on the road tv reception

I've used DirectTV since 2004. I take one of my boxes from home. I never change my billing address. I call the move number and give the address of the park I am in or something close. I only do it when I will be staying for more than a few days. I try not to abuse the relocation change. I wouldn't do it for one night. In between I use the over the air locals. For a weekend camping trip I wouldn't bother with changing locals.

Directv is the worst company to deal with when it comes to satellite TV in an RV. They either don’t have a clue about satellite reception in an RV or the FCC has them by the B***S and they won’t commit to a straight answer. I have been told by one Directv phone support that all I have to do is give them the zip where I am at and they will switch the locals over, then another said that is not true and I will have to change my installation address on the account to get the new locals, and another told me I can not get any locals at all while traveling in an RV, while another told me I have to sign a waver and can only get nationwide locals from Los Angeles and/or Chicago, then another said it is not legal to take my receiver from home and put it in the RV. My advice would be to not get Directv support involved at all and just use the “over the air” antenna to pick up the local news.

Local channels are "spot beamed" from the satellite. You will only pick up your locals within that spot beam. Your best bet to pick up local channels in the area where you happen to be is to use the roof antenna and get "over the air" channels. Getting your satellite provider to turn off your local channels and turn on the locals where you happen to be is problematic and will not be practical. They probably will want to make your temporary location your permanent location for billing purposes.

Unless you mean while underway, I'd suggest just using your rooftop TV antenna for overnight stops when cable is not included with the site. Reception will vary of course, but there's usually at least one or two local stations that carry the local and network news.