diplexer needed?
I purchased a King 4800 satellite dish for directv. I tried plugging it into the coax port on the outside (shore side) of my new RV. The power inserter on the inside does not send power to the antenna...
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It depends on how the coax was wired in your trailer.
1. There are separate SAT and CABLE coax connections on the outside of the RV - should work fine. Just be sure you are using the correct coax connection.
2. There is a single coax connection - this goes to the back of the antenna switch plate so that switch can select either cable or antenna. This won't work for your satellite. You need to run another coax cable in parallel to the existing one. That connection on the back of the switch plate will not allow current to pass.
My first RV had a single coax cable, and I ran another. My current RV came with two coax inputs.
1. There are separate SAT and CABLE coax connections on the outside of the RV - should work fine. Just be sure you are using the correct coax connection.
2. There is a single coax connection - this goes to the back of the antenna switch plate so that switch can select either cable or antenna. This won't work for your satellite. You need to run another coax cable in parallel to the existing one. That connection on the back of the switch plate will not allow current to pass.
My first RV had a single coax cable, and I ran another. My current RV came with two coax inputs.
