TV Antennas
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 09:35
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Ray
This subject may have been done to death but can anybody recommend a good
TV antenna for a caravan. I am not interested in satellite at the moment
Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:25
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:25
Well after trying both the Winegard on the van and a Saturn Omni I have bitten the bullet and bought a dish.
The reason is that in the outback quite a few
places have vertical polarity and if you dont have an aerial that can get that signal No TV
Also some very small
places you may have to spend a night have little if any reception and a restricted number of stations.
Having to retune the Tv everytime we stop is a pain in the A****.
Put the dish up and 5 mins and away we go.
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Follow Up By: T-Ribby - Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 at 08:50
Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 at 08:50
A phased array antenna is relatively easy to orient in horizontal or vertical. I have a Kingray and it works
well. One oddity I found was that sometimes the reception improves if the aerial is set down low instead of high !.
I have the same PITA with rescanning at every stop, otherwise fine.
Dish is the way to go for the long distance travellers.
cheers
T.R.
(Canterbury Crusaders)
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Reply By: Pacer59 - Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:47
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:47
Hi Ray
I have a HAPPY WANDERER TV caravan antenna. Simple construction with T piece bar at top that can be set for vertical or horizontal polarity. Comes with about 3 metres of lead with end plugs fitted plus fittings for caravan. I've had excellent digital reception all over Vic, SA and WA including the NW coast (
Geraldton,
Exmouth,
Broome etc). Bought
mine from a Dick Smith store in Melb - about $100 all up.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Rob
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Reply By: Mandrake - Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:57
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:57
I have contacts with an Antenna crowd - through my Customs "real" job .
They sell a Caravan antenna for around $25.00 - It can be aligned Vert or Horiz but not an easy switch - undo a couple of bolts and do up again ..
If you're interested let me know and I'll get some more information for you
Rgds
Steve
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Follow Up By: Mandrake - Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 13:09
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 at 13:09
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Features
Specifications
F-Type High Performance Balun
Designed and tested for digital/analogue reception
Heavy Duty construction on all components
12mm extruded aluminium heavy duty elements
Tough powder coated finish
UV stabilised plastics
Bifurcated rivets - Strongest in the industry
Elements
11
Band
1,2,3,4,5
VHF
Channels
0-12 + FM
Forward Gain
4 dB
Front to Back Ratio
>15 dB
UHF
Channels
28-69
Forward Gain
6 dB
Front to Back Ratio
>15dB
Part No.: 01ACMX11CA
Length: 92cm Width: 149cm (Assembled)
Cheers - Steve
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Follow Up By: nsgnomad - Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 at 21:12
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 at 21:12
Hi Steve, this antenna looks interesting. Can you advise where I can get them please.
Regards
Roger
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Follow Up By: Mandrake - Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 at 21:21
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 at 21:21
its from a client of
mine - I do all their import work ..
Bitek
7/1 Culverlands St
Heidelberg West Victoria 3081
(03) 9456 9222
www.bitek.com.au
Cheers
Steve
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