The proverbial Winegard TV antenna destruction

by Jamie
(NY)

Well, I literally JUST bought and brought home this past saturday, a 1988 Winnebago Elandan. Got it home and proceeded to set it up and assess everything.

I fired up the TV and turned on the digital converter box. Wasn't getting much of a signal, so I cranked that baby up. While the wife and I sat in our driveway watching the Nextel Cup NASCAR race, I showed her the TV antenna controls and told her about how I've read how so many people forget to crank it down before moving their rig. I explained how neat it would be to have some sort of button on the roof that the antenna frame presses once it's fully retracted, etc etc.

Not a half hour later, don't we decide to move the RV to the other side of the driveway? After backing up 10 ft, I hear banging and popping and as I try to figure out what that noise was, I see the cable, phone lines and the Winegard antenna all come crashing down over the windshield and to the ground. Not to mention the fact that I had a brilliant orange extension cord run from the now shattered basement window to the other side of the RV which I also forgot to unplug.

Goes to show you. You can read all the tips and tricks and helpful hints, but... when you've never had to worry about these things before, it's easy as pie to miss things. haha.. Enjoy.