How do I run a satellite connection for a outside TV? Thanks.
Ron,
There are a lot of dependencies to this. There are also a lot of people on the forum that will give you some great ideas.
Please reply with the following:
- What Heartland Brand and Model Year rig do you have (I believe you have a 2009 or 2010 Bighorn 3580)?
- What satellite service do you have (Dish, Direct etc.)?
- What brand of dish do you have (Winegard, Motosat etc.)?
- Is your dish roof mounted?
- How many satellite receivers do you have now and where in the RV are they installed?
- Where "outside" do you want to put the TV (storage bay, outside wall etc.)?
Based on your answers to these questions, others will be able to jump in here and give you some great ideas on how to get satellite TV outside.
I have an outside TV but it is mounted inside the storage bay on the door-side. It swings out on an articulating arm. I ran an HDMI cable from the satellite receiver in my bedroom to feed this outside TV. That satellite receiver (DirectTV) has HDMI and Component outputs. I use the component and audio outputs to feed the bedroom TV. I use an RF (UHF) remote control with that receiver so I can change the channels from outside the coach without having line of sight with the receiver. Works great!
I believe you have a Bighorn 3580. In our Landmark and Bighorn product, there is a TV jack on the wall in the storage area. Note however that this jack is connected to the TV/Antenna system and not the satellite wiring. There is a splitter behind the wall that feeds that jack. I would leave that jack as-is and use it for Cable/Antenna if needed. Then I would add another jack next to it and run your own satellite feed to it - if that is a convenient place for you to connect your "outside" TV.
Jim