| Replacing the Batwing [message #324758] |
Mon, 09 October 2017 15:19  |
tphipps
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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I elected to replace my aged Winegard Batwing. I chose the Winegard Rayzar Z-1 because Winegard pushes it as a direct replacement.
This is not entirely true. The big problem is the footprints are not the same. Winegard, dealing in the initial plastic molding for the roof mount could have easily made it identical to the Batwing footprint. Putting the Rayzar on the roof to use the drilled hole existing in the roof does not cover the mounting holes from the Batwing footprint. You must either fill the existing screw holes or fashion a cover over the original mounting point and mount the Razyar to your new mount.
An additional difficulty in mounting the Rayzar, due to design, you must use a 90 degree drill to fasten the mounting screws into the roof. A conventional drill is too large. Just another 'fun' thing while you are on the roof.
I used the highly advertised 'leak seal' to seal the mount screws and edges. It worked extremely well, holding up to Hurricane Nate and it's heavy rain fall. 4.5 inches during the storm and 1+ inch the next day. No leaks yet.
Performance is excellent. In my yard, I received 37 viewable stations. Batwing received far less.
As an afterthought, the King Jack, a similar antenna system, actually sells a mounting plate that will cover the old Batwing mounting holes. Perhaps I should have gone that way.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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