Outdoor TV Connection

[racertoms27]

Having hard time figuring out something that should be relatively easy and it’s frustrating.
This is on a 2018 BHS. We have the standard CISC cable in from he outside source and run the 2 interior TV’s as you would expect.
I want to add a TV to watch outside, but can’t fit the life of me figure out how to get it hooked up for cable at the campground. I guess a smart TV and run it through campground WiFi (which is unreliable most times) or the hotspot on my phone is a solution, but I would like to run it as the other interior TV’s do, right off the coax.
Can anyone set me straight on this?

[racertoms27]

That should say “standard coax”. CISC is my sons soccer club and my stupid phone put that in while I wasn’t paying attention.

[CAG]

You might want to start by calling Jayco with your VIN and getting the coax schematics for your unit. I think you are flying blind without that.

[racertoms27]

Originally Posted by CAG

You might want to start by calling Jayco with your VIN and getting the coax schematics for your unit. I think you are flying blind without that.

So you believe that there is somewhere within the walls of the unit that I could split the signal and pull it to the outside?

[CAG]

Originally Posted by racertoms27

So you believe that there is somewhere within the walls of the unit that I could split the signal and pull it to the outside?

Without schematic that is anyone's guess. You really need to know the coax layout to tell.

[Marcm157]

If you don't have an enclosed underbelly you will likely see a portion of the cable run somewhere underneath the camper. You can usually tap into that and run a line to where you want the outdoor TV.

[racertoms27]

It has an enclosed underbelly, but now that you bring that up, coupled with getting the coax schematic, I might venture under there and see what I can make if it.

[CAG]

Originally Posted by racertoms27

It has an enclosed underbelly, but now that you bring that up, coupled with getting the coax schematic, I might venture under there and see what I can make if it.

You still need a schematic or you might just be tapping into a loop.

[racertoms27]

Originally Posted by CAG

You still need a schematic or you might just be tapping into a loop.

No, I’ll get the schematic before I just blindly poke around.

[CAG]

Originally Posted by racertoms27

No, I’ll get the schematic before I just blindly poke around.

Yeah sorry, I meant that for Marcm's post.

[Marcm157]

Originally Posted by racertoms27

No, I’ll get the schematic before I just blindly poke around.

The Schematic for my previous camper - 2016 28BHBE was not even close to accurate when it came to coax. It seemed like the guy who installed it was committed to using a full 100 foot roll regardless of how short it could have been. It was routed in a way that made absolutely made no sense. It crossed the trailer multiple times with no real reason. I ended up running all new coax routed the way I wanted it including adding an outdoor TV jack.

[racertoms27]

That’s kind of what I’m afraid of, finding a rats nest that makes no sense up against a schematic.
Once you got it sorted out, did it involved a splice somewhere between the interior main TV and the line running to the 2nd TV?