Mohu Leaf Antenna

[Kurbennett]

Has anyone tried the Mohu Leaf Antenna in their RV's? I know a few people using them in their homes and am curious if anyone has tried them in the rigs.

Thanks

Kurt

[stevekk]

Thanks... I ordered one.
Free shipping plus no CA sales Tax.
I use this as a spare in my motor home.

[Tom_N]

TODAY ONLY!

Winegard FlatWave Amplified Razor Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna w/ Built-In Amplifier

$21.99 FREE shipping.

http://1sale.com

I have no connection to 1saleaday.

-Tom

[Gdetrailer]

Tom N wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

Tom N wrote:
Same antenna from Winegard. $69.99

http://www.winegard.com/get-free-tv/hdtv-antenna/flatwave-amped/

A week ago I bought 2 - Winegard FlatWave Amped antennas for $22 each from 1saleaday.com.

Those "flat" designs do nothing more than a piece of coat hanger would do..

You can build your own similar antenna for PENNIES and it will easily out perform the design above.

HERE is the instructions to make a PROPER "stacked" bowtie antenna. The Wingard design and I would suspect any "flat" antenna design is not a proper "stacked" design. They look more like a RANDOM wire design.

Save your money, send them back and get a refund, not worth the price which is charged for them.

Heck, you used to get a simple UHF Bow antenna for FREE when you bought a portable TV, I would bet they work just as well as that $70 antenna...

I know I can build one from a coat hanger. I have an amateur radio license. But how do you build the amplifier that comes with the flat panel bowtie??

Tom, W3TLN

Amplifying GARBAGE = GARBAGE OUT.

That antenna is nothing more than a "dipole", dipoles by their very nature net you ZERO DB of gain. Strike one.

RF amps not only amplify the desired incoming signal they also amplify ALL the RF "noise" that is present around your antenna. Then RF amps ADD their own RF "noise" on top of that.

In most cases the local noise plus the RF noise generated by the amplifier will tend to swamp out the desired signal netting you LESS stations... Strike TWO

those flat antennas use rather small diameter high LOSS coax. Strike THREE.

Build the stacked array and buy a RF preamp for TV (Hard to believe but Radio Shack DOES have some decent preamps with 25DB of gain).

The one you are looking for is a "split" amp it has a piece which mounts to the antenna (that is the preamp) and uses a power inserter on the coax. $40-$50 for that amp, and if that amp is hooked to a GOOD antenna it will pull in many more stations than that Winegard ever will..

With digital OTA, bigger antennas, high gain low noise preamps and RG6 coax is a must.

Those piddly little flat antennas will net you in the best case 20 miles of distance and I would have to say that is stretching it.

A REAL antenna with some "gain" plus preamp will get you 50 miles or more...

Since you are a "Ham" you should have some understanding of the basics needed for good reception of Ham bands, the same idea applies to TV. Start with a high gain antenna, place it as high as possible and use good coax keeping distance as short as possible...

For digital OTA, omni directional = bad, Bidirectional (dipole) = slightly better, DIRECTIONAL (stacked antenna array or even highly directional Yagi) = BEST...

My Home setup I use a 15+ ft antenna with a RS split preamp mounted on a 20ft pole. Gives me about 24 digital OTA stations with the closest tower at 60 miles from my house.

I used to get 40+ analog stations with the same setup..

[Tom_N]

Gdetrailer wrote:

Tom N wrote:
Same antenna from Winegard. $69.99

http://www.winegard.com/get-free-tv/hdtv-antenna/flatwave-amped/

A week ago I bought 2 - Winegard FlatWave Amped antennas for $22 each from 1saleaday.com.

Those "flat" designs do nothing more than a piece of coat hanger would do..

You can build your own similar antenna for PENNIES and it will easily out perform the design above.

HERE is the instructions to make a PROPER "stacked" bowtie antenna. The Wingard design and I would suspect any "flat" antenna design is not a proper "stacked" design. They look more like a RANDOM wire design.

Save your money, send them back and get a refund, not worth the price which is charged for them.

Heck, you used to get a simple UHF Bow antenna for FREE when you bought a portable TV, I would bet they work just as well as that $70 antenna...

I know I can build one from a coat hanger. I have an amateur radio license. But how do you build the amplifier that comes with the flat panel bowtie??

