Satelite TV

[Martin Senn]

I tried to connect a Tailgator satelite antenna to the coax connection point in the wet bay labeled "Satelite Living Room" on my 2018 Solitude 375RES. It appears to have no connection to the Wally receiver connected to the coax cable that I disconnected from the tv and connected to the Wally receiver. When I connect the Tailgator directly to the receiver the Wally works as it should. Any ideas?

[orbiker]

You might need a Klein Tools VDV512-100 Coax Explorer 2 Tester.

[TucsonJim]

I was able to get my satellite connected by fixing a loose connection in the system. My loose connection was on the back of the plate near the water panel. When I tightened it up, it worked much better.

Jim

[Cindy]

When you tightened the satellite connection, did you unscrew the plate & then tightened the connection?
Thanks
Cindy

[howson]

When you tightened the satellite connection, did you unscrew the plate & then tightened the connection?
Thanks
Cindy

Hi Cindy--welcome to the forum. I notice you're new so I have a forum-usage hint for you. When addressing a specific post, use the QUOTE function and then everyone will know who you're writing to (like this post here). The person also gets a notification (like you just did). Another tactic is to "tag" them. What you do is use the @ symbol followed by their username, like this: Cindy

Hope this helps!

-Howard

[Cindy]

Hi Cindy--welcome to the forum. I notice you're new so I have a forum-usage hint for you. When addressing a specific post, use the QUOTE function and then everyone will know who you're writing to (like this post here). The person also gets a notification (like you just did). Another tactic is to "tag" them. What you do is use the @ symbol followed by their username, like this: Cindy

Hope this helps!

-Howard

Hey Howard... well that only took me 5 min to figure out how to do the QUOTE thing. Thanks for helping me out...
Cindy

[Cindy]

I tried to connect a Tailgator satelite antenna to the coax connection point in the wet bay labeled "Satelite Living Room" on my 2018 Solitude 375RES. It appears to have no connection to the Wally receiver connected to the coax cable that I disconnected from the tv and connected to the Wally receiver. When I connect the Tailgator directly to the receiver the Wally works as it should. Any ideas?

All, I figured out how to make my connection to the Wally with my Dish Dual Playmaker.... Connect the main satellite to the SAT/Living Room; go inside to the coax connection in the cabinet over the TV, use a disconnect the coax from the Antenna, use a short coax cable from the Satellite to the back of the Wally coax connection; then HDMI from the back of the Wally to the TV.... voila, picture... this may not be the right way to make a connection but right now it works and I've got a picture !!! Don't feel so dumb after all...
Cindy

[Cindy]

All, I figured out how to make my connection to the Wally with my Dish Dual Playmaker.... Connect the main satellite to the SAT/Living Room; go inside to the coax connection in the cabinet over the TV, use a disconnect the coax from the Antenna, use a short coax cable from the Satellite to the back of the Wally coax connection; then HDMI from the back of the Wally to the TV.... voila, picture... this may not be the right way to make a connection but right now it works and I've got a picture !!! Don't feel so dumb after all...
Cindy

An update to my Dish Dual Playmaker issues... I'm still having problems with the bedroom Wally receiver not always working. When I connect the Dish directly to the bedroom Wally, it worked every time. A RV neighbor suggested a direct run from the Dish into to pass through following the washer plumbing into the bedroom coming under the bureau, make a small hole for the coax to fit & there you have your direct connection without sticking the coax through the window screen... my only concern is drilling a hole in the "baseboard" of the bureau (the carpeted area in the pix since I'm not describing this well). Any Ideas? and Thanks... l