TV Cable Appears Shorted

I have a 2007 3124 KS with the Winegrad Amp. TV antenna. The TV reception is not there unless you just use the center wire only as soon as you screw the antenna nut reception is lost. It appears the coax cable is shorted. Does anyone have any ideas of how to locate this situation? Thanks.

[commodor47]

It sounds like you have a short somewhere in the coax cable or at a connector. Start with this thread:

http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...hlight=antenna

We bought our unit from a private party (in 2004). The first time I tried the amplified Winegard antenna the reception was skimpy. Pushing on the amplified button resulted in no reception at all. Turning off the power button brought the station back in, if only marginally. I finally traced the problem to the pass through connector located at the base of the antenna hand crank. The coax cable running up to the antenna had the center wire insulation stripped completely off allowing it to short out. I think the installer must've realized the mistake because the wire had some clear silicone wrapped around it. Over time the silicone worked itself loose.

If you need more information send me a PM.

Thanks for the information. I haven't checked it out yet, but will the next time I pull the TM out of the garage.