Indoor Amplified HDTV Antenna's

SCVJeff wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
"Do they work" is totally subjective. There is no substitute for an obstruction free REAL directional antenna mounted off the roof. These indoor antennas are last resort only.

Well for me it is NOT a last resort. If was my first choice and very happy with results.

BTW:
When I bought my Florida winter house and was remodeling it I ran a coax cable from the TV inside the house to the inside of the MH and plugged into booster.

Then I bought the inside antenna and mounted it on inside wall. Which is several feet 'lower' than the batwing on MH.

I actually get more channels with the indoor antenna. Mounted exactly across from MH batwing and as mentioned mounted significantly lower.

I too was very surprised of the results. It was purchased as a temporary situation but in light of results I will not be replacing it with an outdoor antenna.

Does anyone have any experience with these types of TV antenna's

To the OP, yes they do work if you buy the best one available.

there is simply no way an inside or stick-on antenna of any kind will perform as well as any working external antenna, especially a working Batwing and there's no amount of talk that will change the fact

that an in the open and elevated antenna is simply a better solution. These antennas, just like the old Rabbit Ears ARE a last resort when you cannot use an outside antenna, and you get what you get... simple as that. There should be no reason to go into what obstructions of any kind do to RF, and THAT is what kills these cheap little antennas. If you claim this panel antenna works better than your Batwing, then it's broken, period.

So to the OP: and they any good? NO! Just like Rabbit Ears, if it's that's all there is then obviously it's your only choice

Should probably just let this go BUT.

I respectively take offense when you refer to my post as "no amount of talk will change the fact".

Have you tried it?
Do you have one?

I do.

My neighbor has an outdoor antenna that is 2 times the height of his house and he gets the same exact channels I do using an indoor amplified antenna.

Who are you to say they don't work when a forum member is using one and states that it does. :? :?

It DOES matter WHICH one you purchase.

Have a nice day. :C

rockhillmanor wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
"Do they work" is totally subjective. There is no substitute for an obstruction free REAL directional antenna mounted off the roof. These indoor antennas are last resort only.

Well for me it is NOT a last resort. If was my first choice and very happy with results.

BTW:
When I bought my Florida winter house and was remodeling it I ran a coax cable from the TV inside the house to the inside of the MH and plugged into booster.

Then I bought the inside antenna and mounted it on inside wall. Which is several feet 'lower' than the batwing on MH.

I actually get more channels with the indoor antenna. Mounted exactly across from MH batwing and as mentioned mounted significantly lower.

I too was very surprised of the results. It was purchased as a temporary situation but in light of results I will not be replacing it with an outdoor antenna.

Does anyone have any experience with these types of TV antenna's

To the OP, yes they do work if you buy the best one available.

there is simply no way an inside or stick-on antenna of any kind will perform as well as any working external antenna, especially a working Batwing and there's no amount of talk that will change the fact that an in the open and elevated antenna is simply a better solution. These antennas, just like the old Rabbit Ears ARE a last resort when you cannot use an outside antenna, and you get what you get... simple as that. There should be no reason to go into what obstructions of any kind do to RF, and THAT is what kills these cheap little antennas. If you claim this panel antenna works better than your Batwing, then it's broken, period.

So to the OP: and they any good? NO! Just like Rabbit Ears, if it's that's all there is then obviously it's your only choice

MrWizard wrote:
Sorry Tixi
You have been hit by the new Photobucket restrictions
No you didn't do anything wrong
No , the only way is to pay Photobucket big bucks for the privilege of putting your pictures on forums
Most of us are in the process of downloading our photos and closing our accounts
Moving them to another host
There is a thread on this topic, in this forum

Can you direct me to a thread that shows HOW to download them off photo bucket? thanks

Use a different photo repository like google photos.

Silly! How do we post pics now? Ill check for the thread.

Sorry Tixi
You have been hit by the new Photobucket restrictions
No you didn't do anything wrong
No , the only way is to pay Photobucket big bucks for the privilege of putting your pictures on forums
Most of us are in the process of downloading our photos and closing our accounts
Moving them to another host
There is a thread on this topic, in this forum

I had an antenna on my camper, but it did not pull in signals well and I needed the space for solar. I used a OnebyOne 50 mile amplified antenna and it works extremely well. With the RV antenna I was pulling in 23 stations, with the new one, I am getting close to 50! All parked in my driveway. I mounted the antenna in the closet in the cab-over as high as possible. I'll post up a pic.

Gus98333 wrote:
These indoor mounted amplified HDTV antenna's go by a number of names like 1byone, Vansky, Lovebay, and others. They advertise their ability to pick up over-the-air signals is much better than other systems. Does anyone have any experience with these types of TV antenna's while on the road?

TV signals are line of sight meaning if your receiving antenna cannot "see" the transmitting antenna you will not get a picture. in the old analog days a picture would become more and more 'snowy' as the distance between the two antennas increased or if there were objects such as trees, hills, buildings, etc. between the two antennas. in the brave new digital world that is no longer the case. the digital signal is either there or not. this means that a clear line of sight between the two antennas is more critical than ever.

these "miracle" indoor TV antennas (there is no such thing as an HD antenna) are really designed for apartment dwellers in larger urban areas closer to transmitting towers. so, no, these antennas are generally not suitable for an RV especially one not permanently located in or near an urban area. we live in the western Chicago suburbs and I can receive a signal from most of the Chicago

for best over-the-air (OTA) TV reception height is your best friend. you want a TV antenna as high in the air as you can get it. for my money that means a Winegard Sensar Pro IV.

I have the square "Clear TV" antenna. It's about $10.00 and works very well.
I also have a cheap rectangular antennae from Menards. Don't think I ever picked
up a channel with that one.