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Old-Biscuit
Nov 13, 2013Explorer III
Went to ACE Hardware and picked up a $50 TV antenna....rectangular with two arrays and a 5' piece of steel pipe 1" dia.
Have a flag pole buddy mount installed on my rear ladder up high. I place the pipe with antenna attached in the flag pole buddy and then connect the coax from antenna to the cable input on rear of rig. Antenna is aimed in direction of transponder towers
I then set the distribution center for the TVs to 'cable' the TV input to 'antenna' and scan for channels.
I am able to pick up stations 50+ miles away.....where the Winegard will only pick up channels 35 miles
I stow the antenna attached to pipe in underbelly.....it just fits across the bay
I only use it when can't get TV with Winegard antenna
Have a flag pole buddy mount installed on my rear ladder up high. I place the pipe with antenna attached in the flag pole buddy and then connect the coax from antenna to the cable input on rear of rig. Antenna is aimed in direction of transponder towers
I then set the distribution center for the TVs to 'cable' the TV input to 'antenna' and scan for channels.
I am able to pick up stations 50+ miles away.....where the Winegard will only pick up channels 35 miles
I stow the antenna attached to pipe in underbelly.....it just fits across the bay
I only use it when can't get TV with Winegard antenna
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