Winegard Sensar III wall plate

SoundGuy wrote:

TXJax wrote:
Is the Sensor Pro really that good? What would the connection for an amplified antenna's wall plate really be? and Does anyone know the model number for the wall plate that would go with a Sensor IV? Winegard's "for all models" instructions are not helpful.

Little confused by your question :h - the Winegard SensarPro doesn't require the use of any "wall plate" as it replaces the wall plate, the biggest difference being it offers +/- 10 db of signal gain / attenuation which a conventional passive wall plate does not. The antenna cable feeds the SensarPro input, 12 vdc supplied by the trailer is connected to the SensarPro to drive it and is also routed to your new Sensar IV antenna head which contains a signal amplifier of it's own, and the SensarPro provides 2 outputs which can be used to feed up to 2 television sets.

I apologize.

The current plate that came with this new-to-me camper has no way to hook up the two TV cables (Air and outside RV park cable)to the one output. There is only the 12V socket.

Should I choose to NOT go with the SensarPro . . . what would be the correct wall plate to put in the camper? I am guessing it needs the splitter component and a 12V feed to the antenna input?

As my camper is small, I don't need two TVs, and where I tend to go (rural, boonies), I am also not sure the signal gain would be worth while. So, is the SensarPro really worth the bucks?

I've owned this thing a whole two months, so please bear with me! :)

TXJax wrote:
Should I choose to NOT go with the SensarPro . . . what would be the correct wall plate to put in the camper?

So, is the SensarPro really worth the bucks?

Winegard makes a variety of wall plates but the basic RV-7042 would do what you want. The SensarPro does improve signal reception but it's not going to magically pull in stations when the antenna itself can't.

wa8yxm wrote:
Yes it does but that outlet is low current.. you can always install an outlet fronm Auto zone/Pep Boys/Discount Auto/O'Riley's et-al next to the wall plate

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks!

SoundGuy wrote:

GaryS1953 wrote:
"the Winegard SensarPro doesn't require the use of any "wall plate" as it replaces the wall plate,"

Pardon me for jumping in, but does this mean the SensarPro Wallplate removes my existing 12 volt plug?

Sure, but if retaining that 12 vdc outlet is so important then just leave it as is, mount the SensarPro in a surface mount box as I did and locate it near the wall plate, then run +/- 12 vdc from the wall plate to the SensarPro, and simply connect the coax cables from the wall plate to the SP. In my case, I instead removed the wall plate and built a custom box with a 1/4" TS jack for +/- 12 vdc and added kill switches for the stereo and SensarPro for those times we may be dry camping and I want to minimize draw on the battery.

Your setup there looks great and I'm sure I could do something similar. Thanks!

SoundGuy wrote:

TXJax wrote:
Should I choose to NOT go with the SensarPro . . . what would be the correct wall plate to put in the camper?

So, is the SensarPro really worth the bucks?

Winegard makes a variety of wall plates but the basic RV-7042 would do what you want. The SensarPro does improve signal reception but it's not going to magically pull in stations when the antenna itself can't.

Thank you! I appreciate your time and patience.

SoundGuy wrote:

TXJax wrote:
Should I choose to NOT go with the SensarPro . . . what would be the correct wall plate to put in the camper?

So, is the SensarPro really worth the bucks?

Winegard makes a variety of wall plates but the basic RV-7042 would do what you want. The SensarPro does improve signal reception but it's not going to magically pull in stations when the antenna itself can't.

Thank you so very much, SoundGuy! I chose to buy the wall plate and make the Sensor Pro a lesser priority - I have too many other things to spend for on this little camper!