Satellite channels lost through outside port

jerseyjim wrote:
My entire setup (OTA, Cable, Sat, etc) is run thru a passive switchbox. I simply push the correct button for the unit i want to use...and there it is.

For Satellite,( have the bare bones setup...dish tripod,,strength meter and compass. I have DirecTV SD in the RV.

You are talking about the output from the various TV sources. We talking about the input signal. The switch box you are talking about does not get the signal INTO the coach from the antenna, it sends the signals already in your coach to the TV you are viewing.

joshuajim wrote:
There is also the possibility that sat requires RG6 coax. Installer at factory might have grabbed RG59 for the sat cable.

Using RG59 is never the problem except on long distances 100+ft
Believe it.

Had the same problem when I used a Tailgater. Find a way to run a direct line to the receiver and problem should go away. Splitters, too many connections, poor cable quality, etc. seems to degrade the signal terribly.

There is also the possibility that sat requires RG6 coax. Installer at factory might have grabbed RG59 for the sat cable.

My entire setup (OTA, Cable, Sat, etc) is run thru a passive switchbox. I simply push the correct button for the unit i want to use...and there it is.

For Satellite,( have the bare bones setup...dish tripod,,strength meter and compass. I have DirecTV SD in the RV.

dave17352 wrote:
You can't run it of a split signal. Take the split er out that runs to other outlets. If I recall correctly that is the problem.

Yes you can but the splitter must be a "power pass" splitter and the RV manufacturers do not know what one of those is because they cost fifty cents more.

As also said, satellite signal and power will not like, nor pass through, the antenna power supply either on or off.

Rockwood got it right on our 2017, well sort of as all the connectors were loose and installed by a 3 yr old. It has two connections outside marked sat and cable. Cable is a home run to the antenna power supply cable in port. Sat is a home run to a power pass splitter, then to seperate connections at TV's.

Thanks for the feedback Dave n Bill. My rig does have the dedicated satellite coax connection. I will see what I find on the splitter, once located.

Unless you have 2 separate inputs on your coach, one for satellite and one for cable you are likely trying to use the cable input. If so, the above poster is correct that you will likely find that there is a splitter in the setup somewhere and this is causing your problems.
It's possible that the coax may run to the wall plate with your OTA TV power supply. Turning that off allows cable to come through. If that's the case you can modify that connection with an A/B switch so that your outside cable connection can be used with either cable or satellite. If you have any way to run a new dedicated cable from anywhere outside the coach to where the receiver is located, this would be the best choice.

You can't run it of a split signal. Take the split er out that runs to other outlets. If I recall correctly that is the problem.