Satellite antenna option August 21, 2005, 09:39:59 am Yahoo Message Number: 57082I note with dismay that the manual satellite antenna option ($500) requires the solar panel option ($1100). So if one wants the manual antenna, it's really gonna cost $1600.Can anybody give me some insight as to why?
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Satellite antenna option Reply #1 – August 21, 2005, 10:05:30 am Yahoo Message Number: 57083When we ordered our 2004 LD, Steve Newton told us that they felt the use of the satellite TV system would drain the coach batteries and the solar panel would help compensate. I'm paraphrasing his words, but that's the gist of the reasoning. I expect they feel that anyone getting the satellite system would use TV more than someone with just an antenna... We ended up getting two panels.Ed MertzI note with dismay that the manual satellite antenna option ($500) requires the solar panel option ($1100). So if one wants the manual antenna, it's really gonna cost $1600.Can anybody give me some insight as to why?
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Satellite antenna option Reply #2 – August 21, 2005, 10:49:25 am Yahoo Message Number: 57085When we purchased Yonder (05 MB), we got the manual satellite and also ordered 2 solar panels. We subsequently cancelled the solar option but not the dish, and that's how Yonder was delivered.I cancelled the solar as I wanted "more and better"* than what LD was willing to install. Since LD did this on "Yonder", I wonder if they wouldn't install the dish without solar if you expla
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Satellite antenna option Reply #3 – August 21, 2005, 11:09:05 am Yahoo Message Number: 57089IMHO, the electrical drain on the batteries (and solar chargers) is from the small inverter needed to convert DC to AC for the satellite receiver (Direct TV or Dish). The sat dish itself requires zero current.
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