If You Have Problems With Your Caravan Or Motor Home Antenna
Touring in a caravan or motor home aound Australia to discover all our wonderful places is an one huge adventure. Are you about to take off or travelling right now ? Have you had the been trying to have good TV reception in different places? It can be really easy and then it can be almost impossible. Is this what has happened to you? One seasoned nomad of 30 years told me, “If you have an antenna with a booster, you have to make sure power is getting to the booster to make it work properly”. And that is that easy- the issue in a nutshell.
We ALWAYS like to hear from users of the Saturn Antenna. It is much better to solve the problem while you are travelling rather than wait till you reach home 2 weeks/2 months/2 years later. There is nothing more frustrating for you than to have to endure an antenna that is not working. And there is nothing more disappointing for us to have someone call and say, “We have been travelling for 9 months and the antenna has never worked.”
We were travelling past two lucky customers. We paused and checked out what was happening. One was a 12 volt problem. That means no power was going to the antenna. If someone is telling us the antenna is not working this is one of our first checkpoints.
THERE IS AN INSPECTION HOLE ON THE FRONT OF THE ANTENNA THAT IS COVERED BY A BLACK RUBBER BUNG. WHEN THAT IS REMOVED AND THE ANTENNA IS HOOKED UP PROPERLY, A GREEN LED LIGHT WILL BE VISIBLE. IF THERE IS NO GREEN LIGHT, THERE IS NO POWER GETTING TO THE ANTENNA. (All antennas made since May 2010 have a clear inspection hole – NO rubber bung).
POWER FROM THE 12VOLT MUST SUPPLY THE SATURN ANTENNA FOR IT TO WORK!
Then track back to where the 12volt is failing:
The plugs on the cable attached to the antenna?
The cable itself?
The TV sockets on the van?
The power supply?
The 240volt point or the 12volt point?
Each of these points needs to be checked. When you know where the fault lies and repaired that point, the antenna will start working once again.
Happy travelling.
Want to find out more about travelling with an antenna, then visit Saturn Antenna’s site on how to choose the best caravan antenna for your needs.
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