| Poor Tv Reception [message #251574] |
Thu, 05 June 2014 14:52  |
Galen
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Registered: November 2011
Location: New Virginia, IA
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We were camping over memorial day weekend at a music festival we go to each year. I noticed my Tvs were unable to pull in any channels, and last year we were able to get 3 or 4. This place is in the sticks, but I wondered what had changed. I finally got a minute to look at it yesterday, and climbed up top and removed the connector from the head. There should be 12 vdc to power the winegard, and I was only getting 3-8 volts as the connector was corroded. I replaced the inline adapter at the bottom of the antenna, cleaned the connections, and went from 2 channels at to 17. So if you have a powered unit, it might be worth cleaning it up. I've never received more than 8-10 channels at my house.
I also lubed the pivot point. Makes it much easier adjust now. I did a quick google and found this write that covers both points: http://blog.rv.net/2008/06/tech-tune-up-your-tv-antenna/
Galen Briggs
New Virginia, Iowa
1978 Palm Beach
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