First Trip....Checking Things Out
Well I did it! First trip to check things out. Very apprehensive. I decided to stay close to home and went to Huntington Beach Stare Park. Checked in and drove to my campsite. Now for my first back in...
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Do you have the ability to "driveway" camp? Park your camper in your driveway? If you do, take some time to experiment with your television antenna at home.
Our first trailer was a Dutchmen and the antenna simply did not work. Out of frustration, I finally pulled the connection box from the ceiling of the camper and looked behind it to see what was going on. It turned out to be REALLY sloppy work. The coax cables were not trimmed clean, and the outside strands, that spiderweb mash wire, was all strung out, from each cable, and everything was touching everything. I pulled each one and trimmed off all that excess, and reattached. The television worked wonderful after that.
So if you continue to have difficulty with your television reception, you might pull the jack and see if the wires behind it are trimmed clean.
Your over-the-air television should work with the booster button pushed on. And as suggested above, take notice of other campers, which direction their antennas are facing. This helps getting you close.
Our first trailer was a Dutchmen and the antenna simply did not work. Out of frustration, I finally pulled the connection box from the ceiling of the camper and looked behind it to see what was going on. It turned out to be REALLY sloppy work. The coax cables were not trimmed clean, and the outside strands, that spiderweb mash wire, was all strung out, from each cable, and everything was touching everything. I pulled each one and trimmed off all that excess, and reattached. The television worked wonderful after that.
So if you continue to have difficulty with your television reception, you might pull the jack and see if the wires behind it are trimmed clean.
Your over-the-air television should work with the booster button pushed on. And as suggested above, take notice of other campers, which direction their antennas are facing. This helps getting you close.
