Dish HD Portable RV Satellite Tripod Kit
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Antenna | Television, Satellite |
Brand | Satellite Oasis |
Color | White, Blue, Black, Grey |
Maximum Range | 50 Feet |
About this item
- For Receiving DISH HD Satellite TV (Not Compatible with DIRECTV)
- Compatible with Hopper and Wally Receivers
- Latest DISH and LNB type (Hybrid LNB)
- Receives Western Arc Satellites: 110w,119w, and 129w
- Instructions Included
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Package Dimensions | 27 x 22 x 8 inches |
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Item Weight | 43 pounds |
ASIN | B0051J9FGU |
Item model number | DISH10002SKIT |
Customer Reviews |
3.9 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #95,924 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #12 in Satellite Dishes |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | May 19, 2011 |
Manufacturer | Generic |
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Easy to assemble | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | — | — | 4.4 |
Easy to install | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | — | 4.3 |
Value for money | — | 3.9 | 3.5 | — | — | 4.0 |
Sold By | Satellite Oasis | Satellite Oasis | Phat Satellite | Phat Satellite | Phat Satellite | Satellite Oasis |
maximum range | 50 feet | 50 feet | — | — | — | 3 feet |
antenna description | Television, Satellite | Satellite | Satellite | Television, Satellite | Television, Satellite | Satellite |
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Customers like the quality and performance of the antenna. For example, they say it's well built and sturdy. Customers are also impresseded with the compass, saying it works well. However, some complain about the signal and ease of use. They say it can be difficult to acquire a signal and the dish is difficult to point at the right satellites. Customers also disagree on size and ease.
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Customers like the performance of the antenna. They say the meter works well without making a horrible, loud whine. The satellite finder works great, and the compass is well built. The dish has everything needed to get TV working when they bring their dish receiver to camp. While the sat finder is a little hard to use, it's usable enough to get the job done.
"...It would be perfect. Nice options and works great. If you want to run two TV’s at the same time, now we are at a different beast!..." Read more
"...I was impressed with the quality of the components. The satellite finder works great, the compass is well built..." Read more
"...The meter works great without making that horrible, loud whine that others do...it makes a subtle noise you can hear but your neighbors probably..." Read more
"...It took about and hour to assemble and get pointed correctly but it works well...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the antenna. They mention that the finder works great, the compass is well built, and the dish is good. The tripod kit is good, and it has survived the 2018 hurricane season without adjustments.
"...The satellite finder works great, the compass is well built (and I was wanting one anyway so this will be great to have), and the tripod is sturdy...." Read more
"...has everything you need and the products that are supplied are of nice quality. The case is great, it is easy to assemble...." Read more
"...Holding firm so far. This is good for portability, since I have this at my winter campground, so will need to relocate in the early spring." Read more
"...This is high quality stuff, and satellite is a precision business, at least if you're trying to lock up 3 LMB's at once...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the picture quality of the antenna. They mention that it provides a perfect HD picture and that the standard definition channels look good enough for camping.
"...of the trees blocking the signal but the standard definition channels look good enough for camping...." Read more
"...the trees, I have lots of trees, the signal is good and the TV pictures are clear HD." Read more
"I have not used it yet. I think it well be ok. It looks very good." Read more
"...I turned on the TV and had a perfect HD picture." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup. Some mention that it's easy and quick to set up after initial assembly, while others say that the instructions are pretty vague, they had trouble getting it set up, and the antenna is cumbersome.
"...The case is great, it is easy to assemble. Leveling is no problem (have a few wood blocks around in case...we are RV'ers, you know the routine)...." Read more
"...And as others have indicated, the instructions are pretty vague. Despite that I didn't find it too difficult to figure out what goes where...." Read more
"...After that, make sure the pole is ABSOLUTELY level. The tripod makes doing this very easy as it has several adjusting bolts...." Read more
"...Assemble was easy and straightforward. Wish the tripod had adjustable legs to help level it...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the signal of the antenna. They mention that it is difficult to acquire, the satellite signal was very vague, and the signal never got above 6. Some customers also report that the dish is wobbly, unstable, and would not hold a sat signal. They also mention that the included signal meter was horrible.
