Just wanted to run my setup by y'all before I purchase...

[rbmcmurt]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to purchase some equipment for my tailgating setup up this week. I'm in law school at Ole Miss, so will be setting up in Oxford, MS. I am hoping to get hi-defs for ESPN, ESPN 2, etc, and am hoping to have the standard def locals for the Jackson, MS market. I realize that I will not be able to get my Jackson, MS hi-def locals, both because I think I'm out of the spot beam, and because they are at 61.5 and would require me to adjust the antenna. As best as I can tell, the hi-defs I care about are at 110, and 129. The standard defs for me are at 110. So, with that in mind, I am planning on purchasing the following:

VIP 211K receiver
Dish 1000.2 dish
Winegard TR-3500 tripod antenna mount

It appears as though I should just be able to run a single cable from the dish to the reciever. Am I right in this assumption?

Any suggestions? Should this setup work for me? Do I need to buy something else?

Thanks for any responses guys. They are much appreciated.

-Ben

 

[boba]

How many tailgate setups have you done? Your concept is good but reality is often different. You need practice setting it up multiple time so it becomes easier.

 

[Jimmerinwi]

Your setup will work fine. 1000.2 dish, line right from dish to receiver, check switch, good to go. I would suggest you practice first on tuning the dish to get the hang of it. People always suggest covering the 2 outside LNBs while tuning. Good luck

 

[Jimmerinwi]

One more thing, your tripod will need to be dead nuts plumb and level, makes it much easier to tune.