2112 wrote:
I do not have the Wingman. Do you think that will help? I'll have to go on the roof to see if it will interfere with anything.
I checked all the connections that are not wall internal excluding the roof antenna connection. Maybe I'll go up there and do that while seeing about Wingman clearance.
Yes, I turned the antenna every which way using the dirrectional knob. I found 1 spot where ch11 Houston comes in. I'm currently in Livingston SP.
Sorry to confuse you wmoses. I gave up on the sat and went aerial.
I have 50 ft of coax on my portable dish. This is the 1st time it has let me down. How long of a cable can I use? Would using a barrel adapter to add another 50 ft be a bad move? I believe the 3dB down rule would come in play.
If you are using a manually pointed open face antenna you can likely good 150-200 feet with your coax and barrel connectors. If you are using one of the portable automatic dome type antennas, some will not work beyond 50 feet and some can go 100 feet.
For your OTA TV issue, the first thing you want to do (if you can) is go up on the roof, disconnect the coax going into the head of the Batwing and, using a digital multimeter, verify that you have at least 12VDC in the coax itself. It will be higher if you are plugged in. If you do not then you have found your first issue and it needs to be resolved. Work backward, connections, cabling, power supply, etc. until you locate the problem. Depending upon how far you are from the signal and how dense the trees are there may also be no signal available, however, if you have the room, the Wingman is a required add-on to get the best TV reception.