television reception

Never charged me more than the 4.95 monthly charge for the second unit.

 

some one help me..
I'm tired of losing my picture when a truck or car drives by.. is there an antenna out there that will stop that????

I tried a 50 mile amplified antenna.. didn't work any better than the one i already had in my sleeper..

 

can you get internet off that too?

 

In a perfect world you could do an "in motion" dish set up, get a box with DVR (digital video recorder) then you would have your favorite programs avaialable during downtime, not just have to watch whatever is on the schedule at the time. I'm not driving yet but did "in motion" on a motorhome several years ago. Don't know if companies allow that sort of dish on the roof of a cab. Perhaps others have experience here.

 

kkthere is vqube that does in motion. for trucks.

as far as splitting a second reciver on one's dish. the receiver doesn't work unless the serial number and card are activated.

and yes, digital tv sucks. i have a usb tuner for my laptop. i'm lucky to get a good streaming channel unless i'm in open space with nothing around me. i even bought a antannae that sits on the roof of the cab.

god bless the govt and there digital signal.

 

I have a spliter off one of my cb antennas to my digital tv. I get about 40 channels in some places. I like to park in the back away from passing trucks to keep the screen from wigging out/ search for signal.

 

Usb tunners are known for poor sensitivity.
"omni" TV antennas are a lousy excuse for an antenna. (like a CB antenna)
Also CB antennas are vertically polarized TV signals are horizontal polarization.
Cross polarization reception costs 20 dB of loss. (that's a huge loss, divide your signal in half 6 times ~98% signal loss)
Amplifiers hurt 95+ % of the time (maybe more for drivers) mostly when you are close to transmitters. And most truck stops are near the transmitters.
Use a directional antenna, get it out side the sleeper (higher is better), and use an online resource (like TV fool) to find what channels are near your 20 and what direction to point your directional antenna to best receive the station you are trying to get.