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I had dish in my prior camper, it only had one jack !
My new camper has 2 jacks, one in main room and one in bunk room.
I have a dedicated receiver for the camper during the summer months and was going to have the kids grab one of their receivers to tak along.
Here is the issue !
The camper has one cable going to an outside jack. This cable goes through the roof and over to the main jack which is a three jack rv type. It appears I can purchase a replacement outlet that will handle satellite for the one tv, but how can I get a signal through one cable to supply two receivers watching different channels ?
http://www.winegard.com/main_images/2451487.pdf
This is a replacement jack I can buy, but what else do I need ?
It appears to be a PITA to have to try to fish wire throught the roof, etc.
I have a dish 500 on tripod, with a single LNB, but have a dual LNB available. Not sure that will help.
We would like to be able to watch seperate stations on each tv.
Thanks in advance for the help !
My new camper has 2 jacks, one in main room and one in bunk room.
I have a dedicated receiver for the camper during the summer months and was going to have the kids grab one of their receivers to tak along.
Here is the issue !
The camper has one cable going to an outside jack. This cable goes through the roof and over to the main jack which is a three jack rv type. It appears I can purchase a replacement outlet that will handle satellite for the one tv, but how can I get a signal through one cable to supply two receivers watching different channels ?
http://www.winegard.com/main_images/2451487.pdf
This is a replacement jack I can buy, but what else do I need ?
It appears to be a PITA to have to try to fish wire throught the roof, etc.
I have a dish 500 on tripod, with a single LNB, but have a dual LNB available. Not sure that will help.
We would like to be able to watch seperate stations on each tv.
Thanks in advance for the help !
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Only if you could deal with a single satellite and use a DishPro LNBF. You could use a DishPro Splitter jammed into the wall where the funky plate is.
If you want both the 110 & 119 birds to both rooms, you're gonna have to have two cables somewhere. I don't know if you want the dish on the roof or on the ground next to that outlet, so I can't say which way to go, but there's the story - as you suspected. Sorry it couldn't be better news.
I'd forget about funky plates.
All you need is a barrel connector wall plate for the main TV, and a barrel connector to feed the 2nd (not yet installed) cable down the wall to the second TV.It's gets a little more complicated if you also want to use the roof-mounted OTA antenna (if any). Then you'd go with a dual connector wall plate, and use diplexers to get the OTA signal down to TV 2.
OK - if you're going DishPro 119 only, that simplifies things EXCEPT:
Remember that if your house setup is NOT DishPro, you MUST be VERY careful when moving the camper's receiver back into the house. Do it wrong (instructions on request) and you can blow an LNBF or switch. This is because DP runs at a higher voltage than Legacy.
Anyway, back to the camper. I think you'd be better off forgetting about the funky switch junk and just use a DishPro splitter and diplexers to git-r-done. I can't draw worth diddly, so I'll try to just explain it.
You need a DishPro Single LNBF (a Dual will also work - Twin/Quad will NOT). DishPro splitter goes right where the 2 TV feeds come together. It's similar to a standard one, but do NOT try to cheap out - the difference is in how it handles DC power.
Now, in between the DP splitters output and the receivers, add conventional 2200MHz Satellite/ VHF-UHF Antenna diplexers. The antenna side of the diplexers goes to a conventional VHF-UHF antenna splitter. The other side of that goes to the antenna's power injector, and off to the roof.
Now, at the receiver ends, you put diplexers to break the antenna feed away from the satellite feed, and plug them into their respective connectors. Good to go!
The biggest downside of all this is the number of little boxes to be stuffed into the wall, but it'll give you total flexibility in use - one TV can be watching local OTA and the other can be watching satellite. No idea how much space is there, but there's always a solution for such things - like a plastic wart on the outside wall to hold the stuff.
I know this sort of text instruction can be hard to follow. Maybe you could try sketching it from the text to help it make sense. If not, I'll TRY to draw something for you.
Remember that if your house setup is NOT DishPro, you MUST be VERY careful when moving the camper's receiver back into the house. Do it wrong (instructions on request) and you can blow an LNBF or switch. This is because DP runs at a higher voltage than Legacy.
Anyway, back to the camper. I think you'd be better off forgetting about the funky switch junk and just use a DishPro splitter and diplexers to git-r-done. I can't draw worth diddly, so I'll try to just explain it.
