Antenna

Thanks for all the replies

I find this one very interesting
And possibly the best UHF RV antenna available



By the way it is Winegard and available in Australia

Called the Sensor HD

See the two uhf dipoles

Except for height above the RV, I fail to see where the Sensar has a significance advantage over the technical specs of Rayzar regarding uhf reception

Yes the vhf elements on the Sensar are longer and higher above the RV along with the 'wingman' UHF dipoles
But I doubt the wingman is any more UHF sensitive or the amplifier any better

Why would Winegard bring out a more expensive antenna with lesser technical ability

The only thing the Sensar has is extra height, and longer vhf elements

And yes height makes a difference, depending on distance and location of the transmitter and local terrain
And yes it costs less
Some people don't mind sacrificing a little bit of performance gain
For the simplicity and ease of use that a functional automatic antenna brings

Look at all the members who use a carryout sat dish, instead of a fixed tripod system that they have to manually aim

I don't think anyone will argue the carry outs, have a better signal
But they do have enough signal to do the job most of the time

And I think the same is true of the Automatic Rayzar
The Sensar IV will out preform it in the worst case conditions
But it will work for most users most of the time

MrWizard wrote:
before every one gets carried away

it should be noted, there is MORE THAN ONE Rayzar antenna

I know that but it does not matter. The Sensar IV with Sensar Pro still beats the diodes off the Rayzars.

To the O/P

True you drill ONE hole (plus perhaps a couple of screw holes) b ut you also seal it well with caulk (Dicor) when you bolt the antenna on, And you "Trim" it inside when you bolt the inside parts on.. It won't lower the value of your RV and done properly will not leak either. It will work better than the Rayzar can imagine.

It's bad enough that we need to pay to watch Television at home, because of HOA's and locations but that's a little pricey to get screwed with a high price just because we own an RV! Maybe I'm glad I and my DW like old movies and our RV has a DVD / VHS player and we have a lot of old movies, and both our Television runs off of 12vdc.

before every one gets carried away

it should be noted, there is MORE THAN ONE Rayzar antenna

one is a fully automatic rotating self tuning antenna enclosed in flat cylinder housing similar in appearance to a sat dish

the 8535 is the black plastic version of the 8500



https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Automatic-RZ-8500-Ultra-HD-Amplified/dp/B00T36ODKK

and while i think the sensar iv is the best thing out there
the automatic rayzar is good antenna for low profile and self seeking / finding signal direction and location

no i would not want the ommni directional model $100 model

With more stations soon moving back to VHF, antennas like the Rayzar, Jack, etc., that don't receive the VHF low (Ch 2-6) frequencies well will be at a disadvantage compared to the Sensar series.

wa8yxm wrote:
I Have looked at the Rayzar's and .. Not impressed.

Not much in the RV-TV antenna department beats the Sensar IV, or a Sensar II or III with wingman added.. Abut the only thing is one of those with the addition of a Sensar Pro power supply, switch, pre-amp inside the RV,


And now you know HOw I watch TV Sensar II or III + Wingman and Sensar Pro.

Not wanting to put more holes in roof for crank up antenna!

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Not sure what you plan to replace. Please let us know what you have now as the Rayzar may be a step down.

We now have a HD View 360 that has quit working!

Not sure what you plan to replace. Please let us know what you have now as the Rayzar may be a step down.