You make hooking up things look so easy. Thanks for making it so we untech people understand how to do this. Thanks for sharing. You and Brenda are just great. Thanks
Thank you kindly. We never really marketed ourselves. Our followers are all organic having been told by someone our just stumbling upon us. :) We don't do this for a living or anything, just to help and maybe have a little fun. Just starting to run out of things to say. :) Thank you again.
David. Been a while since I watched one of your videos. Am upgrading our house from Dish 722 to Hopper 3 and found this video while thinking about our rig. You made it too easy, now the wife wants Hoppers for both...Damn you. Anyway. Great video. Thanks for the help and happy face. See you on the road sometime. In the meantime, keep it between the lines.
David, I just updated to the Hopper 3 following your directions. Works perfect... Great info. Also ordered the items to set up the internal network from you other video... Thanks for all the hints and great videos..
WOW I was told you couldn't watch and record at the same time when in an RV. I was told that was a problem they haven't fix yet. Watching this video it tells me a different story.
You were greatly miss informed. The issue with watching ad recording at the same time is due to a dome being used as you may be watching something that is coming off say sat 119 and something else wants to be recorded on 110. Then that is an issue. With a Trav'ler, you are on all sats at the same time.Been doing it for years even with the 411K and a USB drive before we got our first Hopper. Now we have the really cool Hopper 3 with this little work around. :-)
I got the traveler working with the hopper3 tonight. thanks for the video. I had a hard time climbing on my new motorhome. The ladder is wobblely and I am heavy. Now i need to get the joeys hooked up tomorrow, then figure out how to set up a dish on a tripod for camping in the woods.
Former technician here. Something that might be better, if you're able to change the lnb, I would just get a hybrid lnb and replace the standard lnb. That way you can bypass the need to have a switch and a power adapter and you'll only need one cable from the dish.
How do you get your winegard dish to find the satellites hooked up like that? Will the brain box that you power on still do a satellite search hooked up that way? Even if the system is from 2014? Thank you BTW 😊 If you switch to hybrid, will it still search for satellites when powered off and on? Thanks in advance ☺️
I’ve had a Hopper 3 in my rv for about a year. The one thing I found out right away is the dish does not get enough power to unstow itself and locate the satellites and stows it self. The only way I can get enough power to it is to unplug the satellite in cable at the box and then reconnect it when all the satellites have been located and it works great. With your conversion is there enough power to the dish to locate the satellites without unplugging it
Hi...Not correct as this video was on the older units. You will however need the LNB you mention for the newer model of the Travl'er as talked about in this updated video... ua-cam.com/video/uAp_EyhA4po/v-deo.html
Hi Christopher...Interesting. I looked at their site and and could not find the link. I was curious. :) They seems to be mostly about internet service systems. Thanks for the health thoughts. Just wanting to start radiation treatments next month but doing well otherwise happy to report.
I currently am using a Wally in my RV with my Hopper 3 in my home and would like to use the Hopper when snowbirding. If I do the conversion so I can use the Hopper in the RV, will the Wally continue to work, if I switch it back when I'm back home or do I have to switch it back?
i David, I have a Hopper 3 in my home. I tried to use it in a used motorhome we recently purchased. It has the Winegard Trav'ler system. I couldn't get any channels, just able to access my recordings. I found your video, which I think was very easy to follow the instructions & ordered the DPH42, the solo hub & cables & hooked everything up, per your nstructions. It still doesn't work. On the diagnostics screen, it doesn't show the DPH42 switch. Our LNB says it's a RN dp Plus Digital LNBF / A11203-1F100HBFB. Do I need a different LNB? Thanks!
David - Great video as always! I am in the process of converting from DirectV to Dish and have the Winegard parts to do so, waiting on Dish to provide me with the Hopper 3 and Joey's. I noticed on the DPH42 switch it says to mount it in the direction of the arrows which would make it standing up on end. How did you mount it and has it given you any trouble?
I have a 2012 traveler I am changing from direct TV to Dish, have just opened a Dish, with a Hopper 3, account and had dish install and start it in my home and now want to move it to our 5th wheel and get it connected to the Traveler. Moving the Hopper 3 back and forth from the RV to home when we travel as we did with the Direct TV DVR. I have purchased the Dish SK-1000 conversion Kit, the DPH 42 switch and the Hybrid solo Node and installed them as described by your video and the Winegard information. In your video and one of your comments to someone you talk about running a "test installation", but never talk about how to do that. I get no TV and the DPH 42 switch does not show in diagnostics. But it appears that there is signal strength for all three satellites. Any help will be appreciated. Two specific questions: 1] How to run the test installation, or where to learn how and 2] Do think the Hopper3 can be moved back and forth between the Traveler and the house satellite with out resetting it every time, as I was able to do with Direct TV? Bob Lyman
Did you ever find an answer to this? We had DTV at home, 4 TV's, put a Travl'er on the 5th wheel, moved the main receiver and two of the house receivers everytime we left, never turned off the receiver in 50,000 miles, never a problem. Switched to DIsh when we moved (and don't like it). Have yet to find a simple solution to use the roof top and portable as needed compared to DTV. Winegard has told me the adapter parts will not auto locate the 61 and 72 SAT's, that I will have to manually search and only use one at a time.
