Antenna explanation
Since the subject of HD antennas comes up here occasionally, I just couldn't resist posting this link: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/innovation/2013/08/07/worst-tech-lies/5.html
Forum Discussion
MNtundraRet wrote:That concerns me as well, which is why if I can ever get off my butt, will test them on the same mast; one against the other.
Thanks for the 2007 FCC report, Jeff.
Channels: 7, 8, and 9 would fall around 178 to 183 Megahertz. That would have included the elements sized around 50 to 30% of the largest one on a unamplified roof top antenna.
I have worried about the Jack antenna since it does not have adequate room for the proper sized element to work with smaller amplified RV antenna. I suspect the actual range for picking up these channels may be only 50% of the range for the other's.
The LA market is a great test bed since we occupy from Ch. 7, all the way through the top of the UHF band (over 90 channels if you count all the Dots). When I did my original Batwing tests about 35 miles from Mt. Wilson, there was allot of garbage to pick through. But now that the cut-over is done and the analogs gone, my analyzer will probably be allot cleaner so I can run the same parameters with all 3 tests: Batwing only, Batwing and Wingman, and Jack all on the same mast and be able to see the minute differences easier. Since the Jack is on sale at CW, I'll probably go get one this weekend. The results ought a be interesting..
