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Old 06-19-2013, 02:32 AM   #4
mwhit
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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If you have a smart phone, several apps are available that can display the satellite positions on your screen. This provides you with the proper direction and you can determine if trees or other obstructions will block the view. I used a manual dish but would sometimes spend way too much time getting it setup. I got a Winegard satellite gm 1518 automatic dome. It will only receive the standard definition signal, but all you do is sit in a location that can see the satellites apply 12V power and the coax wire and in about 2 minutes you are watching TV. I use a 12V vehicle jump start unit that take a cigarette lite type plug and supply power to the dish. After the dish locks on the signal the 12V power can be disconnected. Then it off to roughing it around the fire with the TV.
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