service for mobile use and see how we like it, then will upgrade to full auto on the roof or just a remote mobile one. Thank you Mac

Just slightly off topic but have you considered using one of those portable receivers that finds the satellite automatically. We have the new G2 unit and it works well. If you are used to a dome unit it will be a nuisance to try to manually align a dish.

When we were using a portable dish I used a flat coax cable like this one

There were also times I just passed the cable under a slide seal for a quick and dirty install.

My Mh cable seems to lead to a switch box by front tv that enters a switch box along with a cable from the antenna that both feed alowing to switch both tvs from cable or air service. My thinking was the cable from the rear access was a direct to the box in front that I could remove and connect to DTV box. I'll have to test if is indeed a direct line. Thank you for the resposes, this help me Mac

My camper had a switch box at the entertainment/DVD system at main TV. I unplugged the cable line from the switch box and ran it directly to the dish receiver. I also had the satellite connection so now I can use both tuners on the DVR.

If your rig only has a single exterior coax input it will usually lead to a splitter and as mentioned before the satellite signal must reach the receiver directly. Many rigs come with separate exterior coax inputs for cable and satellite tv making it easy to use a satellite signal from a tripod mounted set-up.

Currently available dome systems can not acquire HD content for Directv subscribers and 18" sat dish only delivers Directv programming from sat 101 which only contains SD channels, a mute point if you are unconcerned about viewing HD.

Our rig only has a single exterior coax input and I performed this modification to the Winegard antenna amplifier/splitter and it allows us to connect our HD sat dish tripod setup to our HD receiver thereby enabling us to view every channel we have at home.

We use our HD receiver from our master bedroom, Directv will lease you a receiver for $7 a month although you may be able to purchase one for yourself, they will still charge the monthly access fee for that receiver.

Pointing the sat dish to acquire a sufficient signal is not overly difficult, but will require a bit of patience until you have mastered the technique. Once you get the routine down it takes just a few minutes to enjoy sat tv at the campsite.

You have to go directly from the dish to the receiver. You cannot use the cable in the rear unless you have one like we do that says satellite and it is a direct connection and not going through anything