Outdoor Antenna Rotator Review

Bought a RadioShack antenna rotator in September (2008) as part of a digital / HD TV upgrade project (new antenna; new mast).The rotator worked fine for 74 days, then it froze.

Climbed on the roof, opened the hatch on the bottom of the motor unit, and found a puddle of water - dried the inside of the motor housing, added some dry waterproofing spray, and it worked fine again.... for another 5 days.

First hard freeze of the winter and the rotator is again not operating.Risked life and limb to climb up the snowy roof, and found frozen water in the motor housing.These things are supposed to be designed for outdoor use - obviously, they are defective by design if water can get into the motor unit.

RadioShack rotators used to last 10 or 20 years or more.They have obviously cheapened the materials being used in them today - there's lot's of reviews of this product on the Internet, with complaints about the rotator failing in less than a year.

Save your money - buy a ChannelMaster or other quality antenna rotator.The rotator RadioShack is currently selling us a total piece of junk !

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Product Description:
Dial-a-signalThe 360° Outdoor Antenna Rotator is perfect for rural or suburban areas. With it you can accurately position your antenna for the best TV and FM reception. The rotator automatically turns your antenna to the direction you dial in on the control panel, and then shuts off when it reaches the desired position. Also ideal for Ham and other amateur antennas. * Handles large antennas and mast up to 1-1/3" in diameter * Marks the best reception points for each channel * Stops antenna at desired position * Automatically turns antenna to desired positionWhat's in the box * Control Box * Mounting Hardware * Channel label

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Antenna/hdtv/fm Hd Radio Indoor Review

This beats some pricier amplified Radio-Shack antennas. They both seemed to have
damaged amplifiers.This is tough and effective, if fussy.
You must understand: a tuned antenna cannot make the 'scan all' feature work well.
You have to know the station number, set it, tweek the tuner knob and ant. position.
If you write the station positions with a small magic marker, you can make it work well.
I mainly listen to two stations, and one has 4 PBS channels on it, so this antenna
works great for 'pet' stations.For hassle-free all-channel reception, you need
one of the "two bowties/cat's whiskers on a grille' type antennas in the attic
or on the roof.If you are close in with plenty of signal, Rad-Shacks $4
wire bowtie antenna is remarkable.But I like this one to tweek Channel
44-1-2-3-4 and 7-1-2 in the den.I tried it on HD FM....it works well.

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