another antenna question
Thanks again for your advice. Need followup to the suggestions we got here. Not sure how to add a link to the thread I started here, so I copied some of my the previous post here: We are in a rustic...
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AlmostBoatless wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
The closest NBC station to you, WCSH 6, actually broadcasts on UHF channel 44. Do you have the Wingman add-on element on your batwing? If it's a Sensar IV, it comes with the Wingman included.
Feeling terribly embarrassed about now - not fun to be so inexperienced and so NOT tech savvy!
We have a new batwing, Winegard and believe it does have the 'booster' on it. We didn't pick it out, our repairman did last year, so we don't know, but will definitely be checking the paperwork/manual that came with it!
Thank you so much!
Anyone use the Rabbit or the Blade on the computer?
the Wingman is not a booster. it directs more UHF signals to the amplifier located in the head of the antenna.
this is what the Winegard batwing looks like without the Wingman add-on:
and this is what it looks like with the Wingman add-on. which do you have?
I've never heard of The Rabbit or The Blade...maybe you can tell us just what they are. but, if they're used on your PC they undoubtedly need an internet connection to work. there are just three basic ways to get an internet connection on the road...campground wifi, a cellular connection or via satellite.
you evidently don't have satellite so that's out.
campground wifi can be iffy depending on the number and location of the park's antennas and what type of connection they use for the internet. but most parks either automatically slow down connections or forbid their guests from streaming any sort of data, especially video. it's also considered rude and selfish as the data throughput is finite and streaming is a data hog. think of an apple pie. streaming video will grab a huge majority of the pie leaving virtually nothing for all of the other campers to share.
cellular is a good option but it's expensive to stream video and TV. if you have a smartphone or tablet it's likely you can use it as a hotspot to connect your computer to the internet.
a question for you:
1) are any of your campground neighbors getting more than 1 channel on their over-the-air antennas?
