Jack Digital HDTV Antenna Replacement Head
I want to replace my Winegard batwing antenna with the Jack Digital HDTV Antenna Replacement Head. The Jack states, "Power it by your existing antenna power supply or use the included power injec...
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YC 1 wrote:
Guess I have to disagree with the batwing outperforming the Jack.
IF the batwing has the add on then yes, the gain is a bit more but is much more directional. The Jack was designed with the UHF frequencies used by most of the current television stations due to the Digital change which also included a frequency change.
I have installed several Jack antenna's and they perform extremely well.
Well worth the money and changing the head is a breeze. Needle nose pliars to remove a couple of C clips, some tape to re-secure the coax and you are done.
I take from your post you are making money doing this and have something to gain here. Replacing with a Jack may seem less costly then the labor to check all connections without replacement. The customer feels like he got something new for his money.
I would like to add a few points why replacing the head with a Jack Antenna may end up working better.
- Replacing the head involved re-attaching the coaxial cable to a clean connector on the head. Doing same on old may have worked.
- Replacing the power injector would have taken care of a failed amplifier in the old antenna head, or re-attachments of coaxial cables and 12v wires connected.
- You already mentioned adding the Wingman. That alone would have improved getting channels above 14.
