Tv antenna

I think that sometimes we get a little picky about what things are called. The OP ask for the location of THE SWITCH that SUPPLIES power to the booster. He did not call the switch a booster.

Isn't in fact a booster an amplifier, if it increases the performance isn't it boosting the performance?

How many of you use cotter pins? Isn't the correct name a Cotter Key?

Come on lets not use that tired old phrase, "here we go again", accept the intent and help the guy out.

SoundGuy wrote:
Oh boy, here we go again. :S That so-called wall plate "booster" has no ability to amplify the signal and is therefore not a "booster". It simply switches the signal to the television between the cable feed and the antenna feed, and when switched to the antenna routes 12 vdc to the antenna head which is where any signal amplifier (if there is one) is located. An exception would be the Winegard SensarPro I have which replaces a passive wall plate and does offer up to 10 db of signal gain or attenuation.

Guess we can no longer use the term "light switch" since no light comes from the switch.

SoundGuy wrote:

RoyB wrote:
Actually WINEGARD also makes a WALL PLATE ASSY that has the RF Amplifier "BOOSTER" located in the wall plate assy for 'non amplified' type Rv Antennas....

That particular wall plate was intended for use with the older non-amplified Winegard Sensar II ... the OP's rig is a 2013 model so if his antenna is a crank up Winegard (which he hasn't told us) it's either a Sensar III or Sensar IV, both of which have an amplifier in the antenna head and are powered by a wall plate which has no boost function of any kind and is therefore not a "booster". The only reason for the Sensar II or matching amplified wall plate to exist is for replacement purposes in much older rigs as one would always be better off with the current Sensar IV, particularly if it's driven by an amplified SensarPro wall plate.

The Winegard RV-5095 is a non-amplified antenna and is still being sold.

My King Jack antenna has a "Powered Amplifier"... as well..

http://kingconnect.com/product/king-jack-antenna/

RoyB wrote:
Actually WINEGARD also makes a WALL PLATE ASSY that has the RF Amplifier "BOOSTER" located in the wall plate assy for 'non amplified' type Rv Antennas....

That particular wall plate was intended for use with the older non-amplified Winegard Sensar II ... the OP's rig is a 2013 model so if his antenna is a crank up Winegard (which he hasn't told us) it's either a Sensar III or Sensar IV, both of which have an amplifier in the antenna head and are powered by a wall plate which has no boost function of any kind and is therefore not a "booster". The only reason for the Sensar II or matching amplified wall plate to exist is for replacement purposes in much older rigs as one would always be better off with the current Sensar IV, particularly if it's driven by an amplified SensarPro wall plate.

Actually WINEGARD also makes a WALL PLATE ASSY that has the RF Amplifier "BOOSTER" located in the wall plate assy for 'non amplified' type Rv Antennas....

This is the WINEGARD RA-7296 Single Amplifier...

"White amplified wall plate with on/off switch and indicator light works with Winegard non-amplified 75 ohm RV antennas. Uses 12V DC. The switch plate has an amplified circuit and 3 ports in the back and one cable port up front as well as the 12VDC (cigarette lighter) outlet. When you push the button (LED is lit) the roof antenna signal is boosted and the TV receives that signal. When you push the button to turn off the LED, it allows the TV to receive the campground cable signal..." This RA-7296 WALL PLATE RF Amplifier is only used with non amplified type Rv Antennas.


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Looks exactly like the WINEGARD RV-7042 WALL PLATE power supply and switcher that most RV Campers have installed to be used with the BATWING type crank up antennas.

I suspect in the early days this was what was being used and got the name 'BOOSTER' which has stuck ever since haha...

Roy Ken

I too went with the Sensar Pro.. Man did it make an improvement

But a warning, The unit might not work with non-Winegard non-amplified antennas

Or it might

Depending on the design of the antenna.

Oh boy, here we go again. :S That so-called wall plate "booster" has no ability to amplify the signal and is therefore not a "booster". It simply switches the signal to the television between the cable feed and the antenna feed, and when switched to the antenna routes 12 vdc to the antenna head which is where any signal amplifier (if there is one) is located. An exception would be the Winegard SensarPro I have which replaces a passive wall plate and does offer up to 10 db of signal gain or attenuation.

You don't say what antenna you have. Not all antennas have a boost button. I have an omni style on mine (looks like mushroom), that has no boost button. It works great when near metro areas, but falls short when longer distance from the towers.

Jerry

In most cases its a small button type switch thats located on the wall plate where the coax is connected to.