Our rig has a 32" Sharp FSTV in the LR and a Insignia 19" in the bedroom. We had a badly damaged Winegard Batwing which I replaced with a older batwing with a mfg date of 1989. All "F" type connectors have been replaced and at home I get 185 channels on the rear TV and 190 on the front(not all are really stations, bounce suspected), they range from Riverside on the East, Santa Barbara on the North and San Diego on the South.My TVs in our old rig had built in signal strength meters, these do not. Just randomly turning the antenna to get the best picture, then do a new search for best signal.So during the show in "Q" last month we were at Hi Jolly CG and I could get three stations to tune in at best and only one was reasonably good with very little pixilation.Is this pretty much how it is there? I can live with it, if that is what it is. I'm not into buying a SensarPro, I may upgrade to a Integrated Sensar VI replacement head in the near future, the DW hasn't really complained so it isn't a requirement.I am just asking, I know SCJeff was/is there and hope he may answer too.

that's it for OTA unless you update to DTV (Digital TV) Converter or DTV antenna and Digital TVs. You will pickup a few more channelsor with Satellite TV you can get lots of channelsIf the campground offers wifi you may be able to stream some TV shows and movies from the broadcast channels websites or a service like Netflix, HULU, VUDU...etc using a laptop or computer

https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps is a useful aiming tool. There are others out there, too. I plot antennae aiming for OTA for each location where I plan to park, and print out the map. I do the same thing for my satellite antenna plots.

Never been to the "Q" but here in Northern Neck Virginia where the the HDTV stations are located in Washington DC to the North and Richmond VA to the south. Both directions are right at 60 miles away.My older fifth wheel that sits next to the woods has the older type BATWING and my off-road POPUP trailer has the BATWING with the dipoles added.My POPUP trailer which is lower in height really pulls in the stations from both DC and Richmond compared to the fifth wheel setup.Roy's ImageMake sure your BATWING has the dipoles on it like shown here...Google ImageRoy Ken

No such thing as a digital antenna. Roy Kens Batwing setup would be my choice for OTA

http://www.antennasdirect.com/blog/10-digital-tv-antennas/

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the_bear_II
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
that's it for OTA unless you update to DTV (Digital TV) Converter or DTV antenna and Digital TVs. You will pickup a few more channels

or with Satellite TV you can get lots of channels

If the campground offers wifi you may be able to stream some TV shows and movies from the broadcast channels websites or a service like Netflix, HULU, VUDU...etc using a laptop or computer
Gonzo42
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps is a useful aiming tool. There are others out there, too. I plot antennae aiming for OTA for each location where I plan to park, and print out the map. I do the same thing for my satellite antenna plots.
RoyB
Explorer II
Feb 09, 2017
Never been to the "Q" but here in Northern Neck Virginia where the the HDTV stations are located in Washington DC to the North and Richmond VA to the south. Both directions are right at 60 miles away.

My older fifth wheel that sits next to the woods has the older type BATWING and my off-road POPUP trailer has the BATWING with the dipoles added.

My POPUP trailer which is lower in height really pulls in the stations from both DC and Richmond compared to the fifth wheel setup.

Roy's Image

Make sure your BATWING has the dipoles on it like shown here...

Google Image

Roy Ken
bob213
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
No such thing as a digital antenna. Roy Kens Batwing setup would be my choice for OTA
the_bear_II
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
http://www.antennasdirect.com/blog/10-digital-tv-antennas/
Mandalay_Parr
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
Q is not the best. How did your neighbors do?
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
Feb 09, 2017
We were 6 miles south of Quartzsite last month and I was able to pull in two or three stations fairly well with my partially defective OTA antenna.... ( it won't rotate to properly aim ). I believe this is about the same for others in my area.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
Agree, no such thing as a "Digital Antenna". Stick a simple paper clip into the hole where the coax cable attaches to the television. You'll get Digital stations. If you don't believe me, try it. Old style batwings still can't be beat!

I have a 50 year old style VHF antenna on the roof of my house with no boosters or anything. I pull in stations from all directions where I live. My camper sits right outside my house in the drive way. The batwing with the booster on, pulls in the exact stations.

If I stick a simple paper clip into the coax connection on any of my televisions, I pull in about 1/3rd of those stations. Bottom line, I think it's all a matter of how much bare exposed metal is exposed and connected to your television that pulls in more. But if parked at a spot where there are no signals, well, ... no matter what you do, you'll never get one. Some places just don't get reception. (been to many. Time to pull out the old DVD's then).
Tom_M1
Explorer
Feb 10, 2017
DutchmenSport wrote:
If I stick a simple paper clip into the coax connection on any of my televisions, I pull in about 1/3rd of those stations.
fpresto
Explorer
Feb 10, 2017
Agree there is no such thing as a digital antenna or a HD antenna for that matter. It is marketing hype. Now, of course an antenna may be designed to be stronger in the frequencies used by the digital channels but that in itself does not make it digital or even that it will perform better.