King Jack HD RV antenna

SoundGuy wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
That question is probably good for another few pages of debate, but at the end of the Day, NO, the Jack is not a better antenna on either UHF or especially VHF. It's only advantage is that it's got a smaller footprint on the roof.

Unfortunately Jeff, you're fighting a losing battle here against manufacturer advertising, internet word of mouth, and misunderstanding of the facts and no amount of technical substantiation to the contrary will convince people otherwise. People will believe what they want to believe, in this case that the King Controls Jack TV antenna is superior in performance to the venerable Winegard Sensar IV, which as you've proven with your own exhaustive tests with lab equipment designed for the purpose remains the best of the best when it comes to an antenna small enough to be mounted on an uRV. It's just the way the world works. :S

Thats OK, regardless of what anyone here thinks, electronics is a pure game of math, and the numbers simply don't lie. So rather than wasting time with the same naysayers over and over again, I suggest the OP read the following threads:

Jack vs. Batwing

New Antenna

TV Antenna

This is a VERY small sampling on what's a never ending debate, but as I said, the numbers simply don't lie. If you have mechanical restrictions, or airflow issues over the RV that it's banging from the wind, that's a different issue. Electrically, read the 1st link because it's the only meaningful side by side test between the two antennas. And one more time: The numbers don't lie.

As for defective O-Rings, I've been around and owned RV's a very long time, and have never once heard anyone complain about repeated defective O-Rings. Something else is clearly wrong.