Sat. Ant. Mount idea

[stick]

Maybe everyone already knows about this, but I didn't, and I thought it was pretty neat. Check it out!

http://www.bbrv.dreamstation.com/sat.html



Stick

 

[Bill Stockard]

I used a tripod type roof mount for a TV antenna from Radio Shack for my dish for many years all over the US. I put a piece of PVC conduit in the center for the dish to clamp on.



http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...y_name=CTLG_003_001_003_004&product_id=15-517



It sets the dish receiver up high enough the dogs can't "mark" it. I carry 3 big nails to drive into the ground to hold it steady in high winds and use a few small thin wood blocks for leveling. If I'm on asphalt or concrete, I hang a couple of plastic jugs on it that I filled with water. It has continued standing in some 60 MPH wind gusts.



When it's time to go, I slip the dish up from the PVC pipe, pull the nails, fold the tripod legs back up, and empty the water jugs if I used them. It fits in the compartment.



Bill

 

[Doc Tinker]

I like to walk around the campground in the evening, while the campers are in watching TV, and stand in front of their dishes for a few minutes. When I figure they are about to get up and check out the dish, I take off.



Once I did that to a guy who was camping next to me, except I'd go back to my campfire and watch as he came out and adjusted his dish a little. We went back and forth with it for a while until Mrs Doc made me quit



Doc

 

[lschultz]

Your wife needs to put you on a leash Doc. Is that the only thing you do?

 

[stick]

Doc:

So that was YOU !!



Stick

 

[Doc Tinker]

I would have to pee on the dish, if Mrs Doc kept me on a leash



Doc

 

[klenger]

Here's how I did mine. Works pretty good in AZ where there aren't any trees higher than the trailer. Scroll down to the SAT antenna installation pic.



http://www.klenger.net/arctic-fox/stereo/index.html

 

[Bill Stockard]

Lance factory installed one of these on our '03 Lance and it's the easiest ever to set up. With the digital elevation readout, it takes less than 2 minutes to have the TV up and running off the satellite.



http://www.winegard.com/mobile/crank.htm



The only problem is if you park under a dense tree cover, then I have to use a portable unit. It's too big of a hassle so don't mess with the TV. The laptop or a good book are better alternatives...



Bill

 

[OTRPU]

Yah, that's why I don't go to campgrounds, too many clowns.



Cheers,

Steve J.