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Bye Bye Batwing Antenna
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I bought 6 brightly colored velcro straps to put on the steering wheel even though some items have a built-in ‘warning’. I wrote on each strap with a sharpie marker indicating what it is for (am I getting old or what?).
-Antenna
-Outside step
-Extra carpet (needs to be moved for slide to come in)
-Clocks (put free standing clocks away)
-Check slide tops (if under a tree)
Safe travels,
Mark
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Mark,
To answer your list:
-Antenna – Don’t Use
-Outside step – Don’t Have
-Extra carpet (needs to be moved for slide to come in) – Don’t Have
-Clocks (put free standing clocks away) – Don’t Have
-Check slide tops (if under a tree) – Don’t Have
Wow, I really save time packing up over you guys with the slides 🙂
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You’re too funny Tim!
LOL
Sometimes an outside step is needed depending if we are on an unlevel lot and the front might sit high once leveled.
Mark
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Diane,
use this his web site to see what channels you should get over the air
http://www.antennaweb.orgput in the zip code of where you are – and bam – you get all the info on what is available and how far / angle from you.
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Tim,
If you’re using Apple TV, you must have a wooper of a data plan. One movie eats 2g for me.
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Verizon Unlimited …
There is a downside when you don’t have a good LTE signal, but then again, if I’m parked under trees, my LTE usually works, whereas my Satellite is useless.
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Mike…Thanks for that website…. will definately check it out.
Cheers, Diane
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I don’t park under trees ever !
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Well MIss Diane,
You’re missing that “camping” feeling then 🙂
You bring the S’mores, I’ll bring the wine, and we’ll sing Kumbaya together!
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Well, Diane is not used to trees ! In the outback “Down Under” there are not many trees to block reception!
🙂
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Tim…
We have a date !!!
Tom…
You are right about that !!
LOL
Seriously though… I won’t park on a site with overhanging trees… I don’t want all that crap dropping on my slides… bugs.. sap or anything else..I prefer the nicely landscaped spots.
Cheers, Diane
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Well the last two weeks I was parked under a tree with no Satellite service. Raised the bat wing, but could not rotate it. When I lowered it, it rotated the wrong way. Called Winegard who stated they no longer make or have parts for the electronic bat wing.
Long-story-short, based on Tom’s recommendation, I ordered and installed the Razor. Pretty easy install, once I figured out the 12v source I was using previously blew a fuse which prevented that power source from working, which showed an “E4” error on the control panel. I also had to move the FM resistor & Interference resistor, which Marathon, installed from the “In” cable wire, and put them on the “Out” cable, since the Razor wasn’t recognizing the antenna or giving me all the channels available.
All-in-All, great upgrade with no worries on climbing on the roof anymore!
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for those with Direct Tv, there was a post about how to get local channels when traveling. I have done this method since we started on the road in August. Less than 5 minutes to get switched over.
A) when you settle into your new campsite, make sure you get the local address and zip code
B) call direct tv and ask for or press the number for the moving department
C) tell the moving department that you want to change the service address. DO Not change your billing address. Use the address of your campsite as the new service address.
D) if they say they will have a technician come out, tell them no. Just say you have an automated satellite dish. All you want them to do is give you service for the zip code you are in. Do not say RV in any of the conversations.
Pam and I have had no problems getting switched. We started in DC, went to New Jersey, New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, back to upstate New York, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and now we are in Dallas. Each time we did this and we had the local channels on our TV within 5 minutes. I was able to watch my Astros in the playoffs no matter where we were.
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With my “RV full-timers” package, I always get the feed out of NY. But, I usually get the local channels, in HD, with the Winegard Razor. It’s been terrific.
I’m in Avon Park, FL right now and still get my local channels out of Tampa, some 85 miles NW of my current locals. Outstanding!
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