KING VQ4800 Quest Pro Portable/Roof Mountable Satellite TV Antenna (for use with DIRECTV)

AWESOME!! I was so tired of setting up my tripod dish and then putting everything away while camping. So I decided to get the King Quest to make my set ups a breeze. With this dish I receive all of my programming including my local channels. Set up is a breeze now. Just put the Portable dish outside with a view to the satellites, turn everything on and BAM! you will have TV within a few minutes. Granted I have lost HD programming, but while in my RV I can live with it. It is not the manufactures of these dishes fault for the loss of HD, but it it the way DirecTV delivers their signal. If you must have HD with DirectTV you must purchase a Winegard Traveler which will cost more then a grand more then this dish and it will have to be permanently mounted on the roof of your RV. There are a lot of trees were I camp, and being limited to a permanently mounted dish was something I was not willing to do. You can use this model with dish network, but you will need to by the King UC1000 universal controller for less then a hundred dollars.I would like to explain something about local channels to help you understand why some people are getting them and some people are not. If you get on your google machine and search the internet, you will find listing of the local channels that are on the 101 satellite and the locals that are on the 119 Satellite. It appears that most of the larger markets are one the 101 while smaller markets are on 119. So it would be very important for you to check ahead of time to see what satellite your locals are on. If you locals are on the 101 satellite, there is nothing you have to buy, if they are on the 119, you will need to buy the King UC1000 universal controller to get your locals. The UC1000 allows the dish to use both the 101 and 119 satellites. I hope this helps you understand the local programming and maybe you will not have to spend the hours of research I did before I bought the King Quest.In addition to the locals of larger markets, the 101 satellite provides channels 100 thru 400 and 500 thru 800. This includes the premium movie channels such as HBO and Showtime. The 119 has the locals from smaller markets and channels in the 400's and some others. So if your like me, you will have no need for any of the channels in the 400's. So basically since my locals are on the 101 satellite, I have absolutely no need to have the ability to get the 119 satellite.If you want to change you provider to Dish Network, you will need to get the UC1000. However, if you do go with Dish, you will also get all of their HD programming!One of the main reason I chose the the King Quest is I now have the flexibility to change from DirecTV to the Dish Network if I ever choose to change my satellite providers.I couldn't be more pleased with my purchase!

After reading the other reviews, I was concerned that I might have trouble getting a strong signal at campsites, but was tired of setting up and aiming the manual dish on a tripod. Delivered in 2 days, unpacked and set up in driveway hooked up to our camper to test. I'm using a Directv D-12 receiver. Set up the power source, by that time my receiver had completed its rebooting and I was watching Directv. I went into signal meters and found all my transponders at 95% or better and signal strength 98% overall. I was quite satisfied. The real test was last week when we went to St Augustine, Anastasia State Park, FL, very wooded, couldn't get a clear shot from the ground or tripod, but my tow vehicle was high enough to see over the tree line SW, as we had an extra car I put the King on the roof of my P/U and sure enough got strong signal, but no local stationg, no problem put up the King over the air ant. and got 45 Jacksonville stations. Next test was a Orlando KOA with poor cable so again used my Quest and received all my stations. I now start my receiver(so it can reboot while setting up the Quest) and by the time I hook everything up I'm getting Directv. No more messing with the manual pointing and having to strain to hear the beeping, using some old army language to boot. Very Happy

We had been using a manual set up when we RV'd and had been wanting to get an antenna that could locate the satellite for DIRECTV. The first time we tried using it, it located the satellite but it wouldn't bring in the local channels. So we took it home and set it up there, and it worked. Again, we tried it and all we could get was the guide for watching. We started trouble shooting and discovered the problem was not with the antenna but a loose connection in the RV. Then we had a great picture with all channels. We took it back on our last camping trip, and we were watching tv within 10 minutes of set up. For us, it worked as advertised and locates the satellite every time. We were taking the back up antenna with us but now we know this works great. We have only used it on local trips so it will be interesting to see how it works when we leave the current satellite area. I would recommend that the stand and case be bought at the same time as it is cheaper. Plus, we are looking at buying an alarm for it if we ever camp in an unsecure area. Great product for the price.

DirectTV now AT&T was just here. He used a H25 receiver. The dish did rotate and was pointed with an unobstructed view of the 101 satellite. Running the tests it never showed it was receiving any signal. Every thing was checking out as far as the hook ups. But it would not get any signal. Being Sunday King customer service is closed. I waited weeks to finally get time to take off and for DirectTV to show up. So disappointed. $500 dollars and a extra quick mount kit $86.00 and my time installing this drilling holes in my RV roof getting this all ready for what I thought was going to be a simple hook up for nothing. I will see what customer service at King is like tomorrow. Might be sending all this back! UGH!Update!!!: Spoke to King tech support. Being that DirectTV had a H25 receiver, the installer should have known it was a SWM receiver. Therefore, it needs a SWM8 kit which "THEY" DirectTV was supposed to supply. The installer left, and BTW he said DirectTV, told to him by his supervisor, are not supposed to do hookups unless it is a permanent residence! I told him I have a mailing address here at this RV Campground. Plus, this even if it worked would not be in HD at all! I sent back the DirectTV King VQ4800 today and Amazon customer support was wonderful as usual! I have the DISH KING VQ4510 Tailgater Bundle - Portable Satellite TV Antenna and Dish HD Solo VIP 211z Receiver coming tomorrow. DISH is 100% better to deal with, it gives my 100+ HD channels and I do not even need DISH to be here to do anything! So, in conclusion, STAY AWAY FROM DIRECT TV AT ALL COSTS!