Paul;
I use the DirectTV both at home and on the coach. Love it, wife was against it
at first, but now she would kill me if we did not have it. I take a receiver
and put it in the coach when I need it, otherwise we use it as a second receiver
in the bedroom.
On the GMC I have a crank up Winegard mount. Not bad if you also get the
elevation indicator and use a compass for headings. Once you get the elevation
set just get close on the direction and dial in the best reception possible.
The first dozen times are the worst, then it seems to come easy. With out the
compass ( I use an electronic one) and the elevation indicator it can be a bear.
Since I also have a 1.2 meter dish on the coach for satellite data for work and
the same system works for both.
As far as local channels go we live in an area that allows us to have DirectTV
feeds of the networks from the East and West coast network channels. As of just
recently DirectTV will be providing satellite transmission of the top 20 cities
for local channels. If you are in one of those cities, you could be in Texas
and receive your home local channels from Chicago or DC or Atlanta, no matter
where you are parked.
DirecTV is the best provider IMHO. They have a lot of channels and are at the
forefront of the technology and have by far the most subscribers. The receivers
are cheap (under $100).
They say you have to have a phone hooked up to all receivers at all times, but I
have had no problem and mine was not hooked to a phone for the best part of the
year. The phone connection is only needed for PPV movies and then you can buy
some when you are on the road and when you get home just plug the unit into the
phones and you will get the bill. I know because some one, un-beknownst to me
bought a Playboy movie and my wife wanted to know what I did on these long
trips. It was not me, must have been one of my distributors or some perv that
commandeered my coach.
When you call to sign up there is no need to mention that you will be using it
as a mobile unit. This confuses the poor telephone sales person and cause more
grief than is needed. Just give your home address and phone number and leave it
at that.
If you have any technical questions let me know.
Marcus
> Looking for your experiences with the subject.
>
> 1. If you have satellite TV service and a coach mounted (i. e. not portable
> one) dish antenna, what brand of antenna do you have on your coach??
>
> 2. Is it crank up or motorized??
>
> 3. If crank up, do you wish you had a motorized one even though they cost
> nearly five times the cost of a crank up type??
>
> 4. If so, which brand?
>
> 5. Which of the two service providers do you subscribe to??
>
> 6. Do you also use it (i. e. the service) in your house??
>
> 7. What do you do for local channel service both in the coach and the
> house??
>
> Paul Bartz
I use the DirectTV both at home and on the coach. Love it, wife was against it
at first, but now she would kill me if we did not have it. I take a receiver
and put it in the coach when I need it, otherwise we use it as a second receiver
in the bedroom.
On the GMC I have a crank up Winegard mount. Not bad if you also get the
elevation indicator and use a compass for headings. Once you get the elevation
set just get close on the direction and dial in the best reception possible.
The first dozen times are the worst, then it seems to come easy. With out the
compass ( I use an electronic one) and the elevation indicator it can be a bear.
Since I also have a 1.2 meter dish on the coach for satellite data for work and
the same system works for both.
As far as local channels go we live in an area that allows us to have DirectTV
feeds of the networks from the East and West coast network channels. As of just
recently DirectTV will be providing satellite transmission of the top 20 cities
for local channels. If you are in one of those cities, you could be in Texas
and receive your home local channels from Chicago or DC or Atlanta, no matter
where you are parked.
DirecTV is the best provider IMHO. They have a lot of channels and are at the
forefront of the technology and have by far the most subscribers. The receivers
are cheap (under $100).
They say you have to have a phone hooked up to all receivers at all times, but I
have had no problem and mine was not hooked to a phone for the best part of the
year. The phone connection is only needed for PPV movies and then you can buy
some when you are on the road and when you get home just plug the unit into the
phones and you will get the bill. I know because some one, un-beknownst to me
bought a Playboy movie and my wife wanted to know what I did on these long
trips. It was not me, must have been one of my distributors or some perv that
commandeered my coach.
When you call to sign up there is no need to mention that you will be using it
as a mobile unit. This confuses the poor telephone sales person and cause more
grief than is needed. Just give your home address and phone number and leave it
at that.
If you have any technical questions let me know.
Marcus
> Looking for your experiences with the subject.
>
> 1. If you have satellite TV service and a coach mounted (i. e. not portable
> one) dish antenna, what brand of antenna do you have on your coach??
>
> 2. Is it crank up or motorized??
>
> 3. If crank up, do you wish you had a motorized one even though they cost
> nearly five times the cost of a crank up type??
>
> 4. If so, which brand?
>
> 5. Which of the two service providers do you subscribe to??
>
> 6. Do you also use it (i. e. the service) in your house??
>
> 7. What do you do for local channel service both in the coach and the
> house??
>
> Paul Bartz
