Here is what I want to accomplish; I want to have satellite television in two rooms (independent of each other) of my RV with as little modifications to the existing coaxial wiring that was installed in the RV by the manufacturer as possible.I have a 5 room DISH system at home with 2 hoppers and 3 joeys. I have a Vuqube flex 2100 that came with my RV. My RV two jacks outside one for SAT and one for Cable.I would like to connect the vq2100 antenna to a DISH vip722k receiver so that I can get different programming on two different TVs and have the benefit of using existing OEM coax cable from the living room to the bedroom and the benefit of having the one IR remote and one UHF remote for the bedroom. I realize that the bedroom TV would not be HD but I'll sacrifice that to be able to use the cable that is already there and to not have to find a place to mount a second receiver in the bedroom. Not to mention two receivers at $7 per month or only one receiver at $7 per month.Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -ThanksI just want to be sure this will work before I purchase the vip722

sorry, what kind of RV?I just completed this on my 2013 Keystone alpine, but for Directv. I had a wire from outside to the living room tv location, and the key wire from the living room to the bedroom location.so I was able to get sat to the LR, to a splitter and go back to the bedroom location. orange (outside to inside location)black(coax) and grey (lr to bedroom) are existing wiresred is newit sounds like you have a coax from living room to bedroom also. according to the page for the receiver, it looks like you should be ok, if you have this second wire1 Agile modulated coaxial output to distribute programming to a remote TV location here is my diagram

The vip722 doesn't contain two receiver's as far as I know, so watching two different programs on two different TV's from the same box is not going to work if that is what you are suggesting. I have used some antenna switches and existing cable to use our single sat box in the front to enable both the Living Room TV and Bedroom TV to watch Sat or Ant at the same time, but if on Sat there is only one tuner so they both receive the same channel. I can post the diagram if interested.

Two things about your plan.The Flex description says it is a 'single' coax so I don't think you can use both tuners in the VIP722. Meaning I don't think you can watch differnt shows on 2 TVs with that dome antenna.As I understand it, Dish will only let you add a VIP211 receiver in the RV if you have a Hopper in your home. Best to call and ask before buying the VIP722.This is my experience after having Dish for 10 or more years at home and and about 4 years in the RV.I have had many different receivers. 522, 722, 922 Hoppers and Joeys.

according to the doc for the 722k, there is a 'home distribution' output on the back of the unit, which can distribute signal to other tvs via their cable coax in. these remotes can also control a tuner (second of 2), by using a special UHF remote control. more than 1 tv can be attached to this home distro line, and can watch different things.. by changing the'attenuation' and using splitters.. (see section 12 of the doc here )722k guideI don't know what happens when you have more than one remote tv trying to control the box while you are watching the TV1 signal on HDMI.

The 722 DOES permit watching two separate channels on two separate TVs, one in HD and one in SD. I had one before getting the Hopper.From Dish web site:•Supports 2 Independent viewing TVs – a remote control for each TV.•HD and SD on TV1; SD on TV2•Independently watch TV in two rooms, or watch one show while recording another in one room.•Watch a pre-recorded show while recording two separate shows at the same time

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sdetweil
Explorer
May 15, 2015
according to the doc for the 722k, there is a 'home distribution' output on the back of the unit, which can distribute signal to other tvs via their cable coax in.

these remotes can also control a tuner (second of 2), by using a special UHF remote control. more than 1 tv can be attached to this home distro line, and can watch different things.. by changing the
'attenuation' and using splitters.. (see section 12 of the doc here )722k guide

I don't know what happens when you have more than one remote tv trying to control the box while you are watching the TV1 signal on HDMI.
dan-nickie
Explorer
May 15, 2015
Two things about your plan.

The Flex description says it is a 'single' coax so I don't think you can use both tuners in the VIP722. Meaning I don't think you can watch differnt shows on 2 TVs with that dome antenna.

As I understand it, Dish will only let you add a VIP211 receiver in the RV if you have a Hopper in your home. Best to call and ask before buying the VIP722.

This is my experience after having Dish for 10 or more years at home and and about 4 years in the RV.

I have had many different receivers. 522, 722, 922 Hoppers and Joeys.
wkswenson
Explorer
May 15, 2015
The vip722 doesn't contain two receiver's as far as I know, so watching two different programs on two different TV's from the same box is not going to work if that is what you are suggesting.

I have used some antenna switches and existing cable to use our single sat box in the front to enable both the Living Room TV and Bedroom TV to watch Sat or Ant at the same time, but if on Sat there is only one tuner so they both receive the same channel. I can post the diagram if interested.
sdetweil
Explorer
May 15, 2015
sorry, what kind of RV?

I just completed this on my 2013 Keystone alpine, but for Directv.

I had a wire from outside to the living room tv location, and the key wire from the living room to the bedroom location.

so I was able to get sat to the LR, to a splitter and go back to the bedroom location.
orange (outside to inside location)
black(coax) and grey (lr to bedroom) are existing wires
red is new

it sounds like you have a coax from living room to bedroom also.
according to the page for the receiver, it looks like you should be ok, if you have this second wire
1 Agile modulated coaxial output to distribute programming to a remote TV location

here is my diagram

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