winegard wingman

The Wingman improved our UHF reception more than enough to make up for the small cost and 5 minute installation. The antenna does require tighter aiming though, which is always a tradeoff for the stronger signal a highly directional antenna pulls in. I use TVFool.com to locate the optimum aiming directions.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
The Wingman improved our UHF reception more than enough to make up for the small cost and 5 minute installation. The antenna does require tighter aiming though, which is always a tradeoff for the stronger signal a highly directional antenna pulls in. I use TVFool.com to locate the optimum aiming directions.

Dutch, thanks for the TVfool site, that's me :)

taddyport wrote:

Dutch, thanks for the TVfool site, that's me :)

You're quite welcome! :B

Your timing is great. We are in Palmer, Alaska and the park has no cable. Well of course we lost use of our Direct deal somewhere down in Canada. All the channels here are OTA from Anchorage and digital. Well since we very rarely use the antenna, when we did raise the aerial and our screen was blank. Thought a moment, ah, digital bit us. So we were in Anchorage and I bought the Wineguard Wingman upgrade. Put it on last evening, about five minutes, daylight to midnight, so no rush. Well it brought in some stations but also didn't bring in some that were listed on the CG listing. So today I go across the road and get a Jack (brand name). Sort of a delta winged shaped head, small. About another five minutes removing the Wingman that I put on yesterday and mounting the Jack which is a direct replacement for the Wineguard head which was about another five minutes. We went from 10 stations to 18. The trailer never moved so we are comparing apples to apples. Just my experience.

That only means the Winegard was not properly pointed. The Winegard with a Wingman will out perform a Jack head to head in all cases if properly pointed. Take a look at the head to head comparison of the 2 units which is documented on this forum.
The good news and the bad news about the Winegard antenna is exactly the same. It is highly directional. Good....when properly pointed it will get the best signal at the best distance. Bad....if not properly pointed you may not get all of the available channels.
To make it all very easy you should add the Winegard Sensar Pro and you get the best of everything.

Ours seems to help.

would there be any concern about downloading TVFool.com?

dtappy3353 wrote:
would there be any concern about downloading TVFool.com?

what does that mean.. You worried about virus?

It's a web page not an app, and has been referenced millions of times

In these discussions, where the terms "VHF" and "UHF" come up, if the transmission has converted to DTV/HDTV, only the Channel Numbers are left. The Channels themselves are GONE, repurposed by FCC to other uses. Even the low numbers are actually on higher frequencies, and that's what the Wingman helps with. Say you liked "Channels 4 and 40." The 4 that displays on screen might now be on a higher frequency than 40. The tuner computer figures that out and shows you something you're familiar with. The bottom line? Something tuned for the new band, like Winegard WITH Wingman, a new Winegard model, or a Jack, will ALL help with EVERY broadcast TV channel.

Not sure what TVFool is.. I use the Antenna Helper Free app on my phone or antenna web on the computer (Web page)

There is one concern about the Wingman... on some installations there is not enough room to mount it so you have to do things like turn the antenna around to make it fit. Assuming there is enough room.

It just about doubles the "power" of the antenna on UHF, very little effect (if any) on VHF.. The Wieguard Sensar II and III are a bit,,er, anemic on UHF and this corrects that.

YOu may also wish to consider the Sensar Pro as your NEXT upgrade.