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Factory internal coax for satellite dish

August 30, 2018, 05:49:36 pm

Looking  for some feedback from those who have attempted to use the factory existing coax cable and connectors to add a satellite dish to the coach vs  requiring replacement with the new RG6 coax. 

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Re: Factory internal coax for satellite dish

Reply #1 – August 30, 2018, 06:19:21 pm

If you are putting a Travler on the roof you need two cables going up there, one for signal, one for power.  I ran mine over to the pass side and through the roof.  The Travler comes with a nice cable entrance cover.  Cables then go forward through the cabinets to the front to the dish controller and the signal box.

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Reply #2 – August 30, 2018, 06:44:57 pm

Not recommended, but older RG59 may work in place of newer RG6.

If you are adding a new Winegard SWM antenna, only one coax is needed. And if adding a bedroom client receiver to a Directv Genie receiver, wireless works great, but the OEM RG59 will also work from front to rear.

Coax handles a wide range of frequencies on the single wire and works much better if the center copper is equidistant to the outer braid, so sharp bends and squishing/smashing coax will impede some frequencies from working.

We ran our Winegard cables from front TV through above couch cabinet false floor (above lamps) in our non-slide coach. Running around inside over sink cabinets until it reaches our fridge, then up and out the fridge roof vent to our center coach mounted Winegard antenna.

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Reply #3 – August 31, 2018, 09:19:40 pm

I'm using an ground mounted antenna routed through park cable connection in wet bay no issue at all summer. I just disconnected the cable from the switch box in the overhead and connected the satellite  splitter.
Steve

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