Satellite TV reception in the North
In 2013 I traveled to Alaska. I was using Direct TV with a Winegard Carryout receiver and could not get reception above Prince George. This year I have Dish with a Winegard Pathway X2 receiver. Can I ...
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You need to understand what is limiting your reception and what you can do about it. The Winegard Trav'ler will only tune down to about 18 degrees above the horizon. As long as you have a clear view of the satellites, you can get DirecTV programs on a Trav'ler as far north as Douglas, across the channel from Juneau. I have done this in Douglas, 58 deg 16 min north, but if I were on the east side of the Rockies, your reception will go away much further south due to the shadow of the mountains. With a very slight modification, I have spent a summer in Valdez, 61 degrees 07 min north, and have been able to receive all but the 119 satellite. A mountain was in the way for 119. To get my antenna to tune that far down below 18 degrees I put a nickel ($0.05) in the antenna LNB arm pinch point and did a manual search.
When driving in the far north with the Rockies between you and the satellites, reception is going to drop out a lot sooner than if you are on the west side of the mountains or have a clear channel over water to the same satellites. Geographic location of the antenna is the biggest factor in these receptions. Just moving the antenna one RV space to either side in our Valdez park made a huge difference as to what I could get and what I could not.
When driving in the far north with the Rockies between you and the satellites, reception is going to drop out a lot sooner than if you are on the west side of the mountains or have a clear channel over water to the same satellites. Geographic location of the antenna is the biggest factor in these receptions. Just moving the antenna one RV space to either side in our Valdez park made a huge difference as to what I could get and what I could not.
