Securing an antenna mast to a trailer?
Nothing is worse than going camping and roughing it (in a FHU CG!) and not being able to have TV due to inadequate OTA signal, too many trees for satellite TV or no CG cable TV. So am thinking of g...
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wildtoad wrote:
There is no better RV antenna than the Winegard Batwing, with the optional Wingman attachment. Add also the Sensar Pro power supply/booster and you have a good setup. There are also apps for smart phones that will help you find the closest towers for aiming purposes.
If you go with the Yagi/bowtie you may still need a signal booster, and a way to turn the antenna to get what reception there is.
Not sure why you'd say nothing is better than a Winegard Batwing? There are lots of better choices but the problem for RV-ing is physical size and portability. The one I'm thinking of is relatively flat and can fit in the back of our truck. I spent the winter researching different antennas and looking at gain and other specs. and ones that'd be better at pulling in long distance stations get quite large, like 8-10' long...
Already have a SensarPro and Wingman booster. Haven't looked into a separate mast-mounted pre-amp yet like the RCA or Channel Master ones. I like the TVfool.com website and since we carry a laptop and have Verizon mifi, I can determine optimal aiming direction at different CGs. Once I know the optimal aiming direction I can go outside and manually turn the mast and leave it alone. Once we aim the Winegard rooftop antenna now, I have never changed the direction. If I get a bowtie antenna, it'd be a lot less directional than a yagi plus they're more compact.
We were at a CG on the weekend and there was no problem getting 3 shopping channels but 3 others worth watching kept dropping out. A better and higher antenna should improve things there. We got a difficult jigsaw puzzle done tho. :)
