What Is The Best Satellite Dish For An RV?

by Robert
(Arkansas)

Please tell me in your opinion which is the most reliable automatic satellite antenna on the market today?

ANSWER: Greetings Robert thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.

When you say automatic I am assuming that you mean a satellite antenna that automatically acquires the satellite signals. There are two types of automatic satellite antennas.

In-Motion These satellite antennas acquire satellite signals automatically and track them so that you can watch satellite TV while driving down the road.

Stationary These satellite antennas automatically acquire satellite signals when the RV is parked, but cannot be used while traveling in the RV.

There are 3 main players in the Automatic Satellite Antenna arena, they are:

King Dome Satellite Antennas

KVH TracVision Satellite Antennas

Winegard Satellite Antennas

All of the automatic satellite dishes mentioned above are excellent. There is not one that I would recommend above the other. The question you need to ask is which one is best for your particular needs? Here is what you need to consider when purchasing your Satellite Dish.

Are you going to subscribe to DIRECTV or The Dish Network? Some satellite dishes are only compatible with one of these satellite providers and some of them are compatible with both.

Do you want to watch more than 1 satellite channel at a time? If you are planning to watch two different satellite channels at the same time on different TVs, you need to ensure that the dish you purchase allows you to do this.

Do you want to watch High Definition TV? All satellite dishes receive the Digital TV signals, but some require additional equipment in order to allow you to watch High Definition TV.

I hope that this information has been helpful to you.

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Happy RVing

RVing Al

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