Satellite setup

Thanks for responses. I have a old satellite (unknown model) from my old house that I will attempt to use. Will try to find that box Roy, thanks for that. Not worried about spending a little money but don't wanna get ridiculous.

What RoyB said and some PATIENCE until you get the hang of locating the satellite. Remember, your box reacts slower than the satellite finder.

I used to do this all time with my off-road popup until Natl Broadcast Digital TV cAME out with their full blown high def TV signals...

Just bring along your SAT TV RECEIVER, some RG cable, a portable SAT TV DISH. Will need a 120VAC power source...

If you bring along a portable dish with two ports on it you can have a second TV setup going and each TV can watch different channels..

I would also bring along one of those SAT TV FINDERS to find the SAT in the southern skies...

I use one of these...


One caution with my setup at any rate is sometimes when I unplugged the SAT RECEIVER it would lose it settings and then I would have to call DIRECTV to have them to turn this receiver back on. You can do this on-line as well... You will need to have your DIRECTV account number however. I always taped all of that info on the receiver...

enjoy...
Roy Ken

Just the box and an antenna. If you have new boxes from DirecTV you will need to ensure you don't bring the Genie (HR34/44) or the H25 (small profile receiver) as they need special treatment.
Otherwise, you need to determine a budget and compare that to how much work you want to do. There are a variety of antennas from manual tripod mounted antenna, semi-automatic and fully automatic portable dome style antennas and fully automatic portable and roof mounted units. The more work the antenna does for you the more expensive it is.