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01-09-2019, 07:04 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Russ
Trailer: 2020 25 RQ
British Columbia
Posts: 117
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TV/Radio over the air antenna
With no direct cable available at the campsite, which model of roof antenna have you been most pleased with.....including reception, durability, finish, etc....
Bigfoot offers the "crank up " antenna. Just wondering if there is another choice.
Thank you
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01-09-2019, 07:21 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Gordon
Trailer: 2015 Scamp (16 Std Layout 4) with '15 Toyota Sienna LE Tug
North Carolina
Posts: 5,156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ Foster
With no direct cable available at the campsite, which model of roof antenna have you been most pleased with.....including reception, durability, finish, etc....
Bigfoot offers the "crank up " antenna. Just wondering if there is another choice.
Thank you
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For TV.. the King Jack seems to be the top choice, with the Winegard Rayzar or Sensar also popular.
But don't you know that you are supposed to leave the TV at home! Really.. enjoy nature (even if you are in a Walmart parking lot)..
LOL... I Just thought I would beat some people to that admonishment.
But since I don't judge, I just tried to answer your question before the naysayers came in.
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01-10-2019, 12:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dick
Trailer: '15 17' LD Casita and '17 Tahoe LT
Texas
Posts: 321
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After looking at the wife for 50 years, tv is a nice break.
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01-10-2019, 04:13 PM
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Senior Member
Name: JD
Trailer: Scamp 16 Modified (BIGLY)
Florida
Posts: 2,445
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dmad1
After looking at the wife for 50 years, tv is a nice break.
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So You like living dangerously?
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01-10-2019, 04:27 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: 1996 Casita 17 Spirit Deluxe; 1946 Modernistic teardrop
New York
Posts: 5,416
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We have the King Jack antenna for TV reception and a short universal mount type radio antenna. The King Jack has a built in amplifier that feeds through the coax cable and requires a 120V outlet.
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01-10-2019, 08:40 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dick
Trailer: '15 17' LD Casita and '17 Tahoe LT
Texas
Posts: 321
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redbarron55- I am very brave when she is not around...
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01-26-2019, 12:18 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Teddy
Trailer: Jayco Designer
California
Posts: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mary and bob
We have the King Jack antenna for TV reception and a short universal mount type radio antenna. The King Jack has a built in amplifier that feeds through the coax cable and requires a 120V outlet.
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Actually the King Jack antenna is a 12 volt system, 120 volt.
Here's a useful Utube video:
-teddy
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01-26-2019, 12:42 PM
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Junior Member
Name: s
Trailer: Scamp
New York
Posts: 16
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This is what I use...
I like the crank up antenna due to I can lay it down flat for covering the camper easier. Plus I bought the sensarPro to boost the signal. Make sure whatever antenna you get, that it has at least UHF capabilities.
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01-26-2019, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Sergey
Trailer: 2014 Scamp 16 layout 4, 2018 Winnebago Revel 4x4
SW Florida
Posts: 852
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The best antenna ever made is a piece of wire on a pole. Or you can spend $$ on a commercial equivalents in a nice looking packages.
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Sergey
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01-26-2019, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jan
Trailer: 2017 Lil Snoozy
South Carolina
Posts: 492
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We use a regular $6 pair of rabbit ears on a pole. Local reception is great!
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01-27-2019, 06:09 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Florida
Posts: 1,694
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mary and bob
We have the King Jack antenna for TV reception and a short universal mount type radio antenna. The King Jack has a built in amplifier that feeds through the coax cable and requires a 120V outlet.
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I believe the King Jack is powered by 12v DC. The 120volt outlet is likely for powering the television.
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01-27-2019, 06:17 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Florida
Posts: 1,694
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sokhapkin
The best antenna ever made is a piece of wire on a pole. Or you can spend $$ on a commercial equivalents in a nice looking packages.
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Now I have a dilemma. Should I have spent the $$ I spent on my King Jack Antenna which is amplified and pulls in far more stations than my first “home built” antenna, or should I have saved the $$ to purchase dry land in South Florida (specifically, the Everglades)?
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