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My granddad used to have an antenna that was about 60 feet up and had a rotator. That bad boy could pickup channels 100+ miles in all directions. I'd always go outside and watch it turn. Loved it.
When I was a kid, the antenna rotator box piqued my curiosity; I turned the knob this way then that, never heard or saw anything happen, except Dad hollering at me!
Here in Bridgeport Connecticut won the New York Giants played in Yankee stadium we would aim the antenna tourist Hartford so we can watch the home games
@@amerigovespucci4076 This is true, especially with the large top of the line antennas. I'm using the Winegard HD8200 both at home and at my cabin. I got tired of replacing the Channel Master CM-3521 rotor's every 2 or 3 years. I'm sure the Minnesota climate isn't helping but I figure these cheap rotors just cant handle the weight of an antenna this large. The Yaesu 450 can, but they cost 3 times as much. I wish there were a product somewhere in-between but I have yet to find one.
@@charleshuniker4060 I live in Stratford, on Sunday I can pick up Jets & Giants by living in the New York Market.., I’m interested in a rotor so I can pick up RF 36 WFSB (CBS Hartford) so I can pick up Patriots games
@@crimepays2038 I may be commenting too late, but you're going to have to battle CCI with WCBS (also on RF 36) if you try that route. That's the reason I can't receive WFSB from here in Fairfield, and I have a rotor.
I can remember the antennas of the late 1960s and the rotation device back then would go out and as a child we would have to go outside and turn the antenna by hand (manually) until someone inside would yell STOP!
Tyler, I know why your channel is so popular. You know the tech stuff but you also have a good grasp on human nature. Years ago when I was in the television repair business, I quickly learned about customers & how to interact with them. That was the hard part, the fun part was just doing the job. Hoping your channel continues to grow & that your efforts will pay off immensely.
After criticizing Channel Master openly on some of the Facebook forums I got contacted by one of the product managers. I'm sure his goal was to stop my criticism but he did engage me in some conversation about the troubles of bringing back the CM9521 series rotators. As some of you may know Channel Master is a marketing company with the limited Manufacturing. They are currently looking for suppliers to make their gears, motors Etc.... I had sent them videos about the problems that I encountered with their rotators and they seem to agree that there was a problem so they sent me a baseball cap.
Back in the day my mother worked for the Magnavox Corporation factory locally. She purchased a Magnavox TV and an antenna rotor. At the time KFVS TV in Cape Girardeau, MO was the only TV station. (It went on the air in 1954.) Seems like the antenna rotor was a brand called "Alliance Antenna Rotor." It had a big dial that sat on the TV and indicated which direction the antenna was pointed. There was a knob in the middle of the dial and when you turned it there was an indicator that would "click" as the antenna moved. The antenna was mounted on a "Tri-Mast" tower and the shaft had a big bearing at the top that enabled the motor to turn the antenna. I think the antenna was a VERY old Channel Master. It had that old 300 ohm flat antenna wire. I looked at my cable bill and I am ready to cut the cord. Great video!
I grew up around Salem, MO in the early 2000s but we weren’t rich enough for cable. We could pick up Saint Louis stations and Springfield stations. Thinking of it though there was two antennas on the mast and I’m not sure that there was actually a rotator on either.
Back in the early 80s I used a rotor on a 10 foot satellite dish attached to the LNA,LNB on a pole to change the horizontal and vertical polarity to get a clear signal on each transponder/channel.
Glad to see you've pulled the plug on suggesting antennaweb. I comment often on people's videos about it's poor results based on my own personal experience here in the Lehigh valley.
I've been using a channel master with rotary control for 30 years. Came with the house. Guessing it was installed in the 60s or 70s and I've never had a problem with it. Pick up stations from Toledo and Detroit.
In my book it was spelled “raster”. Basically it’s used in all analog tv which is made up of multiple lines, each contributing to the complete picture. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_scan
He needs to have the test pattern of the Indian with the circles I don't what it's called but that was back in the 60's when stations even in L.A. would go off the air at midnight and have the jets flying while they played the National Anthem. Damn am I that old?
I installed two antennas, a big VHF, and big UHF, both with amplifiers. To reduce the stress on the rotator, I mounted it 5' below the top of the mast, with a 10' pole. At the top of the mast, I added a bearing to support the pole. To minimize interaction between the antennas, the UHF was on the top, and the VHF was 4' below, 1' above the mast top.
I'm running three antennas with a splitter backwards it took me in a while after many many splitter of finally found one that works thanks to you keep up the good work
I really like this channel and I guess this is good for people who like messing around with their rotators. But as a long time DXer on TV and FM, I feel using rotators are a pain in the ass. Just stack multiple antennas and use a signal combiner. It really takes patience to fine tune its position but once its done, its amazing. Now with the digital transition, if you get it right, every channel is clear. Back in the days of analog it was difficult to get a far away station so right it was crystal clear. Now if you have difficult access to your antennas (I had access to a boom truck so was easy for me), you could use rotators in a multiple antenna stack to fine tune it on the ground and after big storms. I just feel using rotators to change channels is always a pain. Its also fun to fine tune a station or set of stations. Its a great feeling when you get it right.
I can see in this age of DTV of the antenna rotator being more critical than ever before when it comes to reception from weak transmitting signals. From my experiences with indoor antennas, it's remarkable how a 20 degree movement change with such an antenna can mean the difference between reception and no reception; as I live in a market with two broadcast transmitting arrays that are at about a 35 degree spread between the two arrays. One array is within line-in-sight; the other array is over-the-horizon at a 35 degree separation from the line-in-sight array.
My aunt and uncle had a rotor back in the day. They are between Dallas, Abilene and Waco. Back in that day, Waco and Abilene were two-station markets with CBS and ABC sharing on one station, which resulted in time-shifting galore. The Price is Right at 4:30 in the afternoon...
Your map in the beginning shows exactly where I live! And yes, I have an antenna rotor. Just east of Trenton with an Alliance Tenna rotor. I get NYC, PHiladelphia, Allentown and sometimes Connecticut on a good day.
