Carry out satellite connection

I used to have a Carryout with a separate 12v power supply - the one the OP described has a 110v to 12v plugin adapter.

I eventually disconnected a step light and put in a water proof 12v connection.

The extra power supplied to the dish has a MAJOR ADVANTAGE over the coax powered dishes. Distance from the receiver to the dish can be a lot longer. I’ve used that setup with the trailer in the woods and the dish as much as 250ft away.

With the coax supplied power the 2017 model dish we have is limited to a 50 ft cable run. More than that the dish won’t work.

Now I do have to say that keeping two cables unkinked is a hassle. Most of the time (75%?) we did not need the extra length. I changed because the separate power dish quit working. A couple friends have repaired theirs by buying a replacement main board or a used unit on e-Bay.

My Winegard does not have a PI. It gets its power via the sat box thru the coax.

campigloo wrote:
Have u looked at the ones that don't use a separate power source. Mine works well with power supplied through the coax.

Exactly what the Winegard is. The power goes thru the coax but needs 110v to plug the inserter into to send the power to the dish.

Have u looked at the ones that don't use a separate power source. Mine works well with power supplied through the coax.

I think you'll find that when roof ant and the cable setups were installed at the factory they may have put a splitter in some location. A satelite signal won't go thru a splitter, if you have dedicated TV location that will have you 110v and hopefully you will have an outside wall to work with for your inserter coax cable

Also you should fine more help in the Technology Corner thread.