Antenna not worth a "hill of beans"

lakeside013104 wrote:
New Palomino (Forest River) truck camper has a fixed round television antenna.

TV antennas come in two basic types. Directional and Omni-directional

Now there is a model of "Flying Saucer" that is Directional. RCA made it back in teh 70s's and it is still marketed today.> Radio Shack sells it as an HDTV antenna (the other one (Omni) does not say HDTV on the box or did not last I looked)

But most of the Flying Saucer types are Omni's. And your subject line is dead on for Omni's

I would recommend an upgrade.. There are two levels (or 3) of upgrade

Good: King Controls JACK, the directional one, not the omni wich is no better than what you have


Better: Winegard Sensar IV (Or Sensar III with added wingman)

Best: Above Winegard with SENSAR PRO module replacing your existing wall plate... It just don't get better than that (What I am watching as I type this).


NOTE: the more directional the antenna, the more important is is to have the aim spot on.. but the farther away it can SEE.. I have one place I camp where due to the distribution of transmitters.. I'd be better off with the Jack, less gain, greater beam width.. But everywhere else I park the Fully expanded Winegard, (wingman plus sensar pro) can't be beat.