Dish Tailgater to (2) TV's

I hope someone can decode whtat wa8yxm posted, but there is some bad info mixed in with some misleading info mixed in with some accurate info.
In short, the "booster" (which is not a booster) has nothing at all to do with satellite TV.

lovincampin wrote:
thanks for all the feedback on the wiring now anyone have one of these tailgaters mounted on roof of TT, looking for way to mount while at park on top so someone does not walk off with it. thx

The Tailgater is NOT designed for any form of roof mount. If you want to undertake such a project you will need to come up with some kind of a custom mounting option.

lovincampin wrote:
thanks for the info appreciate it, does the booster need to be off?

For best picture, The booster can do whatever you want with it... Seriously

VIP -211K has, as I recall, HDMI, A/V and Coax outputs. for this one you play some serious re-wire games and turn the booster OFF to watch sat tv..

Vip-211Z does not have coax out,,,, now:

Winegard says to rewire the RV as follows.
Remove CABLE lead (usually the 2nd lead as you look at the rear of the panel with 12 volt outlet at the top) Extend it to the LNB in and replace it (on the wall plate) with the TV-Out from the sat receiver.

In yoru case.. Run HDMI via an HDMI splitter to both TV's if possible

Run a brand new RG-6 lead to the LNB IN. on teh VIP -211 (Does not matter if Z or K) and leave the original cables as they were.

You now leave the booster on, AIM the batwing (With wingman) using antenna helper free to help so you get some nice TIER TWO networks like Antenna T, MY TV, ME TV or THIS TV, and RETRO TV, networks that run all the shows from when TV was good and not stupid like "Survivor" the false advertised father of "Reality" (Nothing at all real about them) Shows.

AND on the TV you scan and type in like 7-2 You get a tier two station (The second number is the tier)

You switch to HDMI input and you got Sat TV.

And that.. is very close to how I do it here.

Thanks Bill...didn't mean to hijack thread.

thanks for all the feedback on the wiring now anyone have one of these tailgaters mounted on roof of TT, looking for way to mount while at park on top so someone does not walk off with it. thx

No, there is not. You can use the Winegard Pathway X2 with 2 separate 211 receivers.

Don't know how yours is wired, but on mine it was very easy. The park cable/sat coax input (only had one coax input) came into a two connector wall plate in a cabinet just below the living room TV, with a short coax jumper cable between the two connectors. From there it went to the amplifier/switch box in the bedroom. From the amp/switch box it went to both the bedroom and living room TVs.

I just removed the short jumper coax, connected a new longer coax cable from the incoming coax connector on the plate to the 211k, a new coax cable from the 211k coax output to the other connector on the plate (sending the signal to the bedroom), and connected an HDMI cable from the 211k to the living room TV.

That gives me the sat program on both TVs when the amp is switched off. With the amp switched on I could get OTA programs on either or both TVs.

Later I added a second incoming coax connector specifically for the sat input so I don't have to move the jumper to get park cable.

don't believe there is I think the one I have you must watch same channel and that is ok I just need to some help on wiring that I've been getting from this forum

Is there anything like a tailgater that will work with DishNetwork and allow you to use a dual tuner?

Yep. HDMI to one TV and that TV will get HD. Regular coax to other TV(s) will give the same channel of programing to other TV(s) in SD.