Winegard Wingman Add on...

aussie_paul · Guru

Winegard Wingman Add on...

Landfall · Guru

Yes.

Fitted ours about two years ago when we found that we could not get digital TV.

Works an absolute treat and takes about 10 minutes to fit, nine of those minutes was getting a ladder biggrin

From memory, I think that there are two versions. One for the USA and another for Aus and NZ, make sure you get the correct one.

Ken

Olley46 · Guru

I fitted the aus nzl one it wasen,t worth a pinch of goat poo.

Lance C

Sparkster · Senior Member

I went to one of them a couple of years ago and was sooooo impressed I changed to satellite TV. Perfect picture anywhere anytime (providing there are no obstacles in line of site).

My wingman was about $70 at that time and I found no difference at all.

My sat dish and accessories cost about $100. All you need is a foxtel box or sat TV box-perfect.

Keith.... smile

PeterD · Guru

Landfall wrote:
From memory, I think that there are two versions. One for the USA and another for Aus and NZ, make sure you get the correct one.

That is becoming less important. Band 5 TV stations are being shifted down to bands 3 & 4 to clear the way for extra mobile services.

aussie_paul · Guru

With our Winegard, it seems to be tuned to the lower channels. ABC 20 is much better than the 80 channels. My Amature Radio days, if I remember correctly, says that it needs filing a bit shorter.

Interested in the sat dish etc. but do not know much at all about foxtel box or sat TV box.

Aussie Paul. smile

Baz421 · Guru

Improved our reception

Baggie · Senior Member

Paul, I have one of those on my Winnebago, I made the extension part myself. It made quite a difference but I still had problems with channel 7, so I made two vertical grids about 20cm square from sturdy wire mesh & attached them to the two wings of the Wingman. Now I have horizontal & vertical signal collection. I can now get most channels depending on the area.

Baggie

aussie_paul · Guru

Baggie wrote:
Paul, I have one of those on my Winnebago, I made the extension part myself. It made quite a difference but I still had problems with channel 7, so I made two vertical grids about 20cm square from sturdy wire mesh & attached them to the two wings of the Wingman. Now I have horizontal & vertical signal collection. I can now get most channels depending on the area.
Baggie

Thanks Baggie. I like your thinking. A pic would be worth a thousand words to me.. I was thinking of filing the ends to raise the resonant frequency, but now with my disabilities might be a little difficult. That is why I do heaps of research before I expend energies that may not be fruitful.

Aussie Paul. smile

Turtle 8 · Veteran Member

@Baggie

Hi there a photo would be good so we can see how it looks

Thanks

Baggie · Senior Member

Hi folks, now you've asked for a photo of my wingman antenna. Now for me to do that (for me) will be trial & error coz I'm not good on the computer. I'll give it a go though. Paul, what is your location? We are heading up Caloundra way in a few weeks so depending where you live I may be able to call in. (Just a thought.

I'll try for a piccie tonight, but do not hold your breath mate.

Baggie.

aussie_paul · Guru

Baggie wrote:
Hi folks, now you've asked for a photo of my wingman antenna. Now for me to do that (for me) will be trial & error coz I'm not good on the computer. I'll give it a go though. Paul, what is your location? We are heading up Caloundra way in a few weeks so depending where you live I may be able to call in. (Just a thought.
I'll try for a piccie tonight, but do not hold your breath mate.
Baggie.

Ballarat Victoria Baggie. Being selfish I say, "about time to learn how to upload pics Baggie!!!"

Aussie Paul. smile

-- Edited by aussie_paul on Wednesday 4th of June 2014 05:10:33 PM

Legendts · Senior Member

Olley46 wrote:
I fitted the aus nzl one it wasen,t worth a pinch of goat poo.
Lance C

I had the same experience and it went back for a full refund. I then tried the new version, still no different to the basic Winegard so it went back too.

So Mr Baggie I would also like to see the photo too pretty please......

Baggie · Senior Member

Here you go, little baggie helping the ol' dog learn a new trick or two ;)

Legendts · Senior Member

Thank you Mr Baggie

aussie_paul · Guru

Thanks Graeme, much appreciated AND you now have a new skill!!!

Aussie Paul. smile

Baggie · Senior Member

Paul, you must be kidding, I just got the piccies downloaded from camera to computer tonight (We've been away in our Winnebago for a week) & our son is staying with us for a few days while he's lecturing at Adelaide Uni. (He lives in Brisbane) He took over the mouse & in about two minutes it was all done. Watching was a waste of time coz I had no idea what he did coz he did it so fast I got lost after the second movement of the mouse. I hope this gives you an idea of how it's done. If I did it again, I would make a tubing guard like a bow over the top of each frame & screw it to the wings to guide the low branches over the grids coz they do get bent if they get caught in a low tree branch. All the best mate.

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