Reviews: Winegard Rayzar antenna

Just got one and only had it at one campground, but we are moving from Ga. south to Fla. Let you know in a few days after we have tried it at a few spots.

Dog Folks --
Thanks. Looking forward to seeing your results.

Here is my report. I am NOT advising on purchasing it or not but here is what I found.

1. 30 miles North East of Atlantata, Ga.: Ion network,4 channels, no off air

2. South Central Ga.: 1 channel- Digital - No off air signals

3. Florida, just inside Fla./Ga. Border-- Nothing at all. But in all fairness, the campground is in a "Bowl" and very low.

Thanks Dog Folks
Probably very good report. Nice you got back to us.

Has anyone else bought a Rayzar? What has been your success with getting more channels than putting up the antenna? We are going to Ohio again and last year coming and going we got some channels with the antenna and a few even if I didn't raise it. But I would love to get more channels. Even a few would be nice as we travel.

If you have a Winegard Sensar (Batwing) you already have the best antenna available and the Razar will dramatically under perform the Batwing if what you need is distance. As a rule I would rate the Razar as a 20-30 mile max to the towers (clear view, not in a valley, etc). The newer amplified Razar should get you 30-35 miles and the Batwing might go 50-60 miles.
I have them all and I have played with them all at multiple locations.

We have a 2004 Sunseeker so whatever is on top we use now. Not sure what brand or what. I'll check tomorrow. So you're saying the antenna up top is better than the Rayzar? So who is the Rayzar for? Or the Flat Wave? Guess I need info on the entire picture. We don't stay in one place, use the rv to get from here to there and stop as we travel. Some places we get a few channels, some none, some quite a few. I turn the antenna from inside the unit and get what we can. We can do cable if it's available, not always the case. Thanks for responding though. It's help me decide.

Eastwacamper wrote:
We have a 2004 Sunseeker so whatever is on top we use now. Not sure what brand or what. I'll check tomorrow. So you're saying the antenna up top is better than the Rayzar? So who is the Rayzar for? Or the Flat Wave? Guess I need info on the entire picture. We don't stay in one place, use the rv to get from here to there and stop as we travel. Some places we get a few channels, some none, some quite a few. I turn the antenna from inside the unit and get what we can. We can do cable if it's available, not always the case. Thanks for responding though. It's help me decide.

If you travel about & seek OTA TV I would install a Winegar SensarPro amplifier & signal meter. It provides additional amplification, supplies 12VDC to the rooftop head, & signal strength readout to help in peak aiming.

Not knowing what antenna you have on your roof makes it difficult to give you a direct answer, but "if" you have the crank up Winegard Batwing on your RV then you have a better antenna than the Razar.
The Razar fills a need for RVers who do not have such an antenna (tenters, pop ups, etc.) and it also a great option for tailgating when you don't feel like taking an entire satellite setup.

X2 The Sensar PRo SCClickDr is pointing you towards is the ticket you want to buy. The additional amplificatin will help but the signal meter will be the big benefit in helping you identify the proper aiming point with a numeric readout. Higher number, best signal. When traveling and not being familar with where the signals are coming from, it will be your compass in helping you pull out those channels you want.

There are also websites that help you find the direction of the channels available by punching in a zipcode of your location.

One I like is HERE.

After you get done punching in your zip code and expanding the map enough to see the direction of the channels, click radar plot and it will give you true compass readings in degrees if your trying to really zero in on a channel.