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Antenna part or model numbers

Postby Piffery1 » Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:47 am

Gentlemen:
I recently purchased a 1995 Thor Chateau travel trailer. It had all the user manuals except for the Winegard antenna. The antenna picks up a few digital signals. It cranks up/down and rotates ok.
I want to add a Wingman to increase UHF gain. I cannot find a model or part number on either the batwing style antenna head itself or on the interior power supply panel. Where are the model numbers or parts numbers located?
How can I determine if the antenna is amplified at the head or at the interior panel or not at all? The interior panel has an antenna input, Set 1 and Set 2 outputs, a cicarette lighter type Receptacle, a power Switch (pushbutton) and an indicator Light.
Will the Wingman work satisfactorily with any version? If I can find out which antenna system I have, I would like to download User/Installation/Parts Manual(s).
By the way, the antenna head plastic cover is oval shaped rather than wing cross section shaped.
Thanks,
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Re: Antenna part or model numbers

Postby Bill Adams » Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:04 am

Assuming the "wings" of your Batwing antenna are painted white, you have the Sensar II and it is amplified and the Wingman add-on will work just fine. I don't believe your coach is old enough to have had a non-amplified antenna but those would have had silver anodized aluminum (not painted) wings.
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Re: Antenna part or model numbers

Postby Piffery1 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:20 am

I removed the antenna from the mast today and disassembled the snap together plastic cover. Found there is indeed a preamplifier printed circuit card in place. After cleaning much corrosion off the pc card using an electronics cleaner, I found what appears to be a part number for the preamp. To wit: 2700540E. Still no model number though. I'll do some more cleanup work and reassemble it tomorrow. Lots of dead bugs, spiders and bug residue. I'll probably coat the circuit board with a dielectric spray to prevent further corrosion and some sort of sealer to keep out the moisture and bugs. If the antenna works pretty well, I'll order a "Wingman" upgrade. Thanks,
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Re: Antenna part or model numbers

Postby Bill Adams » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:45 am

The antenna is not meant to snap together/apart so my advice would be to buy a new Sensar IV antenna which has the Wingman build in. It's a pretty inexpensive part and will give you the performance you are looking for. It's available a local Camping World or on Amazon for about $65.
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