satellite dish and receiver
Hi....a newbie here. I want to purchase a portable satellite antenna and receiver for my new to me Winnie Sightseer. Looking at the Tailgater system as well as a Winegard. Have seen mixed reviews...
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If you stay for a month or so at a time at a site, I would agree with the standard residential type dish. They will get a better signal simply because they are larger dishes. I personally went with the Tailgater. My trips consist usually of one long one (10 days or so) and a number of 2-3 day trips. The tailgater being an automatic dish is fast and easy to set-up and was the least expensive choice for me.
Drawback of the Tailgater (I knew this going in). It uses the western arc set of satellites. So being in the north east, it's not uncommon to not receive the 3rd satellite (the HD satellite), but the other 2 come in just fine. Other disadvantage of the Tailgater is it can have only ONE single tuner receiver (which again is fine with me).
Advantage of the tailgater is price. It's the lesser expensive option which is great for the weekend type of camping that we do.
If I were full time, I would likely get a hybrid solution. If I moved around a lot, I would get a permanent mount for the roof (again automatic) AND a Tailgater (or other portable). If I were more settled in one place, certainly a standard dish which will take far more time to setup, and is far more involved, but will yield better results.
Finally, if you're in the north east, and HD is important it's best to look beyond the Tailgater otherwise I love mine!
Drawback of the Tailgater (I knew this going in). It uses the western arc set of satellites. So being in the north east, it's not uncommon to not receive the 3rd satellite (the HD satellite), but the other 2 come in just fine. Other disadvantage of the Tailgater is it can have only ONE single tuner receiver (which again is fine with me).
Advantage of the tailgater is price. It's the lesser expensive option which is great for the weekend type of camping that we do.
If I were full time, I would likely get a hybrid solution. If I moved around a lot, I would get a permanent mount for the roof (again automatic) AND a Tailgater (or other portable). If I were more settled in one place, certainly a standard dish which will take far more time to setup, and is far more involved, but will yield better results.
Finally, if you're in the north east, and HD is important it's best to look beyond the Tailgater otherwise I love mine!
