Forum: Full-timers & Snowbirds
11-11-2018, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,914
We are in the last week of a 9-week trip. We...
We are in the last week of a 9-week trip. We forwarded our mail to the iPostal mail forwarding service before we left. The USPS has constantly screwed up the forwarding of the mail. For the first...
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Forum: Technical Corner
11-09-2018, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 15,690
If you have Dish at home and have the Hopper, I...
If you have Dish at home and have the Hopper, I highly recommend just getting a portable 1000.2 dish and a tripod and taking the Hopper with you. That way you have all of the recordings you made at...
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Forum: Towing
10-28-2018, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,049
I talked to Fastway and they just asked that I...
I talked to Fastway and they just asked that I send them a picture of my current setup. I sent them the attached picture. They noticed that the bar was not parallel with the trailer frame. They...
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Forum: Towing
10-24-2018, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,049
flybouy, All of your questions are answered. If...
flybouy, All of your questions are answered. If you look at my post right above yours, you will see that I originally miscalculated the tongue weight (it is actually 1500). I explained in that post...
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Forum: Towing
10-24-2018, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,049
I miscalculated the tongue weight. If I...
I miscalculated the tongue weight. If I understand the calculation correctly, I add the steer and drive axle weights of the truck with the trailer attached (WDH disconnected) together and subtract...
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Forum: Towing
10-23-2018, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,049
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Forum: Towing
10-22-2018, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,049
Weight Distribution Hitch Problem
When I purchased my trailer last year, the dealer installed an E2 round bar weight distribution hitch. As I started using it, I noticed that the bracket on the driver's side would slip toward the...
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Forum: Towing
09-26-2018, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 8,962
Having flashers on in the rain drives me crazy...
Having flashers on in the rain drives me crazy too. Makes it almost impossible to tell when they are changing lanes or hitting the brakes. I know they think it makes them safer, but it does just the...
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Forum: Technical Corner
09-06-2018, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 15,690
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Forum: Technical Corner
08-24-2018, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,604
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Forum: Technical Corner
08-24-2018, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,061
In my trailer, the sat, cable, and antenna all...
In my trailer, the sat, cable, and antenna all share the same coax. To use satellite, I plug the coax in the only outside connector and remove the small cable that connects two cable jacks behind the...
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Forum: Technical Corner
08-20-2018, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,604
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Forum: Technical Corner
08-19-2018, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,604
Need a tripod recommendation
I have a 1000.2 satellite dish and I don't like the standard tripod I got from Dish. I would like to get one with adjustable legs for when I have to set it up on unlevel ground.
Anybody got a...
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-04-2018, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,949
I don't have that LNBF. I'm pointing to the...
I don't have that LNBF. I'm pointing to the Eastern Arc. I do own a Western Arc LNBF for use when I travel across the country, but it doesn't look like that. It only has three ports.
Thanks anyway.
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-04-2018, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,949
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-03-2018, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,949
I'm adamant about having more than one tuner so...
I'm adamant about having more than one tuner so the self-pointing domes won't work for me. I have a Hopper 3 that I want to use in my camper.
The cheap meters won't work with the Hopper 3 so no go...
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-01-2018, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,949
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-01-2018, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,949
Satellite Signal Meter Recommendations
I'm new to satellite TV and recently switched to Dish Network. I'm trying to learn how to setup and point my portable dish and have quickly figured out I need to get a signal meter. I bought one of...
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