Tv reception

[Pete B]

Have a 2018 hideout and tv reception is terrible. Same campsite as last year and now can only get 2 stations clearly. Last year I could get 15. Any suggestions?

[Frank G]

Is the antenna amplifier turned on? are you able to point the antenna or is it omnidirectional?

[wobly]

Originally Posted by Pete B

Have a 2018 hideout and tv reception is terrible. Same campsite as last year and now can only get 2 stations clearly. Last year I could get 15. Any suggestions?

We have a 2019 Cougar 29BHS that we picked up last weekend. We immediately took it out to a close-by full-hookup camping area that gets great TV reception. When I tested it at the dealer earlier in the day, it was under a metal awning and the tech said that the awning always made reception suck. But, out under the trees, it wasn't any better. So, I started searching the internet on the Wineguard Omni-direction antenna and found that the Antenna Booster needs to be turned on. That began the search for the Antenna Booster. I looked behind the TV in the living room and it wasn't located there. But, I remembered that we had an area in the bedroom for a TV to mount so I checked and, sure enough, the TV booster switch is located on the mount that doesn't have a TV on it. Once I turned it on, I picked up 42 channels.

I wrote the long explanation so that somebody else knows to search for other areas on the RV than where you think it should be.

[Pete B]

Yes I have the power booster on and it is Omni directional

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by Pete B

Yes I have the power booster on and it is Omni directional

Now go to tv setup menu, select antenna, & scan channels.

[Pete B]

I know how to do all that stuff. If I am able to get a few channels then I did all of that stuff.

[Mikendebbie]

Maybe there is a loose coax connection at the antenna or behind the booster. Do you have a way to hook up some rabbit ears or some other antenna to the TV to see if things work better? That would point to a problem with either the antenna/booster or with the Tv.

[Pbtman]

Pete. We feel your pain, buddy. I’m exploring different options. Our old trailer had the “batwing” crank up antenna and booster. Worked a lot better. The new trailer has the little omnidirectional antenna and booster. Gets about 4 channels at the same campground that we used to get 12.
I don’t mind the King directional except for boring more holes in the roof. I may see if replacing the omnidirectional with the King brand omnidirectional will improve it and I would also replace the factory booster unit with the King model.