Indoor HD TV antenna
Has anyone tried or been successful with one of the indoor HD antennas inside an RV ? I know the location can make a huge difference but what I'm wondering is are they better then the traditional roo...
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Some considerations.. Many RV's have metal skins.. TV does not penetrate
Many have Fiberglass.. TV Does penetrate but there is some signal loss.
Many Indoor antennas are either "Omni-Directional" or Bi-Directrional,, Uni-Directional works best.
Finally.. And this is a biggie.... I have tested and proven this thory:
HEIGHT IS MIGHT. The higher the antenna (up to a point) the better it performs.> Even a few feet higher can make a BIG difference.
True story: This was on VHF radio (Between TV carrier channels Six and Seven)
I had just taken possession of a new toy, a Wilson WE-800 Ham Radio.. Fully synthesized I could transmit and recieve on any of 800 different frequencies between 146 MHz and 147.995 MHz inclusive. WITHOUT BUYING CRYSTALS (back then this was unheard of in a hand held)..
So I worked Downtown Detroit, Sixth St and Howard/Porter area.. And following A Tiger Night game,, Getting out of the company parking lot... Without a company car (State police) was not going to happen.
So I got in the Elevator and pushed the top button.
I'm pushing 1 watt of RF into one of those flexible "Rubber Duck" antennas so my Effective power out is in the range of a quarter watt.. or less.
Talking to folks in Toledo OH, via a repeater in Adrian, MI.
A VE3??? tries to join in (He's in Windsor prhaps 1-2 miles from me, I can actually see his house from the observation level of the bulding I'm in).
HE's pushng about 40 watts ERP at around 30 feet as I recall.. He's not making it.. I am. Height is might 160 times the Effective Radiated Power.. And he was not making it.....
Same is true on the receive end.
Many have Fiberglass.. TV Does penetrate but there is some signal loss.
Many Indoor antennas are either "Omni-Directional" or Bi-Directrional,, Uni-Directional works best.
Finally.. And this is a biggie.... I have tested and proven this thory:
HEIGHT IS MIGHT. The higher the antenna (up to a point) the better it performs.> Even a few feet higher can make a BIG difference.
True story: This was on VHF radio (Between TV carrier channels Six and Seven)
I had just taken possession of a new toy, a Wilson WE-800 Ham Radio.. Fully synthesized I could transmit and recieve on any of 800 different frequencies between 146 MHz and 147.995 MHz inclusive. WITHOUT BUYING CRYSTALS (back then this was unheard of in a hand held)..
So I worked Downtown Detroit, Sixth St and Howard/Porter area.. And following A Tiger Night game,, Getting out of the company parking lot... Without a company car (State police) was not going to happen.
So I got in the Elevator and pushed the top button.
I'm pushing 1 watt of RF into one of those flexible "Rubber Duck" antennas so my Effective power out is in the range of a quarter watt.. or less.
Talking to folks in Toledo OH, via a repeater in Adrian, MI.
A VE3??? tries to join in (He's in Windsor prhaps 1-2 miles from me, I can actually see his house from the observation level of the bulding I'm in).
HE's pushng about 40 watts ERP at around 30 feet as I recall.. He's not making it.. I am. Height is might 160 times the Effective Radiated Power.. And he was not making it.....
Same is true on the receive end.
