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This is a removeable DVD stand I made out of conduit and wood for the back bunk in our Jayco 23B. swivels and tilted slightly. I also made one that will slide in the post where our regular TV sits for...
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Our Forest River 2006 Rockwood Roo 23B
Since the demise of analog TV, we have not really had a use for the raisable wing style antenna. I added a security cctv video with both IR to the top of the antenna housing and a halogen automotive fog light to the bottom of the antenna housing. The camera and light now rotate using the inside antenna rotation control. I used an $20 weather proof security camera with installed IR lighting and fed the video to my built in monitor in the camper using the extra video input. I ran an outdoor extension cord out through the hole in the roof that is used for the satellite radio antenna. This hole was under a piece of sheet metal screwed down to the roof. The camera and a cheap fog light from WalMart were mounted to the center of the wing style TV antenna. This allows the camera and the light to be rotated around when in the raised position. The camera UV lighting proved to be the most effect lighting for the camera. The flood also works well but I will use it mainly for lighting the areas around my camper. I also mounted a wifi yagi beam antenna made by MFJ Enterprises to the TV mast behind the antenna.
I used a combination of 3M outdoor rubber mounting tape that has a holding power of about 5lbs compared to most foam tapes with a holding power of 1 pound. I also used cable ties to act as a secondary securing method. No holes were drilled in the housing.
This photo shows the cabling I created for the wires to the camera and the wifi antenna that I also mounted to the wing antenna. The additional antennas that are shown are Amateur Radio antennas mounted on a large aluminum pan. The coax lines also use the same hole in the roof, which gives direct access to the electronics cabinet in the trailer.
The above photo shows the mods I have made to the electronics cabinet. The monitor was factory mounted flush inside the cabinet. I removed it, added a shelf, and mounted the monitor to a sing out arm that allows me to center the monitor in the trailer or rotate it backwards to be seen by the rear bed area. The added shelf is used for controllers etc. The TV rotates back into its approximate original storage position when in motion and is held inplace using a bungi chord. The radio antenna coax lines come out above the top shelf. The double wall switch above the sat receiver is used to control power to the IR/camera and the fog light. Power was taken directly from the 12vdc line available for the electronics. The wifi antenna coas comes out the botton TV antenna wall plate and has enough coax to reach to the table. The coax is simply pushed up into the wall for storage. The image from the CCTV is looking to the rear of my trailer. Tested at night, the whitelight fog light from WalMart did a great job of lighting the outside of the camper. I did discover that the camera's IR capabilities worked almost as good as using the fog light.
To view photos, please visit my web site. They are too large for posting here.
http://www.clarksons.org/roo23b.htm
Since the demise of analog TV, we have not really had a use for the raisable wing style antenna. I added a security cctv video with both IR to the top of the antenna housing and a halogen automotive fog light to the bottom of the antenna housing. The camera and light now rotate using the inside antenna rotation control. I used an $20 weather proof security camera with installed IR lighting and fed the video to my built in monitor in the camper using the extra video input. I ran an outdoor extension cord out through the hole in the roof that is used for the satellite radio antenna. This hole was under a piece of sheet metal screwed down to the roof. The camera and a cheap fog light from WalMart were mounted to the center of the wing style TV antenna. This allows the camera and the light to be rotated around when in the raised position. The camera UV lighting proved to be the most effect lighting for the camera. The flood also works well but I will use it mainly for lighting the areas around my camper. I also mounted a wifi yagi beam antenna made by MFJ Enterprises to the TV mast behind the antenna.
I used a combination of 3M outdoor rubber mounting tape that has a holding power of about 5lbs compared to most foam tapes with a holding power of 1 pound. I also used cable ties to act as a secondary securing method. No holes were drilled in the housing.
This photo shows the cabling I created for the wires to the camera and the wifi antenna that I also mounted to the wing antenna. The additional antennas that are shown are Amateur Radio antennas mounted on a large aluminum pan. The coax lines also use the same hole in the roof, which gives direct access to the electronics cabinet in the trailer.
The above photo shows the mods I have made to the electronics cabinet. The monitor was factory mounted flush inside the cabinet. I removed it, added a shelf, and mounted the monitor to a sing out arm that allows me to center the monitor in the trailer or rotate it backwards to be seen by the rear bed area. The added shelf is used for controllers etc. The TV rotates back into its approximate original storage position when in motion and is held inplace using a bungi chord. The radio antenna coax lines come out above the top shelf. The double wall switch above the sat receiver is used to control power to the IR/camera and the fog light. Power was taken directly from the 12vdc line available for the electronics. The wifi antenna coas comes out the botton TV antenna wall plate and has enough coax to reach to the table. The coax is simply pushed up into the wall for storage. The image from the CCTV is looking to the rear of my trailer. Tested at night, the whitelight fog light from WalMart did a great job of lighting the outside of the camper. I did discover that the camera's IR capabilities worked almost as good as using the fog light.
To view photos, please visit my web site. They are too large for posting here.
http://www.clarksons.org/roo23b.htm
