Question about satellite tv recievers

[Paladin]

I have Direct tv and I admit I know very little of how it looks at the satellites. On looking at Winegard in motion dishes I see that it says that two receivers can be used to watch programming "on the same satellite".

Okay, so what does this mean? For regular non HD programming does it lock onto one satellite and you get all of your channels or does it need to see two in order to get the full list? Are they telling me that my channel options will be limited by half or something while using two receivers? What other channels would be on other satellites that I might not be locked on to?

-Dave

[robertglines1]

on mine(dish network) it has two satelite's it must access one is #110 and other 119# if you only have ability to locate one with your dish you will get only Chanel's broadcast on that satelite..so you need one that is capable of accessing two at the same time..usually the aiming of the two sat are not much different on mine so if it locks on one both will be in service...hope this helps..we have in motion on the kids boat also and you can turn circles with it and it stays locked on...{just had to try it} Haven't read article  in august mag yet but sure it is much more intelligent than my response...Bob

[JackConrad]

   Not sure about Dish Network, but with DirecTV, we get all the channels we watch on one satelitte except the local channels which are "spot beamed" and only available within about 100 miles of home. We can get national feeds on DirecTV, but we prefer to watch local channels on the off air "batwing" antenna when traveling. The HD channels may be on a different satelitte also.
   Unless the antenna has multiple feedhorns, I think you are limited to one satelitte unless both are very close together out there in the Clark Belt.  Jack

[Dreamscape]

We have DirecTv using an in motion Tracvision LM receiver. We lock on to one bird and get all the channels we want. While driving I just leave the 12 volt feed on so it keeps tracking as we drive. We also have the major network feeds from NY and LA. We get the locals via our Winegard Batwing Sensar and the Wingman. It gets all the local HD channels with a great picture, sometimes I think better than the dish.

We have always had good luck with their service also.

Paul

[akroyaleagle]

I'll try to answer your questions.

I also have DirectTV in my home and in the coach.

The dish locks on the satellite. It receives the signal from all the channels you pay for. It sends the signal to the receiver and you can watch it on the TV. It doesn't matter how many TVs you have hooked to the receiver via splitters, they will all be on the same channel as the receiver.

If you wish to watch different channels, you will need a dedicated receiver for each TV. You will split the signal from the satellite before the receiver with a splitter box.

Sorry for the loss of your pet. I know how devastating that can be.

Hope this helps.

[BG6]

The dish locks on the satellite. It receives the signal from all the channels you pay for. It sends the signal to the receiver and you can watch it on the TV.

Close, but no kewpie.

It is the receiver which decides what channels you get to see, based on instructions sent over the satellite link.  This means that you can easily change antennas without problems.