I purchased the Direcway Dish from Maxwell Satellite on March
30, 2005. After taking their 3-hour course to learn to set the dish
I had no trouble setting up. However by the time I returned to
Picacho Peak State Park and set the dish at our campsite, I had no
success! Between 5 PM Wednesday and late afternoon Thursday I
could not receive a signal ever. After spending much time on the
phone to Maxwell Satellite and rereading their well-thought-out manual
many times, Friday afternoon I packed up the dish and returned to
Maxwell Satellite where we spent 4 hours trying to find the problem
by elimination. Finally, Maxwell Satellite called Direcway and found
out that the satellite down and we were given another Satellite and
all worked well. Later I was able to set the dish at our campsite
in the dark.
The next day one of the rangers who wanted a satellite wanted to see
if mine would make his online gaming program work faster. We
moved the dish to his house and set it up easily. Then I returned to
my campsite and in 15 minutes I had the dish set again. And in a
week’s time no problems had arisen. Even the strong winds have
caused no problems.
Leaving Picacho Peak on 4/18/05, we set dish up in Karchner
Caverns State Park, AZ
4/19/05 in Stafford State Park, AZ
4/20/05 in Van Horn TX @ a Passport America Park
4/21/05 in Belton, TX at a COE park
4/22/05 in Livingston, TX were we became TEXANS
4/25/05 in Dennison, TX at a CCE park
4/26/05 in Sulphur, OK in Chickasaw National Rec Area
4/28/05 in Purcell, OK at the City Park
5/07/05 in Foss Lake State Park, OK
5/09/05 in Lake Meredith, TX at a COE park
5/10/05 in Clayton State Park, NM
5/11/05 in Cimarron State Park, NM
5/12/05 in Maggie and Gordon’s (relatives) Taos, NM
5/13/05 in Wild Rivers - BLM near Taos, NM
5/15/05 in Great sand Dunes National Park, CO
5/18/05 in Colorado Springs, CO at a Passport America CG
5/19/05 in Rocky MT National Park, CO
5/23/05 in Wheatland, WY at a free City Park
5/26/05 in Crawford, NE at a free City Park
5/27/05 in Wind Cave National Park, SD
5/30/05 in Rapid City, SD at a private park (hot electrical)
5/31/05 in Badlands National Park, SD
6/01/05 in Ft Thompson State Park, COE park
6/02/05 Ft Abraham Lincoln ND near Bismarck
6/05/05 in Devils Lake State Park, ND
6/06/06 in Lake Metogoshe State Park
6/10/06 in Ft Stevenson State Park, ND
6/13/05 to 7/11/05 at Lewis and Clark State Park ND
7/11/05 in Theodore Roosevelt Nat Park, ND
7/13/05 in Miles City, MT at a private park (hot)
7/14/05 in Ft Peck, MT at COE park
7/18/05 in Lake Ellwell, Galato, MT
7/19/05 in Glacier National Park, MT
7/26/05 in Canyon Ferry Lake, MT near Helena BLM
7/29/05 in Grand Teton National Park, MT
8/11/05 in Palisades Dame, ID Forest service CG
8/15/05 in Flaming Gorge, WY National Forest CG
8/22/05 in Red Canyon, UT forest service
8/23/05 in Steinaker State Park, UT
8/27/05 in Meadows Camp Ground, CO near Steam Boat
9/09/05 in Silver Creek, CO at a Time Share Condo
9/16/05 Green Ridge, CO forest service CG
9/20/05 in Buena Vista, CO prive CG
9/22/05 in Curenanci River, CO near Gunnison FS
9/23/05 in Black Canyon National Park, CO
9/25/05 in Palisades, CO, Forest Service CG
9/27/05 in UTE National Forest Service CG
10/1/05 in Monument Valley, AZ at Indian NP
10/2/05 in Lake Powell, AZ, BLM
10/3/05 in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
10/4/05 in Dead Horse State Park, AZ
10/6/05 arrived at Picacho Peak State Park, AZ
03/26/06 Lordsburg, NM
03/27/06 Deming, NM
03/28/06 Granger Lake, TX
03/30/06 Livingston, TX
04/01/06 Natches, MS
04/02/06 Ft Gaines, GA
04/04/06 Douglas, GA
05/6/06 Kennesaw, GA used son’s internet connection
0512/06 Oxford, MS
05/15/06 Fairfield Bay, AR
05/21/06 Purcell, OK used son’s internet connection
06/04/06 Foss Lake State Park, OK
06/05/06 Santa Rosa State Park, NM
06/18/06 Great Sand Dunes National Park
06/22/06 Angel of Shavano CG in San Isabel Nal Forest CO
06/26/06 Elk Creek CG 16 miles west of Gunnison on US 50
07/05/06 South Meadows CG near Woodland Park, CO
07/13/06 Cold Springs CG near Golden, CO
07/27/06 Prospector Campground near Dillon, CO
30, 2005. After taking their 3-
Picacho Peak State Park and set the dish at our campsite, I had no
success! Between 5 PM Wednesday and late afternoon Thursday I
could not receive a signal ever. After spending much time on the
phone to Maxwell Satellite and rereading their well-
Maxwell Satellite where we spent 4 hours trying to find the problem
by elimination. Finally, Maxwell Satellite called Direcway and found
out that the satellite down and we were given another Satellite and
all worked well. Later I was able to set the dish at our campsite
in the dark.
