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Randyl81's avatar
Randyl81
Explorer
Feb 10, 2018

dish HD

I have a portable direct tv satellite (no HD) that i use now that works great, but i want to switch to Dish for the HD, will I be able to still use the coaxial connection on the outside of my rv that runs to my tv cavity in the living room which i would then connect to the dish wally receiver. Basically will the existing coaxial that runs from the outside connector to the inside still work for me?
Thank you all for your time
  • Denny___Jami's avatar
    Denny___Jami
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2018
    Randyl81 wrote:
    I have a portable direct tv satellite (no HD) that i use now that works great, but i want to switch to Dish for the HD, will I be able to still use the coaxial connection on the outside of my rv that runs to my tv cavity in the living room which i would then connect to the dish wally receiver. Basically will the existing coaxial that runs from the outside connector to the inside still work for me?
    Thank you all for your time


    Yes you can use the same connection but you will have to make sure that there are no splitters in the line and all the connections are tight. Unlike some of Direct portables the Dish ones use the coax to power the dish.

    We just switched from a Tailgater to the Pathway X2 and it's a amazing how well it works compared to the Tailgater, it's little more money but worth it.

    Denny
  • harley-dave's avatar
    harley-dave
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2018
    bob213 wrote:
    I use an HD dish network dish on a tripod and go thru the "sat" connection on the outside of my trailer. As long as it is a direct feed without splitters it should work. Splitters have to be after the connection to the receiver. I'm not familiar with the Wally as I use a dual tuner that allows me to watch different shows in the bedroom and living area.
    Well, not always correct. We use a 3 LNB sat dish feeding 1 coax to the receiver. At the receiver the single coax feeds a splitter which feeds both tuners on the 622 receiver. Works like a champ giving us access to all 3 dish sats on each tuner independantly.

    Dave
  • Dave_H_M's avatar
    Dave_H_M
    Explorer II
    Feb 11, 2018
    how come you can't get HD by just using the correct dish for the DTV? I use the Slimline 3 dish with the SWM LNB and a single cable to the camper.

    Mine works.

    So if you just gotta switch the master blaster answered your question.
  • masterblaster31's avatar
    masterblaster31
    Explorer
    Feb 10, 2018
    Yes it will work. If it worked for Direct TV will work for dish and as long as you have the right antenna and receiver. I have been using dish for many years no issues.
  • old_guy's avatar
    old_guy
    Explorer
    Feb 10, 2018
    be careful of the dish receivers. I have dish in my house and it is about as good as a WWll handheld radio. I have a two year contract and I dread fighting this thing for that long. I call and complain and all they want me to knois unplug for 30 sec's. very bad receivers
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Feb 10, 2018
    Coax might work. No splitters, and RG6 coax. If its the older RG59 then nope. Of course nothing else is interchangable.
  • bob213's avatar
    bob213
    Explorer
    Feb 10, 2018
    I use an HD dish network dish on a tripod and go thru the "sat" connection on the outside of my trailer. As long as it is a direct feed without splitters it should work. Splitters have to be after the connection to the receiver. I'm not familiar with the Wally as I use a dual tuner that allows me to watch different shows in the bedroom and living area.

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