Gulf Streamers Club Mid Atlantic Campers Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 49
Cable TV Connection
On our conquest there is a cable TV connection in the rear storage compartment on the drivers side, I have connected a cable from my home to it and I get nothing to either TV connection inside the MH? I have traced the cable to the cabinets above my sink but that is still about 5 ft short of the antenna booster/splitter with one open connection. Without cutting a hole in the cabinet how can I tell where it goes? Attached is a photo of the booster/splitter.
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Ray & Pam Taylor
2007 Gulf Stream Conquest 6280
with 1 Akita (Wolfie) & 1 Cat (Storm)
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Country Coach Owners Club Appalachian Campers Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
Posts: 12,060
RayandPamT, welcome to iRV2.com. We are glad to have you join us here and we look forward to reading of your adventures and experiences. Can you use an ohm meter? If so, you should be able to short out the coaxial cable at one end and check for continuity at the other end. If the cable from outside in the compartment checks good; it should be connected to the "cable" connection on the back of the splitter in your photo. The "ant" cable to the antenna on the roof the other is for the tv in the other area of the RV. For cable TV, the antenna amplifier must be turned off.
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Amy, Dr. Assistant - Roxie & Mei Ling, four legs each
2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 450 hp & 1330# torque
06 Saturn Vue, 06 Chevy Z71 4x4 & 2014 Corvette Z51 M7
Gulf Streamers Club Mid Atlantic Campers Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 49
The button is in the out position. and I have traced 2 TV cables comming from the back of the coach, one is the TV in the bedroom the other the outside connection, but only one is connected in the picture the other is the Antenna. the outside wire looks like it stops someplace between the microwave and the booster/splitter.
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Ray & Pam Taylor
2007 Gulf Stream Conquest 6280
with 1 Akita (Wolfie) & 1 Cat (Storm)
Out position for cable is correct (in for antenna), sorry, I had a typo above. Looks like you'll need to play the continuity game the wizard describes above to see if there is a break in the wire.
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2007 and 7/8ths Newmar Essex 4502
Country Coach Owners Club Appalachian Campers Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
Posts: 12,060
You could pull the floor of the cabinets out as they are double walled and the space is used for wiring of lights, receptacles and coach cables. I would recommend the cabinet the splitter is mounted in. If you cannot access the break, you may find it simpler to install a new line.
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Mike, RVIA & RVSA Certified Master RV Technician
Amy, Dr. Assistant - Roxie & Mei Ling, four legs each
2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 450 hp & 1330# torque
06 Saturn Vue, 06 Chevy Z71 4x4 & 2014 Corvette Z51 M7
Ok,, I took a very close look at that plate's rear
Now I"m visiting a web site, be right back
Ok back now,, In this photo there are no 12 volt wires hooked up you can call the 3 connections 1 2 and 3.. The park cable is #2, the one in the middle
#1, I believe is the roof and #3 is TV-TWO
If your plate is the same as this one (Winegard) then you have nothing connected to the park cable in connection.
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2005 Damon Intruder 377W Radio Active as WA8YXM
john-d now you are someone who is really paying attention! Great catch.
That switch (powered/amplified or not) has a CableIN, AntennaIN, and a tvOUT. Seems one of the three is missing on rayandpam's switch!!!!!
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2007 and 7/8ths Newmar Essex 4502
The park cable is #2, the one in the middle
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