Which TV for a van

Thanks Barry will check the specs on the Wineguard.

I have found you mostly have to order the 12 V cord as an accessory. Check when ordering and add to the order if necessary.

That's a furphy, The signal is just 5 - 6 dB lower if you don't do the switch. You only need to do that at the fringe of the reception area.

We Could NOT get reception with a Winegard in ANY place that had vertical polarity so if its a furphy tell me how to get it.

I don't know your situation and can not give an opinion without having checked your van. Most antennas have a little reduced pick up when working on the wrong polarisation. You possibly have a fault in your van if those around you were getting a good signal and you were getting nothing (unless they had something like the explorer or the DX Active Zone.) There are Winegard models without the amplifier, have you got one of those?

I have worked in the radio frequency planning area and am fully aware of the consequences of cross polar discrimination. I am thoroughly sick of having to correct those who erroneously claim that antennas will not pick up signals of the wrong polarity. Please stop doing it and check out your own installation. If you are going to come back and argue the toss, maybe you can give a short dissertation on cross polar discrimination ratios and typical values for different antennas.

I had a perfectly working Winegard when at Erldunda and other places up the centre. It has the amp in the socket in the wall and picked up horizontal channels perfectly everywhere.
In fact at Lane Cove we had to drop it down because it was getting too much signal.
We thought we had a problem till the guy parked next door told us what to do.

We now have a new van which did have a probem when we got it and it has been fixed and works Ok on horizontal but not on vertical.
There was a thread on here that suggested pullin a pin out of one of the legs to drop the antenna to a vertical position would enable it to work.

Others in the park at Erldunda also couldnt get reception and the only one who could had a happy wanderer that could be changed to vertical

If it as you say why do places have vertical and not just alter the frequencies or whatever.
I am not an expert but am talking from actual experience of trying for several hours to get a signal.

IF you know what to do share it with us cos Im sure a lot would benefit from the knowledge.

They will when you are camped on power. You will probably need to have an outside antenna unless you are in excellent signal area.

Rod, there is a signal booster called a wingman, for your wineguard. very neat, just clips onto the antenna and folds down with it. it accesses all (or most) of the digital channels. costs about 70.00 and you can buy them on line. I haven't tried mine yet, new van arrives next week...

Using an additional booster is usually of little help. The amplifier in your Winegard will amplify the incomming noise as well as any little signal that may be there. An additional amplifier will just amplify the noise, it will not improve the signal to noise ratio. Or in other words, you are very unlikely to get any benefit from a second amplifier. You will get better value spending your money on books for when you are out of TV range.

Regarding the Wingman - There are two models, the RV-WING and the NZ-WING (it was developed in NZ.) The RV-WING will only benefit you up to CH 52. The NZ-WING covers all the UHF band. Don't get caught purchasing the wrong model. Most caravan shops don't know of the NZ model. Camec supply them.

So Peter is the NZ Wing the one to purchase if I need it?

Rod - yes

Kogan call friday's 'Frugal Friday"
Best to monitor the site for a few days and see if there is any price fluctualtion.
Best prices are usually on Friday. Oz Parks Club members can also put in a code (Available from Oz Parks office) at the checkout and receive a further 5% discount. Hope mentioning Kogan & Oz Parks doesn't get this post chopped deleted.
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