bama_ed
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- Sep 23, 2004
Denise, that's a good antenna especially if you will be traveling around the country, particularly up towards the Northeast.
Having the ability to see the eastern satellites is HUGE. These Tailgater antennas are Western arc only - they are designed to serve MOST of the US but not all in reality. I took it up to Ohio last fall and the 129W satellite was only 29 degrees above the horizon. It's hard to get up over the trees anywhere with only 29 degrees. It couldn't get a signal and I understand why. Trees will always be an issue but being able to point more upright at the satellite is a big help. So if you plan to travel up towards the northeast, being able to use either the eastern or western arc will pay off.
At Deerlick with my little SD dish I didn't worry about level. To aim at the 101W Directv bird I tipped it back 49 degrees so all I needed (and had) was a mostly leaf/branch-free view at 208 azimuth (no skew of course). The guy in the site next to me had the King Tailgater 2 (the dish I had last year) and he had to mount his up on a pine tree trunk about 30 feet off the ground to get ANY connection.
Hope you get a lot of use out of your Pathway x2.
Bama Ed
PS - it's good your antenna serves two tv's at the same time so you can watch your HGTV and Frank can watch the BassMaster weigh-ins.
PPS - I hate I missed Randy aiming the dish at Gulf but I will make it a point to watch him next year. It might almost be as much fun as watching folks back in when they arrive.
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