Winegard PL-8000 White Dish Playmaker HD Satellite Antenna Dual Receiver Capability, Optional RV Roof Mount

Sets up quickly, just point the front to the south. It takes the dish about 20 minutes to align the more north you travel in the US and Canada.

I purchased this antenna to replace a King model that we bought when we purchased Dish Service. We are a full-time RV couple. Predictably the King did survive the fall from our roof caused by sustained 25+ mph winds. So, the cost, which is competitive with the King is tuition (I failed to appreciate what could happen to an unsecured antenna on the roof - so I pass this along for others.). The King was under a year old, but prior to its demised had developed difficulty in changing channels when changing satellites. The Winegard seems to provide a somewhat clearer picture and has provided programming during times of intense rain beyond what the King provided. The Winegard did lose the signal eventually as the storm passed through. For now, I’m keeping it on the ground while considering the tripod.

2nd one. Thought the first one was broken, apparently being frustrated is part of owning this device. Sorry. Full size dish is the only way to go.

This was our use of Dish, it was not smooth as the commercial would lead you to believe. The biggest issue is the initial placement and direction of the dish. The instructions say point towards the southern sky. The unit is round, one tech said point the handle north, one said point the spot where the cable connects north, neither worked. not being one to give up after 3 days and 7 calls to tech support failed, I spent the after noon rotating it 2 inches at a time until it worked. The handle was not even close to facing north. Once it got signal it worked fine. Message to Dish/Winegard: PUT A STICKER OR SOMETHING THAT SAYS POINT SOUTH OR THIS SIDE SOUTH, MAYBE AN ARROW. Also in the instructions there is no mention of which area on the dish goes south.

Once we get a signal, we are fine. But, we have had trouble with the tech people from Dish to get it set up. It took quite a while, the first time we set it up and have done the setup twice since and had trouble each time. Hopefully, the next time we take our fifth wheel out, we won’t have any trouble...