Thank You for the information about the television rotors. My wife and myself have discussed about getting a new antenna and getting the old one down. The one that you showed and stated was a "piece of junk" is what we have at this time. Of corse, someone did give it to us. The rotor box did break first thing. Believe me folks. I would rather buy quality than a piece of junk. But, when someone is just tring to help you. Take with a grain of salt. Sometimes you have to wait until your boat (funds) come in.
Unfortunately I have to start putting disclaimers on my video as someone tried to sue me for falling off the roof after getting an antenna recommendation from me.
@@AntennaMan OMG-"Be careful when you travel over 4 feet from the ground as studies have shown that injury can occur" Hire a man who speaks rapidly at the end of the video. I can say it-the level of stupidity of the viewing public is vast.
I'm happy to see you get behind this rotator. I thought about buying it simply because the CM unit has been out of stock for so long, and the Amazon reviews for the RCA are good. I think what I'll do is wait for spring and see what might show up from CM and possibly your review. I'm happy with getting 60+ channels for now. I'm going to check closely to see what sub channels I might actually gain. Thanks, and good work, as always!! ~Frank
Growing up in the sixties and seventies we had a rotator. One direction for Pittsburgh, one for Youngstown, another for Johnstown, yet another for Wheeling. I as fortunate because many times a station in one market had one game while a station in another direction would have a different game. When Saturday. Iggy Live debuted Pittsburgh showed it on delay at 1AM while Youngstown showed it live at 11:30 PM. To udon rural Pennsylvania it was almost like having cable... although with lots of snow. My great discovery was that I Could get a lot of FM radio stations in Pittsburg and Cleveland. I as saved when I moved in 1979 to Boston and could get stations from all over New England.
I remember when my family moved into a house that had one of those tall antenna towers that used 3 poles with rungs. Got a bigger antenna, a rotator, and a booster. Suddenly, we went from getting signals within roughly the state area to being able to pick up Cape Girardeau, MO TV stations from our location in southwestern Indiana lol
I have a Televes antenna, and just ordered the RCA rotator, because here in Eastern Kentucky, there is just a large enough space between broadcast stations, to make it impossible to hit a sweet spot between them. I'm excited to see all the new channels I'll be able to get!
I like this video. Tyler always gives good information. I had relatives who used to use the rotator for their antenna. I use a A/B switch with two antennas pointed north and south. I can get channels from Raleigh/Durham NC and Florence SC.
Rotors are great for DXing bringing in different markets. Best to have one deep fringe antenna on the rotor and mount two or three smaller antennas on the side of the tower for stations in the 50 mile range and under. This way you can run multiple TV sets and keep the rotor antenna for those distant stations needing the larger more powerful antenna.
6.17.24 Tyler, I purchased the RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator from Amazon. I read a few of the reviews about people getting one rotation and then the rotator stops working. Will this is what happened to me one rotation and now the rotator does not turn anymore. Do you know why this is? Is there a fix for this other than sending the unit back? Lucky for me I tested the rotator before putting it up. I am very disappointed in this product.
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Tyler is right. Don’t buy a cheapie antenna at the flea markets. I had one and the rotator failed after 6 months. I then bought a Channel Master 4228 in combination with a CM 7778 amplifier. Works a whole lot better pointed at the closest large market antenna broadcast cluster. Picks up 73 channels. Don’t end up like me paying twice, do it right the first time.
Back in the analog days I lived at a place that had a rotator on the antenna. We live between two major markets, and could sometimes get even way distant cities if the conditions were right. No more with digital. We're lucky if we get most stations out of one major market.
Yes, the channel master rotator is out of stock. I just talked to them again and they said they had no further updates or expected delivery date. I will think about getting the rca. I'm also waiting for their big 3671 to come back into stock. I need the added gain that unit has for VHF low. Their 5020 has 1.5 db less gain, and I am on the fringe.
Ok I'm a installer here in Southern Ontario. I got loads of used rotors. But I usually just buy a new control box with the remote. Have not bought one for a while. You can buy the rotor motor, control box and remote as one. Also can buy the remote and control as separate. Your saying any rotor product is out of stock. This happened last year with the CM7777 preamp there was no stock. What I heard is Channel Master was moving production out of China to Bulgaria. So shortages occur.
In late 70s/early 80s, my Dad's cousin had a large ranch/farm in W. South Dakota, and I remember visiting and them using the antenna rotator to get better signal.
I've had 3 really nice Omni directional antennas however, after about 3 years they seem to start taking a big dump. Do you find it's the antenna or the amplifier? Just curious
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My antenna is a relatively small UHF/ VHF high band. My old Gemani rotator is stuck and a little off direction. I just picked up one of these RCA rotators from a thrift store new in the box. The remote control, digital display and memory will be handy. I could get by without a rotator but adjusting the antenna is difficult. It's on a long pipe that once supported a small wind generator. I have to disconnect wires and winch the pipe to the ground guess the antenna direction, crank it up again. I'm about 35 miles from Chicago stations. Sometimes I can get Millwaukee, about 120 miles but largely over lake Michigan. Sometime I like to dial the antenna around and see what I can find.
Good info. You didn't talk about bearings. I have a big Winegard antenna, so the installer recommended a bearing. They put a 5 foot mast into the rotator. The antenna was mounted on the top 3 feet. The rotor was then mounted about 2 feet down on the main mast with the 5 foot pole thru a hole in the bearing. We had a severe windstorm about 12 years ago and the antenna survived perfectly.
Even with 3 directional for 2 markets every now and then when reception is weaker I find a value using a rotor. It always seems that if I manually aim the UHF and lock in for the highest signals from one market then manually rotate the other one UHF to the other market the first market is off and even incrementally adjusting I never get both maximum at the same same time. I have been using the same Channelmaster for a very long time. Thanks for another great episode.
Used to be the Alliance rotor box was on top of practically every living room tv! You'd turn the dial to point in the desired direction and as the antenna turned you'd hear "CHUNK, CHUNK, CHUNK," as the rotor did it's thing! I am a Ham, and still have a 50+ yr old Alliance unit. Ah the good old days.
Tyler I know your delivey (the way you talk) is just you being natural, but sometimes its hilarious. The way you said This video is sponsored by the ridge wallet, cracked me up for some reason.
