What is the best Rv Direct Tv portable antenna

[spock123]

Originally Posted by benagi

I'm a dry camper most of the time. Of all the above post, will any of these work just on battery power? 12 volt not 110 volt.

How large is your battery bank? You can get a inverter to power it. I like to dry camp too, I have a 3000 watt inverter and it will be hooked up to at least 4 6 volt batteries plus I have 2 Honda's 2000i generators. DW says I can stay wherever I like as long as she can watch Direct tv


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[rsdata]

any or all will work for a time with a 110 V inverter hooked to your battery bank...

The Dish or DirecTV receiver will always require 110V AC. Probably the biggest power hog would be the monitor. I'm guessing that would take more power then the receiver and dish combined.

[WatkinsGlenCamper]

Originally Posted by benagi

I'm a dry camper most of the time. Of all the above post, will any of these work just on battery power? 12 volt not 110 volt.

I dry camper most all the time. Years ago, before I bought a Honda generator, I used an inverter to watch TV for a few hours during a weekend camping trip. I'd take two fully charged spare deep cycle batteries, a TV (an old tube type 20" Emerson) and an inverter. I would usually watch local stations but sometimes took the Directv box along. The inverter would run both and I never had a problem except for the batteries (using one at a time) running out of power after about maybe 2 hours (around 3 to 4 hours total use for both batteries) which I expected. Here's the inverter I used:

[spock123]

I'll have to check out what kind of power a LED TV takes but if I had to guess it would not take as much power as a tube type


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[ENE]

I'm going to order another Directv DVR for my RV. So all I need is the portable Tripod and antenna. I rather have one that is shelf aligning but don't know what brand and how much they cost. If they are too expensive I will just setup the aim to the satellite with my signal finder. Does anyone know a portable unit that includes the dish and tripod (not for onto of RV).?

[ENE]

I just read about a new new TV that is rated with the lowest wattage on the market place.
Probably expensive.
But you have to consider not only the TV but the other devices like dvr, satellite receiver etc.

[spock123]

Originally Posted by earlbalentine

I'm going to order another Directv DVR for my RV. So all I need is the portable Tripod and antenna. I rather have one that is shelf aligning but don't know what brand and how much they cost. If they are too expensive I will just setup the aim to the satellite with my signal finder. Does anyone know a portable unit that includes the dish and tripod (not for onto of RV).?

I brought mine from sat.pro, I don't use a satellite meter, I use me and DW iPhone. We put the phones on speaker and I'm outside and I just listen for the beeps. I don't use a compass, just listen for the tones. I have a tripod that I made a mod on


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[spock123]

This is a picture of what I did to a tripod for a easy fix to make tripod level


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[ENE]

Nice job.

[rsdata]

Satellite TV for RV - Tripod - Slimline - Dish - DirectTV - RV television - Recreational Vehicles - RVers - DishTV - Satellite Dish - FTA - Tripod

>>HD Tripod<<
complete setup... works great at 1/2 the price of self-aligning dish and nothing to fix because it has nothing hidden inside to break, and can be setup to take advantage of canopy openings away from your parking spot if necessary to "see" the sat...

I am 10 min from start to watching TV after learning the sequence needed to get correct sat alignment the first time (the included directions are very precise... I was less then precise the first time because I failed to follow the directions... DUH!)

DirecTV does not do local channels... ie.. they do not follow you around the country as once outside of your local channel area you no longer get your local channels on the antenna

make sure your DVR/Rec model is compatible with your dish/LNB combo... TV4RV.com folks are very helpful

[bob caldwell]

No matter what type of antenna used, tree's are the problem. Use what-ever is easiest for you to store and set-up

[rsdata]

Spock123

I have seen this setup pics from you before and I now see better detail on the tripod leg slides... very nice setup... I expect you did the fabrication on the legs yourself? I had a similar tripod which I could NOT figure out how to easily level the legs...

There could be a market for a cheap easy-leveling tripod like this.

[spock123]

The hardest part with the Direct antenna is getting the mount level. While you are setting up the antenna you can turn on the Direct receiver and after the mount is level, then put your zip code in and it tells you the elevation and azimuth, the elevation is set on side of antenna and has marks for that and the azimuth is just which direction the antenna is pointing too. Then when you rotate the dish slowly you just listen for the signal with two phones or open a window or door. I was kinda of scared the first time I set up the antenna, I thought I would mess something up, I made setting the antenna up harder than it was. If I'm afraid a honest person might walk off with the antenna then I tie a long thin steel cable to everything and lock it to one the legs on camper


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[pmsherman]

Originally Posted by earlbalentine

I'm going to order another Directv DVR for my RV. So all I need is the portable Tripod and antenna. I rather have one that is shelf aligning but don't know what brand and how much they cost. If they are too expensive I will just setup the aim to the satellite with my signal finder. Does anyone know a portable unit that includes the dish and tripod (not for onto of RV).?

Check out SolidSignal's web site. They have complete antenna packages and individual components. We purchased the 5LNB package wihich included tripod, mast, mount, dish, 5LNB antenna, SWM power supply, 2-way splitter, short and long cables, and a (never used) flat through-the-window cable.

DirecTV also has a service called DNS (Distant Network Service) that provides the standard broadcast networks anywhere in the US. Unfortunately, to get this, you need a separate account for the RV because licensing agreements don't allow them to provide this service to your home. An alternative is to contact DTV every time you set up the portable dish and let them know your "current" address and zip code. They'll change your service address and you'll get the local broadcast stations which could be 500mi away. In the SW corner of NM, near the Mexican border, the "local" stations are from Albuquerque!

Phil

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[ENE]

I found a local vendor that sales the complete package, antenna, tripod, cables, connectors, satellite finder meter etc. for $100. Now I just need the direct receiver HD25-100. I found several people that sale them for around $100-$150. I have to make sure I find one that is legal and not a sold lease box scam.

[Silverback Iowan]

If you use the Wineguard carry out it is hard to get the H24 you need. Have been trying for a month to get one from Direct tv. They want you to use the H25 which does not work with the dome. So don't spend a lot of money till you know you can get what you need. we ended up buying the regular dish to work with H25. If they get an H24 will go back to the dome.

[toddlafond]

Just to clarify. The link that you posted mentioned all you need is your TV and receiver. Do you use your home receiver and just transport it to your RV? I've been looking for a solution for when we buy our first Motor home in a few weeks.

[Silverback Iowan]

You can not take a Genie if Direct but we just take one out of another room. We finally got an H-24 so can use our Dome again. If you have a regular dish can use an H-25. We like the dome cause it finds the satellite by itself.

[spock123]

Originally Posted by Silverback Iowan

You can not take a Genie if Direct but we just take one out of another room. We finally got an H-24 so can use our Dome again. If you have a regular dish can use an H-25. We like the dome cause it finds the satellite by itself.

We take the Genie from the house and use a dish, it takes longer to set up the antenna than it takes to get a signal. It is a easy operation, I made it hard but after the first time from then on a piece of cake


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