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| Eagle BIll
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I was told that there is an antenna that looks like a suggage rack and receives am/fm radio and local TV. I am looking for an antenna that I can commect a rear lounge am/fm radio to and would like to alco hook up a tv to it. Any ideas | ||
| David Hartley (Drdave)
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Looks like its Miller Time..Dem typos will get ya... The ones that you are referring to were out about the 70's and used in van conversions. They weren't much good then and if there are any out there now they probably aren't much better. The Winegard ufo disc antennas are omni directional ( sort of ) they are Ok for AM/FM radio but nasty at times with TV signals. I use a rubber duckie auto antenna that is about 17" tall and flexible for the radio in the coach and up on the roof really pulls in signals great. You might check JcWhitney.. | ||
| Stephen Fessenden (Sffess)
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I use a Tenna Rack on my bus, built in the early eigties. It does as well as the Winegard crank up antenna. It uses an amplifier which is probably the key to it's success. It is about the size of any cartop carrier for RVs and about 8" higher than the roof. | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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A good booster will make even a poor antenna perform well - Niles | ||
| FAST FRED Rating: N/A |
If youre going to the boonies and love TV the sat dish and Xm radio will solve the problems. For L.E.S.S TV (Liberal Establishment Socalist Sociopath) the rooftop is a requirement. The best for long distance is also the Ugulyest , as found on most early Airstream Trailers. These wind up to about 3 ft elevation and can be cranked to point to the station. This removes ghosts and loads of interferance. A booster on a poor antenna just makes ALL the lousey signal stronger , and doesn't do much for the picture, Local LESS Tv is usefull for local area weather reports . FAST FRED | ||
| Ed Roelle (Ed_roelle)
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I have one of those TV antennas that look like a luggage rack. It works going down the road if near a station. But, while at a bus rally, we compared the reception of it to a few others you would buy at a camping store. Mine was the worst. I would not buy it again. Ed Roelle Flint, MI | ||
| Stephen Fessenden (Sffess)
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I just bought an Airstream shell that has one of those multielement crank up antennas. Should I put it on the bus to replace the modern bowtie style Wingard? The Airstream is a 17 ft shell only to mount on a UNIMOG truck bed as a truck camper for those places the bus will not go, so I should not need TV other than DVDs. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
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Those multi-element crank up antennas are very good or the best for weak tv signal as Fred says....They are also SUPERIOR at tree branch trimming when you forget to lower them before leaving a camp site.Don't ask!  |