DISH satelite TV
I recently switched my home service from Direct TV to DISH. In the past I used a winegard MP1 carryout and a SD receiver from home to get satellite while camping. It was a hassle to reconfigure the re...
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TechWriter wrote:
Neither. Get the Winegard Pathway X2. It supports 2 receivers (like the VQ4510) but the Pathway X2 can receive all of DISH's sats -- the VQ4510 & 2510 can only receive DISH's "Western Arc" sats (see below) . . .
DISH uses two sets of satellites called the Western Arc (sats 110°, 119°, 129°) and the Eastern Arc (61.5°, 72.7°, 77°). If you want to get all of DISH's HD programming (including localTV stations), as a very general rule of thumb, you need the WA sats west of the Mississippi and the EA sats east of that river.
Since you're in Ohio, having the ability to get the Eastern Arc sats may be important for you.
Agree with this, I also went with the Pathfinder X2 for a few reasons. One line for power and signal. Larger dish, gets you better signal and not as prone to weather. The ability to get the eastern arc and western arc. Some parts of the country you have to use the eastern arc as the western arc is nearly impossible to get. Just was camping last week and the entire western arc was blocked by forest. Just used the eastern arc. It's nice to have that option.
IT switches between sats very quickly when need be. I also carry a regular dish that I can aim manually if I have to shoot it through a small hole in the trees.
I love this, got tired of manually aiming the dish. Have to have HD on a 40" tv.n:)
