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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Denny & Jami wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
If you have BOTH an exterior satellite connection and a cable connection then we are talking about 2 different things. Most RV's only have one outside connection which is designed only for the use of a campground cable connection. These cannot be used to connect to satellite unless the connection is modified and many can be successfully modified with the use of an additional cable and an A/B switch. I have done it hundreds of times.
Maybe with a standard dish but not a Tailgater.
Denny
Bill is correct. A Tailgater will work fine with a quality mechanical A/B switch in the line. The only technical restriction is that nothing is in the line that will block the power supply to the dish, such as a splitter, etc.
