--- product_id: 25952663 title: "RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator" brand: "rca" price: "€ 90.89" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/25952663-rca-vh226e-programmable-outdoor-antenna-rotator store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # 12 programmable presets Digital position display Infrared remote control RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator **Brand:** rca **Price:** € 90.89 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 📡 Tune in like a pro—never miss a signal again! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator by rca - **How much does it cost?** € 90.89 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/25952663-rca-vh226e-programmable-outdoor-antenna-rotator) ## Best For - rca enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted rca brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Stable Signal Lock:** Motor drive locks antenna in place to withstand wind and maintain picture clarity. - • **Compact & Durable Design:** Sleek black unit with a sturdy build fits seamlessly into any outdoor setup. - • **Remote Precision Control:** Adjust your outdoor antenna from the comfort of your couch with infrared remote. - • **Real-Time Position Feedback:** Digital display shows exact antenna position and preset for perfect tuning. - • **Effortless Channel Switching:** Program up to 12 TV/FM presets for instant antenna positioning. ## Overview The RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator offers seamless control over your outdoor antenna with 12 programmable presets, an infrared remote for easy indoor adjustments, and a digital display for precise positioning. Its motorized drive locks the antenna in place to ensure stable reception even in windy conditions, making it an essential upgrade for any home entertainment setup. ## Description Fine tune your outdoor antenna from inside your home with the RCA VH226F Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator with remote control. Using its programmable memory, you can set up to 12 TV/FM station presets for automatic antenna positioning. The motor drive provides wind stability by locking in place for a stable antenna. Use the digital display to choose a preset and position the antenna during operation. This unit includes a remote for adjusting the antenna from inside your home. ## Features - Set up to 12 TV for FM stations for automatic antenna positioning with the programmable memory - Infrared remote control allows you to fine tune your outdoor antenna easily from inside your home for a perfect picture - Digital display indicates preset and antenna position during operation ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Antennadescription | Television | | Asin | B008468PWC | | Best Sellers Rank | #1,644 in TV Antennas | | Brand | RCA | | Built In Media | ANTENNA ROTATOR W/REMOTE | | Color | Black | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,886) 4.4 out of 5 stars | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00044476124341 | | Impedance | 75 ohm | | Item Type Name | ANTENNA ROTATOR W/REMOTE | | Item Weight | 7.5 pounds | | Manufacturer | Audiovox Accessories Corporation | | Mfr Part Number | VH226F | | Model Number | VH226F | | Number Of Channels | 12 | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Number Of Packs | 1 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Upc | 044476124341 | | Warranty Description | 1 year | ## Product Details - **Antenna:** Television - **Brand:** RCA - **Color:** Black - **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00044476124341 - **Impedance:** 75 ohm - **Manufacturer:** Audiovox Accessories Corporation - **Number of Channels:** 12 - **Number of Packs:** 1 - **UPC:** 044476124341 - **Unit Count:** 1 Count ## Images ![RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61sZPwucsLL.jpg) ![RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616siDr4NXL.jpg) ![RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61dqBN++7-L.jpg) ![RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61e3s5Fo5qL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Hi, i have a hexbeam antenna for hf. it weighs about 9kg/ over 25 pounds. will this rotator work for my antenna?** A: I contacted Voxx International (known as Audiovox until 2012), the licensee of the RCA trade name for consumer electronics products, and they told me the VH226E antenna rotator will support antennas up to 75 pounds in weight. **Q: What is the Max weight of the array this rotator will turn? How much wind load is permissable?** A: The Motor and Gear of VH226F can survive max torque 300 lb. inch at the vertical loading position (rotator turning), and max torque 210 lb. inch at the horizontal position (wind blowing). **Q: Does this rotator have steel thrust bearings and a disk brake similar to the channel master cm9521a?** A: The RCA unit doesn't have a break. Also, the top clamps to hold the mast are cheap. (They don't hold the mast from turning.) I drilled through the clamp and mast pole to install a bolt. Still in high wides, 25-30 MPH the antenna still rotates. VHF/UHF 110" antenna **Q: What size maximum diameter mast will this mount on?** A: The drive unit is designed for 1.25" diameter mast, but will accommodate up to a 2" diameter support mast. Note:The manual states to use no more than 3 feet of antenna mast between the rotor and the antenna itself to reduce wind and weight load. The unit is built very well and seems to work well with a 6 ft. 1.50" aluminum mast in my installation with a 2 meter beam and vertical antenna installed on it! ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very nice, well designed, sturdy, accurate, 12 memory, TV antenna rotor. *by on Reviewed in the United States September 14, 2017* RCA Programmable Antenna Rotator VH226F ReviewThis new RCA ‘Rotator’ as it is called, is very nice, well engineered, and sturdy, but there is very little information available about it. I have installed it on my 10ft lower, chimney secured mast, and 2ft antenna rotating mast, replacing a 45 year old Radio Shack rotor. I will try to fill in a few details.1. Case of rotor section is metal and very sturdy, but I can find no specification about maximum antenna weight, or moment. They do specify 3ft max antenna mast length, above the rotor. They specify 1.25in main mast diameter but state that up to 2 inch diameter can be accommodated. I believe the same is true of the antenna mast section. The lowest mounting bracket has extra holes that accommodate optional guy wires.Be careful when mounting the base of rotor to the main mast. There is a protruding tongue on the rotor meant to act as a stop as the unit is slid onto the top of