"...cables ran to RV and the dish in the unit is small so it only picks up one Satellite at a time...." Read more
"...The included signal meter was horrible! Followed the directions and turned the Db to 5 and then proceeded to move the dish...." Read more
"...That's it. My signals on this satellite are higher than the ones on my professionally installed dish at home." Read more
"...directions on how to connect it to a receiver to get a satellite signal was very vague...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the antenna. Some mention that the stand packs up small and takes very little room, while others say that it's rather big and cumbersome.
"...Holding firm so far. This is good for portability, since I have this at my winter campground, so will need to relocate in the early spring." Read more
"...both run to TV’s, But with two RG6 cables ran to RV and the dish in the unit is small so it only picks up one Satellite at a time...." Read more
"...camper is in a permanent location, but this dish setup would be very easy to move if you are on the go." Read more
"Using this for my motorhome and works perfect. Love the tripod size since it is shorter than many of the others." Read more
Customers find the antenna difficult to use. They mention that it's difficult to point it at the right satellites, and it'll take a long time to tune in. Some say the compass is hard to use, and the signal is difficult to lock in on.
"Easy and quick to set up after initial assembly. Compass is a little hard to use, but was usable enough to get the job done...." Read more
"...Accurately pointing the dish was time consuming but not difficult." Read more
"This was surprisingly very easy to point...." Read more
"I had the wrong LNB for my area, I could not get it pointed correctly. The instructions were horrible...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the antenna. They mention that it's a waste of time and money.
"...The signal strength meter works barely, but it's pretty cheap. Thanks to the Dish technician, we now have a working system!,..." Read more
"...of crap you have to hold the cable to make it work, the cables that come with it are cheap the ends pulled off, so i just went and spent 30 bucks on..." Read more
"...with it is that the components they give with it to set it up are cheap as heck." Read more
"Didn't work. Wobbly, unstable, cheap and would not hold a sat signal. Tried it out for over a week. Nothing good to report...." Read more
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I received the kit last week and just got it set up last night. And as others have indicated, the instructions are pretty vague. Despite that I didn't find it too difficult to figure out what goes where. A bigger flaw I found in the instruction sheet was in the table of settings by zip code. The recommended skew setting for my zip code was 5 degrees different from the setting recommended by Dish Network on the receiver's "Point Dish" screen (using the receiver's remote, press Menu, 6, 1, 1 which brings up the Point Dish screen, then enter your zip code in the left field, set transponder to 11 and satellite to 119, the settings will appear below that). Dish's setting worked correctly.
I was impressed with the quality of the components. The satellite finder works great, the compass is well built (and I was wanting one anyway so this will be great to have), and the tripod is sturdy. But I really wish the tripod had individually adjustable legs and a bubble level, which would make it much easier to set up. If you don't have the tripod very level, all the rest of your adjustments will be difficult if not impossible to make. As it is, you have to either put objects (such as shims) under the legs, or play with the screws that hold the center tube in place in an attempt to get it perfectly level, which is difficult. I had a small level (about 6" long) with a magnet on the side so I put it on the side of the center tube and leveled it one way, then moved the level around the tube to get it level on all sides. It was quite tedious. I have a small round bubble level for use on flat surfaces and I am going to see if I can mount that on the top of the tripod to make future setups easier.
But once I got to the elevation, azimuth and skew settings it went pretty smoothly and I picked up a signal on the first attempt. Fine tuning took another 15 minutes or so. One thing I noticed was that although I had the elevation set exactly as specified for my area, the signal was stronger with it a little higher. I suspect this is due to the fact that the dish mount seems to sag slightly, or it could be that the tripod wasn't perfectly level. So I set my elevation about one degree higher than indicated which increased signal strength.
Now I've got all my channels and everything's working great.
I suggest you set this up somewhere that you have tools, internet and time on your hands. Get used to doing it by...doing it. I can set this up in a few minutes now by just going through the exercise a few times. A few hundred more dollars and you could get one that aims itself...I don't know about you, but a cold beer and 10 minutes is well worth saving several hundred bucks. It is like anything else...harder the first time than the 5th. There are apps out there that help locating the satellites, I won't buy a different dish until I'm looking for something I can watch in a class A rolling down the road.