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keiron · Senior Member

Suitable TV Antenna for travelling

GaryKelly · Guru

I'm not too crazy about bits sticking up outside my camper so I settled for an indoor antenna that runs on power (240V). I tried with my TV in the house first to see if it worked okay and it does. Out in the sticks it might be a different story but them's the breaks. My only other question now is do I have to run auto tune (seeker) on the TV every time I camp in a new spot or cross state borders.

vk6tnc · Guru

Try this link http://saturnantennas.com.au/

Regional TV stations transmit on different frequencies and sometimes use vertical polarization instead of the common horizontal. So yes Gary, a rescan of channels is needed if you travel some distance.

patrolst · Senior Member

We have had the "Explorer" C2 for 10 years and it still works fine we upgraded the cabling for the digital TV. The booster runs on 12volt entirely as does the TV.

In 10 years of travel we have only had bad reception when digital first came in and we were using a set top box.

The replacement now is the "Explore" C3 which is more compact and easier to store.

AL H · Veteran Member

Throughout Australia you need an antenna that will do both VHF and UHF, vertical and horizontal as there can be a combination of both/all depending on your location.

These antennas are widely avail.

http://www.matchmaster.com.au/domestic/combination-antennas/01mm-de7

http://www.matchmaster.com.au/domestic/combination-antennas/01mm-de13

Sheba · Guru

http://www.matchmaster.com.au/domestic/combination-antennas/01mm-de7

http://www.matchmaster.com.au/domestic/combination-antennas/01mm-de13

AL H · Veteran Member

Thanks Sheba and Happywanderer, what am I doing wrong?

http://dicksmith.com.au/product/L4024/caravan-va7-vhf-uhf-antenna

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=LT3172&CATID=31&form=CAT&SUBCATID=478

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

you can also do this, I have put in spaces the quote marks in red so that you can see them here, so just do as below and take out ALL spaces, the red text does not need to be red, just done that to highlight them.

[ u r l ] http://dicksmith.com.au/product/L4024/caravan-va7-vhf-uhf-antenna [ / u r l ]

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 12:08:37 PM

spida · Guru

you have to 'link' things - so I found with my blog link on my signature.

Advanced editor then highlight the http://www.matchmaster.com.au/domestic/combination-antennas/01mm-de13 - you will see the 'chain link' between the 'T' box and the 'a' box in the second line will be hightlighted - click on that and you link will become active.

Duh · Guru

Another method.
When you are typing your post and copy/paste or type a link to it, put cursor behind link, click an move one space, then link will turn blue and be clickable.
If you forget, edit your post, click cursor behind link and move one space and link will turn blue and submit post again - done!
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/L4024/caravan-va7-vhf-uhf-antenna

-- Edited by Duh on Friday 15th of March 2013 05:35:44 AM