Converted my Traveler from Direct TV to Dish. I have 3 coaxials running to Traveler, Receiver 1 to Coax 1, Receiver 1 DVR connection to Coax 2 and Receiver 2 to Coax 3. My question is 'Can I make the power inserter to the DPH42 switch connection in my entertainment center (instead of the roof)?' So the coaxials connections would be done with 1ft coax; between the receiver to the hub; hub to the power inserter; power inserter to the DPH42 switch; switch to coax 1 which goes to the traveler terminal 1. Also could you clarify the connection on the solo node/hub. Receiver connect to which terminal? The power inserter connects to the "to ODU and the To Host connects to coaxial that goes to the roof, Coaxial 1. Thanks in advance, you are a great source for so much great advice.
Hi...I am sorry to say I am kind of lost at what you are asking. But the power inserter would be inside the coach as it is not made of outdoor use. The DPH42 switch can be outside right next to the dish as I had shown using just small patch cables. As far as the Solo Hub and the power inserter...You hook the Hopper to the HOST and then the ODU (Out Door Unit) to the power inserter and then the power inserter to the DP42 switch. Hope this makes sense.
@@DavidBott Can the DPH42 switch be added right after the power inserter inside the coach instead of mounting it on the roof near the Traveler? Hope that is more clear.
@@carlmarchand6251 You can if you have enough cables already running up there. (Like I only had 2 so would have to try to run another and that is not easy.) Also, it runs really HOT so be aware of that.
Will this same thing work if you have a Hopper with Sling? I’m having a heck of a time getting my setup to work. Dish sent me a Solo Node but it’s different from the Hybrid Solo Node that David showed in the video which is inside the RV. The solo node they sent me to install on the roof has 2 cables coming in and 2 cables going out. I do have a hybrid tap also inside and that is in order for my Joey to connect to my Hopper. But my Joey still doesn’t seem to want to cooperate. Just wondering if anyone has experience with the Sling.
I did the same thing with my rig, but changed the LNB on the Traveler to a Hybrid version. The only issue I have had is the Hopper 3 DVR has to be off while traveler seeking satellites or it give a voltage on cable error.
How old is your Trav'ler? I ask for if it was not manufactured this year, doing what you can can, will, make for issues down the the road. For as you had seen, voltage differences and that runs through their board. Newer units do not have this issue but seeing I can help more people, as there are a lot of them out their, I went the direction of safety not knowing what someone had and this method will work on both the older and newer systems without issue.
How do you get your winegard dish to find the satellites hooked up like that? Will the brain box that you power on still do a satellite search hooked up that way? Even if the system is from 2014? Thank you BTW 😊
Yes, the Winegard will find the sats and be able to lock as long as it can see the signals. This will work, and has worked, but takes some time and you need to find the parts.
Hi David, Excellent video with tremendous information on the setup making it very easy to follow as are all your other videos! Since this video is now about two years old, do you think the info is still current with the hardware available today? The reason I ask is, we’re looking to go full time in our coach starting this winter and I plan to have a new Winegard Traveler dish installed for the purpose of doing exactly what you’ve done in thus video. We currently have a Winegard In-Motion dome on our coach with a Wally receiver and, because we currently don’t have the capability you’ve described in this video, I want to convert to the setup you’ve specified here so we can record more channels and watch shows while recording as that’s not possible now with our current setup. Thanks for your help/advice! Oh, and keep this videos coming. I really enjoy when you publish new content!!
Hi...Congrats on looking to go full Time! You mentioned "... I plan to have a new Winegard Traveler dish installed ..." If it is new, the new ones, as long as you get new stock and not older stock from a place that does not sell them often and have one just "laying around", the current production SK-1000 (DPH LNB) is compatible with the Hopper3 out of the box. A Solo Hub is only required if you using wired Joeys alongside the Hopper3. If you are using a standalone Hopper3 or Hopper3 with wireless Joeys a Solo Hub is not required. Hope this helps!
David, Thank you for the quick reply. I’ll make sure we order new and not get something which has been sitting on the shelf. I know the RV dealer we normally get parts from in our area doesn’t keep these in stock which should help. Thanks again!