Fortunately where I live, the towers are only to the NNW at 12 miles LOS. On the Oregon Coast where we can have winds 75-95 MPH in some Winters, so rotors don't always work out well, as with the strong winds, you need a ton of guying and a very heavy duty rotor like for a Ham antenna beam, as if I used a light rotor, the gears will strip out. In less windy areas, a rotor will work better.
Love when you dropped that Junk Antenna on the floor like it was a piping hot casserole. Love the comedy. Hope you bring back Tyler the Conspiracy Nut soon. I love those skits. Also, I think it might be time to update your “Special Thanks” board. You have so may names on their that they look all smushed up. You should also update the “Affiliate Links” and “Home UA-cam Channel” parts. You have many more subscribers and it would be nice to have it updated. Finally, I still do not see a “Join Button” next to the “Subscribe Button” like I do when watching other UA-cam channels. You maybe haven’t turned them on. Thanks for a great video! Love the content and time that you put into each video. Sorry I’m not a “Join Member”. Hopefully I will get enough in order to support. Stay safe!
I wished I would have stumbled on to your channel before I bought a junk antenna. The rotator doesn't work right from the start and it's hooked up properly. Thanks for the tips.
What brand and model antenna 8:28 you are showing Tyler ??? That looks really cool for sure. Four antennas are really distinguished. Thanks and peace to you too fella. vf
Rotators are really great for a few things. Sports: Don't like the football game airing on your local channel, turn the antenna and maybe another market is showing a better game. News: Tired of the same old news in one city, find out what's going on in an adjacent city. DX'ing: Spin that antenna and see what distant channels you can get (which was way better before the FCC really narrowed down the frequencies used by stations).
that doesn't exist.. in Rochester NY , we get Buffalo teams shoved down our throsts. we used to be able to tune into syracuse to see a different game. so, years ago, the bills found a small plot of land in the middle of the finger lakes, Penn Yann NY, thst was within 75 miles of buffalo but got the syracuse channel with an outdoor antenna. they then used that as an excuse to shove their games into syracuse. greed now after over a decade, syracuse is now a football suburb of buffalo despite being over 2 and a half hours drive away. when you are a minor league city , you can only support a major league sport by gravy training people snd money from far away. if you can't support a team yourself, then you don't belong in the majors. their tv market isn't even in the top 50! 😤🙄👎😡
You don't need a rotator if you have only two directions of reception. Put two directional antennas facing 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Space them on a mast two feet away and each having a 75 Ohm cable drop to what is called a 75 Ohm AB switch which you put near the TV. Connect one antenna to the A tap and the other to the B tap. The single 75 Ohm line to the TV goes to the center tap. Scan for channels known for each antenna separately for proper reception. Make sure you push the right button on the AB switch! It worked for me in the 1980s.
I have an RCA VH226F rotator which has stopped rotating. I've had it up going on three years. I suspect the issue is with the controller since there is no voltage across the cable contacts when the controller is engaged. Do you know where I can send it for repair?
Can you ask your buddy in Minnesota how well the RCA holds up when using a top of the line antenna like the Winegard HD8200? I have two of these set-ups, one at home and one at my cabin up North (I'm also in Minnesota) and they kill the Channel Master CM9521 rotors every 2 to 3 years. Right now they are both dead. I'm thinking I will have to replace them with a ham radio rotor like the Yaesu G-450 as I don't expect the RCA to do much better with a large antenna than the channel master did, but I would be curious to hear from someone who tried it up here in the Northland.
Having installed 100's of these units, there is only 2 things I would suggest... Tighten the 4 screws holding the black dc motor to the case. These screws are known to fall out during operation. #2 be careful tightening the rotor to the mast, the metal case is brittle and may crack if too much force is used to tighten the screws..... Also, do not use cheap solid conductor phone wire. You must use stranded 3 conductor 20 - 22 AWG copper wire.
Tyler, you seem to like the RCA VH226F ANTENNA ROTATOR. iPURCHASED ONE TO MOUNT MY WINEGARD HD7698P ANTENNA. I occasionally get 60mph winds and it strips the gears in the boxes in time. The last rotator box I had installed lasted 2.5 years. Is there a stronger rotator box? I live almost equally between Rochester-Buffalo in western NEW YORK 18 miles south of lake ONTARIO
The only stronger rotators are HAM ones made by the company Yaseu. You can find some at the link below. www.dxengineering.com/search?SortBy=BestKeywordMatch&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=yaesu%20rotator
I have a rotator on my antenna and sometimes works and then not. Any ideas would be helpful. Also what would you recommend for a directional antenna. I live in a high wind and sometimes icy area and they won’t hold up. The elements break off.
Hello, thank you for this video. I have a question- what voltage the antenna motor should I supply to move it? I do not have the antenna rotator. Thank you.
Hey Tyler, I looking for a rotater that I can use a laptop, Ipad, cell phone,just use an app to redirect your antenna, storage of channels and direction of them. Yes I have heard of the converter that you have covered on your UA-cam channel, but that is not good enough! Id like to use my cell phone to move my antenna.Dan S.
Wauw. I bought this exact model rotor from Westfalia in Germany back in the mid eighties. It hasnt changed a bit at all I can see, still same design. Used it for many years. Paid some 100DM (deutsch mark, today Germany uses euro), so the price is close to the double today.
Hello Tylar, can you please tell me the name of the antenna used in cell phones that use a sheet of metal with triangles cut out across the sheet which really increases the range of the phone ??? Thanks you fella and peace to you during Happy Holidays time too. VF
I have a hunting and fishing camp in Ontario Canada that has a tower with rotator and full size antenna. The internet guide says I have 4 tv stations within my range. The problem is I only pick up one analog station which is the farthest. The other 3 which 2 are analog and 1 is HD are closer but do not come in. Any suggestions?
When I was a young lad, our neighbor used to babysit my sisters and I and she had a rotating antenna to catch the Buffalo channels as well as Rochester. She had a selector switch for the two locations. We would switch the selector and then run outside to watch it rotate. We didn't even care what was on TV.
I get 5 abc nbc cbs fox station. My rotor work great my questions is how do you program your tv one channel at a time. The auto program won’t work . You lose every thing from one direction when you program the next one ☹️
I have an old antenna from Radio Shack that looks like the Enterprise from Star Trek. It's supposed to save different positions of the antenna for each channel.
