Crabbypatty - You asked about the X2. I love mine. I chose the Winegard Pathway X2 over the Tailgater for the following reasons -
1. The actual antenna is 19 inches vs 18 inches for the Tailgater. Not a lot I know, but could mean the difference when trying to shoot around tree leaves.
2. With the X2, you have the choice of accessing either the Eastern arc OR the Western arc satellites. Your choice. The Tailgater uses only the Western arc sats. I consider this to be a big deal. There are times when I can 'see' only one set.
3. There are two coax output connections. You can run cables to two receiver boxes ( meaning two different TVs ) and watch different channels as long as the channels selected come from the same satellite.
I believe the X2 runs about $50 more on Amazon, but have not looked in a while. Usually can get a good package deal that includes the sat antenna, one 211z receiver box and also a remote control for the 211z.
I mean no disrespect to the Tailgater. I know they are well liked and work well.
I also bought the Winegard tripod. The literature that came with the X2 states it should never be set in water over 2 inches deep or bad things can happen to the electronics. The tripod has already saved it once. I ended up in a place where I got monsooned. The water was at least 6 inches deep on the tripod.
Tim
