Well, that's pretty cool. I like the tripod mount concept, with some
extra cable length one should be able to find a spot clear of
obstructions for optimum antennae placement. My wife and I do not often
utilize RV parks more often preferring national and state parks, forests
and natural areas, which may present the problem of no available
telephone line. This would, of course, but us back in the situation Mr.
Chase has, in that he is forced to use a cell connection for his uplink.
Assuming money is not an issue and expanded TV reception is a desire,
then the extra money for both the cell connectivity for uplink and the
satellite for downlink and TV may be a viable solution. Interesting idea
for a situation like your folks, or the RoadHaus, but I am most often
trying to escape these things for a short while when I hit the parks,
but one day.... oh yes, one day I hope to cut the surly bonds, yaddi
yaddi, is it Friday yet!?!

David Higginbotham
82 Westfalia
Silk Hope, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: JonR [mailto:jon.hathaway@verizon.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:42 AM
To: Higginbotham, David A.
Subject: Re: RoadHaus - Wireless Internet Report

My folks have DirecTV in their Class A motorhome.  The dish is tripod
mounted on the ground at each RV park.  Most of the RV parks (and
campgrounds that cater to the larger coaches) have the direction and
elevation numbers for the site printed right on the site maps.  Dad says
it
takes about 10 minutes to set-up, about 5 minutes to strike...
They have been full timing for almost 4 years now in a 33' Winnebago
Brave.  Dad decided on the ground mount tripod after the first year on
the
road (he wiped out the UHF/VHF batwing antenna when he forget to retract
it
when leaving the RV park.  Mom discovered it missing after seeing a
funny
shadow about 1/2 hour down the road  <<G>>)

                                        JonR