I have purchased my first travel trailer so I guess I am kinda new to this I did travel with the parents in their RV years ago. My question
is why I am not able to receive any satellite signal in my RV running thru the cable connection on the outside of the RV. I know the cable is good it has been hooked up to a cable connection. I did line the dish with the satellite and was receiving all channels when i hooked up the dish directly to the receiver to a small TV on the outside and i am able to receive all the channels I subscribe too, and the signal is 98%.
Is the cable that is run thru the RV not the proper kind, Is it less than Rg6? Is there any thing that can be done to get it to work, besides running new cable?
Thanks
Michael
kb0vwg
Easiest solution is to purchase a 4' section of flat coax with a couple of double males. Then run coax thru a window directly to your cable box.
The RV cable isn't the problem, it's where the cable inside the RV splits to the rest of the trailer where the lack of signal starts. (Directv doesn't like in-line splitting before the "satellite-in") The interior splitting can be found at the 12v/coax/batwing switch/plate part in your trailer. There is a diagram somewhere in the forums on how to bypass this. I am not savvy enough to attach it, I am sure someone will.
Over the last 6 years, I have taken the lazy way and run the flat coax thru a window. The flat cable allows you to close windows tight enough to avoid bugs and cooling/heat loss.
YUP! I stayed at a CG with Direct TV and none of us could use the outside connection for the cable. Had to bring it in thru window and hook up to inside connector. As stated above it had something to do that it is split where it comes in from the outside. It splits to provide cable to the back TV and then runs up to the front where the booster is. I just quit using the cable at CG's.
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us".
My guess is that the cable connection from the outside is running through the booster for the batwing antenna. That negates the sat signal from the dish to the receiver.
Aside from running the wire through the window, I know of two choices. I drilled a hole next to the outside cable connection, added a faceplate, and fished RG6 wire through the camper to the Amplifier faceplate and drilled an extra hole in it. Results are a direct feed from the dish to the receiver = reception. That's a lot of work and time, though. A quicker way is to bypass the amplifier at the switch plate. You can review the mod with pictures here.
Lyford,
You really didn’t provide enough information to answer your question. I’ve run satellite, off-the-air, and cable tv signals every which way in my motorhome. You just have to know what’s in the coaxial cable line. In Oregon I set the satellite antenna about 50’ away from the motorhome to clear the trees, and feed the satellite down converted signal through the cable TV connection outside my motorhome to the satellite receiver. I also use the same connection for cable TV when available. Yes, I do have to move some coax connection to the equipment and I’ve verified there are no splitters, power feeds, or other things in the coaxial line. I also feed the satellite, cable TV and off-the-air signals through the coaxial cable to two TV’s and a 3rd unused jack for an outside TV. PM me and describe more precisely what you have and perhaps I can help.
Richard L. Miller
2001 Safari Zanzibar, 38'
2003 Jeep Liberty Toad
Amateur Radio KJ6W
Your problem, which you have described well, is a common one. Others have already given you good answers. Satellite TV inputs will not work if there are boosters or splitters in the path. The solution is to install a cable that bypasses any such devices.
I just did the rewire that bob213 linked to.
Works great. Don't have to worry about how I'm going to run the cable from the Tailgater to the inside of the camper.
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