GL: Direct TV

[John & Judy Gill]

Tom and list,

We have had Direct TV on our 36 ft Carver Mariner for 6 years now and  
it works great.  However we also have a KVH TracVision G-4 "follow- 
me" satellite TV antenna installed.  Our friends who tried to use a  
household TV antenna could never make it work because they could not  
aim the antenna properly.  You need to invest in a portable satellite  
TV antenna (some come package in a brief case type carrying case)  
that has the compass and angle adjustments in order to find the  
satellite signal.

Also remember that you can only receive local network channels in  
your primary boating area and will loose them in 75 100 miles or so  
(have to declare a new "home location" to get network channels after  
that

  Our dockside neighbor uses an antenna like the one mentioned above  
and it only takes him about 5 to 10 minutes to set up on weekends  
when he is on his boat (he sets his up on the flybridge seat to get a  
clear view of the Southern sky).

Check out Boaters World at:  <http://www.boatersworld.com/product/ 
316031574.htm>

You will love the Direct TV system and have the ability to check out  
the National weather channel each night before cruising the next day.

John Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

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On Oct 13, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Tom Kinsella wrote:

> We recently ordered a Direct TV service for our 25 foot Bayliner 2560
> boat. We have not even departed for our trip yet and have found  
> locating
> the satellite signal when we move the dish to be extremely  
> challenging.
> My questions to those who have the system is: How do you have the dish
> set up on your boat?Is it a permanent pole mount or can we do  
> something
> smaller and portable?Are you able to receive service in a calm  
> anchorage
> or just when placing on the marina dock?Are there any tricks to  
> locating
> the satellites easier?Any other advice is appreciated, we are  
> beginning
> to think it just won't work for the boat.Thanks, Tom
>
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