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Re: T&T: KVH TracVision C3 Cruiser puzzle

LR
Larry Ropka
Tue, Nov 20, 2007 9:32 PM

While we are talking Satellite TV. We did 3000 miles this summer from
Fort Walton Beach FL to and around the Chesapeake Bay. Our pilot house
design swings significantly and fairly rapidly in a breeze.

In daily use over the 6 month period our Track-It-TV (formerly Follow
me TV) lost track a dozen or so times at anchor sometimes in quite
windy conditions.  A bump or two on the control pad easily restored
the signal. The "find' did not work well but is not really required. A
hand held compass used for a week or so gets you accustomed to
guessing the satellite direction relative to the sun or geographic
feature. With a rough azimuth estimate you can dial in in a few
seconds

The elevation adjustment on the antenna required reset 4-5 times
within a 5deg range despite max/min water and fuel tank loadings in
outboard tanks. We use a single LNB dish to save weight and wind drag.
We registered our system for our camper(rv) which allows us to switch
to national network feeds when moving. We bought ours on Ebay slightly
used for $600.

Just happy customers and usual disclaimers YMMV

Larry Ropka
"Charis" 42' Pilothouse
Shrink wrapped in the Solomons

While we are talking Satellite TV. We did 3000 miles this summer from Fort Walton Beach FL to and around the Chesapeake Bay. Our pilot house design swings significantly and fairly rapidly in a breeze. In daily use over the 6 month period our Track-It-TV (formerly Follow me TV) lost track a dozen or so times at anchor sometimes in quite windy conditions. A bump or two on the control pad easily restored the signal. The "find' did not work well but is not really required. A hand held compass used for a week or so gets you accustomed to guessing the satellite direction relative to the sun or geographic feature. With a rough azimuth estimate you can dial in in a few seconds The elevation adjustment on the antenna required reset 4-5 times within a 5deg range despite max/min water and fuel tank loadings in outboard tanks. We use a single LNB dish to save weight and wind drag. We registered our system for our camper(rv) which allows us to switch to national network feeds when moving. We bought ours on Ebay slightly used for $600. Just happy customers and usual disclaimers YMMV Larry Ropka "Charis" 42' Pilothouse Shrink wrapped in the Solomons