Coax diagram 2001 Diplomat

[jwessling]

I just installed a new Flat Screen and cannot hook up the Coax to feed through the switch box for the front and back TVs. I cannot tell for sure which is the coax coming from the Satellite (winegard) or the Antennae/Shore power. HELP!!

[Jeff753]

Originally Posted by jwessling

I just installed a new Flat Screen and cannot hook up the Coax to feed through the switch box for the front and back TVs. I cannot tell for sure which is the coax coming from the Satellite (winegard) or the Antennae/Shore power. HELP!!

Take a short piece of coax (or a long piece) and hook one end to shore coax port. On other end bend the copper center conductor to touch the outer rim of the outer connector (or use alligator clips). Now go inside and test them for continuity using the black and red leads on the center and outer rim of the inside cable. Then label it


Jeff

[jwessling]

Thanks, I'm going out for the weekend tomorrow so I'll try it. I think I know where the shore power coax is but I am not sure of the lead from the Winegard.

Jim

[Gorlininc]

I have a 2001 diplomat 38a
There are 2 coax wires from the wineguard. No.1 - which mine is gray must be connected for the sat to work. The no.2 wire is a black coax and is for a second box.
My shore cable connects in the last driver side bay with the shore power.
There are also a couple of coax wires that go between the right and left cabinets on each side of the front TV.
Then TV antenna input cable is on the passenger side front cabinet in the rest. It includes a power amp which there is a switch on top of that cabinet.
I figured mine out by process of elimination.