Is there any way...

[beebs]

i can take my dish off my house and bring it with me to a tailgate in a parking lot? we already have a tv and enough power for the box, my only question is will this work and if so how would i momunt it on my car? TIA

 

[hdtvtechno]

Yes U can take it with you, as long as u can see the Southern Sky, with no trees blocking the signal.

As far as mounting the dish i'll leave for someone else to answer.

 

[beebs]

i found this tripod...would this work for the directv sat?

if so, how do i go about disconnecting the wires from the dish?

 

[hdtvtechno]

Easy just get a ladder, and get a screwdriver, and unscrew the LNB from the dish and disconnect the wires and pull the wire out of the LNB arm.
and off u go.

Good Luck

 

[fkostyn]

Look online - ebay, etc - a round dish is CHEAP! This way you don't have to disconnect the dish. I have a 3LNB on the house, and a single LNB I use when traveling.

 

[beejaycee]

i found this tripod...would this work for the directv sat?

This is the very tripod that I use when we can't get a clear shot of the satellite with the dish mounted on the motorhome. FWIW, I agree with fkostyn, go to e-bay and buy another single lnb dish to take with you. It's a lot easier to aim, you won't have to take the existing dish down (or replace and re-aim), and you'll have a spare if you ever need it.

 

[VewDew]

I will go you one better. I have 2 extra round dishes that I don't use that I will ship to anyone that wants them as long as they pay shipping.

 

[fkostyn]

You all would laugh if you saw my "traveling" setup. Its a round 18" dish (with some dents in it) 100 ft of RG59 cable (its light and thin) and a old camera tripod with the top head hacked off and a piece of wood to allow the dish to snug to the tripod, but, hey, it works like a champ!!!! (even stayed up through a denver snow storm last winter while I was visiting the in-laws (who don't even have cable)

 

[zubinh]

forget the tripod man just go to home depot and screw that sucker to a heavy piece of plywood. Then just put it on top of your car.