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08-18-2012, 08:22 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Texas
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Exterior TV Antenna
I have been thinking about getting a exterior antenna or satellite. Does anyone have any ideas? If so, what kind and mounting locations/options. Thanks for the help. 
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08-18-2012, 08:46 PM
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08-18-2012, 09:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Crystal lake,IL
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08-19-2012, 10:22 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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Seems the Tailgator sat system sold by dis network has had pretty good reviews. If I wanted to go the satelite route I would look there first.
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08-19-2012, 01:02 PM
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Flagstaff 22FBS
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rural Illinois
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We have used "rabbit ears" stuck into a weighted thingie, set on the LP tanks. The flat wire is converted to cable wire and is screwed onto the exterior TV jack. Not nearly as sophisticated as the other guy's but, eh, it worked for us in that camping location. 
Deb
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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike._ John Muir
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08-19-2012, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 126
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Originally Posted by ssfreedom
I have been thinking about getting a exterior antenna or satellite. Does anyone have any ideas? If so, what kind and mounting locations/options. Thanks for the help. |
http://m.homedepot.com/p/GE-Antenna-...DTV/202699082/
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08-20-2012, 08:19 PM
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Threegeeks
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 30
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velcro on A frame
We pick this GE tv antenna up at Home Depot for about $50. There were many good review on it and we were at campsite where cell phone barely get any signals, yet we picked up about 25 channels. Instead of screwing it to the wall, we just velcro the flat part on the back of it to the top of the Aframe. We just have to keep remembering to attached the antenna prior to poping up the camper.
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08-21-2012, 10:07 AM
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Flagstaff 22FBS
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rural Illinois
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The threegeeks antenna looks like a great idea! Looks like it's light weight and functional.
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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike._ John Muir
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08-21-2012, 10:04 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Texas
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Great posts guys. I think I might start with the Home Depot antenna and see how that goes. I would like to watch football games this fall. So I might have to jump up to the satellite system next. Thanks for the input.
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08-21-2012, 10:05 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by GASPEDDLER
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Is that a transit pod ?
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08-21-2012, 10:08 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by ssfreedom
Great posts guys. I think I might start with the Home Depot antenna and see how that goes. I would like to watch football games this fall. So I might have to jump up to the satellite system next. Thanks for the input.
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Dish network tailgater if I was to BUY a system.
I have dish network at home so I use the spare receiver in my shop and a take off dish I got from a direct tv installer.
Then mounted it on a halogen work light stand.
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08-22-2012, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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You guys are costing me money...Tail Gator arriving today...I'll post a review.
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08-22-2012, 08:21 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by CCrane2299
You guys are costing me money...Tail Gator arriving today...I'll post a review.
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You'll like the tailgater . Very simple to use.
You only pay as you go if you want.
And if you have a work shop you can use it in there during the winter months.
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08-22-2012, 08:58 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Originally Posted by f1100turbo
You'll like the tailgater . Very simple to use.
You only pay as you go if you want.
And if you have a work shop you can use it in there during the winter months.
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We have a separate satellite receiver that stays in the trailer and a Dish antenna mounted on a pole set in concrete we hook up when at home so the receiver can be updated. I would normally have to unhook and unbolt the satellite dish and stow in trailer. Just got another Dish antenna from our installer to carry with us so all we have to do when we take the camper is unhook the shore power, Dish cable and put the steps in and go, leaving the other satellite antenna hooked to the pole.
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08-22-2012, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Originally Posted by f1100turbo
You'll like the tailgater . Very simple to use.
You only pay as you go if you want.
And if you have a work shop you can use it in there during the winter months.
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I am looking forward to getting it. In addition to camping, I hunt. We have never found a way to watch college football at our hunting camp. Then, we have a pontoon boat. I have read that the tail gator works pretty good on the boat as well. I can already feel a pontoon/football/grillin' party comin'.
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08-22-2012, 12:05 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by CCrane2299
I am looking forward to getting it. In addition to camping, I hunt. We have never found a way to watch college football at our hunting camp. Then, we have a pontoon boat. I have read that the tail gator works pretty good on the boat as well. I can already feel a pontoon/football/grillin' party comin'.
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It'll work fine as long as your anchored up.
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08-22-2012, 12:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Texas
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I agree with you ccrane2299. There is nothing better then football, camping and a cold one. Count me in.
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08-22-2012, 05:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Pickerington, OH
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Originally Posted by ssfreedom
I agree with you ccrane2299. There is nothing better then football, camping and a cold one. Count me in.
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Absolutely!!!
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08-23-2012, 07:41 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Big Brown left it on my front porch yesterday. I hooked it up, took the antenna outside to a place where the Dish Network installer said my big dish couldn't go do to all the trees, powered everything up...TV! It took about 45 mins to set it up and get it authorized, but all in all it wasn't a big deal. I like it.
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08-23-2012, 07:47 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Originally Posted by CCrane2299
Big Brown left it on my front porch yesterday. I hooked it up, took the antenna outside to a place where the Dish Network installer said my big dish couldn't go do to all the trees, powered everything up...TV! It took about 45 mins to set it up and get it authorized, but all in all it wasn't a big deal. I like it.
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Saaaaaweet !
Good to hear your all set !
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