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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Topic: TV DVD Radio problems Posted: 30 Oct 2011 at 8:13pm |
Make sure the antenna amplifier is on, look for a small button where the TV antenna is plugged into the pod.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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melp
Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 12:37pm |
Thanks for the info HOWEVER the signal amp is on when this occurs.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 5:34pm |
Welcome to the group! Sorry about the issue. Does it do it even in areas where reception is very good?
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melp
Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 5:45pm |
yes
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CubFanMan1
Newbie Joined: 09 Oct 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 10:29pm |
For all those that are having poor TV reception, have you tried rotating the antenna?
Believe it or not you can rotate the antenna on top of the unit, although you need a ladder to reach it on the roof. |
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tpierce220
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 8:51am |
How easy is it to rotate the antenna? We were only to get one channel sort of this year and even that was very spotty even though we were in a town with several television stations (Springfield, IL).
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melp
Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 9:19am |
Cannot rotate antenna. Unidirectional, this is a 2011 model year.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 1:04pm |
My 2010 is fixed, too.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 2:49pm |
Never heard of a moveable antenna on an R-Pod. You sure your antenna isn't broken if it's moving?
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 4:54pm |
Well..........here's my take on the antenna Though I'm sure to draw the ire of Podders everywhere, I have to say I was not overly impressed with the performance of the TV antenna on the Pod. We ham radio operators have a "tongue in cheek" saying: Omni-directional antennas work equally poorly in all directions! Given that, I wouldn't expect great performance from what I referrred to as the "Frisbee antenna". It is mounted even lower than the A/C unit, so that doesn't help matters either. Also, when we went to digital TV, the situation changed - especially when on the fringe of reception. In the old days of analog TV, we might get a "snowy" picture, but could watch and hear most of what was going on. When on the fringe with digital, if the TV misses or misreads a bit or two of data (CODEC) the TV doesn't know what to do about that. So, the picture freezes/becomes pixelated/no or broken sound, etc. If it misses a lot of data, is just can't decode the signal at all - it will just sit there and say something like "no signal found", or something to that effect. It may be receiving random bits of data, but it just thinks it is "so much hooey" and can't do anything with it. IMHO, digital is great when a strong signal is present. Analog was better under less than optimal conditions. I doubt there is a malfunction with your antenna. It is probably doing the best it can. If I were still in my Pod, I would likely have something on an extendable pole - in much the same manner as I do my ham antenna now. While not a huge TV watcher when camping, I do like the Indy car races and, to a lesser degree, Nascar. Being able to catch the local weather/radar comes in real handy also. If TV is important, you may want to consider options other than the OEM antenna. Again, IMHO.
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