Satellite direction & satellte #

[bigbucks]

Coming up in a few weeks with the wheel house.  Have had it up there before, but didn't have a satellite Dish on it at that time.  Anybody know the direction you look for satellites there & what's the best # to lock on?  At home I just point it SW & try to get on 110 or 119.  I'm not sure if it's different up there or not.  Anybody have any experience with this?  I don't have an auto tuning dish, I have to point it manually once the house is settled.

 

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

[jerkbait]

Same up here. just use 56686 for the zip code.

[bigbucks]

Thanks, just thought I'd feel pretty stupid if I was trying the totally wrong thing.  Might as well watch tv at night for sure.  I like watching basketball games while you fish.  You don't have to see every play, but if the fishing's slow it's a good time filler.

[Sea Hage]

You might have to lower the angle a couple of clicks to get in the 90% range

[Vexilar]

Thank you for the zip code, for the last 3 years I lose the tailgator reception at night around 8 I never know what zip code to try I sure hope it works.  All day everything is fine, evening comes I lose signal.  

[bigbucks]

Vexilar,

 

Is the tailgater the automatically aligning dish?  If so where did you get that & what kind of cost are we talking about.  I'd love to get that & stop having the hassle of standing outside tweaking it every time I move the house.

Edited January 23, 2017 by bigbucks
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[JbuZZo]

More options than just this available but here is a ballpark on pricing... http://www.scheels.com/shop/scheels-catalog/fishing/ice-fishing/satellite-dish/SATELLITE-SYSTEM-PORTABLE-DISH-17086-VQ4550

[BlackLabGuy]

Big Bucks, I bought mine directly thru DISH. The Tailgater, connecting cable and the Wally receiver was about $375 delivered to my door. Better price that I could find on Amazon or any other place.  If you log in to your Dish account and then go to Order From Store you will find it.

[Vexilar]

I also needed to buy a receiver so my total cost was $500 but they did have them at Scheels beginning of the year but you can buy it from dish. I think they charge $7 a month for use of the receiver. 

[blue_healer_guy]

Big bucks, Same setup as you.  I use my truck compass and soon as it switches from south to southwest is where i start.

[BlackLabGuy]

Buying from Dish it is $349 plus TAX and that includes the receiver, as long as you have an existing account. It is then $7 a month but you can turn it Off/On when you use it and they pro-rate that $7.

[bigbucks]

I have a receiver that I use in my garage most of the time that I just take to the fish house when I go.  I don't really need the wally.  I just want the antenna.  I'll have to call them.