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09-10-2013, 04:45 AM
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Solo Rvers Club
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Southwest Missouri
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TV signal meter
What is everyone else doing to locate the strongest digital tv signal?
It takes my tv ages to do a scan for local stations. I would like to know where to point my antenna without having to wait for scans, then having to rescan after rotating to another direction.
Most signal meters are for satellite signals.
I don't have a satellite dish.
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09-10-2013, 04:51 AM
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Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: Michigan
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Use www.antennapoint.com to verify the location of the transmission in your area. It will give you a compass heading for the location you are in to point your antenna. Set it to the required heading and program your tv.
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09-10-2013, 04:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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SureLock is one product.
I have a Winegard Sensor Pro that works well.
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09-15-2013, 08:39 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Full Timing
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ronjhall
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I have a Jack antenna and both the Surelock and Sensar Pro, the Sensar Pro works much better and has adjustable gain which works great.
The Jack is much more directional that the old batwing, with the SensarPro it makes aiming much easier.
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09-16-2013, 05:57 PM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I upgaded my winegard.. First, Winegard sensar anternnas already outperform the Jack in independent lab tests done by other forum members, Add the wingman they perform better still, add the SENSAR PRO indoor module and.. WOW!!!!
The Sensar Pro INCLUDES a digital scanner and signal meter as one of it's many functions.
That coupled with the meter in my receiver (TV) lets me peak on 2 signals at one time.. Rather handy.
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09-16-2013, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Snowbird - Waterford Mi and Citrus Springs Fl.
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Sensar Pro fan here as well.
Note that on occasion in really weak areas, it will leave you high and dry indicating no signal in the area. We have persisted on occasion, and found 1 or 2 stations with no help from the Sensar Pro. Those occasions are rare, and the stations found admittedly weak. Just pointing out the potential. And yes, we are digital.
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09-17-2013, 06:19 AM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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I suspect an analog station won't show on the Sensar Pro.. (It is after all a digital meter) and there are still a few Analog's out there (one where I'm at).
I have found signals with the sensar Pro my TV's could not receive as the signal was not strong enough.. Of course the variable gain amplifier in the Sensar Pro did help a lot with that problem.
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09-17-2013, 06:29 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wa8yxm
I suspect an analog station won't show on the Sensar Pro.. (It is after all a digital meter) and there are still a few Analog's out there (one where I'm at).
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I suspect that it will identify analog stations. Reading the manual, it indicates that it does not do digital station number translation: it will instead indicate the RF channel number of a digital station, not the mapped display number. So it looks to be strictly an RF signal meter, not a specific digital TV meter (and there's nothing wrong with that.) Both digital and analog stations are broadcast using the same RF bands, the difference being the way the signal is modulated (encoded), so this meter should be equally comfortable with either.
Sounds like you have a Sensar Pro, and an analog station in your area, so why not try it and see if it picks it up?
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