Satellite Antennas - Old Fashioned Dish
I am looking to buy equipment to receive satellite broadcasts via Dish network. We would only use it 3-4 times a year so I am leaning towards the old fashioned dish vs a portable unit. Specifically a ...
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Our entire original satellite system for our motorhome cost about $250. That included a Dish VIP211K receiver, a 1000.4 dish that came with an eastern arc triple sat LNB, a western arc triple sat LNB, three 50' lengths of RG6 coax and connectors, and a roof mount tripod that I modified with about $20 of hardware store parts to add adjustable leveling feet and a large thumbscrew for locking the shaft. I also modified the dish with plastic handled thumbscrews, making the entire setup and aiming operation "no tools needed". Having both eastern and western LNB's available significantly expands the aiming options on heavily treed sites. To date, we have never had a site where I couldn't get a signal, even if only through a small gap in the tree cover. It normally takes me 15 minutes or less to set up and aim the dish using a digital signal meter.
