"Don White" wrote in message
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On a moving object like a boat, would you continually have to re-aim the
dish to get the best signal?

Yes, if you had a desire to have a TV signal while underway or on the hook
at a remote location. There are relatively small sat domes that can be
installed that will automatically track the satellite(s) under such
conditions. Last time I checked, they were around $3,000. But it's been a
while since I looked at them, so they might have come down some since then.
I have no such need for a signal while underway. My dish is attached to a
pole that resides in a receptacle designed for just such a purpose. The
receptacle for the pole is right next to the boat on the dock in my marina.
My boat is factory pre-wired for TV, and there is a cable receptacle in the
storage locker in the transom, right next to the shore power receptacle,
telephone receptacle, and pressurized city water receptacle. So, I am
limited to a live TV broadcast while in the slip, which also means that the
cost of my antenna was just next to nothing. If I wish to watch TV while
out and about, I carry a number of VHS tapes or DVDs of shows that I have
previously recorded from my DVR satellite receiver at home. I'll also use
these if I can't find anything interesting live on the 100+ sat channels I
carry.