Jack to Winegard upgrade
I know there's lots of posts out there where folks have ditched their crank-ups for the new Jack antennas. Our 2011 Open Range came with the stationary Jack as OEM. Broke it off by way of a tree b...
Forum Discussion
MNtundraRet wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
If length is the only issue (not width) you could even cut down the long element of the Sensar IV to allow clearance. If you have a width problem due to the Wingman element, Winegard says you can cut the last element off of the Wingman giving you an extra 3-4" of clearance. They expect that you would still get 75-80% of the benefit of the Wingman.
Just to clear things up Bill, you said above ".. you could even cut down the long element of the Sensor IV .."
Did you really mean the two elevator tubes? See ORDERING REPAIR PARTS page.
One thing we should agree on is that the Winegard RV Antenna manual gives clear installation instructions (and diagram) requiring the antenna to lower towards the rear of the RV.
Any other direction would allow the Winegard antenna to catch air and rise out of the storing bracket.
If the RV manufactures would read the installation directions and install the antenna correctly we wouldn't see all the confusion here with fixing problems from cheap OEM antennas installed, or poor installation of good antennas.
:B
No, I meant that he could cut the wings (long elements) on that back side to give some additional clearance. Now that we see some pictures that is not an option. Many manufacturers install the Sensar where it is not parallel to the centerline of the coach and if it's done properly it can work just as well.
