R-Pod TV Antenna

Originally posted by David and Danette  The button was pressed and light was on. At Koreshan State Park we also had better reception with the rabbit ears. Were ready for something better. It it is helpful at home if you turn the the switch off we lose the picture so it does work just not that well if your a distance from the television broadcast signal. The rabbit ears are good but not conveinient.    David

As you know it is pretty flat here in Florida.  So signals should be able to get from Jacksonville to Saint Augustine with no trouble at all.  After all it's only about 30 miles from my house.  I can't get anything at all.  One place I was camped I got 3 channels so I know it is working.  Eventually I'll get the antenna I mentioned in the first post.

Terry

We carry old movie DVD's for those emergency times.
Also as a retired Motorola Radio Engineer, I can say Digital TV sucks. Analog worked fine for distance and storms because you would just see some interference and static on the audio.
Digital loses ALL the signal under these circumstances. Also due to the frequencies used (line of sight only) you will loose signal from trees. Yes Trees. They can eat the signals and diminish them before your camper sees them. Trust me  pine needles are the exact length of the antenna of some digital frequencies.  We ran into those problems with Police Radio in the Northern parts of the US.
We have pretty much given up on digital TV unless near a urban area. And then it's religion or cartoons or Spanish TV. Rarely ever see the news or weather when we want to.

Pete

N9SWH

No I didn't, but the information is still up to date.

No worries on reviving old threads, we like to recycle electrons around here.

So has anyone actually REMOVED this aerodynamic dragging 70's eyesore?  How big are the holes?  Easy to seal?  Did you have to put a plate or something over it?  That is prime solar panel real estate up there....

I don't even know if the audiovox "TV" (I use that term loosely) the pod came with will even tune a digital signal. Nothing on network TV anyhow. Just plug into cable or dvd, or suprise---open the windows and look out and then take a walk :)