Over the Air (OTA) TV antenna still useful?
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wdk450
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For20hunter
Pacific Region Directors-Retired
TV Towers is the app I use for the iPhone.
Rod
Rod
wdk450
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While at the 2013 Goshen Heartland National Rally, I bought one of these Winegard replacement amplifier wall plates with the signal tuning LED's/audio. These can be used with any other amplifying RV antenna, like the old factory wallplate: http://www.winegard.com/sensarpro
JohnD
Moved on to the next thing...
The King Jack was just delivered so it's #1 on my list of things to do at the RV in a couple of weeks. I'll post here again when it's up and running.
Cool!
Don't wait a couple of weeks . . . install it when you get home tonight! (only takes about 2 minutes).
You will be amazed at how much better the King/Jack antenna is than the batwing!
Let us know your results!
In my side yard with the batrwing . . . about 35 channels . . . with the Jack/King antenna . . . over 70 channels!
I have the batwing in storage as I will put it back on our trailer if we trade it in (which just happened a couple of months ago) . . .
The JackTV antenna is the best $40 you could ever spend on any RV!
JohnD
Moved on to the next thing...
RV's at the coast and we're at the SnB. Not fully retired for another couple of years. Won't get back to the RV until the weekend of the 14th.
We are able to keep our Prowler at our house with all of the slides extended . . . now it is part of our house!
Part of the reason we haven't sold our house and moved to a nicer neighborhood!
mILcOP4523
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has anyone heard of or used the following product?
we are in Canada but travel to the USA quite a few times with the trailer
cant pick up anything on our non -Winegard system.
cant get dish network system because not a US resident with a home address and service.
and our Rogers or Bell system require me to carry a sat dish.
we are in Canada but travel to the USA quite a few times with the trailer
cant pick up anything on our non -Winegard system.
cant get dish network system because not a US resident with a home address and service.
and our Rogers or Bell system require me to carry a sat dish.
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For20hunter
Pacific Region Directors-Retired
If you have an iPhone, TV Towers is the app I use. I have not had an android for about 4 years now, so unfortunately, I am not familiar with any good apps for that.
Rod
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We installed the Jack antenna adapter to our stock antenna, which improved our OTA reception an incredible amount! After having it, combining it with the free iPhone app on which direction to point the antenna it has worked amazing! I receive a ton more channels and better quality picture than with the factory installed Winegard OTA antenna. If you have the King Jack, then it has the signal meter built in and there is no need for the app.
mILcOP4523,
A friend of ours just purchased that and when we were camping together a couple weeks ago, and he did not have as good of signal and as many stations as we did with our Jack. If you purchase it, please let us know how it works for you, as maybe he has an issue or some malfunction with his.
Rod
Rod
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We installed the Jack antenna adapter to our stock antenna, which improved our OTA reception an incredible amount! After having it, combining it with the free iPhone app on which direction to point the antenna it has worked amazing! I receive a ton more channels and better quality picture than with the factory installed Winegard OTA antenna. If you have the King Jack, then it has the signal meter built in and there is no need for the app.
mILcOP4523,
A friend of ours just purchased that and when we were camping together a couple weeks ago, and he did not have as good of signal and as many stations as we did with our Jack. If you purchase it, please let us know how it works for you, as maybe he has an issue or some malfunction with his.
Rod
GOTTOYS
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I installed a Jack antenna on my old antenna mast. I think it works better but the main reason I installed it was to get rid of the rattle my old antenna had when it was windy. Didn't matter if it was up or down it always rattled when the wind blew. I still use my over the air antenna a lot....Don
JohnD
Moved on to the next thing...
As I mentioned earlier . . . we have the Jack antenna and it is great!
I only use campground cable (which right now doesn't even work in our new trailer) if I can't get any OTA stations.
I bought a signal meter from Camping World that makes finding where the signals are coming from much better that the apps I have in my phone.
$35 at CW
I only use campground cable (which right now doesn't even work in our new trailer) if I can't get any OTA stations.
I bought a signal meter from Camping World that makes finding where the signals are coming from much better that the apps I have in my phone.
$35 at CW
recumbent615
Founding MA Chapter Leader-retired
My Bat-Wing Crank-up is still a major asset to my RV - that is where I mounted my WiFi-Ranger ... so it needs to be up to get the best wifi
Kevin
Kevin
