Antenna replacement

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   I don't think your radio is haunted. An intermittent connection (not a short) is possible. Not knowing which model RPod you have, I will base my advice on the RP-179 that I have.
First off, the radio:  Does the display stay on or is it cutting on and off as well? If the display is on even when the radio is off, then it is likely not the connection that supplies power that is causing this. However, that can be checked while checking other connections.

Remove the screws holding the stereo unit to the wall and carefully pull it out. Check all the connections on the back to make sure they are tight. While it is out, check the booster (wall plate with the button and TV coax connector) to make sure any connections there are fully plugged in as well. If all connections are tight, and the antenna connections are also tight, then carefully put the unit back into the wall and fasten it in place with the screws you removed. Don't over tighten them so you don't strip them out. The paneling is rather thin.

As for auto-scan, do you have the antenna booster turned on when you run the scan? Is the light on the booster switch plate on? If not, then turn the booster on and then try scanning again. If it is on, you may just be in an area where there is not a good enough signal for the antenna to catch. The problem with the antenna is mainly one of height. To get distant signals, your antenna would need to be much higher. Don't judge by the big 5th wheels. Their antennas are much higher than the one on the RPod. See the 5th post in this topic above.

I don't know if this will help fix your problem, but it can't hurt.

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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Antenna replacement Posted: 27 Oct 2021 at 8:14am
	I don't think your radio is haunted. An intermittent connection (not a short) is possible. Not knowing which model RPod you have, I will base my advice on the RP-179 that I have. First off, the radio: Does the display stay on or is it cutting on and off as well? If the display is on even when the radio is off, then it is likely not the connection that supplies power that is causing this. However, that can be checked while checking other connections. Remove the screws holding the stereo unit to the wall and carefully pull it out. Check all the connections on the back to make sure they are tight. While it is out, check the booster (wall plate with the button and TV coax connector) to make sure any connections there are fully plugged in as well. If all connections are tight, and the antenna connections are also tight, then carefully put the unit back into the wall and fasten it in place with the screws you removed. Don't over tighten them so you don't strip them out. The paneling is rather thin. As for auto-scan, do you have the antenna booster turned on when you run the scan? Is the light on the booster switch plate on? If not, then turn the booster on and then try scanning again. If it is on, you may just be in an area where there is not a good enough signal for the antenna to catch. The problem with the antenna is mainly one of height. To get distant signals, your antenna would need to be much higher. Don't judge by the big 5th wheels. Their antennas are much higher than the one on the RPod. See the 5th post in this topic above. I don't know if this will help fix your problem, but it can't hurt.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

cjanderson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Aug 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote cjanderson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2021 at 8:38pm
	i am at seaside OR now and i know it is nearly halloween but it is weird, i can close a cabinet door and the radio comes on suddenly. the other day i walked up to enter the pod and the radio came on Could there be a short somewhere? Anyone have problems with the system? I also get nothing when I run auto scan for TV by antenna. Does the antenna raise and search on its own or do I need to find a way to raise it? Thanks Newbie

troyf650 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Nov 2012 Location: Altoona, IA Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote troyf650 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr 2015 at 5:29pm
	The bat wing on my larger camper works way better than this one. In comparing antennas here right now I can't get CBS station at all and people with bat wing do
	Home is where it's towed!

pepmac Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Post Options Post Reply Quote pepmac Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr 2015 at 3:03pm
	the bat wing is an awful antenna we would gladly take back the one that we had in our 2010 ..

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Post Options Post Reply Quote techntrek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 3:19pm
	If you do get an exterior antenna and find yourself in a parking lot for the night, sticking the antenna on an upper shelf inside will give you the same reception as the roof antenna would have.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Outbound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767	Post Options Post Reply Quote Outbound Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 2:38pm
	Before spending the money and effort to swap-out your antenna, I suggest that you wander around the campground, spot someone with a batwing antenna deployed, and ask them which channels they're able to receive. Then compare that to your own. I suspect that you won't find much of a difference. +1 to techntrek's advice - the biggest boost to antenna reception is height above the ground.
	Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Post Options Post Reply Quote techntrek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 1:45pm
	Honestly I would order an exterior UHF/VHF omnidirectional amplified antenna and string it up in a tree while in-camp. Case in point, recently our Directv was out for 10 days (the horrors!). Around day 5 I went to Wal-Mart and bought an indoor amplified antenna. With my tech background I know that height is king for antennas, but wasn't thinking about that when I set it next to our TV (first floor). I was able to pick up 2 stations - both sub-channels from the same transmitter so really just 1. Duh, gotta get it high. So I attached it to a 100 foot length of coaxial and ran it upstairs against an outer wall in my office. Suddenly we had 27 channels from about 9 transmitters. The difference in height was only about 8 feet, but now it was 16 feet in the air instead of 8. Throw a rope over a 30 foot branch and haul an antenna up to that height and you'll pick up television signals from Moscow. Not really.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

JStrube Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote JStrube Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 12:02pm
	My round one took a leave of absence on the highway some place. The factory sent me a bat wing. Thing is, it won't quite fit, the radio antenna is in the way, etc. I need to get up there & do some seal removal & re-positioning of stuff. I would have gladly taken the round one.
	2012 181G

troyf650 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Nov 2012 Location: Altoona, IA Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote troyf650 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 11:10am
	Ok, just wondering as sometimes just seems I don't get half the channels I should.
	Home is where it's towed!

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Post Options Post Reply Quote furpod Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 9:15am
	Yes they can, but the factory tells me they get way more complaints on the bat wing then the UFO..