Hi David, Looking at the Power Inserter, do I need to add it to my setup if I get the latest Winegard Traveler or is that also built into the latest version of the satellite dish? If so, it sounds like all I would need to make my Hopper3 compatible is the latest Traveler dish, correct? I want to make sure I order everything I need and not forget something. 😉
@@jeffbranning144 Hi Jeff... As mentioned from the above note directly back from Winegard, if you get a new one, it will work with a Happer 3 out of the box. My video is not needed nor is anything else if you get a new system.
David me again say I have the older hopper not the hopper 3...we are going into full RV life and was looking at having dish gift me a tailgater...for free I've been with dish for over 25 years and get my way a lot...your thoughts on the tailgater with using my hopper and joey's
Hi...Can't use it with a Hopper. If you are Full Time, you WANT a Winegard Trav'ler unit. You DO NOT want a dome! This is a older video but here you go... ua-cam.com/video/PrA_uTbXkt8/v-deo.html
Ordering a new fifth wheel and trying to get the factory to run the cabling I need to do the Winegard Traveler the right way. I see that the hopper is running into the media center in the bedroom. What are you using to feed the bedroom TV? Joey? Curious to see how you are running to multiple TVs. Are you using a portable Dish 1000.2 antenna as a backup when rooftop unit is blocked?
Hi...I use a 4X4 Matrix switching system. Any of the 4 Sources to any/all the 4 Displays. Tiffin uses CAT6 Ethernet as the HDMI runs and uses media converters to go from HDMI to Ethernet and Back again. I do not carry a portable dish as we usually ask for SAT access site.
Have 2016 Travlr and followed your great video, bought the Hopper 3, DPH42 switch with power inserter. solo hub, cab les, etc. Carefully hooked everything up (triple checked) and powered up. TV saw the Hopper and its serial ID numbers, paired the remote.and the diagnostics menu looked to be working OK. Until it got to the screen asking for WiFi connection- then it all locked up. I tried to reset but I ended up with the TV seeing the Hopper starting up but then a signal loss message. Nothing I did helped. I called Dish but they were no help (since I had a "signal loss"). Wanted to check that my Travlr was OK so I removed the DPH switch and all components and reinstalled my old Dish reciever and all works well so I assume my Travlr is OK. Any ideas? Thanks!
Nope, not really seeing all was fine until you went to setup Wi-Fi which would have nothing to do with your sat signal. Did you ever run a check so it would find the new switch? I don't see you mentioning that you ever did the test to check fr the new switch.
Hello, I didnt read all the comments... but I would mount all the devices inside and then run a few new cables to the roof satellite. Great to know there is a a fix for using the Hopper 3, will it work for the In Motion Roadtrip 4000T
David does the footprint of a traveler match the footprint of the in-motion satellite. Or is that the reason you left the in motion antenna because it didn’t.
Hi...No it does not. I left it as it came with the coach and even if I had it left off the build, they would not give me any credit back for it. So I left it as a plus later when I go to sell the coach.
We are starting our fulltime journey June 1st and are brand new to everything! Can you hire dish to install the whole system including the hopper 3 to a fifthwheel?
Will this work with a full size dish, like the ones on your house, mounted on a tripod? I see some people prefer that over the roof mounted dish. Oh, good video.
Yes, but you just likely need to buy the dish with the the Hybrid LNB and that is all you need. More or less a house setup that you will need to setup each time. (Which is not a big deal for some people.) Like this... amzn.to/2ZMPKQf
Maybe a dumb question but I just ordered a Winegard Travler dish along with a Hopper 3 and necessary electronics, and will be installing it on my Prevost this weekend. Since I have not had a Dish account before and in view of what you said about Dish discouraging the use of a Hopper 3, do you think I will have any resistance from them when I call customer support to activate the Receiver/DVR? Is there anything you would suggest doing to minimize grief? Thanks, Blake
Just don't tell them that part. Just give them your home address etc. Don't mention the coach. But you will need to set it up as mentioned before trying the Hopper 3 as it will not work with the Trav'ler without the changes. Also, based on when the Trav'ler was manufactured, if it was this year, you can use the Hybrid LBN and Hybrid Solo Hub vs the switch and solo hub. This one.... amzn.to/2GEFxdB Then coming up on the roof you just hook up 1 cable from below to port C on the bottom where the cables go into the Trav'ler, then just hook up the C cable coming out of the top of it into Port 1 of the LNB. Put the Solo Hybrid Hub by by the receiver and you are good to go! Less costly also and cleaner as you also then do not need the power inserter that comes with the switch. This setup requires the Trav'ler to be NEW this year as they made changes inside of it for it to work. The way I showed in the video still will work no matter when it was made. But if new, I would go the cleaner route with the new LNB.
David, I just received my Wingard Traveler dish and I ordered a DPH 42 with the power adapter for inside. My question is this; my fifth wheel has the cables located under the roof and I will have to fish them out, but in your video, you stated you only have two cables coming up to the dish from inside, but I see three. What is that third wire, as I may not have found all the wires I need to make the dish work? Thanks in advance for your help on this!
