Mark and Dale Bruss

Lately, the Locals channel change is seldom more than 5 minutes.

Done

For the very few times this could happen, I just prefer not to interject the DPH42 hardware into the tripod system. And I prefer the DPP 1000.2 for its size, it stows well in the Bounder.

It all depends where you are.  leaving Texas, we often can do three moves on one Service Address.  Coming through Kentucky into Ohio, the last three moves required Service Address changes.

Ran into an interesting situation.  Where we are useing Cincinnatti, the HD Locals are on satellite 77 and yet my Hybrid EA tripod dish only receives 61.5 an 72.  Have to switch to the WA.

Today on my Chat to change my Service Address, the CSR offered to sign me up for a Protection Plan.  I denied that because I has a Dish VP absolutely tell me that since my house has wheels, there is no way I could have a Protection Plan.

Next the CSR told me that I could change my Service Address myself with the MyDish app.  The CSR was very adamant and said I needed to update  the APP.  I told her my account may be marked for Outdoor Dish but I am not a Pay-As-You-Go subscriber and therefore the feature is not enabled for me.

I'll just using Chat.

CoPilot on a tablet is as easy to use as a Garmin.  Less cost, more function.

When we had DNS from Dish, we had to re-certify every year, meaning all new paperwork each year.

If DirecTV wasn't doing that, they were violating the SHERVA laws about DNS.

Well we walk to a different tune.  When our 9 year old skylight was cracked in hail storm in the outer shell, we didn't think twice about replacing it.  The original was a double layer dome which we could not find.  So we installed two full-thickness acrylic  domes with an air space in between.  We used double sided Eternabond tape between the domes and the edge to the rood and regulator Eternabond on the outer using thin quarter-round the provide an easy bend for the tape.

Never had a leak. Skylight replace.

We light the light and never use the shade in the Travel Supreme.  The Bounder has a dome over the shower that is necessary for headroom.

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Gel Coat is not forever.  Paint lasts longer.

4 hours ago, Leftishut said:

How hard was that spring to replace? Shop or on your own?

I did it myself.

Never noticed sway.  I have a 40' Travel Supreme fifth-wheel.    The comfort was going over railroad tracks and watching the wheels step over them one at a  time without the trailer bouncing around.

I managed to damage a rubber spring once.  The part arrived from MOR/ryde in two days. I doubt if you will find torsion parts that quick.  

The MOR/ryde hubs and brakes are standard Dexter.

The MOR/ryde IS independent suspension is a better choice.  The IS has 5" of wheel travel compares to the 3" of the torsion suspension.

Independent suspension is superior to leaf springs.  No matter what system, any action in one wheel is transferred to all the other axles/wheels through the shackles.

50 minutes ago, AUSki23 said:

Newby here:

I have a Hopper 3 and just purchased the DPH eastern arc LNB.  Do I only need to connect the 62.7 feed?  Also do I need to use the Dish Network Dish Pro Hybrid Solo Hub or can I connect directly to the Hopper 3 if I only plan to use one TV at the tailgate?  Any help is appreciated!  Thank you!

I am assuming you are talking about a tripod.  Yes, just one coax to the left coax port (looking at at the ports).  I believe you can connect straight to the Hopper 3 if no Joeys are used.

We stay at KOAs and the rates for the sites we pick include all the "markups" that are supposedly added.  If you only look at the base rate for a site, the "addons" will cost more.  We make reservations and the prices we had at reservation is the price we paid..

KOA has come up with a tied rating for parks.  Right now we are in KOA Holiday park which is full of amenities  and the kids that go with them and a price to fit.  But it was near a Viet Nam Buddy and that is okay with us.  There are now KOA Journey parks which are targeted for over-night type stops.  Fewer amenities and lower prices to fit.

Park [rices in general have gone up.  Another thing we are aware of is the closer a park to a tourist center, the higher the rates.  We stayed at a park near Niagara Falls and the price before discounts was $91.  The other thing to look for is places where most of the business on weekends, typically near bigger cities.  The parks are absolutely full on Friday-Sunday and then very vacant the rest of the week.  Those places set their rates to compensate for the reduced number of occupancy site days.