My experience with two opposite markets: Use a directional vhf for the weakest vhf (usually a desirable no commercial pbs with three subchannels) and a separate flat panel uhf with builtin preamp (Philips SDV8622 or 27). The uhf flat sides are facing each market and are both effective. The key is a vhf/uhf combiner with a dc power passthrough, known as a diplexer. However it is NOT a satellite/vhf diplexer because satellite dishes have different frequencies. I use a Radio Shack 15-2586 vhf/uhf diplexer for installations, available online.
I'm looking at getting an antenna rotator but my antenna is right at 300 ft from my house on the ridge above me. Is it possible to run the wire that far?
Hi Tyler, As usual you have provided a great video. I have used antenna rotors in the past. But my main complaint is if you have more than one TV now both TV's must watch the same channel or a second one near the same location. Years ago my community had what was called the Indianapolis special. This design used three antenna's stacked on the same mast. Of course each antenna was selected for the specific stations and directions. Typically the two was for vhf and one was for the uhf frequency. That worked ok but the desire for many more channels caused the desire to want more and more channels. The basic service for cable was 40 channels for about $6.95 per month. HBO was more money. I hope this helps.
I want to climb a radio tower and turn on my handmade vacuum tube radio, I am excited to listen to the shortwaves as I get sunburnt on the top of a huge antenna, I’m crazy as hell, I have obsession with electromagnetic fields and radiofrequency
I live between several markets all in different areas. So I use a channel master deep fringe antenna and an antenna rotor. However on my Samsung TV I can’t find the option where are you program one channel at a time. My previous LG TV had that option. When using a rotor the automatic channel finder is not an option. Because when you change directions you lose all the first channels. I refurbished a Alliant Antenna rotor all the new antenna rotors are absolutely worthless. Unless you spend mega dollars on a ham antenna rotor. So my question is how do I program one channel into my Samsumg TV at a time. Your RCA rotor wouldn’t last three weeks in the cold wind that ice at my location . The old Alliant rotor is built like a battleship. When properly refurbished it well last 20+ years. With this rotor the mask passes between the top and bottom and a steel bearing insert at both the bottom to the top making for a smooth as possible rotation. So at 25 below zero and a 40 mile an hour wind you have absolutely no trouble rotating you’re in antenna. I receive four channels from each network yes the same shows but when football rolls around it makes a huge difference. There are days I can get three different games from the same network. Of course you can’t watch all at the same time but you could choose the game that most interest you.
Been thinking about a large directional antenna and rotater to try an pick up the east coast of Floroda or Orlando or st Pete sometimes West palm beach comes in early in the morning at my boat with an amplified omnidirectional on a 20’ mast, many more stations come in with that set up it is attached to a piling. I am experimenting in two places my house 33974 and my boat 33935 I got stations not listed on antennaweb, I did an experiment at my house 33974 with a 25’ mast on a fork truck up another 10-12’ so total 30+’ got a shit load of stations gets me thinking go directional, rotational, go high as possible
Where I grew up in Northeastern Maryland we could get the Baltimore channels if we rotated our antenna one way and the York- Lancaster channels if we rotated it the other way.
Bought the RCA VH226E Outdoor Rotator with Remote Dec. 2020. Lasted until we had strong (but not too unusual) winds from a thunderstorm. Stripped the gears of this rotator. If you will check on Amazon, that has happened to many folks that have purchased that and the RCA VH226F rotators. Those are typical cheap, Chinese made with poorly designed rotators with plastic gears. All other rotators that I have found are much more expensive - all made by Yaesu. Those too may be Chinese, but I strongly suspect that they are made of better stuff.
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My granddad used to have an antenna that was about 60 feet up and had a rotator. That bad boy could pickup channels 100+ miles in all directions. I'd always go outside and watch it turn. Loved it.
When I was a kid, the antenna rotator box piqued my curiosity; I turned the knob this way then that, never heard or saw anything happen, except Dad hollering at me!
Rotators combined with long range antennas is how some used to pick up blacked out sports events in a different market.
Very true but no one is making a good tv rotor these days. The best rotors are those used for Ham, etc and they are expensive.
Here in Bridgeport Connecticut won the New York Giants played in Yankee stadium we would aim the antenna tourist Hartford so we can watch the home games
@@amerigovespucci4076 This is true, especially with the large top of the line antennas. I'm using the Winegard HD8200 both at home and at my cabin. I got tired of replacing the Channel Master CM-3521 rotor's every 2 or 3 years. I'm sure the Minnesota climate isn't helping but I figure these cheap rotors just cant handle the weight of an antenna this large. The Yaesu 450 can, but they cost 3 times as much. I wish there were a product somewhere in-between but I have yet to find one.
@@charleshuniker4060 I live in Stratford, on Sunday I can pick up Jets & Giants by living in the New York Market.., I’m interested in a rotor so I can pick up RF 36 WFSB (CBS Hartford) so I can pick up Patriots games
@@crimepays2038 I may be commenting too late, but you're going to have to battle CCI with WCBS (also on RF 36) if you try that route. That's the reason I can't receive WFSB from here in Fairfield, and I have a rotor.
I can remember the antennas of the late 1960s and the rotation device back then would go out and as a child we would have to go outside and turn the antenna by hand (manually) until someone inside would yell STOP!
That is what is known as an "Armstrong" rotator.
@@michaelachhammer9600 They (Armstrong) come with a lifetime warranty. Lol
Tyler, I know why your channel is so popular. You know the tech stuff but you also have a good grasp on human nature. Years ago when I was in the television repair business, I quickly learned about customers & how to interact with them. That was the hard part, the fun part was just doing the job. Hoping your channel continues to grow & that your efforts will pay off immensely.
After criticizing Channel Master openly on some of the Facebook forums I got contacted by one of the product managers. I'm sure his goal was to stop my criticism but he did engage me in some conversation about the troubles of bringing back the CM9521 series rotators. As some of you may know Channel Master is a marketing company with the limited Manufacturing. They are currently looking for suppliers to make their gears, motors Etc.... I had sent them videos about the problems that I encountered with their rotators and they seem to agree that there was a problem so they sent me a baseball cap.