Guess I better be digging under the roof a little more! Is that the wire that has a rectangular pin connection inside the coach that hooks to the controller box? If so, it is under the roof somewhere!
Dude thanks very informative but you need to throttle off the morning coffee just a little bit bro and slow down things a little. also if you could draw a diagram and flash on the screen for 20-30 seconds that would be even better. Otherwise Gr8t job David.
Not sure why you would do this for a Hopper 2 as this is a Hopper 3 upgrade. Hard to help as HD would come in as long as all the sats are able to be seen.
You should be able to seeing that it requires a hopper. 3. To use a Joey. If you're using it in the motor coach. Recommend using a wireless Joey because then you don't have to run any wires. But you will need an area next to or near the hopper to put in the transmitter for the Joey.
It all depends on your satellite Bruce. The Wally’s are for mobile satellites like the Roadtrip, the Hopper is a home satellite. The only reason David can use the Hopper in his rig is because he has the Travelr.. if you don’t have it you are stuck with Wally’s like me.. they aren’t bad the software is near identical but your not going to get all the fancy 16 tuners, just one (Two depending on your sat) tuners per Wally. Also, the Joeys are extensions for the Hopper they won’t work for the Wally.
Not sure, never researched it but seeing the OS is on it etc etc, my not be that easy and unlikely. A 2TB drive, which is what the Hopper 3 has in it, will run you $749 for a good Samsung drive. A quick search shows nothing on doing it. Thus is why I just unplug it, no reason not to unless your passengers watch shows when driving.
Would not think you would need to move anything for it only supports 110, 129, and 129. So not sure what you are asking. If you do a search everything I see reads 16 tuners.
Not sure what you’re asking either, do you have the Travelr? It’s more of a Home dish for the RV so once it’s positioned it acquires all three satellites at the same time. I have the Roadtrip T4 which you can watch Dish while driving down the road but it only locks one satellite at a time so if the DVR wants to record a show on a different satellite or the back TV wants to watch or record on a different satellite you have to change the channel up front to reposition the satellite (only takes a second to jump to another one).. it all depends on the equipment you have. I have two Wally boxes so the second coax David plugged in on the roof which isn’t used on his is used for my bedroom Wally. With the Hopper they all go through the main coax.
Outstanding info on how to upgrade to the Hopper 3... We will do it... Use to like Matt Damon but he is so far to the left in his political views I just turn the channel now instead of watching him..He does not live in reality of the real world but in a Hollywood concept of dreamland... LOL Thanks again for the Hopper info...
Not sure where you get your information, but I work with Winegard DIRECTLY. So I can assure you, this is NOT an issue. Not to mention that Winegard has now released this information is a replacement document. See 3. RP-SK01: outsideourbubble.com/downloads/Replacement_LNB%20Rev2%209-18_LR.pdf
You make hooking up things look so easy. Thanks for making it so we untech people understand how to do this. Thanks for sharing. You and Brenda are just great. Thanks
I don't understand why you don't have 10 times the subs because your info is superb thank you both papa tony
Thank you kindly. We never really marketed ourselves. Our followers are all organic having been told by someone our just stumbling upon us. :) We don't do this for a living or anything, just to help and maybe have a little fun. Just starting to run out of things to say. :) Thank you again.
David. Been a while since I watched one of your videos. Am upgrading our house from Dish 722 to Hopper 3 and found this video while thinking about our rig. You made it too easy, now the wife wants Hoppers for both...Damn you. Anyway. Great video. Thanks for the help and happy face. See you on the road sometime. In the meantime, keep it between the lines.
Thanks Brenda, the information you give us makes the installation so much easier.
Keep the rubber on the road.
David,
I just updated to the Hopper 3 following your directions. Works perfect... Great info. Also ordered the items to set up the internal network from you other video... Thanks for all the hints and great videos..
Thank you David. Thank you for sharing! Keeping this video for future use!
WOW I was told you couldn't watch and record at the same time when in an RV. I was told that was a problem they haven't fix yet. Watching this video it tells me a different story.
You were greatly miss informed. The issue with watching ad recording at the same time is due to a dome being used as you may be watching something that is coming off say sat 119 and something else wants to be recorded on 110. Then that is an issue. With a Trav'ler, you are on all sats at the same time.Been doing it for years even with the 411K and a USB drive before we got our first Hopper. Now we have the really cool Hopper 3 with this little work around. :-)
I got the traveler working with the hopper3 tonight. thanks for the video. I had a hard time climbing on my new motorhome. The ladder is wobblely and I am heavy. Now i need to get the joeys hooked up tomorrow, then figure out how to set up a dish on a tripod for camping in the woods.
