questions about antennas

Gdetrailer wrote:


IF you don't mind carrying and setting up a external antenna that might be the better route and net you more signals.

Something like this..

This is more like I would like to use but the problem with this style is that they are fragile and bulky. The only reason I got a bow-tie design is that it much less susceptible to damage and it's quite thin when the elements are in the folded down position. The bow-tie antenna picked up more channels compared to our standard Winegard. A good yagi style should be able to pick up some stations farther away depending on atmospheric conditions.