Antenna not worth a "hill of beans"
New Palomino (Forest River) truck camper has a fixed round television antenna. Booster turned on. At home (twenty miles from local broadcast station), no reception over the air while parked in the exa...
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Since I worked in electronics my whole life and was involved with hundreds of antennae:
The gain of an omni-directional antenna is one(1). Any configuration with multiple elements will be very directional and have higher gain (sensitivity).
The more gain an antenna has, the narrower the directivity will be and will take finer adjustment of azimuth for best signal strength.
All of this is a trade-off.
If you can be happy with a very few transmitters that are very close to you, an omni will suit.
As you get farther from the antenna, you need directivity and gain.
When I plan trips, I use Transmitter Locator for each destination and print the page.
I invite you to try it, even at home.
The gain of an omni-directional antenna is one(1). Any configuration with multiple elements will be very directional and have higher gain (sensitivity).
The more gain an antenna has, the narrower the directivity will be and will take finer adjustment of azimuth for best signal strength.
All of this is a trade-off.
If you can be happy with a very few transmitters that are very close to you, an omni will suit.
As you get farther from the antenna, you need directivity and gain.
When I plan trips, I use Transmitter Locator for each destination and print the page.
I invite you to try it, even at home.
