Direct TV Dish and receiver

[TxCowboy]

Dane, good advice. The "summer RV site" is an RV park -- getting permission to install something won't work. We're trying to move the RV within that same park to a place with a few more trees and a better view so whatever we have there has to be portable. Also, we're still living in our SnB home during the week. The RV is like our "summer beach cottage".

So, about the coax cable, looks like I'll have to rewire the RV and install three new connections to accept satellite? Did I read that correctly?

 

[DocFather]

Dane, good advice. The "summer RV site" is an RV park -- getting permission to install something won't work. We're trying to move the RV within that same park to a place with a few more trees and a better view so whatever we have there has to be portable. Also, we're still living in our SnB home during the week. The RV is like our "summer beach cottage".

So, about the coax cable, looks like I'll have to rewire the RV and install three new connections to accept satellite? Did I read that correctly?

Jeff, my dealer used the existing "cable TV" coax to hook my mini-boxes and Genie DVR to the 4 TV outlets in my L/R, B/R Garage and basement. He did it behind the UDC. Maybe yourr can be configured the same way.

 

[porthole]

SAT TV dish ---> coax to DirecTV specific splitter (top port)

http://www.amazon.com/DirecTv-MSPLI...d=1427843222&sr=8-3&keywords=directv+splitter

Power inserter (only one port used) to the other red port of the above splitter

http://www.amazon.com/Directv-Volt-...843245&sr=8-1&keywords=directv+power+inserter

The 3 remaining ports go to your main DVR receiver and the Genie clients if you are not using the wireless units.

Don't go cheap on the cable either. Quality quad coax is preferred (and really no that expensive if you can benefit from buying a roll)

This will cover one main TV with the receiver and two other TV's


You may find that although your trailer may be wired for SAT TV, many of the members here ended up re-wiring with better coax and fittings and doing it correctly

 

[TxCowboy]

...The 3 remaining ports go to your main DVR receiver and the Genie clients if you are not using the wireless units.

Don't go cheap on the cable either. Quality quad coax is preferred (and really no that expensive if you can benefit from buying a roll.

Duane, reference the two boldfaced terms above:

1. My Genie clients are the wireless versions presently on my SnB account. Guess I should buy the regular Genie clients (hard wired versions)? I also would assume that wireless means another network that would need to be secured so no one steals/hacks the system?

2. Quad coax is the quad shielded RG6? Looks like Amazon has a roll of 100' In-Wall Rated RG6 for about $15.00. Is there an outdoor rated coax that I should be considering?

BTW, just a thought but is anyone capturing all of this good information? The Help Guide that is available is pretty generic. Maybe one of you gifted folks could put together a "DirecTV Guide" that captures what has been posted here.

Thanks again, everybody!

 

[DocFather]

Jeff, each mini-box, whether wireless or hard-wired has a unique identifying number that is registered with DirecTV to work through your Desktop Genie DVR. Here is a useful link https://support.directv.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4250/~/directv-wireless-genie-mini-faq

 

[porthole]

Each "client" is an extra $6 a month on your account. If I wasn't so cheap I would just add another client, but we really do not need it.

I don't know how the wireless works.

What I do is keep the SnB's spare bedroom client in the trailer all camp season.
Every time we leave I just take the SnB's DVR receiver.

I already have additional power cords and remotes in the camper, so all I have to do is bring the actual units.

I have not yet had to call DirecTV for service adjustments after leaving our Jersey Shore location. We have gone as far as New Hampshire north, Goshen west and VA beach south so far with the DTV stuff with no issues.

Quad coax is the quad shielded RG6 - yes

I'm sure you could spend the money on outdoor rated, but I haven't bothered. I bought a 500' spool, which was only a few bucks more then the finished 100' extension. I rewired the house, that was the main reason for the big spool.

The real concern for outdoors is a connector that seals around the cable, that means a compression connector (and the special tools to install them).
In the camper I keep a 2 x 100, 50 and 25 made up cables. I have had to run as far as 200+ feet already to get a clear view at our dog camp.

 

[TravelTiger]

I don't know about DirectTV, but we had Dish install their satellite dish on a tripod at our RV site. They then hooked up the cable to to satellite in in the UDC, which connects to the living room only. We use a Hopper (main receiver) and Wireless Joey for the bedroom (no cable needed!)

We haven't moved yet, so don't know how difficult it will be to take down and set up. We will probably invest in the better tripod, etc before our big trip in June.


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