Satellite connection

Our trailer had only a single external coax connection for cable and sat. I had to juggle some internal coax depending on which I wanted to use at the time. So I added a new external connection for the sat. Bought an external coax connector with a rubber boot for weather/dust protection when traveling. Drilled a hole in the outside wall near where I wanted the inside connection and mounted the new connector. Added a new coax wall plate inside in same area. Connected the two with a short coax cable. No more wire juggling. Was pretty easy on mine due to the location I wanted.

BB_TX wrote:
Our trailer had only a single external coax connection for cable and sat. I had to juggle some internal coax depending on which I wanted to use at the time. So I added a new external connection for the sat. Bought an external coax connector with a rubber boot for weather/dust protection when traveling.

Could you possibly provide a link to where this can be purchased? I'm interested in doing the same but seem to have found only those for regular cable tv and understand that they cannot be used for satellite. Thanks in advance.

jackquontee wrote:

BB_TX wrote:
Our trailer had only a single external coax connection for cable and sat. I had to juggle some internal coax depending on which I wanted to use at the time. So I added a new external connection for the sat. Bought an external coax connector with a rubber boot for weather/dust protection when traveling.

Could you possibly provide a link to where this can be purchased? I'm interested in doing the same but seem to have found only those for regular cable tv and understand that they cannot be used for satellite. Thanks in advance.

You can use the same connectors for cable and satellite.

Bruce

I used one like this. I don't remember if this is where I bought it or not, but looks identical. And it works for sat just fine. Nothing special about it, just a simple coax connector.

And for the inside, I used one similar to this.

And to connect the two, I used a short quad shielded coax similar to this.

FYI
When I installed my SAT tailgater system the tech swapped out my connectors and used the 3GHz (F81's) with the blue center . He told me the standard thru the wall connectors will eventually burn out and compromise the picture.

this explains better than I can. They have them on-line at Amazon or at Home Depot . They simply unscrew and replace.
https://www.tselectronic.com/tech_notes/right_f81.php

You can use the same connectors for cable and satellite.

Bruce

Thank you much!

jackquontee wrote:

You can use the same connectors for cable and satellite.

Bruce

Thank you much!

Hi Bruce . I think when the tech suggested the f81's , he was ref. to the automatic sat finding Tailgater system, where the sat signal as well as the 12v power to operate the auto-find motor comes thru the same single line.
The tech swapped them at n/c so I just let him do it.

When I had a non powered dish, I always used the standard connector as you stated without any problems.
I just posted this info in case someone has a problem with quality, it may or may not help.

Bob

bobndot wrote:

jackquontee wrote:

You can use the same connectors for cable and satellite.

Bruce

Thank you much!

Hi Bruce . I think when the tech suggested the f81's , he was ref. to the automatic sat finding Tailgater system, where the sat signal as well as the 12v power to operate the auto-find motor comes thru the same single line.
The tech swapped them at n/c so I just let him do it.

When I had a non powered dish, I always used the standard connector as you stated without any problems.
I just posted this info in case someone has a problem with quality, it may or may not help.

Bob

At the connector you should have no problems with the standard connector. Of course, you can always swap out the connector/coupling with a 3 gig one. Where you run into problems is with splitters. You must have a splitter capable of transferring power for a powered dish or LNB.

Bruce

ok, thank you.

On some older 2004 trailers, the coax is not the right one for satellite. You have to use what ever one Dish, etc calls for. Mouser.com comes to mind.