Tagged With "turn signal"

Jeff - Big smile on Sue's face when we popped the clam open in "32" seconds!! LOL. Have a great campsite in Upper Pines. I'll get a pic posted if the signal here will allow. Burr.... It is a chilly 33 here this morning with clear skies! Mike

I use the tailgator and have been in some heavy rain without any issues, the only time I haven't gotten a signal is when my site was heavily wooded and once when there was a hill in the way but even with the hill it picked up one of the two satellites.

Fortunately, we live in the dry Denver climate. I googled the rain issue and maybe its our big heavy clouds. Who knows. We still like traveling with it to catch football games. I'm glad you enjoy your Tailgater. One connecting wire is a great bonus. As long as the clouds aren't too thick, it should be okay, but thick clouds will weaken the signal. The signal was great unless there was heavy rain. signal will rain fade

Woodglue turned me on to this device. https://www.amazon.com/Spot-Satellite-SPOT-Gen3-Messenger/dp/B00C8S8S4W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 I bought one and paid for the annual monitoring ($150) and so far love it. I used it on my trip out to Chino Valley AZ and then to the mountains of Santa Fe. Both had no cell service. It basically receives AND transmits via satellite so you don't have to have cell reception to get rudimentary communications out. There are 5 buttons on the thing you...

I recently aquired a WeBoost Drive 4GM cell signal booster. The 4GM isn't the latest and greatest offering, that would be the Drive 4GX. I was initially drawn to the 4GX plus RV essentials kit which retails for $619.99. The Drive 4GX by itself sells for $479 and the 4GM for $379. I purchased the Drive 4GM from Amazon Warehouse Deals (technically used) for $273. Both the 4GM and 4GX are rated to boost cell signal by up to 50 db. The difference being the 4GX is supposed to be twice as powerful...

Though these won’t talk on any more channels, or talk farther than other FRS-GMRS radios, it is specifically designed for emergency preparedness. It does have some nice extra features. Motorola Solutions Introduces First Radio Built to Help Families During Emergencies New TALKABOUT T480 designed specifically for household emergency readiness New TALKABOUT T480 radio offers emergency preparedness features such as a special alert button, safety whistle, weather alerts, flashlight and...

From the Manufacturer: The BaoFeng BF-888S is a compact hand held transceiver providing 2 watts in the frequency range of 400-480 MHz. You get up to 16 selectable memories (user-programmable). Other features include: selectable wide/narrow band, battery save function, VOX, DCS/CTCSS encode, and a built in flashlight. My Experience : I bought these (Aset of 2) on Amazon for $25. i was looking for a solution to stay in contact with my family in areas with no cell phone reception (Jalama Beach...

I get asked about my satellite dish all the time when people see the Tailgater. I have the King VQ4500 Tailgater for Dish Network on my 2185. It is HD and I'm already a Dish customer so it added $9.95 to my monthly bill. I purchased the Dish Wally HD receiver which fits perfect on my TV shelf in the trailer. The set up is a breeze. Point the Tailgater to the south, plug in the coax to the Tailgater and the receiver, then HDMI to the TV and power it on. The receiver will walk you through the...

I have the old Speedboost by Wilson. For portability, we mounted it to a little plank and carry it and the magnetic antenna in a little leather bag. Sometimes when traveling we put the bag in the truck to make calls while driving. At night, we move it all to the camper. Once we checked into a State Park in Arkansas and were told there was no phone service because we were in a valley on the lake. We'd have to drive out of the park 1/4 mile to the top of a hill to use our phones. We moved the...

I've been curious about a cell booster for a while, even considering making one myself with an old sat dish (directional) versus a non-directional like you did here. This further pushes me that route, but I don't think I'll be doing anything quite yet. After dropping Sprint, my signal has already gone up But I would be curious if the residential version would actually be better for our application. Leemom, if internet is something you require when you go FT, I would consider Hughesnet. It's...

We just returned from our favorite boondock site. We have NEVER had service there before and probably would have still thought service was non-existent until I received a text Sunday evening. There was one spot on the table next to the trailer that would occasionally show one bar of service. Move the phone one foot in any direction and the signal was lost. Also, trying to call out instantly caused the one bar to disappear. This is the most sketchy service I've ever experienced and I thought...

Randy, that indicates that there is a weak signal available and the signal booster would most likely make a difference. So here's what you do. Get a booster, go back there and call me after it's set up. Just make sure your GPS location setting on your phone is enabled before you call..........

So far after getting the 4gX it has improved our signal by 20-40 dBm's. This has made the difference between being able to make a call and/or getting data and not. Today we will be in yellowstone and will try it and next week in glacier for an extended stay and will let you know how it performs there. We will be getting the base/home unit for work when we get back from this trip as the many times at work you have to go outside, out from under the metal roof, to make a call to a customer.

