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DHart
Explorer
May 07, 2015

Is there a domed-style Sat Antenna to receive DirecTV HDTV?

We had a Winegard Travler (dish-shaped) on our motorhome and it worked great for our DIrecTV HDTV reception.

As we transition to an Airstream trailer, we would prefer to go with a lower-profile, domed-style sat antenna. What is the best domed-sat antenna for DirecTV and is there one that can receive HDTV signals?

As an alternative, if we were to switch to DISH, is there a domed sat antenna that can receive HDTV signals on the DISH network?

Thanks for your help.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    May 09, 2015
    What Dish receiver do you have? I am guessing Hopper but would be interested to know if that works with anything else.
  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer II
    May 09, 2015
    edatlanta wrote:
    I wouldn't switch to Dish even for HD on an automatic dish or dome. I full time and DNS works so good with my DVR. I set my network programs to record and every time I move and setup my programs record with nothing else to do since the channel numbers don't change.

    We use the Dish PASS setup to record the network shows on the locals no matter what channel they're on. We prefer watching the local news and weather where we are rather than where we aren't. :)
  • DHart's avatar
    DHart
    Explorer
    May 08, 2015
    Thanks for the help. Will pass on the dome antennas.

    We will go with a Winegard Travler again and stick with DirecTV HD.
  • edatlanta's avatar
    edatlanta
    Explorer
    May 08, 2015
    I wouldn't switch to Dish even for HD on an automatic dish or dome. I full time and DNS works so good with my DVR. I set my network programs to record and every time I move and setup my programs record with nothing else to do since the channel numbers don't change.

    I use a Slimline dish on a tripod from tv4rv.com. Works great.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    May 08, 2015
    DHart wrote:
    We had a Winegard Travler (dish-shaped) on our motorhome and it worked great for our DIrecTV HDTV reception.

    As we transition to an Airstream trailer, we would prefer to go with a lower-profile, domed-style sat antenna. What is the best domed-sat antenna for DirecTV and is there one that can receive HDTV signals?

    As an alternative, if we were to switch to DISH, is there a domed sat antenna that can receive HDTV signals on the DISH network?

    Thanks for your help.


    First, NO DOME is going to have a lower profile than a Trav'ler. The Trav'ler is less than 10" high when stowed and the smallest dome is at least 12" high with most being 15". You can move to DISH and receive HD with a dome but you will be stuck using only 1 single tuner receiver if you want to ensure you can watch/record whatever you want whenever you want.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    May 08, 2015
    Look for my Antenna 101 posts

    The answer is NO.. no Dome does DirecHDTV

    Domes do DircTV but not HD.

    Domes can also do Dishnetwork HD but...there are possible issues My other posts go into detail)
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    May 07, 2015
    No
    Yes
    Instead of an inefficient dome, why not a real dish like the Winegard Trav'ler?

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