When hooking up the tailgater
When hooking up the tailgater, do you connect it on the outside by hooking it to the connection for cable tv or does it have to have it's own direct hookup to the receiver. I've never had dish or d...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The answer is ... Confusing.
As delivered the park cable input will NOT WORK for the tailgater or any other satellite antenna.. it very simply will not work Two reasons for this.
ONE, it is the wrong type of cable and thus the signal loss if it is used is too great (That is in most motor homes and trailers, SOME.. they use the good stuff)
Second, it does not go where you think it goes, it goes to some electronics and the rule is no splitters etc other than Digital Equpiment Switches between the antenna and the receiver. THIS is the big reason it will not work.
Many people do find the other end of the cable (If you have a box with MANY buttons it hooks to the back,,, If you have a wall plate with a switch, LED Antenna and 12 volt accessory outlet.. IT Hooks to the rear.
You can disconnect it and it may well work.. But you'd do better to run good quality RG-6 to either a basement or bulkhead (Through wall) Connector somewhere.
Dishes with external power will work through ther external cable connection. I've done it.
Will the smaller cable not work because of the power pushed to the Tailgater?