Back in the day my mother worked for the Magnavox Corporation factory locally. She purchased a Magnavox TV and an antenna rotor. At the time KFVS TV in Cape Girardeau, MO was the only TV station. (It went on the air in 1954.) Seems like the antenna rotor was a brand called "Alliance Antenna Rotor." It had a big dial that sat on the TV and indicated which direction the antenna was pointed. There was a knob in the middle of the dial and when you turned it there was an indicator that would "click" as the antenna moved. The antenna was mounted on a "Tri-Mast" tower and the shaft had a big bearing at the top that enabled the motor to turn the antenna. I think the antenna was a VERY old Channel Master. It had that old 300 ohm flat antenna wire. I looked at my cable bill and I am ready to cut the cord. Great video!
Im in jackson.
I grew up around Salem, MO in the early 2000s but we weren’t rich enough for cable. We could pick up Saint Louis stations and Springfield stations. Thinking of it though there was two antennas on the mast and I’m not sure that there was actually a rotator on either.
I'm so thankful I live in the city and get a bazillion channels with a simple dollar store antenna.
My antenna rotator is real old school...
I go out and turn the pole by hand... :)
I did that for years...finally got a rotater and now get more channels than I thought.
Me and my brothers used to be the antenna rotators.
Back in the early 80s I used a rotor on a 10 foot satellite dish attached to the LNA,LNB on a pole to change the horizontal and vertical polarity to get a clear signal on each transponder/channel.
Hard to do when it is 60 feet off the ground.
That is what is known as an "Armstrong" antenna rotator.
My grandparents used to have one at their cabin, I was always fascinated by it as a little kid
I love it when you throw the P O S antenna on the floor-the crash sound is SO satisfying. LOL
Glad to see you've pulled the plug on suggesting antennaweb. I comment often on people's videos about it's poor results based on my own personal experience here in the Lehigh valley.
I've been using a channel master with rotary control for 30 years. Came with the house. Guessing it was installed in the 60s or 70s and I've never had a problem with it. Pick up stations from Toledo and Detroit.
I love that you open your videos with a “rasiter “ screen, a lot of people today have never seen it.
In my book it was spelled “raster”. Basically it’s used in all analog tv which is made up of multiple lines, each contributing to the complete picture.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_scan
He needs to have the test pattern of the Indian with the circles I don't what it's called but that was back in the 60's when stations even in L.A. would go off the air at midnight and have the jets flying while they played the National Anthem. Damn am I that old?
I installed two antennas, a big VHF, and big UHF, both with amplifiers. To reduce the stress on the rotator, I mounted it 5' below the top of the mast, with a 10' pole. At the top of the mast, I added a bearing to support the pole. To minimize interaction between the antennas, the UHF was on the top, and the VHF was 4' below, 1' above the mast top.
I'm running three antennas with a splitter backwards it took me in a while after many many splitter of finally found one that works thanks to you keep up the good work
Ive never understood antennas or knew so many people use them. But these videos make me less anxious so I watch them.
I acquired a RCA VH226E rotator before checking your video and I'm happy that you recommended. Thanks
I really like this channel and I guess this is good for people who like messing around with their rotators. But as a long time DXer on TV and FM, I feel using rotators are a pain in the ass. Just stack multiple antennas and use a signal combiner. It really takes patience to fine tune its position but once its done, its amazing. Now with the digital transition, if you get it right, every channel is clear. Back in the days of analog it was difficult to get a far away station so right it was crystal clear. Now if you have difficult access to your antennas (I had access to a boom truck so was easy for me), you could use rotators in a multiple antenna stack to fine tune it on the ground and after big storms. I just feel using rotators to change channels is always a pain. Its also fun to fine tune a station or set of stations. Its a great feeling when you get it right.
I can see in this age of DTV of the antenna rotator being more critical than ever before when it comes to reception from weak transmitting signals. From my experiences with indoor antennas, it's remarkable how a 20 degree movement change with such an antenna can mean the difference between reception and no reception; as I live in a market with two broadcast transmitting arrays that are at about a 35 degree spread between the two arrays. One array is within line-in-sight; the other array is over-the-horizon at a 35 degree separation from the line-in-sight array.
My aunt and uncle had a rotor back in the day. They are between Dallas, Abilene and Waco. Back in that day, Waco and Abilene were two-station markets with CBS and ABC sharing on one station, which resulted in time-shifting galore. The Price is Right at 4:30 in the afternoon...
Your map in the beginning shows exactly where I live! And yes, I have an antenna rotor. Just east of Trenton with an Alliance Tenna rotor. I get NYC, PHiladelphia, Allentown and sometimes Connecticut on a good day.
Thank You for the information about the television rotors. My wife and myself have discussed about getting a new antenna and getting the old one down. The one that you showed and stated was a "piece of junk" is what we have at this time. Of corse, someone did give it to us. The rotor box did break first thing. Believe me folks. I would rather buy quality than a piece of junk. But, when someone is just tring to help you. Take with a grain of salt. Sometimes you have to wait until your boat (funds) come in.
You the man! And I love how you address the stupid! Cracks me up
Unfortunately I have to start putting disclaimers on my video as someone tried to sue me for falling off the roof after getting an antenna recommendation from me.
@@AntennaMan OMG-"Be careful when you travel over 4 feet from the ground as studies have shown that injury can occur" Hire a man who speaks rapidly at the end of the video. I can say it-the level of stupidity of the viewing public is vast.
@@AntennaMan Maybe do something like they do in car commercials at the bottom of the screen when they do stunt driving.
@@AntennaMan Here inn N.C. we say, "You can't fix stupid."
I'm happy to see you get behind this rotator. I thought about buying it simply because the CM unit has been out of stock for so long, and the Amazon reviews for the RCA are good. I think what I'll do is wait for spring and see what might show up from CM and possibly your review. I'm happy with getting 60+ channels for now. I'm going to check closely to see what sub channels I might actually gain. Thanks, and good work, as always!! ~Frank
Perfect for people who live between Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC...
I remember the wonderful clicking relays & those two red lights on top of the rotor control in the mid-70s.
Growing up in the sixties and seventies we had a rotator. One direction for Pittsburgh, one for Youngstown, another for Johnstown, yet another for Wheeling.
