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DHart's avatar
DHart
Explorer
May 13, 2015

Does DirecTV Genie (HR34-700) work w/ Winegard Travler?

We are planning to go with a Winegard Travler Satellite HD Antenna on an Airstream trailer.

I know that in the past, not all DirecTV receivers worked with the Winegard Travler (e.g. the HR24 was compatible with Travler, but the HR25 and others were not).

Does anyone know if the HR34-700 Genie receiver works in an RV with the Winegard Travler? (This is the receiver we have in our home and would take it into the trailer when traveling IF it is compatible with the Winegard Travler antenna.)

And, a related question, does the Genie Client box work for a second TV in an RV without requiring a Wi-Fi network? Does the Genie Client box connect to the Genie DVR wirelessly without need for WI-Fi?

Thanks, in advance, for your help!
  • docj's avatar
    docj
    Explorer
    May 20, 2015
    DHart wrote:


    And, a related question, does the Genie Client box work for a second TV in an RV without requiring a Wi-Fi network? Does the Genie Client box connect to the Genie DVR wirelessly without need for WI-Fi?



    With either the HR34 or HR44 Genie's you can use the C41 (wired) or C41W (wireless) clients. The C41W doesn't use your existing wifi network, but it does set up a network of its own using the DirecTV Wireless Video Bridge (another ~$100 piece of hardware). The Bridge is connected to the Genie and the client receives the signal from it.

    Personally, I went through the trouble of running coax to the bedroom so that I could use the C41 rather than the C41W. DirecTV specifies separation distances between devices that are difficult to achieve in an RV and I didn't want to deal with them. I know that some people have ignored these separation recommendations, but I didn't want to buy the hardware and then have difficulty using it.
  • masongardner's avatar
    masongardner
    Explorer
    May 20, 2015
    There never was an HR25 receiver, but there was a H25. Just an HD box, but it is a SWM only box. May have been the issue.
  • revump's avatar
    revump
    Explorer
    May 14, 2015
    Mine seems to work fine. We have only had it for a little over a week
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    May 13, 2015
    With the current Trav'ler for DirecTV (SK-SWM3) everything connected works exactly as it works at home. They are the exact same antenna setup. The receiver/client will not know anything changed, only that they lost power.
    Completely plug and play.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    May 13, 2015
    As long as it is a Travler SWM then the answer is yes.
    As far as the slave? The answer again is yes,maybe! Do you have wireless slaves? If so then you need to have a coax feed for the video bridge. The bridge according to Directv tech the video bridge is suppose to be 6 feet from the Genie to work properly. But at home mine is about 2 feet away and seems to work fine.
    For the video bridge to work correctly you need to run a RG6 coax from the splitter after the power supply to the bridge.

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