We purchased the Tailgater and would like to make use of our outside connection for Satellite, rather than running coax through a slide and directly into receiver. How can we determine if the connection for satellite on outside of fiver is RG6? It runs from outside the trailer into the entertainment center to an outlet marked Satellite. We have tried this connection but cannot get it to activate. We bought Radio Shack RG6 for use between Satellite In connection and the Receiver.

One way to tell is to measure the center wire. RG6 has an 18Ga (.040) wire.

If your tailgater does not work when you hook it to your exterior SAT or ANT jack either you have an amplifier in the line between the tailgater and the receiver which needs to be removed or there is a short or open somewhere in the cable between the tailgater and the receiver that needs to be tracked down.Now, you could have a bad tailgater or receiver. I just had to replace my VIP211K after one year as it had numerous issues. I would take them to a dealer or someone that has Dish and get them tested as well.

Thanks for replies. I posted this on incorrect site. Sorry. We have noted that the coax purchased at Radio Shack is marked RG6-U as well as the coax in the satellite port in fiver. RG6 vs. RG6-U? Could this be the problem?

NancyG wrote:Thanks for replies. I posted this on incorrect site. Sorry. We have noted that the coax purchased at Radio Shack is marked RG6-U as well as the coax in the satellite port in fiver. RG6 vs. RG6-U? Could this be the problem?Nope, they are basically the same. Your problem is as Mikebreze posted, an amplifier is on or you have an open. Also, I've read that certain Sat systems won't operate well with a splitter in line but have no experience that it is a definite issue as I've split between dish and receivers without a problem.Good luck with your Sat system.

satallite will actually work rg-59 it just wont go very long distance, as others have posted probably an amp or something in the way

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martipr
Explorer
Apr 19, 2014
Both Dish and King Controls will tell you that there must be no connections between the Receiver and the Tailgater. I have 5 connections and an A/B switch between them and I often have the Tailgater as much as 100 feet away and it all works fine.
Bobbo
Explorer II
Apr 19, 2014
The "no connections" thing is easy for them to say. The real story is that all connections have to pass power. If you look at the specs of connectors, some will pass power, some will not, and some splitters will pass power only to one of the sides. I have 2 diplexers and an A/B switch between my receiver and my VuQube. One of the diplexers and the A/B switch pass power to both sides, the other diplexer only passes power to one of the sides. My setup lets me pick easily using 2 A/B switches between cable (bypassing the receiver), satellite at home (bypassing the VuQube controller), or satellite on the road (using the VuQube controller.)

The image below shows a 2 way splitter that only passes power to one of the sides. The second image is a diagram of my setup to do this.

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