I as fortunate because many times a station in one market had one game while a station in another direction would have a different game.
When Saturday. Iggy Live debuted Pittsburgh showed it on delay at 1AM while Youngstown showed it live at 11:30 PM.
To udon rural Pennsylvania it was almost like having cable... although with lots of snow.
My great discovery was that I
Could get a lot of FM radio stations in Pittsburg and Cleveland.
I as saved when I moved in 1979 to Boston and could get stations from all over New England.
Sure the ridge wallet is sleek and looks nice, but will it hold a gas receipt from 2018?
I remember when my family moved into a house that had one of those tall antenna towers that used 3 poles with rungs. Got a bigger antenna, a rotator, and a booster. Suddenly, we went from getting signals within roughly the state area to being able to pick up Cape Girardeau, MO TV stations from our location in southwestern Indiana lol
Good. Fine. Great.
That would be so great. I'd love it. But what about Lighting?
I have a Televes antenna, and just ordered the RCA rotator, because here in Eastern Kentucky, there is just a large enough space between broadcast stations, to make it impossible to hit a sweet spot between them.
I'm excited to see all the new channels I'll be able to get!
I like this video. Tyler always gives good information. I had relatives who used to use the rotator for their antenna. I use a A/B switch with two antennas pointed north and south. I can get channels from Raleigh/Durham NC and Florence SC.
Another great video Tyler.........you nailed it!
Good to know about the rotor Tyler, I need one. Thanks for the info I’ll check out your link
Rotors are great for DXing bringing in different markets. Best to have one deep fringe antenna on the rotor and mount two or three smaller antennas on the side of the tower for stations in the 50 mile range and under. This way you can run multiple TV sets and keep the rotor antenna for those distant stations needing the larger more powerful antenna.
6.17.24 Tyler, I purchased the RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator from Amazon. I read a few of the reviews about people getting one rotation and then the rotator stops working. Will this is what happened to me one rotation and now the rotator does not turn anymore. Do you know why this is? Is there a fix for this other than sending the unit back? Lucky for me I tested the rotator before putting it up. I am very disappointed in this product.
This video was made nearly four years ago before I knew about the issue with the RCA rotator. Send the RCA antenna back and order the rotator below instead: amzn.to/4cad3rK
Tyler is right. Don’t buy a cheapie antenna at the flea markets. I had one and the rotator failed after 6 months. I then bought a Channel Master 4228 in combination with a CM 7778 amplifier. Works a whole lot better pointed at the closest large market antenna broadcast cluster. Picks up 73 channels. Don’t end up like me paying twice, do it right the first time.
Both my grandmothers had Channel Master antennas, rotors and towers. It was fun turning the antenna north to get the Detroit stations.
Enjoy watching your videos and have learned quite a bit on antennas.
Back in the analog days I lived at a place that had a rotator on the antenna. We live between two major markets, and could sometimes get even way distant cities if the conditions were right. No more with digital. We're lucky if we get most stations out of one major market.
Yes, the channel master rotator is out of stock. I just talked to them again and they said they had no further updates or expected delivery date. I will think about getting the rca. I'm also waiting for their big 3671 to come back into stock. I need the added gain that unit has for VHF low. Their 5020 has 1.5 db less gain, and I am on the fringe.
Ok I'm a installer here in Southern Ontario. I got loads of used rotors. But I usually just buy a new control box with the remote. Have not bought one for a while. You can buy the rotor motor, control box and remote as one. Also can buy the remote and control as separate. Your saying any rotor product is out of stock.
This happened last year with the CM7777 preamp there was no stock. What I heard is Channel Master was moving production out of China to Bulgaria. So shortages occur.
In late 70s/early 80s, my Dad's cousin had a large ranch/farm in W. South Dakota, and I remember visiting and them using the antenna rotator to get better signal.
You are posting great material ...... I think my combo will be Televes Ant and the rotator ..... I’m cutting the chord next week!!
I had a rotating set top antenna back in the analog days when I lived in an apartment. It worked off the TV remote.
Thank you Tyler I purchased the televes ellipse mix and it's not getting many channels and have to decided to purchase a rotor thanks for the update
Thanks for sharing your videos and information. I always enjoy them .
I've had 3 really nice Omni directional antennas however, after about 3 years they seem to start taking a big dump. Do you find it's the antenna or the amplifier? Just curious
Many omni directional antennas have a built in amplifier. If the amplifier fail you lose reception and have to replace the whole antenna. I found most omni directional antennas to be junk. You can find a list of recommended antenna or sign up for an antenna recommendation from me below:
www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
My antenna is a relatively small UHF/ VHF high band. My old Gemani rotator is stuck and a little off direction. I just picked up one of these RCA rotators from a thrift store new in the box. The remote control, digital display and memory will be handy. I could get by without a rotator but adjusting the antenna is difficult. It's on a long pipe that once supported a small wind generator. I have to disconnect wires and winch the pipe to the ground guess the antenna direction, crank it up again. I'm about 35 miles from Chicago stations. Sometimes I can get Millwaukee, about 120 miles but largely over lake Michigan. Sometime I like to dial the antenna around and see what I can find.
I have an Armstrong rotor I have used at various times over the years
Good info. You didn't talk about bearings. I have a big Winegard antenna, so the installer recommended a bearing. They put a 5 foot mast into the rotator. The antenna was mounted on the top 3 feet. The rotor was then mounted about 2 feet down on the main mast with the 5 foot pole thru a hole in the bearing. We had a severe windstorm about 12 years ago and the antenna survived perfectly.
Great information! I never heard of this before! Thank you!
Even with 3 directional for 2 markets every now and then when reception is weaker I find a value using a rotor. It always seems that if I manually aim the UHF and lock in for the highest signals from one market then manually rotate the other one UHF to the other market the first market is off and even incrementally adjusting I never get both maximum at the same same time. I have been using the same Channelmaster for a very long time. Thanks for another great episode.
Used to be the Alliance rotor box was on top of practically every living room tv! You'd turn the dial to point in the desired direction and as the antenna turned you'd hear "CHUNK, CHUNK, CHUNK," as the rotor did it's thing! I am a Ham, and still have a 50+ yr old Alliance unit. Ah the good old days.
