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Chris_Bryant
Oct 29, 2015Explorer II
Here's an odd one- due to a variety of mounting issues, I just replaced a Winegard RS2000 - the larger round omni- with a new one. The old one had been hit and was in pieces. I put it back together as best I could, but it still did not work (every part was loose- 4 elements with coils between them and a circuit board, as well as a large component on the board).
Anyway- the only practical course was to simply replace it with the same thing, and hope the performance was adequate.
Plugged it in, did a quick scan- albeit with a different TV than I had been using, I got a dozen more channels than I got with either the Sensar IV or the Jack. If I have time, I will note the stations it got- I'm betting in this case I am close enough to other markets that a true omni might be good. Something I thought I would never say.
Anyway- the only practical course was to simply replace it with the same thing, and hope the performance was adequate.
Plugged it in, did a quick scan- albeit with a different TV than I had been using, I got a dozen more channels than I got with either the Sensar IV or the Jack. If I have time, I will note the stations it got- I'm betting in this case I am close enough to other markets that a true omni might be good. Something I thought I would never say.
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