king dome or winnguard?

[fla hobo]

i have heard good and bad news about the king dome. that was the one that i was going to buy but now i'm scared to.

[Waynem]

Every time I have gone out I have had problems locating a signal with the King Dome. I do eventually find it, but my wife has to leave the trailer some times because I start calling it names that cannot be repeated here. My next time out I am going to call King Dome and have them guide me through their step-by-step procedure for finding satellite 110 and 119. I know it's up there somewhere in the sky!!!!

Edited: One I do lock on I have no further problems during that stay.

[bsmeaton]

I have not used the King Dome so I can't comment on performance, but we do have the winegard and it has performed perfectly for us. I believe the winegard (Roadtrip) is more automatic than the King Dome so it is relatively stress free for me after I turn on the green button.

There has been times I could not lock onto one or all satellites as a result of nearby trees or cloud cover, however I think that is characteristic of all of the domes.

[Mudchief]

Both of them are good units if you get the fully automatic ones. I have the King Dome and all i do is push a button and it does the rest. I purchased the king Dome because it came with HD as standard and is programmable for future satellites.

[Montana Sky]

Be sure to look at the KVH domes. Many friends have had great luck with them.

[Waynem]

Dennis,
Do you have the digital read out or just the 3 button toggles?

[Senor Fuego]

I had a King Dumb on our motor home. It could not distinguish between satelites and would lock onto every satelite out there before finding the right one. It could be a time consuming and frustrating process. We put a Moto Sat Executive on our 3400 and are very happy with it. Flip 1 switch and it locks onto the correct satelite. The Moto Sat gives you a bigger dish than the domes and keeps it's signal during the rain. If you get a dome be prepared to lose your signal on a rainy day.