Keep it up Tyler you helped me so much about antennas
Tyler I know your delivey (the way you talk) is just you being natural, but sometimes its hilarious. The way you said This video is sponsored by the ridge wallet, cracked me up for some reason.
Fortunately where I live, the towers are only to the NNW at 12 miles LOS. On the Oregon Coast where we can have winds 75-95 MPH in some Winters, so rotors don't always work out well, as with the strong winds, you need a ton of guying and a very heavy duty rotor like for a Ham antenna beam, as if I used a light rotor, the gears will strip out. In less windy areas, a rotor will work better.
Love when you dropped that Junk Antenna on the floor like it was a piping hot casserole. Love the comedy. Hope you bring back Tyler the Conspiracy Nut soon. I love those skits.
Also, I think it might be time to update your “Special Thanks” board. You have so may names on their that they look all smushed up. You should also update the “Affiliate Links” and “Home UA-cam Channel” parts. You have many more subscribers and it would be nice to have it updated.
Finally, I still do not see a “Join Button” next to the “Subscribe Button” like I do when watching other UA-cam channels. You maybe haven’t turned them on.
Thanks for a great video! Love the content and time that you put into each video. Sorry I’m not a “Join Member”. Hopefully I will get enough in order to support. Stay safe!
I wished I would have stumbled on to your channel before I bought a junk antenna. The rotator doesn't work right from the start and it's hooked up properly. Thanks for the tips.
Yup more trash for the landfill....😬
Antenna man , You are Fantastic! To say the least!
Thanks for the kind words
Really would appreciate this information thank you Joe
What brand and model antenna 8:28 you are showing Tyler ??? That looks really cool for sure. Four antennas are really distinguished. Thanks and peace to you too fella. vf
Rotators are really great for a few things. Sports: Don't like the football game airing on your local channel, turn the antenna and maybe another market is showing a better game. News: Tired of the same old news in one city, find out what's going on in an adjacent city. DX'ing: Spin that antenna and see what distant channels you can get (which was way better before the FCC really narrowed down the frequencies used by stations).
that doesn't exist.. in Rochester NY , we get Buffalo teams shoved down our throsts. we used to be able to tune into syracuse to see a different game. so, years ago, the bills found a small plot of land in the middle of the finger lakes, Penn Yann NY, thst was within 75 miles of buffalo but got the syracuse channel with an outdoor antenna. they then used that as an excuse to shove their games into syracuse. greed
now after over a decade, syracuse is now a football suburb of buffalo despite being over 2 and a half hours drive away.
when you are a minor league city , you can only support a major league sport by gravy training people snd money from far away.
if you can't support a team yourself, then you don't belong in the majors. their tv market isn't even in the top 50! 😤🙄👎😡
Two antennas with a switch or splitter/combiner is often a better idea than a rotor. There is less to go wrong with a system like that.
You don't need a rotator if you have only two directions of reception. Put two directional antennas facing 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Space them on a mast two feet away and each having a 75 Ohm cable drop to what is called a 75 Ohm AB switch which you put near the TV.
Connect one antenna to the A tap and the other to the B tap. The single 75 Ohm line to the TV goes to the center tap.
Scan for channels known for each antenna separately for proper reception. Make sure you push the right button on the AB switch!
It worked for me in the 1980s.
in Poland there used to be popular turntables, but for satellite TV. For terrestrial TV I have not met such a solution. Best regards
I have an RCA VH226F rotator which has stopped rotating. I've had it up going on three years. I suspect the issue is with the controller since there is no voltage across the cable contacts when the controller is engaged. Do you know where I can send it for repair?
Can you ask your buddy in Minnesota how well the RCA holds up when using a top of the line antenna like the Winegard HD8200? I have two of these set-ups, one at home and one at my cabin up North (I'm also in Minnesota) and they kill the Channel Master CM9521 rotors every 2 to 3 years. Right now they are both dead. I'm thinking I will have to replace them with a ham radio rotor like the Yaesu G-450 as I don't expect the RCA to do much better with a large antenna than the channel master did, but I would be curious to hear from someone who tried it up here in the Northland.
Having installed 100's of these units, there is only 2 things I would suggest... Tighten the 4 screws holding the black dc motor to the case. These screws are known to fall out during operation. #2 be careful tightening the rotor to the mast, the metal case is brittle and may crack if too much force is used to tighten the screws..... Also, do not use cheap solid conductor phone wire. You must use stranded 3 conductor 20 - 22 AWG copper wire.
Mine has phone wire and works fine...what would be the difference if I use the stranded kind?
Tyler, you seem to like the RCA VH226F ANTENNA ROTATOR. iPURCHASED ONE TO MOUNT MY WINEGARD HD7698P ANTENNA. I occasionally get 60mph winds and it strips the gears in the boxes in time. The last rotator box I had installed lasted 2.5 years. Is there a stronger rotator box? I live almost equally between Rochester-Buffalo in western NEW YORK 18 miles south of lake ONTARIO
The only stronger rotators are HAM ones made by the company Yaseu. You can find some at the link below. www.dxengineering.com/search?SortBy=BestKeywordMatch&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=yaesu%20rotator
I have a rotator on my antenna and sometimes works and then not. Any ideas would be helpful. Also what would you recommend for a directional antenna. I live in a high wind and sometimes icy area and they won’t hold up. The elements break off.
I never skip through any of your videos antenna man! If i skip through i don't really get the point of video alot of times.
Most only watch about 50% of the video and then ask me questions about things I covered in that exact video. It's quite funny.
@@AntennaMan lol yea it is
Is it very duty?? Can I stack two 9 feet yagi antenna with 180 cm apart?? Will this rotor handle the weight??
Hello, thank you for this video. I have a question- what voltage the antenna motor should I supply to move it? I do not have the antenna rotator. Thank you.
When I was a kid one of my friends would say, "Sit on an egg and rotate."
I had no idea it was about getting better reception.
Is the RCA indoor antenna a good product?
It depends which one you're referring to. You can find a list of recommended antennas below: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman/list/2LH365VAPDKLC
Hi, quick question, can I install my outdoor TV antenna and my outdoor cellphone signal booster alongside each other? Will there be any interference?
