tailgater portable sat..

JASPERJR wrote:
Dutchman,
what type of trailer do u have..i have a 35 ft 5th wheel, challenger, with a Sat. hook up on the outside.... how would I hook up the dish to two different receivers.. have to go thru the window n screens?

Our TT is a 35 foot Keystone Outback (2013 model). I asked the folks at my RV dealership how to do exactly that, but I've not done it. We're OK with just one receiver and 1 television. The second television in the bedroom is just on over-the-air antenna.

But here's what they said: My camper has a second coax cable hook-up called "Satellite Prep". It's a coax jack hook-up on the outside and a coax jack on the inside (male ends). They told me I could put a T or splicer between the two jacks and run the coax under the camper then come up through the floor for the second television receiver. As I've done all re-wiring in my house, the idea of this is really pretty simple. Running the wire through the walls is impossible. You've got to go under the camper with the wire.

In my camper, I wouldn't have to go through the walls because of the location of the jack inside. I could just attach a short coax with the splitter. Run one side directly into the receiver right there, and then go through the cabinet and through the floor for the second one to the bed room. My only concern would be the wire exposed under the camper. But mine has that plastic cardboard with screws. I'd loosen them up and run the wire along the trailer frame then close up the under belly again.

Of course you will need 2 receivers, unless you have the dual receiver. You still need to run the wire, then everything runs off 1 receiver and you have two remotes. We have one of those in the house too.

JASPERJR wrote:
Dutchman,
what type of trailer do u have..i have a 35 ft 5th wheel, challenger, with a Sat. hook up on the outside.... how would I hook up the dish to two different receivers.. have to go thru the window n screens?

yes, sadly Dish requires a separate wire from the antenna to each receiver.

DirectTv LNB support is one wire, but their antenna's are expensive to get HD (who watches SD nowadays?) and their service policy stinks ( no monthly, turn on/off).

sdetweil wrote:

JASPERJR wrote:
Dutchman,
what type of trailer do u have..i have a 35 ft 5th wheel, challenger, with a Sat. hook up on the outside.... how would I hook up the dish to two different receivers.. have to go thru the window n screens?

yes, sadly Dish requires a separate wire from the antenna to each receiver.

DirectTv LNB support is one wire, but their antenna's are expensive to get HD (who watches SD nowadays?) and their service policy stinks ( no monthly, turn on/off).

I've never tried hooking 2 receivers up to my Tailgater. Actually I haven't thought about it. When we bought our camper, I'm pretty sure the dealer was referring to a normal dish (like on a tripod).

So, I guess I could use my Tailgater on the trailer living room television, and run a separate wire through the floor to the outside, grab one of the other receivers in the house and plug in this old but faithful guy:



Not to sure I'd ever do that, but curiosity has the cat right now. So, someday if you see an Outback camper with a zillion satellite dishes and wire strung all over their campsite ... it might be me!

I have had a tailgater for a couple of years with very few issues. Had to place it on top of a slide out (next to the entry door) one time to get a clear view because of heavy tree cover. I have placed it under the edge of a slide out with no issues as long as it can see the southern sky. The free App "dish for my RV" works great letting me actually see the satellites. One thing I have learned is to NOT lay the coax cable along side my 50 amp cord. Seems like it interferes with the reception.

I mounted my Tailgater on the ladder with a bracket from King Control. I added a brace.

Most of the time I can get a signal without removing it. Sometimes I take it off and move it to another spot on the roof. Other times I have to take it to the ground to get a hole to the sky.

I've had no problems getting a signal from the ladder or the roof if the view is not obstructed.

I've had great luck with the tailgater. Easiest one I've ever used. If you don't know your directions you may need a compass. I had a friend have to put his on his roof, but we were in a very crowded camp ground in Colorado.

I've had both the Carryout and the Tailgater, and I very much prefer the Tailgater.

The only thing is that there can be NOTHING in the way of the coax signal. No switches, nothing. I think that most people that run into problems with it thinking that it is trees, are actually having a problem with the coax signal.

I use an iPhone app that shows the satellites. Within 5 minutes, we're up and running every time.

Too bad about throwing the tailgater in the dumpster. I would like one but I'm using a house roof dish for now.

I don't own one but think that if you want satellite in your RV then the portable dish is the way to go! As a Camp Host listening to someone with a stationary satellite on top of their RV complain about a beautiful tree blocking their signal is very annoying. So minimize the grief for both you and the Camp Host and go portable.

We have the dish on a tripod setup(Direct TV). With the IPhone app for finding satellites it takes abt 10 min to set it up. I can't see spending a chunk of change for a better satellite system when we just barely watch TV as it is.