Observing antennas

On our walk around the campground over the last few days, we have been interested to note the different techniques people are using to get online from their RVs:

We are starting to see Starlinks in campgrounds -- since they do best with an open view of the sky, folks are putting them where they can best achieve that.

There are still Dish satellite dishes around...

Another Starlink...

... and yet another Starlink...

A Dish tailgater with a red ratchet strap securing it to a tree.

A Yagi directional cellular booster

This one is a bit hard to see...

... zoomed in, it is a bat-wing over-the-air antenna with a omni-directional cellular booster installed on top.

This one is also hard to see...

... zoomed in, an omni-directional cellular booster on top of a tall pole.

A DirectTV dish

Another Starlink -- this is a ways away from the camper -- I'm not sure I would think it was safe to position it that far away.

It is hard to see what is on the back of Gracie...

... zoomed in way up in the tree branches -- we also have a Yagi antenna to boost our cellular signal. While Starlink needs a clear view to the sky, cellular boosters don't care about shade or trees, but need "electronic line-of-sight" to the cell tower (trees can be in the way, but not buildings or mountains or hills).

A couple of tailgator satellite TV receivers -- we wondered why they would have two for a single rig, but then we noticed that the cables went to two different RVs.

A batwing for over-the-air channels and an old-style satellite dish on the roof.

Another Yagi directional antenna -- I don't think pointing up into the air is good... don't know if it has slipped or was positioned this way on purpose.

Another type of over-the-air antenna - replaces the bat-wing and does not need to be retracted during travel.

A bat-wing over-the-air and a Dish or DirectTV satellite dish mounted on top. They both fold down for travel.

A Starlink mounted on the side of the pickup that they use to tow their 5th wheel (would have to be removed whenever they want to go somewhere in their pickup).

We had not seen one of these before -- the guy that has Starlink attached to his pickup also has this -- it is  an omni-directional antenna plus router that you can tune to the cellular towers. The fellow who sells them makes them on his 3D printer. https://instyconnect.com/

Another type of satellite dish - Winegard Pathway X2

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