Cable TV hookup

In the very few times it has been available, I have found the quality of cable TV service at campgrounds to be inferior. At one SP campground with cable service, there were only 13 channels available, and the one I wanted to watch did not have sound.
In today's digital TV age, I usually pick up 20-40 OTA stations. Of course, my current travels are mostly on the east coast, it would be different out west.
If ESPN and CNN are important to you, I would look into DISH network's pay as you go plan.

I have a 25' and a 50' with a box of connectors.

I have a 25 foot and a 10 foot with a connector. Never needed more

In eight years, 400+ nights in the RV, more than 30,000 miles of travel, I have not hooked up to cable TV as many as ten times. Not that many RV parks carry cable, if in a reasonably close broadcast TV market, and it generally does not exist at public campgrounds because the cable companies want too much money (typically $2-$5 a day for each potential connection). If it is "free" you are paying that whether you use it or not.

RV park cable connection was almost always at or near the location of the electrical hookup, so a cable as long as my power cord (25 feet) would usually work. I think I'm carrying something like 100 feet of RG6 on my cable reel. I've never unwound it all.

I carry two 25-foot RG cables. I also carry a very short section of RG cable along with a 2-port splitter. If I don't have use the second long RG cable I hook the short RG cable to the cable TV port on the pedestal and the other end to the two port spliter. The connect the two long cables on the two output ports of the splitter. One goes to the cable TV port on the trailer and the other long cable gets throwed under the trailer.

Now we can use the RG cable under the trailer to run our TV setup from the patio area if we want to watch some TV under the stars...

Roy Ken

Just a 25' here also. I picked up 2 connectors from Radio Shack that screw onto the ends of the cable and just push onto the service and camper connections. Makes connections fast and easy. I've not noticed any degradation in picture quality using them.

All I carry is a 25ft one never needed more

A 25' RG-6 coax cable for most places that provide cable TV plus another 25' or 50' with connector for just in case.

The rest of time....where no cable TV is offered. Your TV and antenna

For cable.TV antenna booster has to be OFF
TV set for cable input
Scan for channels

For OTA.....
Antenna booster ON
Antenna aimed in direction of transponder towers (see which direction rest of rigs have theirs pointed)
TV set for antenna input
Scan for channels