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Originally Posted by bevedfelker
Budman -- not all booster control switches are on a white wall plate with the coax connection. I included a picture of the one on my 2015 Vegas 24.1. The black plate to the rear is for the booster. All it has is the booster button and LED light. No coax connections.
Mine is located on the side wall of the upper most shelf in the kitchen cabinet above my sink. It cannot be seen (or reached) without standing on a stool. RV manufacturers are notorious for "hiding" this little jewel.
The booster switch, as its name implies, does more than turn on (or off) your TV antenna. It is also an amplifier that "boosts" the antenna signal (hence its name). It is wired between the antenna and all the splitters going to each TV so that a boosted on air signal goes to each location.
Also, in almost all applications, if this booster switch is on (indicated by the small LED light near the booster switch button), your cable system will be disabled. You cannot use the cable system if the booster is on. So be sure the LED is out before you try to scan the TVs for cable operation.
I read the instructions on your video box. It sounds like you power the box and if hooked to cable, press the 'Cable TV" button for the TV you are watching. If you are in a park or boondocking with no external cable, to use the antenna you turn on the box and press the "TV Ant" button for the relevant TV. Looking at the rear, there are only coax connections for 3 TVs.
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Thanks. My setup looks almost identical to your pic except unless I am mistaken my rear plate is a blank. I will have to go look again to be sure but RV is 20 miles away in storage.
I understand from everyone's answers there can be different plates, different colors, and configurations. But I have looked at Thor's site a few days ago, and went back again, and the electrical drawings are out there for electrical power 12v and 120. My booster shows in the exact bin I am looking in, above the frig. Just like it shows for a 29 to be above the passenger site. A 32 shows to be above the exterior door or in a cabinet very close (not familiar w a 32 floorplan). Not sure it is there but that's what the drawing shows.
Not sure Thor will tell me anything other than what the drawing shows but I will call to be sure. I have not been to a CG w cable since owning this RV show not sure if it works or not. But hopefully going in Feb so I want to use cable if free and I am sure better than antenna.
Thanks for the reply as it was the most helpful since you read the instructions on the box and understood what I was asking. I will let you all know what I find out as it may be helpful to someone else as much as myself. That was the point of asking the question to begin with, to help all. Thx, Dennis.
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