Former technician here. Something that might be better, if you're able to change the lnb, I would just get a hybrid lnb and replace the standard lnb. That way you can bypass the need to have a switch and a power adapter and you'll only need one cable from the dish.
How do you get your winegard dish to find the satellites hooked up like that? Will the brain box that you power on still do a satellite search hooked up that way? Even if the system is from 2014? Thank you BTW 😊
If you switch to hybrid, will it still search for satellites when powered off and on? Thanks in advance ☺️
I’ve had a Hopper 3 in my rv for about a year. The one thing I found out right away is the dish does not get enough power to unstow itself and locate the satellites and stows it self. The only way I can get enough power to it is to unplug the satellite in cable at the box and then reconnect it when all the satellites have been located and it works great. With your conversion is there enough power to the dish to locate the satellites without unplugging it
Yup. No issues at all.
Ok will try that- thanks for speedy reply
You’ll also need the Dish Pro Hybrid LNBF.
Hi...Not correct as this video was on the older units. You will however need the LNB you mention for the newer model of the Travl'er as talked about in this updated video... ua-cam.com/video/uAp_EyhA4po/v-deo.html
You'll like this. Montana Satellite is pointing their support link to this video. Hope your doing better.
Hi Christopher...Interesting. I looked at their site and and could not find the link. I was curious. :) They seems to be mostly about internet service systems. Thanks for the health thoughts. Just wanting to start radiation treatments next month but doing well otherwise happy to report.
@@DavidBott good luck . I’ll find you the link ASAP
Why do you need a node between the power inserter and the hopper?
I currently am using a Wally in my RV with my Hopper 3 in my home and would like to use the Hopper when snowbirding. If I do the conversion so I can use the Hopper in the RV, will the Wally continue to work, if I switch it back when I'm back home or do I have to switch it back?
i David,
I have a Hopper 3 in my home. I tried to use it in a used motorhome we recently purchased. It has the Winegard Trav'ler system. I couldn't get any channels, just able to access my recordings. I found your video, which I think was very easy to follow the instructions & ordered the DPH42, the solo hub & cables & hooked everything up, per your nstructions. It still doesn't work. On the diagnostics screen, it doesn't show the DPH42 switch. Our LNB says it's a RN dp Plus Digital LNBF / A11203-1F100HBFB. Do I need a different LNB? Thanks!
David - Great video as always! I am in the process of converting from DirectV to Dish and have the Winegard parts to do so, waiting on Dish to provide me with the Hopper 3 and Joey's. I noticed on the DPH42 switch it says to mount it in the direction of the arrows which would make it standing up on end. How did you mount it and has it given you any trouble?
I have a 2012 traveler I am changing from direct TV to Dish, have just opened a Dish, with a Hopper 3, account and had dish install and start it in my home and now want to move it to our 5th wheel and get it connected to the Traveler. Moving the Hopper 3 back and forth from the RV to home when we travel as we did with the Direct TV DVR. I have purchased the Dish SK-1000 conversion Kit, the DPH 42 switch and the Hybrid solo Node and installed them as described by your video and the Winegard information. In your video and one of your comments to someone you talk about running a "test installation", but never talk about how to do that. I get no TV and the DPH 42 switch does not show in diagnostics. But it appears that there is signal strength for all three satellites. Any help will be appreciated. Two specific questions: 1] How to run the test installation, or where to learn how and 2] Do think the Hopper3 can be moved back and forth between the Traveler and the house satellite with out resetting it every time, as I was able to do with Direct TV?
Bob Lyman
Did you ever find an answer to this?
We had DTV at home, 4 TV's, put a Travl'er on the 5th wheel, moved the main receiver and two of the house receivers everytime we left, never turned off the receiver in 50,000 miles, never a problem. Switched to DIsh when we moved (and don't like it). Have yet to find a simple solution to use the roof top and portable as needed compared to DTV. Winegard has told me the adapter parts will not auto locate the 61 and 72 SAT's, that I will have to manually search and only use one at a time.
Converted my Traveler from Direct TV to Dish. I have 3 coaxials running to Traveler, Receiver 1 to Coax 1, Receiver 1 DVR connection to Coax 2 and Receiver 2 to Coax 3. My question is 'Can I make the power inserter to the DPH42 switch connection in my entertainment center (instead of the roof)?' So the coaxials connections would be done with 1ft coax; between the receiver to the hub; hub to the power inserter; power inserter to the DPH42 switch; switch to coax 1 which goes to the traveler terminal 1.
Also could you clarify the connection on the solo node/hub. Receiver connect to which terminal? The power inserter connects to the "to ODU and the To Host connects to coaxial that goes to the roof, Coaxial 1.
Thanks in advance, you are a great source for so much great advice.