The next day one of the rangers who wanted a satellite wanted to see
if mine would make his online gaming program work faster. We
moved the dish to his house and set it up easily. Then I returned to
my campsite and in 15 minutes I had the dish set again. And in a
week’s time no problems had arisen. Even the strong winds have
caused no problems.
Leaving Picacho Peak on 4/18/05, we set dish up in Karchner
Caverns State Park, AZ
4/19/05 in Stafford State Park, AZ
4/20/05 in Van Horn TX @ a Passport America Park
4/21/05 in Belton, TX at a COE park
4/22/05 in Livingston, TX were we became TEXANS
4/25/05 in Dennison, TX at a CCE park
4/26/05 in Sulphur, OK in Chickasaw National Rec Area
4/28/05 in Purcell, OK at the City Park
5/07/05 in Foss Lake State Park, OK
5/09/05 in Lake Meredith, TX at a COE park
5/10/05 in Clayton State Park, NM
5/11/05 in Cimarron State Park, NM
5/12/05 in Maggie and Gordon’s (relatives) Taos, NM
5/13/05 in Wild Rivers -
5/18/05 in Colorado Springs, CO at a Passport America CG
5/19/05 in Rocky MT National Park, CO
5/23/05 in Wheatland, WY at a free City Park
5/26/05 in Crawford, NE at a free City Park
5/27/05 in Wind Cave National Park, SD
5/30/05 in Rapid City, SD at a private park (hot electrical)
5/31/05 in Badlands National Park, SD
6/01/05 in Ft Thompson State Park, COE park
6/02/05 Ft Abraham Lincoln ND near Bismarck
6/05/05 in Devils Lake State Park, ND
6/06/06 in Lake Metogoshe State Park
6/10/06 in Ft Stevenson State Park, ND
6/13/05 to 7/11/05 at Lewis and Clark State Park ND
7/11/05 in Theodore Roosevelt Nat Park, ND
7/13/05 in Miles City, MT at a private park (hot)
7/14/05 in Ft Peck, MT at COE park
7/18/05 in Lake Ellwell, Galato, MT
7/19/05 in Glacier National Park, MT
7/26/05 in Canyon Ferry Lake, MT near Helena BLM
7/29/05 in Grand Teton National Park, MT
8/11/05 in Palisades Dame, ID Forest service CG
8/15/05 in Flaming Gorge, WY National Forest CG
8/22/05 in Red Canyon, UT forest service
8/23/05 in Steinaker State Park, UT
8/27/05 in Meadows Camp Ground, CO near Steam Boat
9/09/05 in Silver Creek, CO at a Time Share Condo
9/16/05 Green Ridge, CO forest service CG
9/20/05 in Buena Vista, CO prive CG
9/22/05 in Curenanci River, CO near Gunnison FS
9/23/05 in Black Canyon National Park, CO
9/25/05 in Palisades, CO, Forest Service CG
9/27/05 in UTE National Forest Service CG
10/1/05 in Monument Valley, AZ at Indian NP
10/2/05 in Lake Powell, AZ, BLM
10/3/05 in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
10/4/05 in Dead Horse State Park, AZ
10/6/05 arrived at Picacho Peak State Park, AZ
03/26/06 Lordsburg, NM
03/27/06 Deming, NM
03/28/06 Granger Lake, TX
03/30/06 Livingston, TX
04/01/06 Natches, MS
04/02/06 Ft Gaines, GA
04/04/06 Douglas, GA
05/6/06 Kennesaw, GA used son’s internet connection
0512/06 Oxford, MS
05/15/06 Fairfield Bay, AR
05/21/06 Purcell, OK used son’s internet connection
06/04/06 Foss Lake State Park, OK
06/05/06 Santa Rosa State Park, NM
06/18/06 Great Sand Dunes National Park
06/22/06 Angel of Shavano CG in San Isabel Nal Forest CO
06/26/06 Elk Creek CG 16 miles west of Gunnison on US 50
07/05/06 South Meadows CG near Woodland Park, CO
07/13/06 Cold Springs CG near Golden, CO
07/27/06 Prospector Campground near Dillon, CO
08/03/06 Prairie Point Campground on Green Mt Lake
Latitude 39.84431N, Longitude 106.23310W
08/17/06 Hi Way Springs Campground
Latitude 37.622270 N, Longitude 106.684390W
08/20/06 Fairfield Pagosa, timeshare
Latitude 37.26572N, Longitude 107.07966W
9/10/06 Curecanti NRA Elk Creek, Lat 38.46948N
Long 107.17048W
9/13/06 One Mile Campground Latitude 38.72935N
Long 106.75682W
9/24/06 Ute Campground Latitude 37.21493N
Longitude 107.27268W
