Dave's Review

Hands down, this the finest In-Motion Satellite antenna on the market.

At only 12 1/2 inches tall it will blend in with the roof a/c units and is very easy to install. It also maintains a dome configuration so you won't have a problem with rain setting on it like many of the flat surface antennas on the market.

There is only one coaxial cable to run to the roof, and four mounting feet to glue and screw down. There is an indoor power supply that takes 110v a/c and converts it to 24 volts.  It has an indoor control unit and a display/controller, that is placed inside the RV. No additional bulky equipment is required and no modification of cabinets are necessary.

This antenna comes set up for one satellite receiver but can easily be converted for up to 4 or more satellite receivers still utilizing just the one cable. The Tracstar SV360 uses a compass and region along with DVB technology to quickly find the satellite of your choice with just a couple of buttons to push.

No computer is needed to select the satellite - it can be performed with the display unit itself. The United States is sectioned into nine regions: Washington and Oregon are region one from the West Coast - to Florida in region nine on the East Coast.  

If you were to drive from region one to region nine without using the antenna, you can speed up the search sequence by selecting the region you are currently in.  If you do not, it will go into a wide scan searching for any satellite signal. Once it has located a signal, it will then know where to find the satellite that you have selected.

Since there are no cables that have to unwind you could drive in a circle all day long and never need to have the antenna stop, unwind and find the satellite.

Software updates can be performed by calling TracStar to request the program module be mailed to them, or the user may by use of a laptop download from the website then use the serial port and a cable from Radio Shack to flash the software. With the advanced programming that goes into the SV360 software updates are rare. In fact it has been over 2 years since the last update

DirecTV HDTV compatibility is easy with the New TracStar SV360 and the upgrade module. The antenna will automatically switch your selected pair. Select 101/119 and when the channel is selected the antenna will automatically switch to that satellite. If 101/110 is selected the antenna will go to the 110 satellite. The module is needed since broadcast from the 110 satellite would require a different lnb. Tracstar has figured out how to modify the lnb signal through this module for this difference.

I must tell you that out of all of the systems on the market today, this still has the reliability that you expect.