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01-15-2023, 06:05 PM
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Dish Again?
Before with my motorhome I had a Winegard Trav'ler paired with a Hopper 3. With my future travel trailer setup I am looking at getting a portable automatic type of antenna for Dish and it will be paired up with a Wally.
1) Will the signal be HD?
2) I am assuming I can on watch or record one show at a time. Is this correct?
3) Which portable automatic antenna do y'all prefer?
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01-15-2023, 06:46 PM
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Yes, the dome antennas are HD with Dish network and yes you will only be able to view or record one show at a time. For when our Trav'ler is blocked, I have had two Winegard carryout domes (the first one aged out and had to be replaced) and now have a Carryout G3. It works very well but any dome antenna will not receive as strong of a signal as a Trav'ler or RF Mogul but they do work.
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01-16-2023, 05:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt Dan
Yes, the dome antennas are HD with Dish network and yes you will only be able to view or record one show at a time. For when our Trav'ler is blocked, I have had two Winegard carryout domes (the first one aged out and had to be replaced) and now have a Carryout G3. It works very well but any dome antenna will not receive as strong of a signal as a Trav'ler or RF Mogul but they do work.
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I do expect a dome to not work as good as the Trav'ler, but putting one of these on a travel trailers is not an option for me. I am hoping to do a combination of Dish and streaming. I was thinking of using DishAnywhere, but I will be taking my T-Mobile internet with me. I also Dish 5G Wireless, but the upload for it may be to bad for using DishAnywhere.
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01-16-2023, 10:47 AM
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This is the best carry out antenna to use with DISH . reception is almost as strong as a Trav'ler. https://winegard.com/pathway-x2/
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01-16-2023, 04:56 PM
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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. I use the Pathway x2
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01-16-2023, 09:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bentjm
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. I use the Pathway x2
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What he said.
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01-17-2023, 11:26 AM
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You can add an external hard drive to the Wally which allows you to watch an OTA program while recording a satellite program, or vice versa!  
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01-21-2023, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by lllkrob
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What is the best for only one connection? This time around there will only be one tv. My last setup had three tv's.
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01-21-2023, 06:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reubenray
What is the best for only one connection? This time around there will only be one tv. My last setup had three tv's.
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The Pathway x2 is still the best option. I only have one TV in my coach.
Do yourself a favor and run a new coax for any portable dish you get - a lot of the factory wiring has splitters.
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01-21-2023, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bentjm
The Pathway x2 is still the best option. I only have one TV in my coach.
Do yourself a favor and run a new coax for any portable dish you get - a lot of the factory wiring has splitters.
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I had to do that on the fifth wheel I had which was easy, but this one may be a little tougher. I have everything I need, but this will have to pass the WF (wife factor).
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01-25-2023, 05:30 PM
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I found an used Pathway x2 plus a tripod for $230.
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01-26-2023, 07:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reubenray
I found an used Pathway x2 plus a tripod for $230.
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That sounds like a good price. Let us know how it all works out.
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01-29-2023, 01:04 PM
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Quote:
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That sounds like a good price. Let us know how it all works out.
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I got it yesterday and it looks brand new. The person selling it said he only used it a few times. I was going to test it today, but the weather is not cooperating. It is below freezing with freezing rain and snow in the forecast.
With this will I be able to watch and record (via EHD) a different channel at the same time?
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01-29-2023, 03:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reubenray
I got it yesterday and it looks brand new. The person selling it said he only used it a few times. I was going to test it today, but the weather is not cooperating. It is below freezing with freezing rain and snow in the forecast.
With this will I be able to watch and record (via EHD) a different channel at the same time?
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Not unless you have 2 receivers. OTA may be the exception, but not sat channels.
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