ANTENNA SIGNAL BOOSTER

I have two guesses. And you need to check them in the order I list them

First: The connection between the antenna and the power supply (The box with the light) is a coax cable, actually 2 of them. This is one wire surrounded by another.

Many times I've gone to plug in a coax cable and messed up, bent the center conductor so it touched the outer (nut) conductor and shorted the cable.

Check the connection at the antenna, and at the roof (There should be a feed through in the roof) unless the caulk on the roof is very old (WHich means they reused the original cable)

If it's shorted.. it won't work

BUT.. Before you go up on the roof, Pull the wall module and with the cables pointing down, looking at the back of it, remove the LEFT MOST cable.

Up on the roof with your multimeter check for a short, center to nut. No short, good, re-connect (Carefully) go back downstairs and re-connect.


now.. Replace the fuse that feeds the power supply. (Where that is, I can not tell you but logically it's in the main fuse panel for the house... Or not.

X2 on Bill.Satellite You'll find it with his advice. And if you have to replace the plate with the booster power supply in it, then there is a newer type out now for a few extra dollars that will tell you the signal strenght to boot. Good luck

If you have no power to the Winegard power supply (not a booster) then the booster located in the head of the antenna cannot work and you will therefore get just about no reception. The dealer who fixed it did not fix it.
You can go on the roof and remove the coax from the head of the antenna and put a voltage meter on the center wire of that coax. My guess is that you will find no voltage and 12-13VDC is required. If I am right you have a blown fuse somewhere to the Winegard wall plate, a bad wall plate (12V power supply) or a bad cable/connection. I have frequently seen dealers reverse the Cable and Antenna connection on the back of the wall plate as well which would result in no power to the antenna.

I did the same thing once, failing to lower the batwing. I replaced it myself and reattached the same coax to the new batwing. This didn't affect the booster.

There should be a fuse in the fuse panel for powering the antenna amplifier. Verify it is not blown. The amplifier is actually in the antenna head and the outlet just provides 12VDC to the antenna head via the coaxial cable. If the fuse is not blown remove the cover and verify none of the wires have come disconnected. The 12V positive and negative wires have push-on connectors. If there is 12V available and the LED will not light I would say the power supply outlet is shot.

I would talk to the repair shop that replaced it.