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sljkansas
Explorer
Nov 04, 2015

RV antenna cheap mod.

I didn't get a picture of it but is a very simple mod on the batwing antenna that could save the roof.

I was walking around the campgrounds the other day and some thing caught my eye. It was bright blue and fastened to the wings of the TV antenna. They had placed a piece of a swim noodle over the end of the bar wing antenna, and used 2 nylon Zip ties to hold them to the each wing. I ran into him a few minutes later and asked him about it. he said that it kept the antenna from rubbing the roof.

I'm thinking that Sounds like a easy mod to do.
  • Oasisbob's avatar
    Oasisbob
    Explorer
    Nov 04, 2015
    Interesting though my antenna stops a few inchs from the roof so ?
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Nov 04, 2015
    My WINEGUARD BATWING antenna on my fifth wheel trailer has a raised metal piece with outside ribs mounted on the roof to align up with the main bars of the BATWING antenna when it is in its down position. This is the only part of my WINEGUARD antenna that touches the roof area. The BATWING head and antenna is a couple of inches above the roof when in the down position.

    This also keep the wind at highway speed to not move the antenna around when in the down position.

    Just figured other WINEGUARD installs did the same thing...

    Roy Ken
  • TurnThePage's avatar
    TurnThePage
    Explorer
    Nov 04, 2015
    I had some spare coroplast and Eternabond laying around and built a little platform on the roof.
  • BarneyS's avatar
    BarneyS
    Explorer III
    Nov 04, 2015
    I have had a batwing on all of my rv's for the past 30 or so years and have never had it make a hole in the rubber roof.

    I did however put air conditioner pipe insulation on it to help from tearing our new cover this year.
    Barney
  • Woody69's avatar
    Woody69
    Explorer
    Nov 06, 2015
    RoyB wrote:
    My WINEGUARD BATWING antenna on my fifth wheel trailer has a raised metal piece with outside ribs mounted on the roof to align up with the main bars of the BATWING antenna when it is in its down position. This is the only part of my WINEGUARD antenna that touches the roof area. The BATWING head and antenna is a couple of inches above the roof when in the down position.

    This also keep the wind at highway speed to not move the antenna around when in the down position.

    Just figured other WINEGUARD installs did the same thing...

    Roy Ken



    Mine too. I can't think of any reason where a pool noodle, or anything else, would be of any benefit.
  • Dusty_R's avatar
    Dusty_R
    Explorer
    Nov 08, 2015
    I put an omnidirectional disc on ours. No crank up and down, no turning to find different stations.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Nov 08, 2015
    Woody69 wrote:
    I can't think of any reason where a pool noodle, or anything else, would be of any benefit.


    Agree. I've owned several trailers with a Winegard Sensar antenna and haven't noted any issues at all ... seems like a solution to a non-existent problem. :R

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