I have a 2017 LTV Unity MB. I posted a couple of weeks ago asking for any advice about the installation of the weBoost 4G-X RV Cell Phone Booster. I have mounted the omni-directional antenna to the side of the plastic cover that protects the roof top AC unit. I originally planned to mount the booster in the TV cabinet and power it from inverted AC plug. I have changed my mind and decided to locate the booster in the cabinet beside the microwave. weBoost also supplies a DC power adapter that can we wired into a 12V power source. I plan to splice into the power supply to the antenna booster located in this cabinet.
I cannot figure out a path from the roof to the inside of the coach. There are at least 3 existing points of entry through the roof that I can see. One is a coax connection (in use by a Winegard roof top satellite dish), a 2nd area where wires from the 2 solar panels I have penetrate the roof and a 3rd area toward the front of the roof in the antenna area. Even if I could use one of these existing points to run my coax from the booster antenna to the booster in the cabinet beside the microwave, I can't figure out a path once inside the coach. I think that there surely must be a way and maybe I just can't figure out the solution.
I even considered drilling a new hole in the roof and covering it with something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-CE1...e+entry+cover&qid=1551537020&s=gateway&sr=8-7
I am having a hard time figuring out where I could drill a new hole in the roof. The ideal place would be above the microwave cabinet but there is a solar panel located directly above this area. The next best area would be above the closet but that area of the roof is prime real estate if I ever decide in the future that I want to increase my solar capacity from my present 200W to 400-500W and will need additional solar panels on the roof.
If I penetrate the roof in some other area of the coach, I am worried about a path to get my coax over to the cabinet beside the microwave. I am at a point that I don't know how to proceed. The routing of the coax is my only road block right now to getting this done. In their installation instructions, weBoost suggests penetrating an outside side wall and provides a small cover plate but the outside appearance of the LTV Unity is so nice, clean and streamlined.....having a piece of coax running down from the roof and sticking into the side of the coach is not acceptable to me.
I am completely out of ideas and would appreciate any suggestions from the group.
I cannot figure out a path from the roof to the inside of the coach. There are at least 3 existing points of entry through the roof that I can see. One is a coax connection (in use by a Winegard roof top satellite dish), a 2nd area where wires from the 2 solar panels I have penetrate the roof and a 3rd area toward the front of the roof in the antenna area. Even if I could use one of these existing points to run my coax from the booster antenna to the booster in the cabinet beside the microwave, I can't figure out a path once inside the coach. I think that there surely must be a way and maybe I just can't figure out the solution.
I even considered drilling a new hole in the roof and covering it with something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-CE1...e+entry+cover&qid=1551537020&s=gateway&sr=8-7
I am having a hard time figuring out where I could drill a new hole in the roof. The ideal place would be above the microwave cabinet but there is a solar panel located directly above this area. The next best area would be above the closet but that area of the roof is prime real estate if I ever decide in the future that I want to increase my solar capacity from my present 200W to 400-500W and will need additional solar panels on the roof.
If I penetrate the roof in some other area of the coach, I am worried about a path to get my coax over to the cabinet beside the microwave. I am at a point that I don't know how to proceed. The routing of the coax is my only road block right now to getting this done. In their installation instructions, weBoost suggests penetrating an outside side wall and provides a small cover plate but the outside appearance of the LTV Unity is so nice, clean and streamlined.....having a piece of coax running down from the roof and sticking into the side of the coach is not acceptable to me.
I am completely out of ideas and would appreciate any suggestions from the group.