TV and antenna December 14, 2018, 12:49:35 am I want to install a TV and aerial antenna (my antenna's plastic degraded so I removed the head) on my 1995TK.I've never had a TV in it.Suggestions?
Re: TV and antenna Reply #1 – December 14, 2018, 03:24:20 am I use the Winegard automatic. I'm very happy with the reception but the reliability has been atrocious. They have replaced it twice when the antenna rotating motor gear case destructs. The third one seems to be hanging in there. Keep your receipt.It is a small dome so you don't have to raise the antenna. Helps with the stealth camping in a class B. In the class C we use the Winegard amplifier with the signal strength meter display.
Re: TV and antenna Reply #2 – December 14, 2018, 01:53:21 pm Quote from: tedeboy - December 14, 2018, 12:49:35 amI want to install a TV and aerial antenna (my antenna's plastic degraded so I removed the head) on my 1995TK.I've never had a TV in it.If just the antenna's head was removed, it can be replaced with a new one. Winegard heads are widely available.A problem you will likely run into is the TV lead-in cable is rotted, from years of exposure.The cable must be intact for the 12-volts that power's the antenna's internal amplifier and for the amplified signal to the TV.Sometime you get lucky and can splice in new a piece, up on the roof but many times, it requires a new cable to be installed, a serious project since the old cable cannot be used to pull in the new cable. The Factory cable is secured in place with multiple staples, inside the ceiling. Larry 1 Likes
Re: TV and antenna Reply #3 – December 15, 2018, 03:17:44 am Hi Ted. A lot depends on what type of watching you do. If you travel, and want the major stations, you want to go satellite antenna, with a corresponding monthly fee. You need power for the DBS box, and the TV, and a roof sat antenna, or a relocatable antenna that can be 25-50 feet away on the ground. (hopefully won't walk away on it's own). You would have a hard time storing one of these, since a TK wouldn't have a storage space except on the roof, or inside. They do make antennas that can be locked into place on the roof, and be relocated onto the ground if needed. If you just want to watch TV on local stations once in a while, I replaced my large 'batwing' Winegard head with a 'King Jack' head. It is much smaller and doesn't take up as much real estate on the roof. It uses the same post, cranks up and down, and turns the same way. Since the connector for the feed cable is on the bottom I put in a 90 degree connector to point to the side. New RG-6U cable was run into the roof and spliced into the old cable run.Inside the roof near the crank handle. This replicates the old set up. Reception of 'over the air' broadcasts within range. I'll include the picture of the insides that i originally posted about two years ago. RonB 1 Likes
Re: TV and antenna Reply #4 – December 15, 2018, 01:04:36 pm Quote from: RonB - December 15, 2018, 03:17:44 amNew RG-6U cable was run into the roof and spliced into the old cable run.Inside the roof near the crank handle. This replicates the old set up. Running new cable will be the hardest part of this project, a new pathway for the cable is usually needed, I have never been able to use the Factory pathway, since the cable is well secured, hidden inside the roof.Larry
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