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 ...
Forum Discussion
I use a very simple dish and a home-made PVC stand that is small, comes apart for storage and the whole thing can be set up in just a few minutes. I know it sounds crazy, but being level doesn't matter with a set-up like this - I've had it sitting at some pretty weird angles on sloping terrain. I have a satellite finder app on my smartphone that makes it easy to find a hole through the trees and I carry about 200' of cable, although I don't often use all of it. In most cases, after locating the hole through the trees, the dish is set up and locked on in about 10 minutes. Cheap, fast, and it works well.
Ted
Ted
