Batwing directional handle
Does it bother anyone that the arrow on directional handle does not line up with the direction of the antenna? It does me. There is a 90 degree difference between the arrow on the rotational handle an...
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Snowman9000 wrote:dougrainer wrote:
The Batwing Antenna has been the same for 40 years and its operational parameters have been the same. The Wingman is a ADD ON adapter Winegard came up with for BETTER Digital reception. Now, it makes no sense for Winegard to change its design for a few customers that do not like it. I have NEVER seen on forums or had customers complain about the Wingman parameters for directional pointing. MOST customers have NO CLUE as to which way to point the Antenna. They just Rotate until they get a good signal. Doug
I'm another one of the weirdos who wonders why they don't have something on the dial that matches up with the antenna aim.
Rotating around till you get a good signal went out with analog broadcasts, IMO. Now I have to use an app to show me compass headings for local TV signals, then a compass to try to set the batwing. Then have the TV try to find signals. Then maybe some rotation for fine tuning. I guess this is because we are usually out in the sticks, so the signals are marginal. In a metro area, it doesn't matter where the darn thing is pointed.
OK. as another poster stated, for the few, JUST PUT A DOT OR ARROW ON THE ROTATION KNOB. Is it that hard to do? I put your kind in the same that complain it can take up to 5 minutes for their Dome Sat to lock in. Wow, 5 minutes to lock into a Sat at 22,000 miles and then broadcast signals and info from around the world. How inconvenient:S.
I guess at 61, and maturity from age and experience, I don't sweat the small stuff in life. Doug
