GM‑9000 Carryout G3 - Automatic Portable Satellite TV Antenna - Dual Receiver Outputs – DIRECTV, Dish & Bell - RV, Camping, Tailgating & Outdoor Entertainment - White

This is a great way to have Sat TV on the road. We have DirecTV at home and also have a Winegard Travl'r dish on the roof of our camper. The Travl'r regularly gives us trouble and frequently our campsite has trees in the way of the roof-mounted dish. We decided to get the portable so we would have TV almost all the time on the road. First thing; This unit only gets SD TV from DirecTV. It gets HD from Dish. Well, we are roughing it, after all. All of the newer DVRs from DirecTV requires a SWM unit. This is a little box that allows receivers to have just one connection from the satellite. THE GM-9000 NEEDS THE WINEGARD SWM-80 KIT TO WORK WITH NEWER RECEIVERS AND DVR'S. This kit costs about $80. It's worth it. Beware that you make sure you are buying the kit made by Winegard. There are sellers who pretend to sell the factory kit. Setup is simple. You will need several short cables to connect the various pieces of the SWM-80 kit and power injector (comes with the antenna) together. You should use two cables to the antenna. The unit comes with one 25ft length of coax. For less than $20 here on Amazon, you can buy a dual-coax RG6 50ft cable. This is two cables in one. It's perfect for this application. This setup allows you to connect two or more (up to 8 according to the documentation) receivers. This is called the SWM setup and only works with receivers designed to work with SWM. The SWM setup only looks at the 101 degree satellite. This isn't a problem since almost all DirecTV SD programming is on that satellite. The 103 degree satellite (the other one this dish can get) is virtually all HD channels. Don't be put off by the need for the SWM-80 kit. It is easy to hook up. We mounted the components and the power injector on a piece of plywood and did all the connections. Now, all we do is run the 50ft dual coax, connect the receivers, and go. We also purchased the optional mounting tripod. It's a lifesaver if it rains. It was very simple to set up this system. We have 2 DVR's running off of it with absolutely no problem. We can record one program and watch another on each receiver. Just be sure your DirecTV equipment is SWM for this setup. Chances are it is. HELPFUL HINT: When setting up the SWM system, run the satellite setup on each receiver. Look at the antenna options. If there is one for "Round 18" Dish" use that. If not, the "SWM 3" will most likely work. Ignore error messages and press "Continue". You may need to reboot the receiver before everything works correctly. One receiver set up with no problem. The other needed to be rebooted.

Horrible product, quit working after 3 uses. Horrible Winegard customer service, will not warranty their own products. Will never buy another Winegard product, looking at king units Please note that Amazon offered refund

I purchased this to replace a Dish Network Tailgater. I use Directv at home and it cost less to just add a receiver to my account rather that paying for two different accounts just to have tv on the go. I am a truck driver and this is installed on my truck. Very easy setup and easy to use with a home receiver that I had sitting in a closet not being used. I initially purchased the Tailgater (which also worked perfectly) because the cost of the dome was about half the price of a Directv one but they’ve since become more affordable and with only paying for an additional receiver versus a full account with Dish it will pay for itself in a few months. Once set up and activated, all you do is plug the receiver into power and it automatically finds the signal and tunes itself.

I purchased this antenna to replace a manual carryout suitcase antenna that I have used for the last 3 years. So far I have set the G3 up 7 times and it has locked on quickly each time. The only thing that I am concerned about is that it rattles when you pick it up like there is something loose inside, and it makes a grinding noise at start up. I contacted Winegard about the grinding noise and they said it was normal. They have been very good at responding to my emails. Four stars as I haven't had the G3 long so we will see how well it will holds up. I mount it on the tripod that is listed for it and Winegard sent me the feet necessary to attach it.

I bought this about 3 years ago, because the King units weren't holding up. I didn't think the winegard would either? But I would give it a try. It's still going strong!! It grabs a signal faster than the king, holds signal heck of a lot better in the rain, it has to be almost hurricane rain for this one to lose signal.. yes, it was bit more expensive, but it's worth it because it will also work with DTV, Dish, and Rogers cable.

We live in Louisiana and have gone through 2 hurricanes this year. we are presently living in our RV and bought this due to no internet for several months. This is THE BEST little satellite ever, no problem getting connected. It practically does all the work for you. Highly recommended!!!

The unit I was sent was used, not new. It didn’t work, I believe the power inserter was defective. The package had an Amazon return label in it when I got it.

I installed the GM 9000, reset the DVR per the instructions, plugged it in, and it found the satellite n a few minutes. I had a problem of losing reception, i use both tuners so i can watch while it records another show, transponder 1 on tuner one kept going to zero, I would switch over to tuner two and the transponder had a good number, switch back to tuner one and the same number showed. This kept happening, I called Winegard Tech support, and they returned my call within a couple of hours. She walked me through the set-up on the DVR and had me change the dish configuration, problem solved. I had a king quest before this antenna, Winegard service is superior to king quest.

This is an amazing antenna about 1/4 of the size of the old Winegard it replaced. Winegard support was great. Instructions did not cover Bell receiver setup, but one call to support and they emailed me. Took a bit of time but got it working pretty fast. Just make sure you have a clear line of site Winegard has a cool app you can download for your smartphone phone to check it. Next setup Dish network in US i’m not expecting any issues. If you want they offer a permanent roof mount kit but we choose the trippod in case we were parked under trees or something else that would block the signal.

I like it for its portability and ease of use, all weather, I use it on my patio at home for watching TV outside. weather proof and easy to bolt down to a table top or some other stand. Expensive but best price was on Amazon. Locked on to the satellites quickly and recognized the spare receiver I have right away, was ready to watch in about 10 minutes or less.

This is a pile of crap. I had to buy two receivers and still, this so-called Sattille i9s is the biggest pile of garbage I have ever owned. NOT HAPPY AT ALL.

Smaller and better reception than the last model and no need for a separate power cable. Still a bit quirky when using two outlet cables with HD. Still a very reasonable price compared to the large fixed models you see on some RV’s.

Excellent as a portable means to access Bell, Telus and Direct TV (in USA) satellite programming in RVs