Hi...I am sorry to say I am kind of lost at what you are asking. But the power inserter would be inside the coach as it is not made of outdoor use. The DPH42 switch can be outside right next to the dish as I had shown using just small patch cables. As far as the Solo Hub and the power inserter...You hook the Hopper to the HOST and then the ODU (Out Door Unit) to the power inserter and then the power inserter to the DP42 switch. Hope this makes sense.
@@DavidBott Can the DPH42 switch be added right after the power inserter inside the coach instead of mounting it on the roof near the Traveler? Hope that is more clear.
@@carlmarchand6251 You can if you have enough cables already running up there. (Like I only had 2 so would have to try to run another and that is not easy.) Also, it runs really HOT so be aware of that.
Will this same thing work if you have a Hopper with Sling? I’m having a heck of a time getting my setup to work. Dish sent me a Solo Node but it’s different from the Hybrid Solo Node that David showed in the video which is inside the RV. The solo node they sent me to install on the roof has 2 cables coming in and 2 cables going out. I do have a hybrid tap also inside and that is in order for my Joey to connect to my Hopper. But my Joey still doesn’t seem to want to cooperate. Just wondering if anyone has experience with the Sling.
I did the same thing with my rig, but changed the LNB on the Traveler to a Hybrid version. The only issue I have had is the Hopper 3 DVR has to be off while traveler seeking satellites or it give a voltage on cable error.
How old is your Trav'ler? I ask for if it was not manufactured this year, doing what you can can, will, make for issues down the the road. For as you had seen, voltage differences and that runs through their board. Newer units do not have this issue but seeing I can help more people, as there are a lot of them out their, I went the direction of safety not knowing what someone had and this method will work on both the older and newer systems without issue.
How do you get your winegard dish to find the satellites hooked up like that? Will the brain box that you power on still do a satellite search hooked up that way? Even if the system is from 2014? Thank you BTW 😊
Yes, the Winegard will find the sats and be able to lock as long as it can see the signals. This will work, and has worked, but takes some time and you need to find the parts.
@@DavidBott thank you. I sell the parts, I just didn't know it was that simple for the computer to find the signal if not using Legacy parts
Hi David, Excellent video with tremendous information on the setup making it very easy to follow as are all your other videos!
Since this video is now about two years old, do you think the info is still current with the hardware available today? The reason I ask is, we’re looking to go full time in our coach starting this winter and I plan to have a new Winegard Traveler dish installed for the purpose of doing exactly what you’ve done in thus video. We currently have a Winegard In-Motion dome on our coach with a Wally receiver and, because we currently don’t have the capability you’ve described in this video, I want to convert to the setup you’ve specified here so we can record more channels and watch shows while recording as that’s not possible now with our current setup.
Thanks for your help/advice! Oh, and keep this videos coming. I really enjoy when you publish new content!!
Hi...Congrats on looking to go full Time! You mentioned "... I plan to have a new Winegard Traveler dish installed ..." If it is new, the new ones, as long as you get new stock and not older stock from a place that does not sell them often and have one just "laying around", the current production SK-1000 (DPH LNB) is compatible with the Hopper3 out of the box. A Solo Hub is only required if you using wired Joeys alongside the Hopper3. If you are using a standalone Hopper3 or Hopper3 with wireless Joeys a Solo Hub is not required. Hope this helps!
David, Thank you for the quick reply. I’ll make sure we order new and not get something which has been sitting on the shelf. I know the RV dealer we normally get parts from in our area doesn’t keep these in stock which should help. Thanks again!
Hi David, Looking at the Power Inserter, do I need to add it to my setup if I get the latest Winegard Traveler or is that also built into the latest version of the satellite dish? If so, it sounds like all I would need to make my Hopper3 compatible is the latest Traveler dish, correct? I want to make sure I order everything I need and not forget something. 😉
@@jeffbranning144 Hi Jeff... As mentioned from the above note directly back from Winegard, if you get a new one, it will work with a Happer 3 out of the box. My video is not needed nor is anything else if you get a new system.
Just one more wiring question-solo node has "to host", "to odu", and two "to client/HVN" What's the correct hookup? Thanks David!
ODU = Out Door Unit = Dish. Host = Hopper Client = Joey's
David me again say I have the older hopper not the hopper 3...we are going into full RV life and was looking at having dish gift me a tailgater...for free I've been with dish for over 25 years and get my way a lot...your thoughts on the tailgater with using my hopper and joey's
Hi...Can't use it with a Hopper. If you are Full Time, you WANT a Winegard Trav'ler unit. You DO NOT want a dome! This is a older video but here you go... ua-cam.com/video/PrA_uTbXkt8/v-deo.html
Ordering a new fifth wheel and trying to get the factory to run the cabling I need to do the Winegard Traveler the right way. I see that the hopper is running into the media center in the bedroom. What are you using to feed the bedroom TV? Joey? Curious to see how you are running to multiple TVs.
