Bumpyroad
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rwlove wrote:snip Dish says I need to make arrangements with an LA or New York source which the Dish agent seemed somewhat dubious about because of the hassle it may involve getting the approvals, paper work etc, .
yes, you can fill out a simple form and get a RV waiver to get remote/locals. If you have the proper zip code you can get them without waiver. but a "hassle", no I don't think so. 
and yes, my tripod blew over at Dellanarva (sp?) in Galveston. of course the sea breeze almost ripped my awnings off also. sort of hard to stake it down on concrete pads.
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jauguston
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creeper,
I "got" the information from many campers that have come by and seen my mount and asked if the wind bothered it because theirs on a their tripod would blow over and they didn't like it.
I see the tripod mounts with several gallon jugs filled with water hanging from them all the time and assume it is to help keep it from blowing over. Why do you think they do that if not to keep it from blowing over?
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dadd45
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jauguston wrote:Roof mounted dishes restrict where you can park and get a line to the satellite. If you like to park in the shade that can be a problem. Tripods blowing over is common. I built something to fix those problems. 40 mph winds don't bother it at all.
Jim
I made a similar unit from PVC plastic with the FRONT point being the single foot and then at the twin-foot end I extended the shaft long enough so the dish mounts right-side-up.......weight the bottom portion by filling with sand (or a rock or 2 on the base, etc) and you have a lo-profile unit that withstands pretty heavy wind forces and is mounted so that MOST setup readings are easier to understand....IMHO, of course
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hershey
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I use a King Dome roof antenna as my primary. But for those occasions that I have to use a remote antenna, I just drive a piece of exhaust pipe tubing (about 14" long with two 6" prongs (like a garden spade) into the ground and slip the dish on it. Obviously won't be affected by wind and stores in a very tiny space. I just dont see the need for all the elaborate PVC or angle iron contraptions. Keep it simple.
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ricks04, for some reason, I can't open your e-mail. Post your question here or PM me.
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creeper
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jauguston wrote:creeper,
I "got" the information from many campers that have come by and seen my mount and asked if the wind bothered it because theirs on a their tripod would blow over and they didn't like it.
I see the tripod mounts with several gallon jugs filled with water hanging from them all the time and assume it is to help keep it from blowing over. Why do you think they do that if not to keep it from blowing over?
Jim
Well if you see them with jugs they are not blowing over... Ground stakes work perfectly and I don't have to become a contortionist to aim one of those upside down, backwards mounts. I have NEVER seen anyone's tripod blown over.
A tripod staked into the ground will not blow over.
I've seen people with your mount and they lay sand bags over the legs. I wonder why they are laying sand bags over the mount? THen some fill the legs of the PVC models with sand or water, wonder why thy do that? I guess they have the common problem of their ground mounts blowing over.
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The Cray's
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I just signed up with Dish Network for their Dish Now service. I only pay when I use it. Primarily it will be used once or twice a year when we're at campgrounds without cable for extended stays. Right now, we're in Maine with no cable and 2 kids....that equals major headaches!!
I'm using a 510 DVR given to me by a friend, and a Dish 500 satellite I bought for $20 off Craigslist. Its attached to a roof mount tri-pod found in the trash and staked down with 1/4" tent pegs. No wind related issues at all here!!
The people at Dish have been incredibly helpful in getting me all the missing items for free - remote, new smart card and the splitter thing that gets me both satellites. They even sent me new cables. All of that service for $55/month and I'm able to turn off the programming when we pull out at the end of August. Getting the dish lined up was a challenge tho, but worth the effort.
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dsouthw524
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We have used Dish for many years in the RV and at home. We submitted the RV waiver along with the required photocopy of our current registration as required to get the East/West coast networks feeds.
You were even given bad/incomplete information about local feeds. If you have the RV waaiver on file and are in an area for a period f time and want local stations one only has to call in and change the local station feed to the area you are located. Upon returning home or at another locationm you can call in and change to that location for the local stations. Another way of getting local feeds is of course to use the crank up antenna most RVs have.
You have gotten a good discussion on the use of tripods. We use roof mount and we are happy as we assure we are in a unobstructed location where we can view to the south for satellite use.
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I had the crank-up roof DirecTV dish, with inclosed TV antenna disk on top, installed at CW in '95 and it still works great. I live in TX and have towed my RV to the east coast and as far west as Idaho and never had a problem with reception or DirecTV service. However, I carry my old army lensetic compass in the van, and take readings 'before' I park. I do carry a spare for when trees are an issue, but have never bothered with tripods or other fabrications. I've always been able to use zip ties on the back bumper, rear step, front end or even a picnic table to secure the dish. I believe it would take a hurricane to break a zip tie, LOL.
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rsherrie
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rwlove,
In answer to your first question, I have a Winegard roof mounted dish which came with my trailer. I do have Directv, not Dish, but I have only had one instance in two years of traveling that I couldn't get reception. And that was due to trees too thick to get the signal. My portable dish solved that problem. I love the roof mount as it is easy to aim once I have the elevation and azimuth and have set the pointer to north using my compass. It holds the setting in all conditions I have encountered.
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