Winegard Sensar Pro ,signal meter & amp

DID NOT US THE RS BOOSTER WHILE THE SENSAR WAS IN THE CIRCUIT, WANTED TO MAKE A COMPARISON OF BOTH

10 is the correct starting point (no gain, no attenuation). If things are not good you can raise or lower the gain from there.

You may have to turn the gain down on it too. It can go to 20 but that is not always the right amount.

I did not catch that Radio Shack booster.. Get rid of it.

Some info on those.
First the Sensar pro sends 12 volts to the roof, but if the RS Booster is between it and the Roof then it will block the 12 volts.. There is a booster INSIDE the Batwing that needs that 12 volts to work, else it is the opposite of a booster.

Second the 12 volts on teh RS Output may damage it.

also the Sensar Pro duplicates it's services.

There are several free apps for your smart phone that will tell you what channels you should be able to receive in your area, and what direction to point your antenna. Works good for me..

Ok, there are several differnt places you can park but I will describe some

IN some places you don't get squat. I mean there is simply NO SIGNAL and if there is NO SIGNAL no amount of amplification will help. You need more Altitude. (Height is might). I have a story but will leave off, bandwidth issues.

The second type of place is you have STRONG and Weak signals. NOW this is very common across the US but not universal.. IN this condition the Sensar Pro shines as the weak signals may well benefit from the boost So you may get say 3 Channels say 8 or 9 "Services" without boost and say 5 and 15 with. (Nunbers are examnples only)

And another type you have only weak.. Oh boy does the Sensar pro work there You foom ZERO to many

ANd finally you have places (And I have been in some though not with the RV where you have VERY VERY VERY Strong signals,,,, The Sensar pro can back them off a bit (Turn it down to like 0 or 1) so they don't overload your TV


HOW TO TEST the sensar pro.

Fire up your TV and go to the antenna pointing option on the TV's menu.

Adjust gain and see if it affects signal strength on the TV.

NOTE Many Tv's if you dont' have at least 50% you don't have any signal.

Right now I have 12.7 at the connector to the antenna coax, there is a connector in the overhead of the bedroom that can be accessed by removing speaker, if I have juice there, next will be the roof.

did you do the scan for channels after tuning in the best signal?

You should not be running another amplifier w/ the one built in.

Where's that Radio Shack thing wired in? You very likely don't need it, and it's probably making things worse. The batwing has an internal amp. The Sensar Pro has an adjustable amp. You have all the amplification you can use. Adding more doesn't get you more stations, it just increases the noise.

Make sure the cables are connected to the right places on the back of the Sensar Pro.