Hey Tyler, I looking for a rotater that I can use a laptop, Ipad, cell phone,just use an app to redirect your antenna, storage of channels and direction of them. Yes I have heard of the converter that you have covered on your UA-cam channel, but that is not good enough! Id like to use my cell phone to move my antenna.Dan S.
Wauw. I bought this exact model rotor from Westfalia in Germany back in the mid eighties. It hasnt changed a bit at all I can see, still same design. Used it for many years. Paid some 100DM (deutsch mark, today Germany uses euro), so the price is close to the double today.
What's the difference between the VH226E and VH226 F models?
Hello Tylar, can you please tell me the name of the antenna used in cell phones that use a sheet of metal with triangles cut out across the sheet which really increases the range of the phone ??? Thanks you fella and peace to you during Happy Holidays time too. VF
I have a hunting and fishing camp in Ontario Canada that has a tower with rotator and full size antenna. The internet guide says I have 4 tv stations within my range. The problem is I only pick up one analog station which is the farthest. The other 3 which 2 are analog and 1 is HD are closer but do not come in. Any suggestions?
When I was a young lad, our neighbor used to babysit my sisters and I and she had a rotating antenna to catch the Buffalo channels as well as Rochester. She had a selector switch for the two locations. We would switch the selector and then run outside to watch it rotate. We didn't even care what was on TV.
I get 5 abc nbc cbs fox station. My rotor work great my questions is how do you program your tv one channel at a time. The auto program won’t work . You lose every thing from one direction when you program the next one ☹️
Can you show a video on how to connect my antenna and still keep my spectrum internet and tv setup.?
I have an old antenna from Radio Shack that looks like the Enterprise from Star Trek. It's supposed to save different positions of the antenna for each channel.
funnily enough we have the i onn antenna with a 80 mile range and it still works. owned it since nov 4 hooked it up on like nov 7
i came for the rotator info, i stayed for the if you die, don't blame me. lol.
What is the difference between the Vh226E and the VH226F Rotor. Which is better.
My experience with two opposite markets: Use a directional vhf for the weakest vhf (usually a desirable no commercial pbs with three subchannels) and a separate flat panel uhf with builtin preamp (Philips SDV8622 or 27). The uhf flat sides are facing each market and are both effective. The key is a vhf/uhf combiner with a dc power passthrough, known as a diplexer. However it is NOT a satellite/vhf diplexer because satellite dishes have different frequencies. I use a Radio Shack 15-2586 vhf/uhf diplexer for installations, available online.
I'm looking at getting an antenna rotator but my antenna is right at 300 ft from my house on the ridge above me. Is it possible to run the wire that far?
Ok newbie here, how does the coax or cable to the antenna not get twisted around the rotator or mast??
Good information you know what you are talking about.
Hi Tyler,
As usual you have provided a great video. I have used antenna rotors in the past. But my main complaint is if you have more than one TV now both TV's must watch the same channel or a second one near the same location. Years ago my community had what was called the Indianapolis special. This design used three antenna's stacked on the same mast. Of course each antenna was selected for the specific stations and directions. Typically the two was for vhf and one was for the uhf frequency. That worked ok but the desire for many more channels caused the desire to want more and more channels. The basic service for cable was 40 channels for about $6.95 per month. HBO was more money.
I hope this helps.
With the $30 D TV box when you program a channel does it then put Channel into the TVs memory or must you continue to use the box for your reception.
I want to climb a radio tower and turn on my handmade vacuum tube radio, I am excited to listen to the shortwaves as I get sunburnt on the top of a huge antenna, I’m crazy as hell, I have obsession with electromagnetic fields and radiofrequency
I live between several markets all in different areas. So I use a channel master deep fringe antenna and an antenna rotor. However on my Samsung TV I can’t find the option where are you program one channel at a time. My previous LG TV had that option. When using a rotor the automatic channel finder is not an option. Because when you change directions you lose all the first channels. I refurbished a Alliant Antenna rotor all the new antenna rotors are absolutely worthless. Unless you spend mega dollars on a ham antenna rotor. So my question is how do I program one channel into my Samsumg TV at a time. Your RCA rotor wouldn’t last three weeks in the cold wind that ice at my location . The old Alliant rotor is built like a battleship. When properly refurbished it well last 20+ years. With this rotor the mask passes between the top and bottom and a steel bearing insert at both the bottom to the top making for a smooth as possible rotation. So at 25 below zero and a 40 mile an hour wind you have absolutely no trouble rotating you’re in antenna. I receive four channels from each network yes the same shows but when football rolls around it makes a huge difference. There are days I can get three different games from the same network. Of course you can’t watch all at the same time but you could choose the game that most interest you.
Been thinking about a large directional antenna and rotater to try an pick up the east coast of Floroda or Orlando or st Pete sometimes West palm beach comes in early in the morning at my boat with an amplified omnidirectional on a 20’ mast, many more stations come in with that set up it is attached to a piling. I am experimenting in two places my house 33974 and my boat 33935 I got stations not listed on antennaweb, I did an experiment at my house 33974 with a 25’ mast on a fork truck up another 10-12’ so total 30+’ got a shit load of stations gets me thinking go directional, rotational, go high as possible
Where I grew up in Northeastern Maryland we could get the Baltimore channels if we rotated our antenna one way and the York- Lancaster channels if we rotated it the other way.
If you got two different type antennas on the same rotary pole what would be the best way to hook them to one cable
Bought the RCA VH226E Outdoor Rotator with Remote Dec. 2020. Lasted until we had strong (but not too unusual) winds from a thunderstorm. Stripped the gears of this rotator. If you will check on Amazon, that has happened to many folks that have purchased that and the RCA VH226F rotators. Those are typical cheap, Chinese made with poorly designed rotators with plastic gears. All other rotators that I have found are much more expensive - all made by Yaesu. Those too may be Chinese, but I strongly suspect that they are made of better stuff.
I received the same feedback since making this videos supposedly the Yaesu rotators are better built. What antenna did you have in the rotator?
@@AntennaMan As listed on Amazon; "Channel Master Advantage 100 Directional Outdoor TV Antenna - Long Range FM, VHF, UHF and Digital HDTV Aerial - CM-3020