Antenna question...

Your batwing antenna is good to go, make sure of your connections then you may have to rotate antenna to pick up different TV stations, on my TV there is a menu item where I can select "signal strength",, I go there then slowly rotate the antenna. In Tampa where we spend the winter I have to rotate antenna sometimes when I change TV stations at the TV transmitting towers are all in different locations around the city. I have found where they all come in at and when I change stations it is easy to rotate the antenna and pick them up. There is a lot of free TV out there!

I'm not sure what fuzz means. If there is an image but it is fuzzy then you have not turned on the amplifier and reverse is true when doing cable. If you have no image then as suggested make sure your input is TV no hdmi or av etc. Next make sure you are set to antenna and then don't forget to scan. There may be some newer antennas that work better but any old antenna should work. Let us know when it working and what problem you had. Many more little things to adjust on new tv's.

In my experience, using the crank-up bat wing antenna with the Wingman UHF add-on, I can only pickup stations with-in about 30 or 40 miles. Make sure your TV is searching for digital signals when you scan. And double check you selected the correct input on your TV...most of the newer sets have multiple input connectors and you must select the right one or it won't find anything. Also, rotate the antenna to different headings before doing a scan. As mentioned, once you find one digital station you should be able to use a direction meter in the TV to peak that signal.

donn0128 wrote:
Yes, you need a digital antenna. The old bat wing is not suitable for anything more than a bad paper weight. There are add ons you can get for the bat wing that are suppose to bring in the digital signals. But a decent digital antenna is only about 30 dollars at places like best buy.

Everything in this post is 100% incorrect!
Why, after all the postings on this forum by people that know what they're talking about does a statement like this come up from Senior Member.... O help me...

So! NO, you do NOT need to replace the antenna! There is no such thing as a 'digital antenna' regardless of what you hear or the arguments trying to sway you otherwise, it just ain't true.

Next, IF your 2004 Batwing does not have a Wingman attached, THATS's the $30 you should be spending, not some entry level residential antenna that needs to get set up and broken down every single time.

To the Jack Antenna: Hopefully you have read that link above by now, because there simply is not a better antenna available than a properly working Batwing, with or without a Wingman, but the Wingman definitely makes a difference.

All that being said, as mentioned above, your description of 'Noise' caught my attention too. There is 'noise' noise, and there is Digital TV carrier 'noise'. And the two look identical to the untrained eye.

Two things need to happen: Look at all the connections, make SURE the Batwing amp is on, antenna is cranked up and pointed in the same direction as your neighbors (note that direction is NOT the same as the little arrow on the ceiling (It's likely 90 degrees toward the right side of the vehicle), NOW do a scan on the TV and see what you get.

If you really want to spend $$ on a major improvement to locating digital signals, check out a Winegard SensorPro.

(Edit: fixed iPad spellin' and punctuation goofs)

donn0128 wrote:
Yes, you need a digital antenna. The old bat wing is not suitable for anything more than a bad paper weight. There are add ons you can get for the bat wing that are suppose to bring in the digital signals. But a decent digital antenna is only about 30 dollars at places like best buy.

Your old 'Bat Wing' will work just fine, no need to buy another antenna. I am watching T V on Vizio digital flat screens with a 1997 bat wing and get a very sharp picture!
As others have stated, digital signal is very directional, so you may have to do some trial and error runs to get your best signal.
Your problem is NOT the type of antenna you have!

WOWE!!!
If I am so wrong how come there are so many digital antenna adapters, conversions on the market? Just curious how all you bashers are getting a signal without one?

I think the new antennas designed for digital provide more range. I had a regular batwing and got good reception on digital tv. I now have a Jack and it gets good picture. I can't tell you if one is better in terms of picture or range. So you see the debate is on. One thing is clear, the lack of reception is not because of the old batwing if it is connected properly and assume it is as the old analog worked.

donn0128 wrote:
WOWE!!!
If I am so wrong how come there are so many digital antenna adapters, conversions on the market? Just curious how all you bashers are getting a signal without one?

I get great reception on my original winegard antenna from 2001 with my digital tv's. I have no wingman or anything else attached....Turn on amplifier, turn on tv, set to antenna, crank up antenna and turn to station antenna areas, run tv through channel search...great tv every time....

First digital converters and adapters are two different things. Converters, which capture digital signals and convert them to analog format for older TV, have nothing to do with this topic.

The term Digital antenna is a marketing thing. Buzz words to make money. Just because it is on TV or the internet does not make it true.

A batwing can capture digital signal.

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donn0128 wrote:
WOWE!!!
If I am so wrong how come there are so many digital antenna adapters, conversions on the market? Just curious how all you bashers are getting a signal without one?

what are you talking about? What in the world is a "digital signal adapter" and "conversion" ?
Seriously.... Back off and learn something