Tom, W3TLN

[ferretgrandpa]

Iraqvet05,
I live abit further out than you (Centerview), At home I use the trailer's batwing and RG-6 cable it into the house, excellent signal / reception, no new cost.

[Gdetrailer]

Tom N wrote:
Same antenna from Winegard. $69.99

http://www.winegard.com/get-free-tv/hdtv-antenna/flatwave-amped/

A week ago I bought 2 - Winegard FlatWave Amped antennas for $22 each from 1saleaday.com.

Those "flat" designs do nothing more than a piece of coat hanger would do..

You can build your own similar antenna for PENNIES and it will easily out perform the design above.

HERE is the instructions to make a PROPER "stacked" bowtie antenna. The Wingard design and I would suspect any "flat" antenna design is not a proper "stacked" design. They look more like a RANDOM wire design.

Save your money, send them back and get a refund, not worth the price which is charged for them.

Heck, you used to get a simple UHF Bow antenna for FREE when you bought a portable TV, I would bet they work just as well as that $70 antenna...

[wa8yxm]

Fizz wrote:
Do a search for... 4 Bay HD TV Antenna
Shop around I found them locally for $17
You will even find plans for building your own. I tried it and liked the reception so I bought two of them.

Just to give you an idea of the "Deals" out there by scammers...

Your 17 dollars is about what those are worth .

I have seen ones like them (not sure if it was a 2 or 4 bowtie) for 100 at FMCA rallies.... (How many ways can you spell SCAMMERS) and folks were buying them

They are good at UHF and the more bowties the better.. But not so good for VHF, and where I am parked today the #1 Channel uses broadcast channel 7 (VHF High band) and is not all that strong, so that bow tie would be useless.

But then... I research that kind of thign (And know how to build a really good chan 7 antenna if I have to).

[rk911]

Mohu Leaf Antenna

haven't tried one of these but unless you do your camping in areas that are in very close proximity to TV transmission towers I wouldn't waste my money.

a TV transmission signal is RF....radio frequency...and is, generally, line-of-sight. we're camping in relatively small (as in height above ground) metallic or fiberglass boxes in campgrounds and parks in, usually, rural areas, surrounded by trees, hills, etc. many RVers are having enough problems getting a good signal using an amplified antenna that is elevated above the camper. why would an antenna located inside that camper deliver a better signal to the TV receiver? if you live in an apartment in the city or even a close-in suburb and don't have/can't erect an outdoor antenna then the Mohu Leaf antenna might be the answer otherwise I'd take a pass.

[1775]

I have the same antenna as the Mohu made by Winegard (shown above in a reply). When tested against my Winegard Sensar crank up, there was no comparison. Far more channels with the Winegard. They say "omnidirectional" but you still have to turn it and still don't get all of the available channels in an area. If you have no alternative, then it will pull in channels but I was not getting major networks while at the same time was getting the foreign language channels with the thin antenna.

[Fizz]

Do a search for... 4 Bay HD TV Antenna
Shop around I found them locally for $17
You will even find plans for building your own. I tried it and liked the reception so I bought two of them.

[wa8yxm]

Looking at it, I know they claim "Best HD Antenna" but 1: I see that a lot and 2: I do not in the least believe it... Since I've seen with my own eyes antennas that outperform that one by major distances.

I'll stick with my crank up Full blown Winegard Batwing+Wingman+Sensar Pro. better than that for RV use is not likely going to happen.

[stevekk]

I just saw this style of Antenna at my local Costco.
Not sure of the brand. It was Black in color.
And was Amplified. And was $40.

I have the Winegard Brand that I also got at Costco about 1/2 year ago.
Seems to work OK in my MH, but have not tested it that well.
I carry it as a spare in case something happens to my Batwing.

[Iraqvet05]

I have one at home and reception is so-so. I live on the outskirts of Kansas City with most of the TV transmitter towers within 25 miles. On some channels, the leaf does fine, on others it drops reception if you walk in front of the antenna. If you have an Amazon account, they make a smiliar non-amplified antenna at a cheaper price and offer a few amplified http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Ultra-Thin-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00DIFIM36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=13....

[Tom_N]

Same antenna from Winegard. $69.99

http://www.winegard.com/get-free-tv/hdtv-antenna/flatwave-amped/

A week ago I bought 2 - Winegard FlatWave Amped antennas for $22 each from 1saleaday.com.