TV Antenna Question-Update

BFL13 wrote:
Got one of these:

https://www.princessauto.com/en/search?Dy=1&Nty=1&Ntt=outdoor+HDTV+antenna

Can I do without the big "net" and the long VHF dipoles and still get OTA digital TV with the shorter UHF dipoles? I want to do without the "net" to reduce wind problems.

Thanks.

(The "net" as they call it seems to be a reflector like with WW2 British gunnery radars that had Yagis poking out of them.)

https://maritime.org/doc/br224/img/dia33.jpg

ignoring their deceptive/untrue advertising (there is no such thing as an HD TV antenna) and the mediocre reviews (didja read them?) you will likely do OK..but just OK...and you won't be out a bundle.

you are planning to put it up when camped and take it completely down when moving or so you want to put it up and leave it attached to the RV when moving? is that why you're worried about wind? i'll tell you that height-above-average-terrain (HAAT) is your best friend. the higher up you get the antenna...any antenna (and a 25-yr old standard residential antenna with new coax will likely perform as well or possibly even better than this one) the more signal you will capture. me? if I was looking to do this I'd leave it off the camper while moving and then when parked I'd get this puppy up at least 10' above the roofline of the RV. but as I said it's cheap enough to give it a whack.

good luck.