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Old 06-21-2016, 06:48 PM   #21
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A friend of mine also recommended Winegard's trav'ler antennas. He said it works great. In fact, I never thought there were so many options for TV antennas.
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Old 06-21-2016, 06:59 PM   #22
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Old 06-21-2016, 07:57 PM   #23
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Yes, but isn't the Wineguard G2+ just standard definition with DirecTV? It is my understanding that it cannot pick up the HD (high definition) signal. I put the more expensive Wineguard trav'ler high definition system up on my Class C roof so I could get the HD signal, but if I had it to do over again I would go with a less expensive setup.
Yes, it is just SD. We were actually going to buy the trav'ler. That is the one the salesperson talked us out of. I'll stick with SD for now to save the $1500. The other reason was the ability to move the portable unit. If you get a spot that has the southern exposure blocked, the trailer won't be able to get signal. I also was a little hesitant to drill holes in the roof of my brand new 2017 travel trailer.

Time will tell if the SD will be good enough or I will later want to move up to HD.
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Old 06-22-2016, 12:57 AM   #24
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Yes, it is just SD. We were actually going to buy the trav'ler. That is the one the salesperson talked us out of. I'll stick with SD for now to save the $1500. The other reason was the ability to move the portable unit. If you get a spot that has the southern exposure blocked, the trailer won't be able to get signal. I also was a little hesitant to drill holes in the roof of my brand new 2017 travel trailer.

Time will tell if the SD will be good enough or I will later want to move up to HD.
FWIW, if using SD only on DirecTV, I recommend going to your DirecTV menu/Display/Preferences and select the option to "hide HD Channels". This will remove them from the guide so you will only see the SD channels. If you don't do this and you input a channel number to your remote it will go to the HD channel and not find a signal, forcing you to open the guide and move the selection to the SD choice.

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Still can't figure why the Travl'r couldn't be portable.
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Old 06-22-2016, 11:27 AM   #26
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FWIW, if using SD only on DirecTV, I recommend going to your DirecTV menu/Display/Preferences and select the option to "hide HD Channels". This will remove them from the guide so you will only see the SD channels. If you don't do this and you input a channel number to your remote it will go to the HD channel and not find a signal, forcing you to open the guide and move the selection to the SD choice.

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I have an old SD only box so this is not an issue for me.
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Bob, where did you get the Ladder mount for the Tailgater, I want one
Fantastic idea, I've seen one or two similar to that made out of alum tubing.
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Fantastic idea, I've seen one or two similar to that made out of alum tubing.
Hahaha......some just can't afford that high dollar stuff!.......And, have to dumpster dive to come up with other folks cast-off scraps....
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