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...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
Johnvb,
Now that we can see what's up with the roof you really only have 2 options. First, if you were reading instructions on installing a Sensar III, the new Sensar IV antenna setup has mounting arms that are 6" shorter than previous versions but that's still not enough. If it were me (and it's not) and you thought you could make the modifications, I would cut the Sensar lift tubes down to the length required to get you an overall laid down length of about 3 feet. You would have the Sensar plus the Wingman for optimal performance. If you don't want to do that, I would return the Sensar and buy the Rayzar Air complete kit which has only one 13" tube plus the head and you would have plenty of room.
After seeing the OP's roof pictures with tap measure, I agree this option would be the best. It would eliminate his first complaint about trees, raise the antenna to a better height, eliminate the dead-space rotation would not cover, and have signal receiving improvement over the Jack.
The only obstacle left is making sure the mounting screws can be used without a previous hole interfering with the holes needed. Placing the pattern on the roof should confirm if there is a problem.