Are you using a portable Dish 1000.2 antenna as a backup when rooftop unit is blocked?
Hi...I use a 4X4 Matrix switching system. Any of the 4 Sources to any/all the 4 Displays. Tiffin uses CAT6 Ethernet as the HDMI runs and uses media converters to go from HDMI to Ethernet and Back again. I do not carry a portable dish as we usually ask for SAT access site.
Have 2016 Travlr and followed your great video, bought the Hopper 3, DPH42 switch with power inserter. solo hub, cab les, etc. Carefully hooked everything up (triple checked) and powered up. TV saw the Hopper and its serial ID numbers, paired the remote.and the diagnostics menu looked to be working OK. Until it got to the screen asking for WiFi connection- then it all locked up. I tried to reset but I ended up with the TV seeing the Hopper starting up but then a signal loss message. Nothing I did helped. I called Dish but they were no help (since I had a "signal loss"). Wanted to check that my Travlr was OK so I removed the DPH switch and all components and reinstalled my old Dish reciever and all works well so I assume my Travlr is OK. Any ideas? Thanks!
Nope, not really seeing all was fine until you went to setup Wi-Fi which would have nothing to do with your sat signal. Did you ever run a check so it would find the new switch? I don't see you mentioning that you ever did the test to check fr the new switch.
Everyone loves Matt Damon. ☺ Thank you for the valuable info on the satellite TV.
Hello, I didnt read all the comments... but I would mount all the devices inside and then run a few new cables to the roof satellite. Great to know there is a a fix for using the Hopper 3, will it work for the In Motion Roadtrip 4000T
No it will not as it requires all sats to be locked in at the same time as the Hooper three has 16 tuners.
David does the footprint of a traveler match the footprint of the in-motion satellite. Or is that the reason you left the in motion antenna because it didn’t.
Hi...No it does not. I left it as it came with the coach and even if I had it left off the build, they would not give me any credit back for it. So I left it as a plus later when I go to sell the coach.
We are starting our fulltime journey June 1st and are brand new to everything! Can you hire dish to install the whole system including the hopper 3 to a fifthwheel?
Sorry. No. They only do homes and fixed mobile homes.
Will this work with a full size dish, like the ones on your house, mounted on a tripod? I see some people prefer that over the roof mounted dish.
Oh, good video.
Yes, but you just likely need to buy the dish with the the Hybrid LNB and that is all you need. More or less a house setup that you will need to setup each time. (Which is not a big deal for some people.) Like this... amzn.to/2ZMPKQf
Maybe a dumb question but I just ordered a Winegard Travler dish along with a Hopper 3 and necessary electronics, and will be installing it on my Prevost this weekend. Since I have not had a Dish account before and in view of what you said about Dish discouraging the use of a Hopper 3, do you think I will have any resistance from them when I call customer support to activate the Receiver/DVR?
Is there anything you would suggest doing to minimize grief?
Thanks,
Blake
Just don't tell them that part. Just give them your home address etc. Don't mention the coach. But you will need to set it up as mentioned before trying the Hopper 3 as it will not work with the Trav'ler without the changes. Also, based on when the Trav'ler was manufactured, if it was this year, you can use the Hybrid LBN and Hybrid Solo Hub vs the switch and solo hub. This one.... amzn.to/2GEFxdB Then coming up on the roof you just hook up 1 cable from below to port C on the bottom where the cables go into the Trav'ler, then just hook up the C cable coming out of the top of it into Port 1 of the LNB. Put the Solo Hybrid Hub by by the receiver and you are good to go! Less costly also and cleaner as you also then do not need the power inserter that comes with the switch. This setup requires the Trav'ler to be NEW this year as they made changes inside of it for it to work. The way I showed in the video still will work no matter when it was made. But if new, I would go the cleaner route with the new LNB.
Thanks David! I really enjoy your videos!
Wow, would that also work with a king dome setup? Great video!! 👍🏻😎
No, not at all. TOTALLY different! For one, it can not lock on to 3 sats at time. :) Glad you liked the video. Winegard Trav'lers are really great.
Did you run new wiring or is the existing wiring ok
David, I just received my Wingard Traveler dish and I ordered a DPH 42 with the power adapter for inside. My question is this; my fifth wheel has the cables located under the roof and I will have to fish them out, but in your video, you stated you only have two cables coming up to the dish from inside, but I see three. What is that third wire, as I may not have found all the wires I need to make the dish work? Thanks in advance for your help on this!
It is the control wire that goes from the Trav'ler controller to the dish to talk to it when putting it up and down.
Guess I better be digging under the roof a little more! Is that the wire that has a rectangular pin connection inside the coach that hooks to the controller box? If so, it is under the roof somewhere!
