Nice. I made a much simpler mount. Where you bolted into the bottom of the Tailgater I threaded in studs and used wing nuts to attach it to the base. Then if reception is a problem I just undo the wing nuts and move the tailgater, but it'll just sit on the ground. No nice tripod and post.
jimh425 wrote:
How well do the tailgaters work compared to the permanent mounts?
One thing you're giving up vs a fixed mount is multi channel capabilities. You can't watch one channel and DVR a second or watch another channel in a different room. That and, as Boatycall mentioned, when you first power up it's about a 5 minute align/setup procedure but you're only involvement there is telling you which state you're in. That only happens when you first connect AC to the receiver. Turning off the receiver does not remove power to the Tailgater which will occasionally do a search to verify alignment on each of the 3 satellites. This could be an issue if you boondock and have limited battery capacity so I always turn off the inverter before going to bed then live with the 5 minute setup in the morning. I've been told just disconnecting the RF cable between the tailgater and receiver but leaving the receiver connected to AC eliminates the realignment problem. Just reconnect the RF cable to the tailgater, turn on the receiver and start watching TV. I've yet to verify this though.
