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09-08-2016, 01:10 PM
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Connecting cable tv to the trailer?
Please forgive my ignorance but I'm wondering if anyone would let me know how you hook cable tv up to the trailer? I'm picking up my first RV (Rockwood 2906WS), and am wondering if I should purchase and take along some kind of cord to connect the trailer to tv cable hookups in parks, or if the trailer comes with the cable? Or how do cable connections work anyway?
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09-08-2016, 01:19 PM
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You will need a coax cable to connect the RV to the campground pedestal. This type cable will not come with the new RV. You can purchase the cable at Walmart in the electronics section or at many RV dealers.
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09-08-2016, 01:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clr
You will need a coax cable to connect the RV to the campground pedestal. This type cable will not come with the new RV. You can purchase the cable at Walmart in the electronics section or at many RV dealers.
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Wow, thanks for the quick response!
So something like this? 25-foot female to female?
How long would you need? They come in a bunch of different lengths.
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09-08-2016, 01:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strider_gts
Please forgive my ignorance but I'm wondering if anyone would let me know how you hook cable tv up to the trailer? I'm picking up my first RV (Rockwood 2906WS), and am wondering if I should purchase and take along some kind of cord to connect the trailer to tv cable hookups in parks, or if the trailer comes with the cable? Or how do cable connections work anyway?
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this is where you connect to the trailer with your coax cable..............
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09-08-2016, 01:43 PM
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Yes something just like you referenced.
I carry several different lengths along with F-connector barrel fittings to hook together if necessary.
You'll never know the exact length needed until you arrive at your site.
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09-08-2016, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by strider_gts
Wow, thanks for the quick response!
So something like this? 25-foot female to female?
How long would you need? They come in a bunch of different lengths. |
That is the correct coaxial cable.
If I may, I would suggest a couple of them as I have been to a couple CG where 25 feet was not enough.
You will need one of these to hook them up.
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09-08-2016, 03:02 PM
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Man you guys are helpful!
Thank you so much!! 
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09-09-2016, 03:11 PM
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Cable TV to camper
You also need to push the small red button by the Antenna/Sat wall plate so the red light goes out. If no one has explained that to you yet. With red button in and red light on it by passes the outside Cable connection and connects to the roof top antenna. When pressed so light is off then outside Cable connection is active to the TV . This can cause hair loss until you figure this out, Lol.
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09-09-2016, 03:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by speedozeke
You also need to push the small red button by the Antenna/Sat wall plate so the red light goes out. If no one has explained that to you yet. With red button in and red light on it by passes the outside Cable connection and connects to the roof top antenna. When pressed so light is off then outside Cable connection is active to the TV . This can cause hair loss until you figure this out, Lol.
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Amen to the above, but my light is green. Just so you don't get confused. It can be either, it's just a tiny light.
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09-09-2016, 03:22 PM
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My button is black and my light is green.
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09-09-2016, 07:34 PM
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 great info. I would suggest picking up a couple of push on coax connectors. I like them because I don't care to thread on and thread off the cable connection each time These are from the "shack de radio". As I call it.
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09-09-2016, 07:48 PM
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I must be totally stupid because I cant find any button or light,and Ive looked everywhere.Plus,I have 2 male coax connecters on the outside of the trailer at the left rear corner,but no way to know which is sat and which is cable,so if I cant get anything on the ant I just turn it off.
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09-09-2016, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trbomax
I have 2 male coax connecters on the outside of the trailer at the left rear corner,but no way to know which is sat and which is cable,
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I would assume the "cable/satellite" label shown in post #4, is a standard FR item,...so I would consider the left connector to be the cable connection on all their RV's until I had proof otherwise,..... you got nothing to loose if you start there, .....
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09-09-2016, 08:55 PM
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I'll just have to try it next year,we are about done up here.We are in the middle of cleaning and re-staining the house and replaceing the south side of the steel roof on the house ,both diy projects.
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09-09-2016, 09:59 PM
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Be sure the cable type is RG6. There are several types that look alike. RG6 is probably all that Walmart sells. It would be printed on the cable itself.
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09-09-2016, 10:20 PM
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The TV wiring is definitely confusing... Nothing is labelled and there are a lot of potential combinations to try to get right. I took mine apart and mapped it all out to simplify.
I made up a laminated label for the outside connection to mark which was cable input (on the left on mine) and which was the aux or satellite input (on the right on mine). The actual paper base came from the attached word doc file, just printed and went snip snip.
On mine I found that the outside aux/sat connection ran into a splitter to feed one outlet in the bedroom and an outlet on the Winegard plate. If you want to use this you will need to shift the TV cable inside over.
The cable input went into the Winegard amplifier to switch in when the antenna amplifier is turned off. It will feed out of the amplifier normally to feed the regular TV port on the Winegard plate and a splitter feeding an outlet in the bedroom and the outlet on the side of the TT.
This is all shown on the wiring diagram in the attached word doc.
There is some chance yours may be wired up like my 2015 Rockwood 2604WS 
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09-10-2016, 09:30 AM
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We have a 2013 Sanibel and can't figure out how to change over from antenna to cable TV on our exterior set. Our two interior TVs are fine. Can anyone help?
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09-10-2016, 09:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fella10
this is where you connect to the trailer with your coax cable..............
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Pretty plain as where to hook what cable to where. Cable/Satellite Cable goes to the side that says cable. Later RJD
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09-10-2016, 10:05 AM
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Once again, all RV's are not the same. On our 2014 Grey Wolf 26DBH, we had ONE 'F' connector on side of trailer, not two. It was labeled "Sat/Cable".
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09-10-2016, 10:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandJCarm
Once again, all RV's are not the same. On our 2014 Grey Wolf 26DBH, we had ONE 'F' connector on side of trailer, not two. It was labeled "Sat/Cable".
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