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Re: Winegard Trav'ler Replacement
Since it's unlikely we'll get far enough east for this to matter to us, I'm working with the assumption that either antenna will receive the Dish service in the Western Arc. That they will find the relevant Dish satellites quickly and automatically. Again, given unobstructed line-of-sight. As a matter of curiosity, do those of you near the east coast pick up HD-only channels such as Velocity? Without manual intervention? A handful of years from now we'll come to the end of the RV trail and have to sell this thing, so resale is a small consideration. TIA718Views0likes0CommentsRe: Winegard Trav'ler Replacement
Bill.Satellite wrote: CoCoDave wrote: So, after all of the above, is there a majority/plurality opinion as to which antenna, Winegard Trav'ler/RF Mogul Eagle, best supports Dish service on a motor home? I have to decide on one or the other soon. We have an appointment on October 10th to install the antenna along with a Razar OTA. TIA Neither will do DISH EA so I think it's pretty much a toss-up. OK. So if it's a toss-up with respect to Dish service footprint, which antenna is easiest to operate? Most reliable? Ideally DW should be able to deploy the antenna while I do the outside hookups upon arrival at a new campsite. Given appropriate line-of-sight, etc. She's not inclined to deal with managing technical apparatus but is even less inclined to deal with sewer hose, 50 amp plugs, etc. I've read the complaints about getting Trav'lers repaired. But if they are markedly easier to operate, that may offset some or all of that risk. TIA718Views0likes0CommentsRe: Winegard Trav'ler Replacement
So, after all of the above, is there a majority/plurality opinion as to which antenna, Winegard Trav'ler/RF Mogul Eagle, best supports Dish service on a motor home? I have to decide on one or the other soon. We have an appointment on October 10th to install the antenna along with a Razar OTA. TIA373Views0likes0CommentsRe: Replacing Crank up Antenna Suggestions?
Thanks, guys, for all the information. Most helpful. Right now the Winegard Sensar + Wingman assembly is doing a great job. We're here until mid-March. I'll leave things as they are until then to reduce the risk of degrading the currently excellent performance. This became a little more of a problem for us when the Datron DBS3000 satellite antenna bit the dust during the trip from Washington state down here to Arizona. That incident pushed us to use more OTA programming while we worked out a replacement for the Datron. That was resolved with another Winegard crank-up product, the RM-DM46 satellite antenna. Which, by the way, works very well. I don't work for Winegard but their stuff seems to work. If OTA becomes a greater problem due to the Wingman/heat-pump conflict, I'll look into the Sensar Pro amplifier. Thanks again for the information. Dave626Views0likes0CommentsRe: Replacing Crank up Antenna Suggestions?
Thanks, Mark. I may try that. You mentioned an in-line Radioshack amplifier. I could not find one of that description at Radioshack.com . What do you think of this one? Winegard Boost Dave P.S. Ooops... just noticed that it said "non-amplified". Forget I spoke!626Views0likes0CommentsRe: Replacing Crank up Antenna Suggestions?
MNtundraRet wrote: Windsor Dave wrote: Thanks, *** The Wingman attachment has two small elements of equal length. I just sawed off the last element by cutting the plastic extension holding the elements close to the second element of equal size. That gave me the few inches necessary to clear the pod and lower the antenna to the roof in the proper location. You need someone inside to lower the antenna in the correct orientation for storage. Have them stop lowering when the Wingman first touches the obstacle. The Wingman will work with only one of the small elements. If you need more clearance than loosing one element you are out of luck. **** Look at the owner's manual/installation instructions for WINEGARD RV ANTENNA. One of the pages has "ORDERING REPAIR PARTS".One of the pictures shows the Wingman for cutting purposes. I drilled out the piece holding element to the plastic and used a small screw to attach the element to the main antenna cover. Use a sealant to seal the screw-hole. The element could be screwed the plastic base of Wingman instead. You might not need the removed element. **** Cutting the element may not give you your current range. It as a $30 gamble for me if it did not work out right, and the same for you. Thanks, Mark. Is this a rough approximation of what you did?240Views0likes0CommentsRe: Replacing Crank up Antenna Suggestions?
For MNtundraRet: Mark, Back on 07/03/12 You posted the following: "I ended up cutting off the last element section close to the outer edge by middle element. There is no wiring between elements to worry about. I refastenned the removed element on top of the casing over large element keeping spacing between small elements similar." I just installed a Wingman on my pre-2004 Sensar. It significantly improved performance. Am in an RV park north of Phoenix and am reliably getting Tucson stations 120 miles away in addition to all (that I'm aware of) Phoenix stations. Pre Wingman, we were not getting all of the Phoenix stations. That's the good news. The bad news is that the Wingman prevents complete lowering/stowing of the crank-up Sensar/Wingman assembly. Do you have an image or sketch of what exactly you did in the way of modifying the Wingman to clear your obstruction? I really like the Wingman and want to continue using it if at all practical. Thanks,240Views0likes0Comments
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