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kassiejax's avatar
kassiejax
Explorer
Feb 12, 2015

Winegard sensor or King Jack or ?

I recently bought a 2009 B+. Unfortunately the over the air TV is a "Omni directional", which has absolutely no signal pick up in any direction. However since it was supposedly omini direcional, there is no inside crank

Anything outside will have to be done by someone at camping world.

At this point the question is whether I get the Winegard or the King or is there a really funnctonal Omni directional which would be the easiest installation. Apparently the Jack does not need to be cranked up, so may be an easier installment. I will be traveling across the US and Canada so will be pretty far from cities at times.

Which would be the easies to put up and even more important what will give me the most stations in the most places.

thank you all for your ideas.
  • MNtundraRet's avatar
    MNtundraRet
    Navigator
    Feb 13, 2015
    Ed_Gee wrote:
    The new Winegard Rayzar antenna I previously linked to is an automatic rotating directional antenna designed for RV....yet needs no physical connection other than the coax....and no holes through the roof, either.


    You still need a hole somewhere to bring the coaxial-cable inside the RV.

    The unit may appeal to many for the automatic aiming of the antenna (motor powered through coaxial cable). However; the unit sits low on the roof similar to one of the Jack units. The range should be similar to the Jack. Better range is gotten from antennas that raise to a height above the air-conditioner pod and other items on the roof of the RV.
  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer II
    Feb 13, 2015
    The Sensar plus Wingman plus Sensar Pro outperforms both the Rayzar and the Jack in most fringe locations. This link will take you to a review of the automatic Rayzar in Fifth Wheel Magazine. Note that in their testing they used a basic Sensar (batwing) antenna without the Wingman or SensarPro add-ons. The Sensar still outperformed the Rayzar.
  • Ed_Gee's avatar
    Ed_Gee
    Explorer II
    Feb 12, 2015
    The new Winegard Rayzar antenna I previously linked to is an automatic rotating directional antenna designed for RV....yet needs no physical connection other than the coax....and no holes through the roof, either.
  • wildtoad's avatar
    wildtoad
    Explorer II
    Feb 12, 2015
    The jack that does not need to be cranked still must need to be rotated so I don't think the installation is much easier that a crank up Winegard. I think for overall performance tests have shown the Sensar IV is hard to beat.
  • n7bsn's avatar
    n7bsn
    Explorer
    Feb 12, 2015
    You know what they say about omni antenna's, they work equally poorly in all directions.
    I know the little one 9 inches above the roof of our rig works quite badly.

    This discussion might be useful for you Antenna testing
  • Ed_Gee's avatar
    Ed_Gee
    Explorer II
    Feb 12, 2015
    kassiejax wrote:
    I recently bought a 2009 B+. Unfortunately the over the air TV is a "Omni directional", which has absolutely no signal pick up in any direction. However since it was supposedly omini direcional, there is no inside crank

    Anything outside will have to be done by someone at camping world.

    At this point the question is whether I get the Winegard or the King or is there a really funnctonal Omni directional which would be the easiest installation. Apparently the Jack does not need to be cranked up, so may be an easier installment. I will be traveling across the US and Canada so will be pretty far from cities at times.

    Which would be the easies to put up and even more important what will give me the most stations in the most places.

    thank you all for your ideas.


    Although pricey, here is a brand new option from Winegard....would certainly be an easy installation for you as it only requires a coax hookup....no extra control or DC wIring needed.
    http://www.winegard.com/rayzarauto

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