Dish TV for the Fish house

[stork]

Hey just got Dish for the house and have an extra antenna. What is the best method of utilizing a reciever would like to get one just for the Fish house then use it when rving. Not sure on how to go about registering it with Dish and the recuirements etc.

[LaZyDayZ]

Hook it up in the fh and when you call to activate it tell them its in the bedroom or game room...

They may not even care. There is some txt regarding RV's and special froms etc. When I aded one to my father in laws rv I said it was going in an RV and they didnt care. Happy to have the extra $5.

[Gator Slayer]

I told them it is used in an RV, they seem to grasp that concept. The easiest way to set it up requires the following. 1) "roof" connnection plate (see fish house supply) 2)~50 ft digital capable Coax, 3) roof top tripod, 4) short piece of tubing. 4) torpedo level and compass (keep with dish) I like putting the dish on the tripod 'cuz then you dont have to worry about the orientation of your fish house. good luck--best place ever to watch the super bowl is in the fish house.

[PierBridge]

Tell them it's for the Bedroom it makes no sense telling them it going in an RV.

I use a piece of wood and have my dish on the ice next to the house.

[stork]

Is there a trick to getting the direction of the antenna right or is just moving it until you start recieving a signal? or a websight to go to and locate direction from what lake you are on. Could be the best way looking at someones home and getting a basic direction?

[PierBridge]

You can enter your Zip code into one of your Satellite receivers and get the correct Azimuth and Elevation, depending on how far you are traveling the elevation should not change much from your home dish setup so it's just a matter of panning side to side until you get a signal.

I think Dishnetworks main satellite is SouthEast so if your Dish is stable, level and you have the correct Elevation set along with a compass to get you close you should be able to do it, you could practice getting a signal at home on your mobile dish before hitting the lake.

I just use a flat piece plywood here is my new one for this year.

[stork]

Thank Pierbridge,

Great tips I will be firing up the bandsaw and making a foundation. If you own your own dish box do they still charge you the extra 5 bucks or is that just for the rental of the extra box?

[Mudcat21]

I just upgraded my home dish to HDDish. With that upgrade I now have an extra reciever and Dish. I was going to put it in the shack this year. My plan was just to take my memory card from the bedroom reciever and use it fish house reciever. Then I wouldn't have to pay the extra $5 a month, right? One problem though, the guy who came and installed the new HD Dish took the eyes from my old dish. He said they had to be brought back to Dish network, never heard of that? Usually they just leave the other dish alone.

[LaZyDayZ]

The little cards are tied to the reciever you activated them in. You cant take a card out of one reciever and put it into another, well you can but it wont work.

I do believe even if you own the reciever they willl charge you the extra $5 for another room, you will also more than likely have to order a new card from the after you call and they will charge you $20 to send it out.

To be safe I would call them and get the ball rolling as it may take a few days or a week to get service.

[stork]

I just checked my dish box they did not leave me a card maybe because it is hooked up to a phone line.

[Biggerfish]

I have a old dish/reciever from about 4 years ago. Do you think it would still work if I activated it for the winter? What is the approx. monthly cost you all pay these days?

[stork]

Not sure Biggerfisher I have a bundled package and with all the specials they were giving out and rebates I might have to wait for my first bill to figure it out although they threw dish in for free for the first year and then after that I pay market rate so who no's

[draled]

I have directtv and I pull the one from my bedroom and put in it my shack.(I would rather watch tv on the ice then in my bedroom) I bought a sat finder on hsolist and it take three seconds to find a sat it so easy. you can also buy a second dish on hsolist too

[Booth]

I'm an ex Dish installer. Getting the post that holds your dish level and perpendicular to the ground is the most important part to getting your sat. tuned in. Otherwise you may not get both Sats. And remember that your Dish should just be pointing west of south.

Regards,

Paul

[walleye_jigger]

Does anybody know how many watts it takes to run the satelite dish & TV? I am buying a generator and was wondering how big I have to get?

[Big Chicken]

I have a Honda 2000 and powered my fishhouse and my buddies house. It handled two 13" color TVs, 2 sets of 48" flourecent shop lights and a microwave for some popcorn all at the same time. She grunted a bit when the microwave kicked in but had no problem. The dish box draws about 35 watts.

[draled]

if I remember right the directtv was 75w and my 13" tv was 25w just remember when you start them up they draw more. I have a colman 1850 and it runs the dish tv two 100w bulbs and a 1000w heater

[Dragon Fish ll]

you should be able to take your box from home and use it while fishing. but what ever the case you will want a secure post for your anntena pointed just right to the south west. the tri pods are handy but not stable in heavy wind conditions. I use plastic pvc pipe.fits perfect. few bucks at local hardware store. works fine nation wide