At home (stick built) we just upgraded from the Dish 500 to the Dish DVR 625 and wow what a differance. We can record 2 stations and watch a prerecorded show at the same time. Or record one and watch anothe at the same time. Also the one unit will service 2 TV's at the same time with out being wired together. But the problem is if you do not have it connected to the telephone they will charge you $5.00 per month. What a pain. We are going to move the old Dish 500 into the Montana and see if we can get it to work.
For national stations the signal is sent out across the Country but for local stations it is only sent out as a "beam" that covers something like 100 mile radius or diameter, not sure what. We live over 100 miles from Seattle and our neighbors say they can get the Seattle stations.
Good luck and happy camping, (I find it hard to use that "camping" word when relaxing in our Montana.
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