Tv antena

RoyB,

I like the looks of the antenna mast on your off-road popup. Is that a custom design? How does it attach and stow?

SCVJeff wrote:

I spent allot of time several years ago testing these antennas with the same or likely better gear than they were designed with, and posted the results here. Where that went I don't know. Mebbe one of the search Guru's like OLDMAN2, etc. can figure out where its hiding

Your antenna testing thread is still around, Jeff:

Batwing vs.BatMan vs. Jack: The Results.. finally (LONG)

Thanks Dutch ! I'll try and keep better track :)

Size matters and the batwing style pulls in VHF better than the Jack (in theory and in my experience). Both styles are comparable in the UHF band. In the Tampa and Orlando area, most of the major networks are on VHF.

As I recall from memory (I read the Batwing/Batman/Jack thread when it was posted) NOTHING beat the WIngman enhanced Batwing..
He tested the sensar both with and without the Wingman
And he tested the Jack. Using high quality Electronics lab equipment and measured signal strength.. At it's very best. the Jack was still half (3dB down) the antenna the Batwing was.. that was in the configuration that most favored the Jack.

Of course in the configuration most favoring the Wingman.. Someting like 7dB difference. (Batwing delivered over 4 times the signal)

What is dB: (deci-bell or 1/10th of a Bell) well... A logrythmic scale 10^e

So 3db is 10^0.3 (10 raised to the 3/10th power) or about 2.

You can use your calculator (Scientific mode) to figure out what 7DB is (about 5 times the power)