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07-21-2017, 10:37 AM
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How do I do satellite in my RV
Hi guys,
I'm new to this and my wife and I recently purchased a 2002 Fleetwood discovery.
It came with TracVision L2 dish.
We have Direct service at our home.
How do I make this work together.
The local RV dealers just want me to make an appointment.
I'm not overly tec savvy but am very mechanical.
Hoping someone has some helpful info for me as to what I need to make this happen.
Thank you,
Rob
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07-21-2017, 10:48 AM
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from WA State!
I also have Direct at home, but the MH has an OEM MotoSat HD dish for Direct and I had to upgrade the controller.
The L2 is in motion, and can receive both Direct or Dish from what I'm reading so far.
I did a search using Google and came up with the owners manual but can't post the link for some reason.
Here's part of one manual I found: http://www.rvsatellite.com/Manuals/K...nstrux705A.pdf
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07-21-2017, 01:49 PM
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Tracvision L2 Owners Manual.pdf
For what it's worth the KVH Tracvision L2 Owners Manual. This antenna MAY still work with DirecTV but I know it will no longer work with DISH Network.
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07-21-2017, 10:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lllkrob
Attachment 169555
For what it's worth the KVH Tracvision L2 Owners Manual. This antenna MAY still work with DirecTV but I know it will no longer work with DISH Network.
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What causes it to no longer work with DISH.
I am fortunate enough to have the owners manual and have attempted to hook it up with the RV at our home but it won't find the satellite.
Do I need to call my service provider to have them change something.
I figured since I was only maybe 100' from where it lives in our home that it would work.
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Rob
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07-22-2017, 06:32 AM
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I too have TracVision, when I purchased coach couldn't figure out how this worked. I have cable at home so no experence with satellite hookups.
I took it to have it looked at and we climbed up on the rook and took the cover off and mechanically everything worked, still no signal. Went to Camping World and the Tech said that that system never really worked well and we would sell you another brand,I walked out.
So went online and did some more research, bought the cable to hookup the satellite to PC and down loaded some info. It was setup to receive Dish signals. Went to TracVision's website and downloaded the Direct TV software and installed it, my TracVision system has worked since.
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07-22-2017, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vetteguy22
What causes it to no longer work with DISH.
I am fortunate enough to have the owners manual and have attempted to Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Rob
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In March 2016 DISH Network changed the way they broadcast their satellite signals. This made most dome antennas obsolete that were produced before 2010 including nearly all KVH, most Kingdome, and many Winegard units.
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07-22-2017, 09:10 AM
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Hi Rob! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang!
We have the TracVision R5SL on the coach and it works great with Direct TV. I took an old SD DTV receiver out of the house and use it in the MH.
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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07-22-2017, 11:00 PM
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Junior Member
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Direct tv tells me that since my receiver is HD that unless my satellite is HD, I won't be able to get a picture.
Is this true and if so is there a way to work around it.
Thanks,
Rob
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