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Old 04-11-2016, 10:27 AM   #101
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Eric, you might have a look at Furrion's web site. They have some nice, but expensive, utility points. I like this one.

Oliver uses a lot of Furrion stuff in their trailer, but looking at their website and trying to find a dealer, I am never sure how real their stuff is. But maybe looking at marine supply places would be good
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Old 04-11-2016, 10:32 AM   #102
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Eric, you might have a look at Furrion's web site. They have some nice, but expensive, utility points. I like this one.
Wow - are those made out of gold?
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Old 04-11-2016, 10:34 AM   #103
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Eric, you might have a look at Furrion's web site. They have some nice, but expensive, utility points. I like this one.

Oliver uses a lot of Furrion stuff in their trailer, but looking at their website and trying to find a dealer, I am never sure how real their stuff is. But maybe looking at marine supply places would be good
I found the same thing with Furrion, Leon. In that their product is hard to find for sale, at least to Canada. I had been looking at buying one of their AC connectors for the Trillium I am rebuilding, but gave up.

They do have plastic ones that are cheaper than the metal ones.
TV INLET MINITURE NON-METALLIC - SQUARE WHITE - FURRION
Though, I bet one could fit a couple connectors in the larger one.
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Old 04-11-2016, 10:38 AM   #104
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Those Furrion receptacles look nice. They are available on Amazon US.


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Furrion definitely has improved their sales network over 18 months ago when I was considering them.
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Old 04-11-2016, 10:55 AM   #106
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Did you see this Jack antenna on Amazon. I think it is the same as the one Escape installs but for a pole install. I don't know about FM reception doesn't mention.
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That's the one I've been considering switching to. It's that or the round one. Wish I had side by side comparisons of performance. The round one has the advantage of being easier to mount on a pole. More research required.

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That's the one I've been considering switching to. It's that or the round one. Wish I had side by side comparisons of performance. The round one has the advantage of being easier to mount on a pole. More research required.

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You can buy them both and give us all a performance report! So far I'm leaning toward the round one since it is all ready for USB power and that's easy to provide from 12V. But maybe since Reace already uses the Jack, the ones he installs are 12v powered? Anybody with one know?
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This MAY be the correct connector to connect a 50 ohm cell booster antenna coax cable to, bring it into the trailer and connect to the booster amp inside the trailer. I'm thinking it could just replace the TV type coax on that duplex one I posted above and have a very simple sealed connection for both the TV and cell booster inputs. (Leon is looking into other cable type solutions too.) Amphenol Connex Part Number 172124
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This MAY be the correct connector to connect a 50 ohm cell booster antenna coax cable to, bring it into the trailer and connect to the booster amp inside the trailer. I'm thinking it could just replace the TV type coax on that duplex one I posted above and have a very simple sealed connection for both the TV and cell booster inputs. (Leon is looking into other cable type solutions too.) Amphenol Connex Part Number 172124
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That's definitely 50 ohms, and it is a bulkhead connector so it is suitable for feeding a signal through a panel (such as the trailer wall). It is a Type N (Neill) connector, so it's suitable if that's what is one your cables. "N" and "TNC" (Threaded Neill-Concelman) connectors are similar, but are not the same, so if your cables are TNC this won't work.
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So for the cables that are TNC, then these should be the right ones: TNC Bulkhead
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So it seems the existing cable receptacle can be swapped with different bulkheads to accommodate various antennae.

Has anyone come across an appropriate rj45 receptacle that is suitable for outdoors?


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So it seems the existing cable receptacle can be swapped with different bulkheads to accommodate various antennae.

Has anyone come across an appropriate rj45 receptacle that is suitable for outdoors?


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Sean, something like the one in this photo would probably work. The screw cap has a hole designed to pass a thicker cable through, either a CAT5e or a CAT6, so the thickness of the cable makes a watertight seal against the hole in the cap. You just plug in to the RJ45 Jack and screw it down. On the other end you push it through a suitable sized hole and use the nut on the inside of the trailer to secure it. Then, just plug a patch cord into the inside RJ45 and run it to your switch/router. When you're underway, the cap with the cable running through it is replaced with a cap that has no hole.

There are other types like the one in the 2nd photo, which just has a simple cap attached with a chain so you don't lose it.
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A few different solutions to see on this page.
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Sean, something like the one in this photo would probably work. The screw cap has a hole designed to pass a thicker cable through, either a CAT5e or a CAT6, so the thickness of the cable makes a watertight seal against the hole in the cap. You just plug in to the RJ45 Jack and screw it down. On the other end you push it through a suitable sized hole and use the nut on the inside of the trailer to secure it. Then, just plug a patch cord into the inside RJ45 and run it to your switch/router. When you're underway, the cap with the cable running through it is replaced with a cap that has no hole.

There are other types like the one in the 2nd photo, which just has a simple cap attached with a chain so you don't lose it.
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Either of those would work well. I found the Cnlinko ones on ebay. Very fair price compared to some other connectors I have seen.
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