Need New Antenna
I need to replace the antenna on my coach(oak tree ate it). It is a power antenna and the mechanism is OK. The plastic attach points broke on the antenna. I have noticed some units on newer coaches ...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The "Flying Saucer" design you cite is most likely a Winegard Roadstar, it's junk, omin-directional and very low gain. That said Radio Shack sells one that is both Directional and has some gain,, It is sold as an HDTV antenna.
Recently one of the forum members did a side by side of the JACK and the WInegard "Batwing" both with and without Wingman. I do adimt to being slightly surprised.. I always knew the batwing was better,, Just not how much better.
My proference (Which is letting me watch TV as I type)
Batwing + Wingman + Sensar pro. Very effective (Where I'm parked I set the Pro at a gain of "20" and it brings in a whole bunch of stations that would not be there otherwise).
It's nice to find someone using the Sensor Pro and qualified to give an expert opinion on it.
I have read their directions many times and they leave a little to be desired. It looks like the factory "preset" on gain is 10. That means the scan is most likely done at 10. Do you set your gain to 20 before running scan in order to find the most distant signals possible?
Have you run the scan again after dark to get the more distant stations that can easily be watched at night?
I installed my R.S. adjustable amplifier (2 to 10 dBs) before the Sensor Pro came on the market. Amplifying is it's only job and it does it well.
I have found that letting the television do the scan with both amplifiers on full gain will always find the most signals. It also helps pick up the channel links off the side of the antenna during a single scan. Around 70 to 80 miles in my case. You can always back off when picking a channel to watch.
It would be nice to know what type of range you get with the Sensor Pro when you get more experience with it.
Mark B.
