Stick with Glomex antenna or get a better replacement?

[snoboy]

On a recent road trip going down into Shelter Cove Ca. we took a tree branch on the roof of our Northern Lite and it ripped the Glomex antenna off. Coax cable is serviceable. I'm either going to buy another Glomex or something better based on advice from here. I

Thanks
Mike

[snoboy]

DWeikert wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
Why not mount a coax barrel connector on the roof surface with a cap so you have it pre-wired if you change your mind?

That's what I did when I removed the Winegard crank up OTA antenna to make room for more solar. Winegard reception was also ****, at least where I generally camp. I cut an aluminum plate to match the footprint of the Winegard and mounted a RF barrel connector for future use. I took an RF connector that you would crimp onto coax and sealed it with RTV then screwed it onto the barrel connector to prevent water entering the connector until I added the Dish Tailgater you see mounted on the ladder.

Before anyone gets excited, the wire routing you see was temporary. I had removed my Kyocera panels to make room for the AC, then had the AC installed before mounting the new Renogy panels.

Excellent idea.

[snoboy]

Tizi wrote:
I bought one of those flat antenna and mounted inside the entertainment cabinet. 50 mile range, **** thing actually works really well.

Do you remember the brand name of the antenna?

[DWeikert]

Bedlam wrote:
Why not mount a coax barrel connector on the roof surface with a cap so you have it pre-wired if you change your mind?

That's what I did when I removed the Winegard crank up OTA antenna to make room for more solar. Winegard reception was also ****, at least where I generally camp. I cut an aluminum plate to match the footprint of the Winegard and mounted a RF barrel connector for future use. I took an RF connector that you would crimp onto coax and sealed it with RTV then screwed it onto the barrel connector to prevent water entering the connector until I added the Dish Tailgater you see mounted on the ladder.

Before anyone gets excited, the wire routing you see was temporary. I had removed my Kyocera panels to make room for the AC, then had the AC installed before mounting the new Renogy panels.

[Tizi]

I bought one of those flat antenna and mounted inside the entertainment cabinet. 50 mile range, **** thing actually works really well.

[snoboy]

Bedlam that's good advice. Actually I don't know the answer as we usually play CDs rather than listen to radio. I will definitely check and take the appropriate action. Thanks

[Bedlam]

Why not mount a coax barrel connector on the roof surface with a cap so you have it pre-wired if you change your mind?

Does your radio use the same antenna through a splitter or does it have a dedicated antenna?

[snoboy]

OK thanks guys. I think Glomex is no good for an RV and I'm not interested in putting something else on the roof. Sounds like I need to pull the coax in and do a small fiberglass patch/repair on the roof and call it macaroni. If I invest in a tailgater some day it can plug into the side mounted Cable TV connector.

[n7bsn]

covered wagon wrote:
I found that regular coat hanger inside the camper worked better than the Glomax on the roof. ..

I found the same thing with the Jensen, pure junk

[Bedlam]

My Jensen omni-directional antenna did poorly compared to my previous Winegard omni - No idea on how your Glowmax fairs compared to my previous antennas. I now have a King Jack directional antenna that does better than either in pulling weak signals but must be moved/aligned between different TV towers. The Winegard directional is even better than the King Jack, but it requires you to crank it up before use and back down before traveling.

[covered_wagon]

I found that regular coat hanger inside the camper worked better than the Glomax on the roof. I took it off, covered it with a piece of stainless and threw it in the garbage.

At least it doesn't stick up catching things and at least in my mind I get a little better miles per gallon w/o it.

[snoboy]

Yes it's a Marine TV Antenna. It's not this exact model as mine was an '04 but it was similar.
http://www.glomex.it/leisure/eng/antenna-tv-V9112-12AB.php

[deltabravo]

Is it a TV antenna?