Bat wing antenna

[Lawrence Tarnoff]

We have as our sole TV reception device, the standard bat-wing antenna that raises with a crank over the driver's seat.  I raised it for the first time yesterday, but the ring that adjusts the antenna's direction doesn't want to turn.  I must be missing something here and hope you can help in advance of tomorrow night's Packers-Seahawks game.

Larry

PS: Go Pack!

[Lee Welbanks]

I'm sure you know that you have to pull down on the ring to get the device to turn, probably the aluminum base on your roof is corroded from none use.
Mine got to where it wasn't wanting to turn and then I broke the handle, replaced with a Winegard Roadstar unit, no more raising/lowering or hunting for signal. Seems to work pretty good.

[Fred Brooks]

          Lawrence, have you had your roof resealed recently? Sometimes they will slop sealant onto the  rotator housing which will lock it up. Another thing is go out and look and see if the antenna is verticle so it is not caught in the stow saddle. Regards Fred

[Lawrence Tarnoff]

Thanks, Fred.  Roof has not been sealed.  I'll go up when we get to our camp site.  Or maybe I'll send my bride up 

Larry

[Ken Kruse]

Bat wing antenna rotation can occasionally freeze up.  The fix is a person on the roof with a can of WD 40 to literally flood the mechanism while someone in the coach rotates the antenna.