Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **honeask** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:02 am

Santa was nice and brought me a small TV for my teardrop. Now on to the experts, I know James Worley and Spinnernut both have a tv, so I was wondering what is the best way to get decent reception. I think someone said something about a digital antenna. We are not interested in the whole cable set-up but just something to pick up local broadcasts for the occasional viewing. Any suggestions would be appreciated, be it brands or location to purchase. Thanks in advance.

by **aggie79** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:20 pm

Hi Sandy,

This is the one we use - http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-DB2-Directional-Antenna/dp/B000EHUE7I/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325013564&sr=1-4. The antenna clamps around a pole. We use a broom handle and then strap that to a tree.

At LCG, we could easily pull in the Shreveport stations.

Take care,
Tom

by **honeask** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:37 pm

Thanks Tom, see ya at the next one, if not sooner.

by **droid_ca** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:37 pm

My plan is to use a laptop or similar device for my tv's

by **Shadow Catcher** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:08 pm

I tried a couple of different digital antenna setups with varying results (Mostly Bad) and finally settled on a http://www.jacktv4free.com. Locally I get four times as many usable signals and this seems to be what many with Winegard's are replacing their antennas with.

by **james worley** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:58 pm

Sandy at LCG i used a digital ant with a booster and got 13 ch. I bought it at Wal-Mart 40.00 Works fine for me.Scott "Starleen" Also Has the same one. Good luck

James

by **oklahomajewel** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:53 pm

Good gift you got Sandy ! At LCG we took a rather new flat screen tv, and Kenny brought just a garage sale amplified antenna to see how it would work ...

It worked great !!!! I think it made a difference that it was an amplified antenna.

At the time , we just ran the cord thru the roof vent, but want to find a better solution.

Julie

by **Shadow Catcher** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:45 am

Julie, I used one of these to make the connection.

One of the advantages of the Jack antenna is that is is amplified and will work off of 12V or 120V

by **honeask** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:53 pm

Thanks everybody. After we return from celebrating the New Year we are gonna make a decision and follow through. The other gift that comes with the TV is four camping trips before June. We gotta get busy.

by **bdosborn** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:25 pm

You should try the redneck antenna:

Redneck Antenna

I made one, its super easy, cheap and it works great.

Bruce

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