Comments on Camper setup

[gizo157973]

Newb here...

This is what I am planning to put together for my camper. Please comment if i have it correct or missed anything.

Location - Northeast Pa

Dish 500 (Standard Def 119 110) with Dual Dish Pro Plus LNB
Dish 500 (HD 61.5) with single/dual Dish Pro LNB connected to DP Plus LNB
Dish VIP 211k (no dish pro plus splitter)
RG69 cable

Also does the VIP 211k push the audio/video signal on both hdmi/component at the same time? I would like to hook two TVs to it but not watch them independently.

Thanks for the comments and help!

 

[Skibum]

Sounds good, but you'll want RG-6.

 

[bross]

Yes, you can use both HDMI and component at the same time. Should work fine. I never had much luck using tripods to mount the dish because I could never seem to get them plump and sturdy. A much better mount is the Bullseye mount that attaches to a stake driven in the ground. It's a sturdy, fully adjustable mount with a built in level that's very easy to use. Here's their website http://www.rvdishmount.com/

 

[MIshler]

I strongly second the Bullseye mount.

 

[35LKSA]

to gizo157973

I am a fulltime RV'er and have been in eastern PA since May. Physically I have two Winegard Tripods ( see here: Winegard Tripod Mount & Carry Bag - Item - Camping World ). I found this tripod (I have a pile of others that I have tried) to be very easy to get plumb. Once I have the tripods plumbed I use a spike thru the foot of each of the 3 legs to anchor it to the ground. This setup has withstood up to 50+ MPH gusts with no effect at all. Aside from signal loss during storms, the only problem I have had was to remove the ice from the dish after a recent ice storm.

I use 1 Dish 500 for 61.5 HD programming. I also have a Dish 1000.2 for 110 and 119. I had planned on using the 1000.2 for 129 also, but I just cannot get the signal. Hopefully when the new bird is up I will. I cabled the Dish 500 to the Input port of the 1000.2 dish. I then run a cable from the 1000.2 dish to my RV connection, thus letting the 1000.2 dish to do the switching. In my case the RV was wired with RG-6 from the factory.

Inside my RV I have my ViP622 receiver. The cable from the dish goes thru a signal separator and then into inputs 1 and 2 at the rear of the receiver. I use a HDMI cable to connect to the living room HDTV. I use the TV-2 output (COAX) thru a Winegard switch to the bedroom TV. The living room TV also connects to the winegard switch via a COAX cable so that I can easily switch to the TV Antenna for over the air TV. By using two different inputs on the TV I don't have to do any switching at the Winegard switch. I leave the Winegard on ANTENNA and simply change the Input on the TV between the COAX and HDMI. BTW - both TVs operate independently from each other.

 

[dfergie]

I have a Phase III on a tripod staked down, (not using) but it has been through some very powerful winds in the last couple of months it has been there...

 

[boba]

I would suggest getting the "I" mount instead of the "Y" mount for the 61.5 dish 500 it makes it easier to aim and slightly stronger signal.

 

[gizo157973]

Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it!