You need a DishPro Single LNBF (a Dual will also work - Twin/Quad will NOT). DishPro splitter goes right where the 2 TV feeds come together. It's similar to a standard one, but do NOT try to cheap out - the difference is in how it handles DC power.
Now, in between the DP splitters output and the receivers, add conventional 2200MHz Satellite/ VHF-UHF Antenna diplexers. The antenna side of the diplexers goes to a conventional VHF-UHF antenna splitter. The other side of that goes to the antenna's power injector, and off to the roof.
Now, at the receiver ends, you put diplexers to break the antenna feed away from the satellite feed, and plug them into their respective connectors. Good to go!
The biggest downside of all this is the number of little boxes to be stuffed into the wall, but it'll give you total flexibility in use - one TV can be watching local OTA and the other can be watching satellite. No idea how much space is there, but there's always a solution for such things - like a plastic wart on the outside wall to hold the stuff.
I know this sort of text instruction can be hard to follow. Maybe you could try sketching it from the text to help it make sense. If not, I'll TRY to draw something for you.
I understand that you'll have to wire some 12V to the antenna amplifier. Should be easy enough. Funky switching n longer needed because of the rest of the rewiring I am proposing. You might want a simple on/off switch for it.
As for your house setup, what you've posted doesn't jive for any kind of standard installation - but it doesn't matter to this discussion. If you have ANY "SW" switches, and/or NO "DP" logos on the LNBFs, you're "Legacy", and must follow a specific procedure when moving the camper's receiver (using DishPro) back to the house.
When convienent, you should map out your house's dish/LNBF/switch/receiver setup so that you'll have it ready if you ever need us to help you with a problem there. It's going to be the FIRST thing we ask.
As for your house setup, what you've posted doesn't jive for any kind of standard installation - but it doesn't matter to this discussion. If you have ANY "SW" switches, and/or NO "DP" logos on the LNBFs, you're "Legacy", and must follow a specific procedure when moving the camper's receiver (using DishPro) back to the house.
When convienent, you should map out your house's dish/LNBF/switch/receiver setup so that you'll have it ready if you ever need us to help you with a problem there. It's going to be the FIRST thing we ask.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
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The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
The 2025–26 College Football Playoff concluded with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27–21. [1, 2, 3]
Playoff Results Summary
The 12-team playoff bracket featured the following key results across each round: [1]
- First Round: Alabama defeated Oklahoma (34–24), Miami (Fla.) beat Texas A&M (10–3), Ole Miss topped Tulane (41–10), and Oregon defeated James Madison (51–34) at higher-seeded campus sites.
- Quarterfinals: Miami (Fla.) upset Ohio State (24–14), Oregon shut out Texas Tech (23–0), top-ranked Indiana rolled past Alabama (38–3), and Ole Miss edged Georgia (39–34) across the New Year's Six bowls.
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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. can we say over priced garbage!!!I'm thinking of switching to DirecTV and wanted to know what equipment I should be asking for.
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
I'm wanting wired satellite due to that fact that I live in the sticks and there is no reliable, decent speed internet for streaming available.
What would be the correct equipment for three 4K tvs in the house?
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why not just do a rebranding of the two
As they pivot away from using dishes and more toward streaming, the DirecTV brand would make much more sense.why not just do a rebranding of the two
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agree to a certain point!!! is charlies pockets gonna get tight and will he cancel channels because he don't want to pay for them??? a hopper 3 on dtv channel lineup would be amazing and every mans dream come true lol
Squirrels have eaten my antenna wire on my home unit that is a car radio running of the 12 volt side of my solar system. I need a new antenna and would like to add something to one of my existing masts. The reason I am looking at this that I am also covered in trees which has not been a problem, but something mast mounted would future proof me. Thanks in advance.
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We have the pro-500 and it's a beast pulling in the signal!!! always full bars no matter how much it rains. it's worth every penny
I am a animal lover, but this year I gave up gardening. Even moved it to potted plants on the second story deck last year. Can't tell you how much use my Ruger 10-22 got, but it was a losing battle for me. Never got any food. So now they eat coax instead! 20 acres of dense woods behind me and my stuff tastes better, either veggies or wires!
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i might think about running cables through some conduit to prevent the Squirrels from chewing em all to hell
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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