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PSDave · 08-10-2010, 07:28 AM

Rufus,
I have Direct TV at home.
I found out by accident (while at my last RV campground) that Direct offers a $5 or $6 buck RV account that attaches to the TV plan you already have.
I had a spare VIP1200 SD receiver, so for 5 bucks a month, I received a program card, stuck it in the RX, aimed my Winegard MP-1 to 138 deg azi, and 46 deg ele, and set up my receiver. [I used the MP-1 instead of an old dish I have in the back yard, because it is compact, and folds away in it's protective case. The factory dish has a bulky offset feed, and required too much supporting equipment ... a post, an H-D bucket with rocks or sand, blah-blah-blah,]. Works fine and lasts a long time.

Now, when the girls or grand kids are watching their stuff on the home TV, I can sneak out to the RV, have a brewski, and watch GUY STUFF on MY Satellite TV!

PSDave

08-10-2010, 07:28 AM	#3
PSDave Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Buena Park, CA. Lat: 33.851° Lon: -118.025° El:047' Posts: 17	Doing the Dishes Rufus, I have Direct TV at home. I found out by accident (while at my last RV campground) that Direct offers a $5 or $6 buck RV account that attaches to the TV plan you already have. I had a spare VIP1200 SD receiver, so for 5 bucks a month, I received a program card, stuck it in the RX, aimed my Winegard MP-1 to 138 deg azi, and 46 deg ele, and set up my receiver. [I used the MP-1 instead of an old dish I have in the back yard, because it is compact, and folds away in it's protective case. The factory dish has a bulky offset feed, and required too much supporting equipment ... a post, an H-D bucket with rocks or sand, blah-blah-blah,]. Works fine and lasts a long time. Now, when the girls or grand kids are watching their stuff on the home TV, I can sneak out to the RV, have a brewski, and watch GUY STUFF on MY Satellite TV! PSDave __________________ 2010 Cougar 26SAB X-Lite 5er, 2x Honda 2000i, 2x Kiocera 85W solar, 40A Xantrex reg. ----- '06-6.0 F-250 PSD AOD, CC, 4x4 SB AirRaid intake BANKS Six-Gun iQ (pre-turbo Pyro) BANKS Monster Diesel Dual Exhaust BANKS SPEED BRAKE SNOW Performance Stage 3 MPG-MAX Meth/Water injection (with another pre-turbo Pyro!) Ride-Rite Air Bags (wireless) Gear Vendors OVER/UNDER DRIVE OilGuard bypass oil filtration system Pullrite 18K Super Glide (auto) Hitch Retrax bed cover Otherwise Mostly Stock