Satellite TV or Cable
As we start to look to be traveling more and longer trips, we are wondering if we should invest in the Satellite TV for the RV. We already have Direct TV at home and would be easy to bring the receiv...
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RustyJC wrote:I wonder if this is possible vs practical?
I guess I'm somewhat surprised that no one has been able to come up with an automatic portable dish system for DirecTV HD. Yes, I understand the implications dealing with multiple satellites, but whoever finally figures this out will make a fortune!
It appears to me that DTV is headed towards SWM and that cold be a factor. SWM requires access to all 3 birds at the same time so repositioning the dish for the channel selected is not practical. Ditto for the HD non SWM at least when a DVR is used.
I know from experience that SD local reception has a longer range than HD which could imply that the larger and higher gain dish is required for good reception. Can't say for sure since SD and HD are on different birds and may have different transmit power etc.
For example I can receive the SF HD locals to the CA/OR border (300 miles) and south to Santa Barbara (250 miles) and the SD locals to the OR/WA border (550 miles). ie A north/south HD range of 550 miles and SD range of 800 miles.