9/30/06 Fairfield Pagosa, timeshare
Latitude 37.21493N Longitude 107.27268
10/15/06 Purcell, OK Latitude 35.01208N
Longitude 97.36991W
10/21/06 Fairfield Bay, AR timeshare
Latitude 35.61115N Longitude 92.28455W
11/05/06 Kennesaw, GA Latitude 34.00542N,
Used son’s internet Longitude 84.62507W
11/29/06 Fairfield Smoky Mountains
Longitude 35.83624N Longitude 83.55636W
12/09/06 Douglas, GA Latitude
Longitude
12/13/06 Sam Houston State Park Latitude
Longitude
12/15/06 Rocky Point CG, TX Latitude N33.288214
Longitude W94.173404
12/16/06 Purcell, OK Latitude 34.98746N
Longitude 97.37667W
12/27/06 El Paso, TX Latitude 31.80034N
Longitude 106.30730W
12/28/06 Roper Lake State Park, AZ Latitude 32.75548N
Longitude 109.70338W
12/30/06 Near Willcox, AZ Latitude 32.33994N
Longitude 109.88067W
1/1/07 Picacho Peak State Park Latitude 32.64592N
Longitude 111.39987W
4/11/07 Buckskin Mt State Park Latitude 34.20494N
Longitude 114.22769W
4/15/07 Lake Mead
4/22/07 Red Rock Canyon Latitude 36.13171N
Longitude 115.38513 W
4/25/07 Walker Lake Latitude 38.69416N
Longitude 118.76670W
4/26/07 Latitude Zephyr Cove, NV 38.94000N
Longitude 119.94752W
05/03/07 Goose Lake State Park, OR Latitude 42.24
Longitude 120.146
05/07/07 Jones Crossing in Fremont Nat Forest in OR
Latitude 42.61629N Longitude 120..60623W
05/11/07 Chickahominy Lake, OR Latitude 43.54892N
Longitude 119.61162W
05/16/07 Lake Malone, OR : unable to get out of trees
05/18/07 Plymouth, WN, COE park. Longitude: 45.93375
Longitude, 119.33429
05/23/07 Trout Lake, WN
06/09/07 Nehalem State Park Latitude 45.70951N
Longitude, 123.93653W
07/12/07 Siuslaw National Forest - Horsefall Campground
Latitude 43.44945N Longitude 124.26228W
07/15/07 Bluegill Campground in Horsfall Camp area
Latitude 43.44945N Longitude 124.262282
07/18/07 The Mill Casino Latitude 43.3
Longitude 124.22026W
07/24/07 SKP park Latitude 43.238174
07/26/07 Crater Lake Nat Park Latitude 42.86501N
Longitude 122.15953W
07/30/07 Caldwell, ID. Latitude 43.685145N
Longitude 116.686442W
08/02/07 Flaming George Rec Area Latitude 41.233582
Longitude 109.595284W
8/17/07 Stillwater Campground Latitude 29.84090N
Longitude 105.49901W
10/01/07
10/03/07
10/05/07 Cotton Hill Park CG Latitude 31.67487N
Longitude 85.05551W
10/06/07 Chris McLean’s house Latitude 31.756195
10/15/07 Sevierville, TN
11/03/07 Edisto Island, SC Latitude 32.48848N
Longitude 80.32180W
11/27/07 Lake Seminole, GA Latatude 30.71899N
Longitude 84.85261W
11/30/07 Destin, FL Latitude 30.37987N
Longitude 86.39703W
12/21/07
12/25/07 Manatee Springs SP Latitude 29348833N
Longitude 82.97502W
1/1/08 Blueberry Hill RV Park Latitude 28.66706N
Longitude 82.13596W
07/12/07 Siuslaw National Forest -
07/15/07 Bluegill Campground in Horsfall Camp area
Latitude 43.44945N Longitude 124.262282
07/18/07 The Mill Casino Latitude 43.3
Longitude 124.22026W
07/24/07 SKP park Latitude 43.238174
07/26/07 Crater Lake Nat Park Latitude 42.86501N
Longitude 122.15953W
07/30/07 Caldwell, ID. Latitude 43.685145N
Longitude 116.686442W
08/02/07 Flaming George Rec Area Latitude 41.233582
Longitude 109.595284W
8/17/07 Stillwater Campground Latitude 29.84090N
Longitude 105.49901W
10/01/07
10/03/07
10/05/07 Cotton Hill Park CG Latitude 31.67487N
Longitude 85.05551W
10/06/07 Chris McLean’s house Latitude 31.756195
10/15/07 Sevierville, TN
11/03/07 Edisto Island, SC Latitude 32.48848N
Longitude 80.32180W
11/27/07 Lake Seminole, GA Latatude 30.71899N
Longitude 84.85261W
11/30/07 Destin, FL Latitude 30.37987N
Longitude 86.39703W
12/21/07
12/25/07 Manatee Springs SP Latitude 29348833N
Longitude 82.97502W
1/1/08 Blueberry Hill RV Park Latitude 28.66706N
Longitude 82.13596W
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