hi, if and when i get my pop top campervan, whats the easiest way to add a tv areal to it? I saw one guy that had his permantly on the back of the van i know of the wingard ones like my dad has in his van but i dont know how well that will go with a campervan, I thought of satelite but there pretty expensive i think? and take up alot of room on the roof? what else is out there?
Allara said
06:46 PM Aug 5, 2010
Hi Milo
My van has one that clips into a clamp thing on the side of the van and stands up about 3 foot above the roof. I have seen ones that people clamp to the drawbar and they use a pool cleaner pole to raise the aerial way up high.
Cheers
Allara
PS glad to see your avatar back
Sheba said
07:16 PM Aug 5, 2010
Allara wrote:
Hi Milo My van has one that clips into a clamp thing on the side of the van and stands up about 3 foot above the roof. I have seen ones that people clamp to the drawbar and they use a pool cleaner pole to raise the aerial way up high. Cheers Allara
PS glad to see your avatar back
Mine is the same as Allaras' Milo. Haven't used it yet though.
Cheers, Sheba.
capt cream bun said
10:23 PM Aug 5, 2010
Watched a T.V. show earlier today about some kids trying to live off the land. One young male said something interesting.
"Watching a fire of a night when alone in the bush is like watching T.V. when i am at home".
Good dont you think?
BobnBev said
11:13 AM Aug 6, 2010
CCB, He must watch a lot of soapies when at home. .If I had to watch them I would think the same. .No the fire is more interesting... And there is more going on in the fire..Bob n Bev
Ma said
02:26 PM Aug 6, 2010
and you can make a lot more sense out of a fire than off the idiot box. We haven't turned ours on for nearly 2 months now and don't miss it one little bit.
Ole Grizzly said
01:14 PM Aug 17, 2010
Wow Ma, 2 months without it. I don't remember when I last turned it on...
Sorry, couldn't help myself
Ma said
02:15 PM Aug 17, 2010
You are forgiven Grumps. There are much better things to turn on than the telly that's for sure..............
Wombat 280 said
11:46 PM Aug 17, 2010
Sheba wrote:
Allara wrote:
Hi Milo My van has one that clips into a clamp thing on the side of the van and stands up about 3 foot above the roof. I have seen ones that people clamp to the drawbar and they use a pool cleaner pole to raise the aerial way up high. Cheers Allara
PS glad to see your avatar back
Mine is the same as Allaras' Milo. Haven't used it yet though.
Cheers, Sheba.
That's the one I got from Dick Smiths designed for vanners fits into the poptop lock down clamps works fine. I also can mount mine into a pool cleaner pole for extra height if required so simple to install and get up and running
Happywanderer said
11:46 AM Aug 18, 2010
Thanks for that info wombat, knowing we can get it from Dick Smiths will be a help when I go looking.
Travel Bug said
12:23 PM Aug 20, 2010
Thanks from me also.
Was uncertain about this but not now.
Dick Smith's...easy...
rosco said
01:01 PM Aug 20, 2010
Mines similar to Allara's also, but I've got a plastic clip screwed to the pop top. The antenna pole clips into to hold the pole steady.
Ross
Big Al said
11:24 PM Aug 24, 2010
Hello Milo... I've had four different TV aerials on my pop-top van. Two were useless, one was pathetic and the latest (one week old) looks like a winner. Two were plastic rod contrivances shaped like the letter T - over a hundred dollars each and they were the useless ones. The third was shaped like a dinner plate and cost about $70 at Bunnings. It was called "Antsig" or something similar. It was the pathetic one.
Last week in Carnarvon WA I bought one that looks like being a beauty. It's called an "Aussie-Sat" and it rotates to get a good picture by means of a remote control that you operate from inside the van while you are sitting watching the picture. Pretty pricy at over $200 but I'm hoping....
jimricho said
07:49 AM Aug 25, 2010
I use an "Explorer" antenna shown below. It's bolted to a length of anodised aluminium tube and clipped to the side of the van with a couple of tube holders, both available at marine warehouses. The mounting on the tube is such that it can be easily changed for vertically polarised signals.
The antenna is supplied complete with built in booster, cable with "screw on" connectors (F type), and a "through the wall" feed through and power injector (to power the booster), plus a 240v plug-pak and 12v dc cord for the power injector.
pricey43 said
11:51 AM Aug 25, 2010
We have a "Happy Wanderer' which is like Big Al describes above. Plastic tube in a T shape which can be swivelled vertical. Ours is fantastic. We have the accompanying book which tells us how to set it in nearly every town in Australia. We have a booster attached as well. Most of the time we pick up more channels than others in the immediate area. These can be purchased at most caravan or camping shops.
GrumpyOne said
04:03 PM Aug 25, 2010
Ma wrote:
You are forgiven Grumps. There are much better things to turn on than the telly that's for sure..............
You Rang....... Ma..............
Waits n silence in the norti corner for Ma to turn something on...............
Hoo Roo Happy Days Grumps
Ma said
05:57 PM Aug 25, 2010
Oops........mustn't have had my glasses on at the time of that post Grumps.
Ole Griz is the culprit........
Lets just say that "it has been turned on" whether that be telly or otherwise is up to your personal interpretation.........LOL
whats the easiest way to add a tv areal to it?
I saw one guy that had his permantly on the back of the van
i know of the wingard ones like my dad has in his van but i dont know
how well that will go with a campervan,
I thought of satelite but there pretty expensive i think?
and take up alot of room on the roof?
what else is out there?
Mine is the same as Allaras' Milo. Haven't used it yet though.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Watched a T.V. show earlier today about some kids trying to live off the land. One young male said something interesting.
"Watching a fire of a night when alone in the bush is like watching T.V. when i am at home".
Good dont you think?
I don't remember when I last turned it on...
Sorry, couldn't help myself
That's the one I got from Dick Smiths designed for vanners fits into the poptop lock down clamps works fine. I also can mount mine into a pool cleaner pole for extra height if required so simple to install and get up and running
Was uncertain about this but not now.
Dick Smith's...easy...
I've had four different TV aerials on my pop-top van. Two were useless, one was pathetic and the latest (one week old) looks like a winner. Two were plastic rod contrivances shaped like the letter T - over a hundred dollars each and they were the useless ones. The third was shaped like a dinner plate and cost about $70 at Bunnings. It was called "Antsig" or something similar. It was the pathetic one.
Last week in Carnarvon WA I bought one that looks like being a beauty. It's called an "Aussie-Sat" and it rotates to get a good picture by means of a remote control that you operate from inside the van while you are sitting watching the picture. Pretty pricy at over $200 but I'm hoping....
The antenna is supplied complete with built in booster, cable with "screw on" connectors (F type), and a "through the wall" feed through and power injector (to power the booster), plus a 240v plug-pak and 12v dc cord for the power injector.
We have the accompanying book which tells us how to set it in nearly every town in Australia.
We have a booster attached as well.
Most of the time we pick up more channels than others in the immediate area. These can be purchased at most caravan or camping shops.
Waits n silence in the norti corner for Ma to turn something on...............
Hoo Roo Happy Days
Grumps
Ole Griz is the culprit........
Lets just say that "it has been turned on" whether that be telly or otherwise is up to your personal interpretation.........LOL