The satellite antenna I have was installed by the factory in cooperation with my dealer. I believe the dealer bought the antenna kit from Winegard and had it shipped to the factory to be installed instead of the standard optional antenna. They only made a few mistakes installing it but both were easily corrected. The antenna horizontal direction was 180 degrees out from dial indication inside and would only rotate 180 degrees and shaft which turns the antenna was cut too short (it was cut to same lenght as used by the standard antenna installation - satellite installation requires slightly longer shaft be cut) . There was also a slight problem with a bad splitter but nothing a local TV shop couldn't sort out. TM folks should be wiser now. I
am totally satisfied with it now.
The Winegard Combination Satellite & VHF/UHF Antenna "kit" I used was their model RM-DM61 Eighteen inch digital satellite dish and off-air omnidirectional RoadStarTM antenna together — one mount and one install for satellite or local broadcasts. Includes Digital Magic elevation sensor that gives the elevation of the satellite antenna on an LCD readout inside the vehicle, accurate to within 1°. The antenna comes with RV-7042 white on/off power supply switch with +12 VDC receptacle, built-in two-way splitter for second TV set, power indicator light, cable/satellite input . The combination mount is available without the elevation sensor, Model RM-4610. The installtion must be done as TM is built. Retrofit is not a viable option. Cheers, Dick Coombs
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