Hooking up Dish with Wally to my Camper
I have a 2013 Coachman camper with the roof top antenna and the inlet for cable installed on the outside of the camper.. I have a Tailgater DISH unit and when I plug the satellite into the outside cab...
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I have a Tailgater and use the outside hookup. I have had to put it through the window as well.
Reason being, the connector came off the wire behind the inside connector box (remove the plate and check the wires) those connectors get compressed due to thin rv walls.
Also, make sure the power roof antenna booster is off .
Also... sometimes the tech that assembles them, installs the interior box upside down. Try to use the other wire and see if it works.
The outside exterior wire could also not be tight. You have to pop the exterior connector off to check that. Usually held sealed using plumbers putty, just press it back in place.
It will take a little time because each time you have to try things out, you have to wait for it all to boot up.
You'll know right away if its going to boot up when you see the "state/scan" icon then it usually says "test 1 of 3"
if you see "test 1 of 50" you do not have a connections, dont waste your time waiting for 50 tests.....you'll have another birthday by then. :)
p.s. if you notice the rear of the recvr, the "IN" connector is usually a blue center connector. Thats a 3g connector.
On the exterior and interior connectors, I swapped out the white center barrel connectors for the 3g blue ones called "F81" 3g connector. I did that for peace of mind because the tailgater has the tv signal as well as 12 v power going thru the same cable and that connector. Im not 100% sure a standard 1.8g connector will hold up over time.
Reason being, the connector came off the wire behind the inside connector box (remove the plate and check the wires) those connectors get compressed due to thin rv walls.
Also, make sure the power roof antenna booster is off .
Also... sometimes the tech that assembles them, installs the interior box upside down. Try to use the other wire and see if it works.
The outside exterior wire could also not be tight. You have to pop the exterior connector off to check that. Usually held sealed using plumbers putty, just press it back in place.
It will take a little time because each time you have to try things out, you have to wait for it all to boot up.
You'll know right away if its going to boot up when you see the "state/scan" icon then it usually says "test 1 of 3"
if you see "test 1 of 50" you do not have a connections, dont waste your time waiting for 50 tests.....you'll have another birthday by then. :)
p.s. if you notice the rear of the recvr, the "IN" connector is usually a blue center connector. Thats a 3g connector.
On the exterior and interior connectors, I swapped out the white center barrel connectors for the 3g blue ones called "F81" 3g connector. I did that for peace of mind because the tailgater has the tv signal as well as 12 v power going thru the same cable and that connector. Im not 100% sure a standard 1.8g connector will hold up over time.
