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    Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 8:03am
I saw pics of a round antenna that was used to replace the junk batwing in a 2015 179 , can u tell me which antenna was used? I would like to reuse the base without drilling any holes . Thx
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 8:30am
Are you talking about an antenna FR mounted or an antenna an owner added? RPods were modified with King Jacks in 2016, I believe they were direction and the mount would require modification.
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It was a modification by an rood owner
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 9:34am
Hard to tell, may have been a Wineguard, dome shaped, or hamburger bun shaped:)
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This post has the link for the one I used: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712&PID=107696&title=our-escapod-mods#107696, however, the one I used is not currently available. This one looks to be similar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00USE3JF6/
However, the attachment to the mast section seems to be by some sort of clip-in instead of the bolts the original antenna and the one I purchased used. The big advantage is in not having the batwings to catch things. It also does not rattle in the wind.
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That’s it 😂thanks
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Originally posted by StephenH

This post has the link for the one I used: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712&PID=107696&title=our-escapod-mods#107696, however, the one I used is not currently available. This one looks to be similar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00USE3JF6/
However, the attachment to the mast section seems to be by some sort of clip-in instead of the bolts the original antenna and the one I purchased used. The big advantage is in not having the batwings to catch things. It also does not rattle in the wind.
It also appears to be omni-directional. Typically omni antennas have far lower gain than a directional antenna, although at DTV frequencies, the difference is probably small. Does the omni work better for you than the batwing (performance wise, disregarding the wind effects)?
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For me it does seem to work better than the batwing antenna. I think this is mainly because the diameter of the flying saucer is larger than the circular center of the batwing antenna. Both are omnidirectional. A lot depends on what is available nearby. In urban or suburban areas, there are usually sufficient stations nearby so that one can get reception. OTOH, when we have been traveling out west, we were often way too far from any transmitters to get reception. The one thing we can't do is raise the antenna. That would help but I wouldn't want a mast pole sticking through the wardrobe in our R-Pod to accomplish it.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:33am
I have a King Jack antenna ready to go in our 2016 179 to replace the batwing. I've been kicking around ideas for bringing the rotation mechanism and signal strength meter down through the top of the wardrobe and forward, but haven't come up with a good solution yet. I may use timing belts and toothed pulleys.
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