Recent content by Gary Shaw

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    Dish set up for RVing

    I am using a Dish VIP 722 DVR. I had a Carryout but discovered I could only record from one satellite at a time so I switched to the Dish 1000.2 with the three feed horns. My biggest problem seems to be finding the right direction. I use a lensatic compass, the compass app on the iPhone, the...
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    Dish set up for RVing

    I just finished 6 mos of snow birding and have set up my dish 1000.2 in dozens of places but it is still hit or miss and I'm frustrated. I use a tripod from TV4RV and it is great for a quick level base. Then I use Dishpointer to get the numbers (el, az and skew) for my exact location. Finally I...