greg4444
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I have 5th wheel with folding TV antenna on roof, and have purchaced the digital box, but cannot get a signal. I think the wire my be separated somwhere going from roof to TV.I have checked the connection of wire to antenna, and that is fine. Anybody seen this problem before?
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Two Hands
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Have you checked the antenna booster switch inside your fifth wheel. It is usually located near the front or rear television. It must be on to receive over the air channels. It must be off to get cable channels when you are connected to cable.
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greg4444
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The atenna booster is on, and I did the scan with the digital/analog box. After the scan, it says no signal. I am in big city, and know how to orientate the atenna for a good signal. The connection of the cable at atenna looks ok, not rusted. Any other thoughts?I hate to think of trying to pull a new cable...
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Old-Biscuit
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Plus you have to do a channel scan with the box....not the tv....provided the antenna is pointed in direction of tower/transponders for best signal strength and you are within range of said tower/transponders to receive signals.
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I have heard a case where the cable connection on the roof was rusted thru and needed to be repaired on a Class A MH - same antenna on all rigs AFAIK.
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QuietWater
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If you are using a digital converter box, is your TV on channel 3 or 4 (depending on the setting of the box), converter box on, antenna connected to converter box, converter box connected to TV. The antenna wall plate should have a switch on it that must be on for it to work. There should be a small light next to it that should be on.
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jimj
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After trying all the above get a jumper cable and jumper from the antenna to the booster or the tv. You can run it thru the window or door to test it. Tht is how I determined that the cable was broke at the antenna
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dsouthw524
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Bfor you pull a nw cable, you could vrify the cable contenuity by doing a test by disconecting both ends of the cable and running 12 volt power through the center of the cable on one end and using the opposite end with a light bulb or a VOM meter and known good ground to see if there is a break in the cable.
Hope this helps!
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Dutch_12078
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With the booster switch on, disconnect the coax at the antenna head and use a multi-meter to check for 12 volts from the center pin to the shield. The booster amplifier is located inside the antenna head. If you have 12 volts at the cable fitting, you may have a bad amplifier. Replacement heads are available.
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