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89 22' TK television antenna connections
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I have an antenna connection inside both rear and mid cabin  - question is that back one has a switch for antenna/cable and the mid cabin one does not - does that mean the switch in the back controls them both? Also, can I connect satellite cable to the outside cable connection?
 
Re: 89 22' TK television antenna connections
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Yahoo Message Number: 147642
PROBABLY the outlet in front is fed from a hidden connection on the back of the switch unit that is in the rear of the coach.  If you take the unit out of the wall you should see cables from the antenna, the outside connections and, in this case, a cable from the front is probably connected to an extra outlet you will find there.  I can't tell you in a sentence how to ID each, but this might be your switch:  http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/2451486.pdf . If it is you can ID from that drawing.  By connecting the outlet in the front of your coach to the extra output from the switch box, the set in front has access the signal coming either from the antenna or the outside.

As for a satellite connection, the cable from the outside to the switch box can be repurposed to carry the signal from a satellite dish to a satellite receiver.  Without adding some switching, you will loose the ability to connect to campground TV signals but that's OK if that's what you want.  Many people will tell you that the LD's coaxial cable is not rated for that signal, that a larger (diameter) coax must be used (to keep the signal losses low).  While it is true that a larger coax should be used for the long run from the antenna to the coach, the signal loss due to a short run of small coax inside the coach probably will not cause much of a problem.  The variation in loss between the common small coax (RG-59) and the common larger coax (RG-6) is not all that large but that difference adds up when long lengths are involved.  The cost difference is small, so to avoid complex instructions the larger coax is normally recommended.  Trying the small coax built into the coach is well worthwhile before attempting to replace it with a larger one.

Linley