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Originally Posted by Beau388
Not quite. There are portable Slimline reflectors with your choice of SWM LNBs that are mounted on tripods that can receive all DirecTV channels in the Ku, Ka and RB frequencies for around $150 including 200 ft of coax. Ebay and Solid Signal have several versions. These are portable and are aligned manually. You do require a signal strength meter to do the fine alignment.
I use the Sat Finder application on my cell phone to find a suitable place and approximate pointing direction. My Satlooklite signal meter powers the LNB, so no need to turn on the receiver or run the coax, yet. The meter will only lock-on to the specified satellite. It takes about 20 minutes to assemble the broken-down antenna, find a location and setup and align the antenna. Finally is the antenna is not within 30 ft of the coach, I have to use one or more of the five different coax extensions I also carry. Back in the coach, I turn on the receiver and wait about 5 minutes for the receiver check the antenna communications and download the program guide and the season passes. Really, it is a lot less complicated than setting up a 3 inch sewer hose for gravity drain, IMHO. I use my home's genie 2 as the receiver and my wireless clients in the coach. All the required power supplies are hard wired in the coach. The genie 2 is paired with my Pepwave Max Mini so the Internet is available for the enhanced search and on demand functions.
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I actually have that setup at home in storage. I used it when I had a fifth wheel. It takes up a lot more storage space and without good satellite meter, I used a Bull Dog, you are going to have fun setting up. It is very fast with the meter. Yes there are people that can set them up closely enough to use the signal meter inside the receiver to pin point the max signal strength, but it takes time and is a pain. I could set up and nail the satellite in less than five minuets with the meter. A good meter is not cheep. I made my dish mount out of PVC pipe that broke down and was stored in a smallish plastic box. The antenna was four inches off the ground and was only tipped over twice with 55 mph gusts.
May class A came with both the antennas and is far easier to set up. I do not have as much storage space in the Class A as I had in the fifth wheel.
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