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by Jerry White
(Tampa Florida)
I have a 2002 Sunnybrook travel trailer with a crank up antenna. Since the switch from analog to digital, all I get on my TV is snow. What do I need to get my local channels again? Camping World said I only needed a new top for my antenna but 2 weeks later they said I need a converter box which they don't carry.
Radio Shack says I don't need a converter box if I have a digital TV, which I do have. It seems everyone I talk to I get different answers. I hope you can help.
Thanks Jerry
ANSWER: Greetings Jerry thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.
Yes, you have come to the right place we have all kinds of information on how to set up an RV for digital TV and also how to improve the reception of digital TV in your RV. Before I get you to the right pages of our website; I need you to check a couple of things in your RV.
1. From what you have said about your conversation with Camping World, it leads me to believe that you probably have a crank-up amplified Winegard Antenna. The amplifier on your antenna needs to be turned on. Your antenna is either powered by a little switch where the cable comes into the RV from the antenna. Check to make sure that the switch is turned on. You will know it is turned on if you see a little red light on next to the switch.
If you do not have that switch then your antenna is powered by your RV's Video Switch Box. The video switch box is a box that either has buttons or knobs on it that allows you to choose which video source to send