I use tailgater and Dish network also. I use my external connection on side of Rv for cable AND sattelite by using a push-button style splitter. So one line in to the splitter, one line out to each the sattelite box and the Amp/distribution box, which means no disconnect/reconnects on inside function, just a push of button to use whatever coax signal I decide to use at a site. Pretty sure it was an Amazon purchase, but probably also available on E-bay.(Search push button signal splitter) If you need additional info, I can look up precise info and post it.