The Winegard Sensar "Batwing" TV antenna can not be rotated a full 360°. There is about a 10° dead spot and of course sometimes that's exactly where one needs to position the antenna. Can the base be modified to allow a full 360° rotation?

YES....you can go up on roof and cut off the ears on base plate...they're just on there to align/hold antenna arms in place for travel and to stop antenna from full rotation so that antenna cable doesn't get twisted around arms and ripped out of antenna head

Don't think so. Seems to be a rare occurrence that the best spot is in the "dead zone".

I checked out my antenna and there is a stop that can be cut off. This stop is opposite the two ears that the arms stow into. If I cut off this stop, I'll have to make sure to remember which direction to turn the antenna so I don't twist off the coax!!! With my memory what it is, this could be a major problem.The dead zone usually isn't a problem, but it happens more often then I would like.

But if you cut off the stops, and then turn it too far the wrong way, you will have a 360 degree dead zone when the coax breaks. So which degree of dead zone will you be happy with??? Your choice

I checked my antenna again and the dead zone is more like 35°, so I think I will pursue this. I think I will cut off the stop and construct some sort of pivoting stop that would allow a full 360°. Here's a photo of the base:

Wingard Batwing antenna rotation | Good Sam Community

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Tom_M1
Explorer
Aug 24, 2013
I checked out my antenna and there is a stop that can be cut off. This stop is opposite the two ears that the arms stow into. If I cut off this stop, I'll have to make sure to remember which direction to turn the antenna so I don't twist off the coax!!! With my memory what it is, this could be a major problem.

The dead zone usually isn't a problem, but it happens more often then I would like.
wildtoad
Explorer II
Aug 24, 2013
Don't think so. Seems to be a rare occurrence that the best spot is in the "dead zone".
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Aug 24, 2013
YES....you can go up on roof and cut off the ears on base plate...they're just on there to align/hold antenna arms in place for travel and to stop antenna from full rotation so that antenna cable doesn't get twisted around arms and ripped out of antenna head

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