tv booster kits
Just wondering if anyone had one and if it helped out any?
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I have seen 20 dollar set top UHF bow-tie antennas sold for 100 bucks at RV shows as "Digital TV antennas" and frankly I wanted to see the sellers arrested.
Like N7BSN and for the very same reasons, I know a bit about antennas. I mean, I sometimes design and build my own.
Other forum members with the hardware have done the tests. In the world of RV antennas not much compets with the good old batwing, epically if it's Fully Upgraded"... I put the Wingman on mine and it made an improvement.. I also added the Sensar Pro (Which among other things is a 2nd booster, the 1st being in the antenna itself) and WOW. But it is improtant to note that this 2nd booster is specifically designed to work with the antenna I have.
Adding too much boost can cause issues same as too little.
As to directionality
Well, you either get an "Wide field of view" or you get LONG RANGE.. yes, the Jack is not as directional as the basic batwing.. It's also 1/2 the signal strength of the basic batwing on it's best day, 1/1000th on it's worst, Yup, forget VHF if you are not parked in the transmitter's parking lot.
Like N7BSN and for the very same reasons, I know a bit about antennas. I mean, I sometimes design and build my own.
Other forum members with the hardware have done the tests. In the world of RV antennas not much compets with the good old batwing, epically if it's Fully Upgraded"... I put the Wingman on mine and it made an improvement.. I also added the Sensar Pro (Which among other things is a 2nd booster, the 1st being in the antenna itself) and WOW. But it is improtant to note that this 2nd booster is specifically designed to work with the antenna I have.
Adding too much boost can cause issues same as too little.
As to directionality
Well, you either get an "Wide field of view" or you get LONG RANGE.. yes, the Jack is not as directional as the basic batwing.. It's also 1/2 the signal strength of the basic batwing on it's best day, 1/1000th on it's worst, Yup, forget VHF if you are not parked in the transmitter's parking lot.
