New to Sat TV on the boat

Update - after much dialog with Jim at Boe, ordered a KVH TV1 antenna from boemarine.com. I'll plan to use Dish based on recommendations here. It should be a fun winter project to get it installed (thank goodness for heated storage). It is not going to be a perfect picture but I didn't break the bank and it should solve the primary issue where the wife needs to occasionally watch Good Morning America from the boat with her coffee.

Now I just need to figure out how to mount it with the open array radar in place. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

BTW: Jim at Boe was great as always, and his price was excellent. And I know he'll stand behind whatever he sells.

Thanks to all for your feedback.

Scott
Take a look at the Edson Vision Series Dual Mount. It will host a 4' open array antenna and the KVH TV1 mounted above the radar. It's important not to mount the KVH dome and it's electronics within the radar's radiation zone. It is also important to ensure these heavy devices are properly mounted to your arch; there will be quite a load on the arch in moving seas.
https://edsonmarine.com/products/vi...ts/vision-series-mounts-by-style/dual-mounts/
 
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Here’s my custom folding mast on our Meridian. We have a low bridge so It folds into the flybridge. VERY reasonable priced here in Cape Canaveral by:

https://sunshinewelding.com/2018/02/radar-mast/
 
I also own a boat and I have had a lot of bad experiences with such antennas because they are not that practical and can be easily damaged by rain or can be torn apart by accident. I have been doing research on antenna alternatives for people like me, who still enjoy watching regular TV. After a few days of research, I found out about https://www.simplyswitch.com/broadband/compare-broadband-phone-tv-deals/, a site that streams regular TV channels. I have been using it on my phone while fishing and for a small monthly fee it has done its job. THis is the site I use but there are lots of them you can use online.
 
It sounds like you're ready and willing to pour thousands of dollars into satellite reception on your boat. Your wife must be VERY special! :p Anyway, I tried to do the same and after weeks of phone calls, transfers to another department, disconnects and every other hurdle you can think of I gave up.... Direct TV absolutely sucked! DISH was slightly better but my KVH M3 satellite antenna is deemed obsolete and cannot work with current technology.
 
It sounds like you're ready and willing to pour thousands of dollars into satellite reception on your boat. Your wife must be VERY special! :p Anyway, I tried to do the same and after weeks of phone calls, transfers to another department, disconnects and every other hurdle you can think of I gave up.... Direct TV absolutely sucked! DISH was slightly better but my KVH M3 satellite antenna is deemed obsolete and cannot work with current technology.

My M3 is working great and KVH sent the parts list that I needed to add to my receiver.
 
Thank you....I appreciate the diagram, Maybe I'll re-visit this. Do you pick up all available satellites for all of the Direct TV programming options?
 
If I was you, I'd either looking into streaming TV (Hulu Live TV, YoutubeTV, etc) paired either with hotspotting off a phone, or look into Starlink for high speed satellite internet. Way more versatile, way cheaper, and significantly lower up front costs.
 
We are rabid sports fans, TV is important.

When we purchased this boat it was immediate upgrade of the satellite system to have HD.

Today if I was in the same place, would not spend the money on satellite, too many other options available and emerging.
 
I am as well. Thankfully I can get my live sports from our Hulu Live TV subscription pretty easily, plus we get our local channels as well.
 
All these internet streaming things are great but not very effective in the Bahamas or other remote locations.
If you desire to stream within cell distance or sitting on the marina's Wifi then might as well watch at home, right?
We spend a lot of time in remote locations - the sat system is/was the solution for us. When Starlink or Leo Prime or other sat based system is on line then there may be some more cost effective options. But right now it's Direct TV and Dish....
 
Those of you using Hulu to stream live TV, how do you get around the location check? My experience is they will only allow 4 location changes every rolling 12 months.
 

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