Just remember, there has to be some available signal for it to work.......

My older Wilson amp still works great and makes a real difference in being able to get phone service and Internet. On our previous TC I had the antenna mounted pemanently on the roof attached to the roof rack. Tree branch snags would break off the tiny ground plain antenna stub outs. With the new Lance 1172 I decided to keep the antenna portable and and I built a antenna mast out of PVC, 24" threaded sections, that I can erect in a few minutes and mount to the roof access ladder. I mount the...

Looks like this will be very useful to us. Just got back from a few days up by Big Basin, very spotty cell and internet service. My truck has built in WIFI so that helps on that end, but inconvenient having to have the ignition in the Aux position (and the keys in the ignition). Good reception and broadcasts very well from the truck to inside of the trailer, AT&T based, but a bit inconvenient and doesn't really solve the phone issue. I could add a separate phone service to the truck I...

Tom, it's not total magic, but close to it and it. Often it will save the day when you think you have no phone service. And, it improves your mobile hot spot for the internet. Last month with Setters in the Smokies, we had no phone signal. The Speedboost worked in both our campers and we were also able to make a mobile hot spot with our phones because of it. Without it, no dice. I had forgotten the metal ground plane for the magnetic mount antenna so we improvised by sticking the antenna to...

Wow!! This unit is literally priceless. I used it in the Pisgah national forest (Camping here: https://goo.gl/maps/5uNX8QPbxxH2 ) and the Ocala national forest recently. I had 0 bars on either phone in Pisgah [My wife has Verizon/ I have Google Fi]. Using the booster I had 4 bars, 3g with US Cellular (This is a Google FI Carrier). In the middle of the night we had a freak windstorm that luckily I was able to pull up radar for from my phone, so I knew exactly how bad it was going to be. I was...

Tom, your signal acquisition success is what I meant when I said it often saves the day! Communication-wise, you literally got something out of what was otherwise...nothing.

You might make a trip or two before you permanently mount it. We move our antenna around quite often to obtain a better signal.

Even though our short rig kept a nice strong signal I went ahead and mounted the booster anyway since one comes in the package. I chose to mount it right under the battery box. Out of the way and has a line-of-sight with all 3 tires. Ready to roll on our next trip in a few days ...

Bumping this not-too-old thread.... Just got my Tireminder Smart TPMS and will be installing and setting it up next week when I get back to the trailer down in Tucson. Nice packaging! A couple of questions for those of you that have actually installed and used them. This is going on a 2018 2285 (dual separate battery compartments) pulled by a F250 CCSB truck with a rigid topper on the back. I was thinking of putting the signal booster in one of the battery compartments and, at least for now,...

Tried out the system this morning - everything was quick, simple, & accurate. I first checked all tires with my high-end tire pressure gauge. I then had the system learn all 4 tires. The pressure on all 4 tires was spot on against my gauge. Again, we have 4 trailer tires (with load range & the desired psi) - 1. Driver's side (load range D, 62) 2. Passenger side (load range D, 62) 3. Main spare under the TT (load range D, 62) 4. Extreme emergency spare for longer trips that will ride...

TPMS installed. Mounted signal booster under battery box and clipped alligator clips to battery posts. If this works I'll connect with a pig tail connection like I use with battery tenders. Consulted w/Minder Research and they agreed w/my booster placement. May rethink and place elsewhere if necessary. Install was very straight forward and all transmitters worked. First trial trip coming up soon, will post again after return. Red, what does K-I-S-S stand for, that one lost me!

I can't do that - I stay awake at nights trying to come up with ideas that can complicate an install. I'm still working on a solution for mounting my signal booster (older system than yours) but my thinking is along these lines. I already have a set of Anderson electrical connectors coming off of the batteries for my portable solar - thinking about adding a small waterproof box to the outside of one of the battery boxes (think Pelican here, or something similar (read that as cheaper) with an...

Any thoughts on this method of installing the booster? In my 1685's forward storage compartment there is an access hole that allows me to get to the lower front running lights. Considering splicing into that circuit - always drive with the lights on so the booster would always be on when driving, off when unhooked with no battery loss. It would be a bit further away from the truck's cab and the signal would have to travel through the front of the trailer. Don't know how strong the signal is...

*From here - https://www.minderresearch.net...stall-Signal-Booster

Thanks, I just read that - hadn't realized the booster was weather-tight. We do need the booster - I'm thinking of trying it inside of that area behind the cover, the only thing blocking the signal would be the front wall that looks to be some sort of fiberglass casting, maybe 3/16" thick. That shouldn't interfere much, but if it does I will mount it just outside of that area, depends on water/mud spray from the truck tires where exactly. If I put it outside I might still put it in a...