As I have said before, there are state codes which by federal law have to be published and easily accessible.  But virtually every state code for transportation starts out with a statement that the head of the department can create regulations as he/she sees fit.  There is little requirements for regulations to be posted or accessible.

With that said, it is possible that PA has such a regulation to allow conversions like Showhaulers.  But I would challenge the presence of the regulation.  It doesn't need to be easy to access but it does need to be in print.   

Judging by past evolution at Dish, the release of the DPH42 may well being withheld not for for the function of adding Hybrid functionality to a DPP LNBF assembly. That appears to be working in PR.

I believe the hold is because as soon as it is available, there will be constant squawking about not being able to connect two Hopper 3s and have interoperability between the two Hopper 3s.

It happened before when you could first order a second Hopper and people bitched because they where not integrated from the get-go,

So we sit here needing just the hardware function and waiting on the far more complex interoperability software.

That is what I think.

The top of the cabinet is the roof, there are cabinets on either side, and the front is the TV, that left down.

In my trailer, I replaced the plastic fake leaded glass panel with a mesh screen.

The reason for the 6" fan is to expel heat. I also have 3" fans on the end of the Hopper 3 and a 3" fan on the Sleek for individual cooling.

Each situation is different and whatever works, works.

The reason for the disconnect switch is to isolate the Trav'ler dish while it is seeking from the Hopper 3. There is no need to disconnect Joeys from the Solo after the initial installation. The disconnect is before the SOLO.

I have been using Dish DVRs since 2006. First a VIP622, then a VIP722K, then a Hopper, an now a Hopper 3. Over those years, I also have had non-laptop PCs running all the time. Not one disk failure yet. This is one of the worse urban legends around.

I did turn the DVRs off while traveling but it has nothing to do with protecting them. The biggest protection for a DVR in an RV is cooling. The cabinets we put DVRs in tend to be small and quite often in a slide where the roof insulation is smaller so the cabinets are hotter yet. Heat, not vibration, will kill a disk drive and that has been true since I started with computers in 1970.

So find a dual cooling fan setup on eBay for a Dish DVR that pulls air through the DVR. And then make sure there is a way for hot air to get out of the cabinet. In my current installation in a Bounder, I put a 6" fan in the base of the Bedroom TV Cabinet to get the hot air from the Hopper 3, two Joeys, router, and air-card amplifier. TV Compartment Fan.

Zulu's drawings clearly show A-B Switches. That is what you use.

 

 

I did not find much comprehensive information on line or on their containers.

The Liquid Rubber site is ripe with videos on doing the prep and application of the covering. Not sure where you were looking.

I too would prefer the DPH42 Switch solutions. Since Winegard never identified a problem exists with the DPH Hybrid LNBF head after numerous emails from me, I question whether Winegard is working on the problem or not.

Dish has a better economic driver for the DPH42 Switch but Soon at Dish can take a long time.

If and when the DPH42 Hybrid Switch comes out from Dish, there will be a simplified way to use the Trav'ler.

I have two Trav'lers, one on the trailer and one on the motorhome. The older firmware level Trav'ler on the Trailer worked better with a Hybrid DPH LNBF than the newer firmware on the motorhome Trav'ler.

The Trav'ler doe find the satellites on the motorhome, eventually.

I look forward to the firmware upgrade or the DPH42 release.

Don't know about RhinoFlex directly but I have SewerMaster hoses that are over 10 years old and in fine shape. The SewerMasters are just a few mm thicker that the RhinoFlex. I would expect a few more years than 3 with RhinoFlex.

I was having the problem of the fresh water tank filling while on City Water. Anderson sent me a replacement valve core because that is a common problem with new Anderson valves. I haven't installed it yet. I did install a check valve between the pump and the fresh water lines. Haven't had the fresh water tank overfill any more.