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[hikerman]

Can you connect a new coax to the old (broken connection somewhere) coax and pull it through from the AV cabinet over driver's seat to the outside winegard antenna? Or does one need to remove ceiling stuff? '08' Monaco Cayman

[Bill_Satellite]

That was a big part of my business and I have worked on 100's of RV's and their Winegard antenna. For me (me alone) I rarely was able to locate a connection accessible from the roof.

[Tom_M1]

wa8yxm wrote:
Every RV I've worked on had a connection at/in the roof. Mine is "In" (Under a cover). Every one. NO exceptions. but then I don't work on that many.

Mine does not. One piece of coax from antenna head then down refrigerator vent.

[wa8yxm]

Every RV I've worked on had a connection at/in the roof. Mine is "In" (Under a cover). Every one. NO exceptions. but then I don't work on that many.

THe antenna comes with a short coax if I'm not mistaken.. So most companies put a connector at the end of it.

[Bill_Satellite]

Unfortunately, there "might be" a connection at or in the roof. It's not that way on all coaches and I found that it was actually the least common occurrence in most RV's.

[wa8yxm]

Even easier than that. There is a connerction at or in the roof. It may be sticking up covered in caulk or it may be under a clamshell cover near the antenna (Where the coax enters the roof)

The coax from that connection to the switch inside the RV is likely good. THAT connection is suspect #1. and the cable from there to the antenna head #2

I had to replace both cable ends and the "joiner" (Double female or Barrel connector) on my RV a few years back. Easily done with the proper tools.

[Bill_Satellite]

It's unlikely but not inconceivable! If the run is fairly long then Monaco tied the coax into the wiring harness during construction. If that's the case then you will not be able to use it as a pull wires. There are usually other good options such as running a new cable a short distant across the roof and dropping into a new hole that does allow you to route it the rest of the way to the power supply. You may even find that by removing some ceiling fixtures you can push a rod or similar device through the foam and access the coax from the roof as well as a new route to the power supply. It can take a bit of work and some trial and error, but it's certainly doable.

[donn0128]

Ypu could certainally try. Your not out anything at this point it appears.
But first, I would open up both ends and simply crimp on new ends. That might be all the problem is.