Replacing antenna

mygsds wrote:
We tend to get poor TV reception in our 2000 Bounder MH and were thinking of upgrading antenna. We are having roof replaced this weekend and roofer can install new antenna if we get one. Checked and we have a Winegard Sensar iv or at least thats what it looks like..no names except Winegard on it. So looks as if previous owner replaced original head. Not sure if it is worth replacing the entire system or not..any ideas?
Pat

We still have the original bat wing antenna and it works extremely well, as long as the amplifier is on and working, so I would suggest that if yours isn't, then look beyond the antenna, itself.

This Antenna is due out this month. As soon as it's available it will be on the roof of my coach. No more searching for signals!

Thanks. We know the head is a Sensar 4 just not sure about the "guts" . Think we need to do more research and not jump at replacing now. hubby didnt know there were plastic gears inside crank so might be a problem there.

I think the Sensar IV has the best signal gain of the popular RV anttenae - if the antenna on your Bounder is original equipment, it's probably not a IV model. The IV has the UHF antenna added to the batwing, a three-wing bat if you will. With almost all OTA TV now digital and on UHF, the Sensar IV should give you the best results. I'd replace the whole thing, just because the mechanism on yours is at least 15yrs old and those plastic gears are probably pretty worn by now. And when I did that, I also went with the Winegard Sensar Pro signal strength meter - makes pointing the antenna so much easier.

al

Try this thread

rv.net antenna thread