Ok,
I have been in my truck for a little over a month now. My question is, how do you get TV reception. Do you all have an external antenna mounted to your truck? Is it one of the wing types that I have seen in the truck stops and see on Limo's a lot or is it the other one that looks like two small CB antennas set in a V? I have looked at them in all the truck stops and they seem to be about $29 just about everywhere.
I actually had an old rabbit ear antenna that I had years ago. It seems to work ok. I pull the antenna out and then push them back in when I am not using it. I just leave it hooked up to the TV all the time. I am just wondering if the ones I see in the truck stops would get better reception than my rabbit ears?
Let me know what you all use.
I do not have satellite at the house, so that is not one of my options.
Thanks in advance,
Pedy6pak
TV Antenna
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Pedy6Pak, Aug 4, 2007.
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Chief, there's a lot of different options for you. One that comes highly rated, is the Winegard Square Shooter:
SquareShooter® HDTV Antenna System
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The SquareShooter® is only 16 inches square, but receives and resonates analog and HDTV signals 40-50 miles from the transmitter, depending on the model - SS-1000 or
SS-2000 (amplified).
Its small size and design allows for versatile mounting locations such as walls, roofs, patios, attics and railings. Plus, the
SquareShooter® can be mounted above a satellite dish using Winegards DS-1000 home satellite mounting kit and diplexed with the existing satellite coax cable, incorporating both the satellite and SquareShooter® Off-Air signals on one cable.
Features:
* Designed specifically for metropolitan locations where line-of-site to transmit source is blocked.
* Rejects multi-path with Scatter-Plane technology to tune to the desired reflected signal and block out-of-phase signal.
* Digital pre-amp specifically designed for digital reception.
Specifications:
Avg. beamwidth.................................................................. 61°
Avg. VSWR across band................................................... 1.3:1
Avg. Front to back............................................................... 13 db
Avg. gain across band 470-806...................................... 4.5 db
Maximum Width Housing................................................. 16" x 16" x 4"
Preamp gain (SS-2000)
300,000 μV Total Input
S/N Ratio............................................................................. 2.8 db
VHF.................................................................................. 12 db avg.
UHF................................................................................. 12 db avg.
General Reception Guidelines
VHF Ch. 2-6
Analog: 0-10 Miles
Digital (HD): 0-15 Miles
VHF Ch. 7-13
Analog: 0-35 Miles
Digital (HD): 0-40 Miles
UHF Ch. 14-69
Analog: 0-45 Miles
Digital (HD): 0-50 Miles -
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