Yuppers! Thats the one!
Dude thanks very informative but you need to throttle off the morning coffee just a little bit bro and slow down things a little. also if you could draw a diagram and flash on the screen for 20-30 seconds that would be even better. Otherwise Gr8t job David.
Hi David, we just added this to our hopper 2. Everything seems to be working, but our locals only come in SD. Does anyone else have this happening?
Not sure why you would do this for a Hopper 2 as this is a Hopper 3 upgrade. Hard to help as HD would come in as long as all the sats are able to be seen.
David Bott, we will be getting hopper 3 now that we added upgrade. Thank you
Will this work with the Winegard RoadTrip? Its the dome on my Fleetwood Bounder 36E.
No...A Roadtrip is a single LNB setup and a hopper is a 3 LNB setup.
Can you add/use a Hopper3 to a RV with the Playmaker?
Sorry to say no as the Hooper 3 requires all sats to be useable at the same time and the domes only look at one at a time.
Are you able to add some joeys to the system?
You should be able to seeing that it requires a hopper. 3. To use a Joey. If you're using it in the motor coach. Recommend using a wireless Joey because then you don't have to run any wires. But you will need an area next to or near the hopper to put in the transmitter for the Joey.
what is the best rv satellite system for an A class MH ?
Winegard Trav'ler for Dish Network. It is also now fully compatible with the Hopper 3.
How did you mount/secure your switch topside?
As I put in the video, I would use kist a little Dicor lap sealant and stick it down. (Thus no screws)
Hello David, I currently have two Wallys with DVR hard drives that feed to four televisions in my coach, Can the single Hopper 3 replace this set up?
Not sure what a Wallys is I am sorry to say. But a single Hopper 3 can support many TV's with add on Joey's. It's a little box that is an extender.
The Joeys can also work wirelessly! :)
It all depends on your satellite Bruce. The Wally’s are for mobile satellites like the Roadtrip, the Hopper is a home satellite. The only reason David can use the Hopper in his rig is because he has the Travelr.. if you don’t have it you are stuck with Wally’s like me.. they aren’t bad the software is near identical but your not going to get all the fancy 16 tuners, just one (Two depending on your sat) tuners per Wally. Also, the Joeys are extensions for the Hopper they won’t work for the Wally.
I have a Dish Travler 1000 on my Coach, I purchased the wallys because i was told that the hooper 3 would not work (David has proven them incorrect)
Bruce Francis oh if you have that then take the Wally’s back.. they aren’t nearly as nice as the Hoppers
any way to upgrade the PVR to a solid state Drive (SSD)?
Not sure, never researched it but seeing the OS is on it etc etc, my not be that easy and unlikely. A 2TB drive, which is what the Hopper 3 has in it, will run you $749 for a good Samsung drive. A quick search shows nothing on doing it. Thus is why I just unplug it, no reason not to unless your passengers watch shows when driving.
It's a "hybrid solo hub" not a hybrid solo node.... Two totally different parts...
How many programs can you record simultaneously?
A simple search reveals 16 tuners.
You can record up to 16 different programs simultaneously without having to re-aquire more then the three satellites and reposition the dish?
Would not think you would need to move anything for it only supports 110, 129, and 129. So not sure what you are asking. If you do a search everything I see reads 16 tuners.
Not sure what you’re asking either, do you have the Travelr? It’s more of a Home dish for the RV so once it’s positioned it acquires all three satellites at the same time. I have the Roadtrip T4 which you can watch Dish while driving down the road but it only locks one satellite at a time so if the DVR wants to record a show on a different satellite or the back TV wants to watch or record on a different satellite you have to change the channel up front to reposition the satellite (only takes a second to jump to another one).. it all depends on the equipment you have. I have two Wally boxes so the second coax David plugged in on the roof which isn’t used on his is used for my bedroom Wally. With the Hopper they all go through the main coax.
peterdement &
Outstanding info on how to upgrade to the Hopper 3... We will do it...
Use to like Matt Damon but he is so far to the left in his political views I just turn the channel now instead of watching him..He does not live in reality of the real world but in a Hollywood concept of dreamland... LOL
Thanks again for the Hopper info...
Why are you Dish people and not direct tv?
This video answers that... ua-cam.com/video/PrA_uTbXkt8/v-deo.html Also, Dish as a Pay as You Go Plan for those that are not on the road all the time.
Lots of misinformation here. If you install a Hopper 3 this way, you will eventually damage your traveler dish and the hopper.
Not sure where you get your information, but I work with Winegard DIRECTLY. So I can assure you, this is NOT an issue. Not to mention that Winegard has now released this information is a replacement document. See 3. RP-SK01: outsideourbubble.com/downloads/Replacement_LNB%20Rev2%209-18_LR.pdf