the mast. This tongue should just touch the top of the main mast and protrude into the center mast void. If you lower the rotor further that tongue will be pressed against the side of the mast and miss align the rotor on the main mast and weaken it’s mount.2. There is a 3 wire interface between the control box and the rotor. Max length of 20AWG 3 conductor cable is specified at 150 ft, but longer cable lengths are permitted with heaver gauge wire. (Be careful when connecting the 3 wires. They are numbered 1, 2, 3 on the control box, and 3, 2, 1 on the rotor.) The screws are smaller than I would expect and they warn of possible damage to the system if the wires are not connected correctly, 1 to 1, 2 to 2 and 3 to 3. Both units have terminal blocks for the connecting screws, and the screws have square washers that don’t rotate as the screws are tightened. This helps compensate for the fact that the terminal blocks are so small. If your wires are too big for using a U shape to go around the screws, I recommend a simple straight section of wire, maybe ¼ inch be inserted below the square washer while the screw is tightened. (Instructions specify stripping ½ inch of insulation.)3. The display of the control unit only displays 2 digits in degrees, so 18 stands for 180 degrees. The antenna positioning is much more accurate than that, however. The motor in the rotor unit always turns at a constant uniform speed and the control unit synchronizes with the motor unit by digitally integrating the clockwise and counterclockwise motor time. Time and rotation is set to 0 degrees in both units at the same time by pressing the initial button. From that point, time is used in the control unit to keep track of antenna movements. There is no spec on the repeat-ability or accuracy on this control system, but I believe the digital time counter and memory is better than the approximately 1 degree backlash play in the mechanics.Besides the initial synchronization system, there is a auto calibration system to match the digital counter speed to the speed of the individual motor unit paired with the individual control unit. This relative speed calibration is performed at the factory, so does not need to be done by the user, but if it ever becomes necessary, the re-calibration of the two speeds, can be performed by the user.4. There is a 12 position memory system with 12 memory select buttons. There are also clockwise and counter clockwise buttons for arbitrary control. Once a good antenna position is found, a memory button can be set to remember that position by first pressing the memory button then one of the 12 buttons. The antenna can then be returned to that position by pressing that button in the future. The memory and current antenna position are maintained across power cycles, probably by flash memory, so the unit can be powered down most of the time, and only powered up when the antenna needs to be rotated. There is a power switch on the control unit. Memory memory positions can be reprogrammed and all can be erased if desired.5. The display on the control unit is red, and way too bright for viewing at the same time as viewing a TV. I used a cut to fit piece of black dog waste bag to cover the display. It mutes the display while making it still easily visible. The display shows the memory currently selected, A, B C, D, E, F G, H, I, J, U, or L, using one character and a two digit display of the current antenna position in degrees clockwise looking down on the antenna, divided by 10. So, 3 very bright characters need to be muted.I like this unit on the whole. It is well designed, and solid. Its speed is well chosen not too fast for big antennas but not too slow for actually getting there, roughly 55 seconds for 360 deg roughly the speed and direction of a second hand. My antenna is small, but I believe it is well capable of rotating even large TV antennas. I set 0deg West, because there are no stations in that direction.On the off chance a copy of the English user manual is allowed, in this review, it can be found here:https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbvm7kaq0bizi9h/RCA%20VH22GF%20User%20Manual.pdf?dl=0 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid, simple, and durable! *by on Reviewed in the United States April 16, 2018* Using for 6 meter Moxon and 2 meter Yagi antennas. Works well and withstands Oklahoma storms and the winds sweeping down the plains! Have had up through tornadic storm with 80 mph winds, ice storm, and sustained 50-55mph winds during spring. No damage seen to the braking system and works very well. Much cheaper option than ham rotator and can handle 3 sq ft of antenna well.UPDATE: Have now been through 91mph wind gusts of 4-5 seconds with 15 min of sustained 65-70mph winds and still doing well. Oklahoma is lovely during Spring and early summer:) My rotator is mounted on a well guyed aluminum flag pole of 26’ above ground and 30” below ground in concrete. This has been my 6m/2m mast for 2 years now and through countless storms. Everything works well. I do annual maintenance checks on the system and tighten, reseal, etc. I remain happy with this system..UPDATE Mar 2023: Changed antennas to an Eantenna 2850 6m/10m Moxon and a Create 108-1300MHz Log Periodic just over 1 year ago. The RCA rotor is handling the heavier load and increased wind load very well. No issues at all, despite severe storms with 70-80mph wind gusts and hours of steady 30 mph Oklahoma winds with frequent gusts up to 50 mph. For the techies, my total antenna & mast weight is 9.6 kg and the wind load is 0.21 m sq. My other RCA rotator system for my LEO VU satellite array is also holding up equally well. These rotators have been a very cost-effective investment for my ham station and should handle just about any residential TV antenna on the market. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why did I wait so long to buy this???!!! *by on Reviewed in the United States June 18, 2023* I cut the cable cord years ago and switched to an old fashioned OTA antenna but have only had this remote rotator for a few months. It is the best! Works great with the touch of the remote. No more running outside to fine tune the antenna a tad to the left or to the right. Very sturdy and well built.I measured the length of electrical wire I needed from the antenna to the control box in the house. I found a cheap white wire from Lowe’s with 4 wires but you only need the three. I think it was about 30c a foot. I am not sure if telephone wire will work. Can’t hurt anything to try (fingers crossed).I had a tornado fly overhead last week while I was in the hall closet with my dog and it didn’t bother my rotator at all. 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