Comments on: 2009. The Year Of The Revival Of The RV “Bat Wing” http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lug_Nut http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-82213 Lug_Nut Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:57:37 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-82213 Leo, Glad to hear you got it going again. Thank you for the positive feed back and your input. Leo, Glad to hear you got it going again. Thank you for the positive feed back and your input.

]]> By: Leo http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-82184 Leo Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:11:14 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-82184 Lug_Nut, thanks for the tip. It was not a loose connection, but one that was not sealed and had rusted. Good over the air picture now. Also, I know some say the Wingman was junk, but it boosted my reception from 30% to 80%. To me it was money well spent. Thanks again Lug_Nut, thanks for the tip. It was not a loose connection, but one that was not sealed and had rusted. Good over the air picture now. Also, I know some say the Wingman was junk, but it boosted my reception from 30% to 80%. To me it was money well spent. Thanks again

]]> By: Lug_Nut http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-82157 Lug_Nut Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:16:36 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-82157 Leo Grant, More than likely, it is a simple solution like a loose connection or something. The fact that it operated well for a short period is an indication. Check the amplifier for power to it, and if it is functioning properly. Thank you for your input. Leo Grant, More than likely, it is a simple solution like a loose connection or something. The fact that it operated well for a short period is an indication. Check the amplifier for power to it, and if it is functioning properly. Thank you for your input.

]]> By: Leo Grant http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-82133 Leo Grant Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:21:14 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-82133 Right after the conversion I bought the Wingman and attached it to the batwing and immediately got 80% and had a great picture. Now I cannot get anything. I reprogramed the dig tv and still nothing. While using the signal meter I slowly turned the antenna with no results. Got any ideas? Right after the conversion I bought the Wingman and attached it to the batwing and immediately got 80% and had a great picture. Now I cannot get anything. I reprogramed the dig tv and still nothing. While using the signal meter I slowly turned the antenna with no results.
Got any ideas?

]]> By: Lug_Nut http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-79242 Lug_Nut Thu, 28 May 2009 05:20:54 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-79242 phill, Great, glad to hear that the converter you installed worked so well. Good idea on the Wingman. Let us know how it works. Thanks for the positive input. phill, Great, glad to hear that the converter you installed worked so well. Good idea on the Wingman. Let us know how it works. Thanks for the positive input.

]]> By: phill http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-79239 phill Thu, 28 May 2009 02:45:17 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-79239 Installed a converter box this past weekend on our RV and picked up 9 channels crystal clear. We were only able to get 1 station in the same location last fall before the converter box. The closest television station is approx 30 miles away, so we are definitely impressed with the improvement. We have an older LCD tv that came without a digital tuner. Our next purchase will be the wingman add on for the Winegard batwing antennae. Since you can buy then on line for less than $25.00 I won't feel we've lost much if we can't pull in more channels than we're presently getting. Installed a converter box this past weekend on our RV and picked up 9 channels crystal clear. We were only able to get 1 station in the same location last fall before the converter box. The closest television station is approx 30 miles away, so we are definitely impressed with the improvement. We have an older LCD tv that came without a digital tuner. Our next purchase will be the wingman add on for the Winegard batwing antennae. Since you can buy then on line for less than $25.00 I won’t feel we’ve lost much if we can’t pull in more channels than we’re presently getting.

]]> By: Lug_Nut http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-78431 Lug_Nut Thu, 07 May 2009 10:15:20 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-78431 JLF, Are you following the instructions for programming the digital channels in your area? That is the first step. These will show up as typically 12.04, 24.02, etc. Also make sure your RF amplifier is "On". It should work fine, providing there is service in your area. Thanks for the input on this topic. JLF, Are you following the instructions for programming the digital channels in your area? That is the first step. These will show up as typically 12.04, 24.02, etc. Also make sure your RF amplifier is “On”. It should work fine, providing there is service in your area. Thanks for the input on this topic.

]]> By: JLF http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-78425 JLF Thu, 07 May 2009 04:32:08 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-78425 i don't get it... i got the wingman...don't see a bit of difference...its going backkkkkkkkk to campingworld!! as far as this dig thing... can anyone tell me.... I purchased a new dig tv so i don't have to use the "converter" box.... i have a batwing on top of my trailer, i get less channels now than i did before!! help!!! i thought i still should get what is in analog if they have not switched to dig totally yet??? but heck i am lucky if i get 1 channel?? and thats in my own back yard!! UGH... i don’t get it… i got the wingman…don’t see a bit of difference…its going backkkkkkkkk to campingworld!! as far as this dig thing… can anyone tell me…. I purchased a new dig tv so i don’t have to use the “converter” box…. i have a batwing on top of my trailer, i get less channels now than i did before!! help!!! i thought i still should get what is in analog if they have not switched to dig totally yet??? but heck i am lucky if i get 1 channel?? and thats in my own back yard!! UGH…

]]> By: Lug_Nut http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-76590 Lug_Nut Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:06:57 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-76590 Pam Rank, Thanks for sharing your experience with the Winegard Wingman. The price is certainly well worth the results. Thanks for your input. Pam Rank, Thanks for sharing your experience with the Winegard Wingman. The price is certainly well worth the results. Thanks for your input.

]]> By: Pam Rank http://blog.rv.net/2009/03/2009-the-year-of-the-revival-of-the-rv-bat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-76588 Pam Rank Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:02:43 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=3155#comment-76588 Hi all. We were getting poor reception and a lot of static breakup (constanting have to turn the antenna) until we bought the Winegard Wingman sensar for DTV. We do have a digital TV. Because we are in a state park with poor reception, we didn't pick up additional channels, but the difference in reception for the ones we do have (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, coming out of Tallahassee) is like night and day. No more lost signals or pixeling. Haven't had to rotate the antenna since we installed the Wingman. I did go to each of the channels and made sure we were getting the strongest signal (based on the position of the antenna) and then reran the channel search, just to be sure (actually we did pick up one more analog station). Bought ours at Camping World for under $30 with tax. Took Fred about 10 minutes or less to install it on the batwing antenna. IWell worth the money. Hi all. We were getting poor reception and a lot of static breakup (constanting have to turn the antenna) until we bought the Winegard Wingman sensar for DTV. We do have a digital TV.

Because we are in a state park with poor reception, we didn’t pick up additional channels, but the difference in reception for the ones we do have (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, coming out of Tallahassee) is like night and day. No more lost signals or pixeling. Haven’t had to rotate the antenna since we installed the Wingman. I did go to each of the channels and made sure we were getting the strongest signal (based on the position of the antenna) and then reran the channel search, just to be sure (actually we did pick up one more analog station).

Bought ours at Camping World for under $30 with tax. Took Fred about 10 minutes or less to install it on the batwing antenna.
IWell worth the money.

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