Sattelite Dish Recommendations???
Hi, I am looking to get a satellite dish for use with my 5th wheel. We are looking to live full time out of it for about a year. I know very little about this topic. Any recommendations or adv...
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We get every channel (including HD and locals) we subscribe to at home on 2 VIP receivers while RVing and for well under $300 since we point our own satellite antenna mounted on a tripod. For the past couple of decades we always acquired the same satellite antenna we had mounted at home for cheap or free as many people or installers just discard them. We used a home made stand for years but picked up a tripod not too long ago that stores and sets up easier, using just a dollar store compass we are up and running in just a few minutes with most of the process involving uncoiling coax and making sure tripod mast is plumb.
Since we do most of our RVing from Texas and west to the pacific coast only minor adjustments to the satellite antenna parameters are needed, I always set up my new satellite equipment at home first, it's been years since I've had to look up parameters for a new location since their deviation is slight even several hundreds of miles from home. I believe that is where a lot of the frustration comes from when satellites are not readily being locked in, too much tampering with parameters when most issues involve coax cabling and/or poor connection points. Maybe on our next new rig we will have the Winegard Travler installed as part of the deal.
Since we do most of our RVing from Texas and west to the pacific coast only minor adjustments to the satellite antenna parameters are needed, I always set up my new satellite equipment at home first, it's been years since I've had to look up parameters for a new location since their deviation is slight even several hundreds of miles from home. I believe that is where a lot of the frustration comes from when satellites are not readily being locked in, too much tampering with parameters when most issues involve coax cabling and/or poor connection points. Maybe on our next new rig we will have the Winegard Travler installed as part of the deal.
