chinook507 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I have just gotten Directv and was looking thru the threads about which receiver I can take with me on when I go out camping and not really clear which receiver I have to take for it to work. Can I just take one of the room boxes and leave the main box at home or do you have to take the main box? Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 You can take any receiver been doing it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docj Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Can I just take one of the room boxes and leave the main box at home or do you have to take the main box? If your "main unit" is a Genie (HR34/44/54) and if your room units are miniGenie clients then you MUST take the main unit for use in your RV. The room units cannot function on their own. If your room units are standalone receivers they can be used in the RV. But if the room units are receivers or DVRs with model numbers >24 they are SWM-only and you will need to ensure that your RV dish is SWM-compatible. Genies, of course, are SWM-only models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRad Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 What Sandie and Joel said is the experience I've had with my DirecTV. Also note that if you have "whole house" setup you need to take any or all recorders you have. Otherwise the program you want may not be available. Good luck and enjoy. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.