caravan TV

Dick Smith had the Digimatch caravan TV ariels on special last week. $35 instead of $70. Not sure if it is still going. Cheers,Bob

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To use direct from 12 v, you would need to purchase a 12v cig. plug lead, from Kogan, Jaycar or similar outlet.

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Cheers
Neil

People in the TV antenna business just sit there and chuclke about many of the caravan specific antennas.......there are a couple that are decent...but there are a few that are just a scam........like the one that looks like a couple of bits of conduit assembled in a T.

they have been trotting out the same rubbish for decades....B&W, colour, digital or analogue they are just a joke....serioulsy you would be better of with two pieces of #8 fencing wire screwed to a lump of wood with a balun in the middle or lecky tapping a cheap pair of rabbit ears to a broom stick

All of the reputable aerial manufacturers make a caravan specific aerial that has technical merit and works properly.....they will all outperform the rubbish scam antennas.

The matchmaster caravan antenna used to be the pick of the bunch....Matchmaster make "Digimatch", that is their predominant brand now....I used to use one as a survey aerial crawling arround on roofs.

I've been out of the bis a while so I don't know the current product numbers.

But its always typical, people never want to pay for an aerial.....truth is if you buy a quality TV aerial (for home or the caravan) it will outlast the TV.

AND if ya don't buy an adequate aerial you have just bleep the money you spent on the TV up against the wall.

As for the need of anything special for digital TV, appart from the changes to the frequencies carrying the TV, the whole digital ready thing with antenna systems is a crock just like "Engineered For Colour" was.

If the aerial was properly selected and adequate for analogue it will be fine for digital......

In non fringe reception areas with a single TV you should not need any amplifier with an adequate aerial.

cheers

Hi Brian Try one of these . Cheap and i can tell you first hand they are great . I brought one for myself and one for the old man . Both of our work great where some didn't get anything . For 30bucks they are worth a go .

Just remember that your caravan supply may vary from 11.5 to 14.5 volts depending on what the batteries are doing. Jaycar advised me not to plug directly but to get a DC to DC adaptor. I got one from Dealextreme, input 9 to 15 volts and selectable output voltage 12, 15, 18 and 19 so it can be used for the laptop too.

What a waste of time, effort and money with these antennas, satellite reception is the only way to go www.sattvkits.com