how to get great hdtv reception in car
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Topic: how to get great hdtv reception in car
Posted By: inventour
Subject: how to get great hdtv reception in car
Date Posted: September 17, 2010 at 8:06 PM
How to get Great HDTV Reception in Car,
I have a Conversion van with a 20" HDTV @ 120 Volt,
so I use the Inverter to get the power.
I tried so many HDTV Antennas and most of them were no good.
I finally got a RCA ANT1050 Digital Flat Passive Ultra-Slim-Profile Antenna with Enhanced Reception (Black), it's thin and you can tape it to your inside window for 15.00.
The reception was Good, but I added a Power Amp to the Coax and the best trick for max picture is to use a Coax Grounding Block and run the ground line to your best chassis ground. Now the picture is crystal clear.
You know the ground block you use to run a cable to your outside ground service. Use the same type for the inside of the car, once the Coax was grounded to the car chassis the picture is incredible. It looks as good as my cable in the house. Grounding both in the home and in the car are just as important for the best picture. And the signal strength shot-up when I added the ground block.
best to you all,
Russ
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2000 E350-SS-ExplorerExt-7.3LPSD-3:55LS-AutoMeterPhantomGuages-Pyro-Boost-Tranny+Hobbs-4"SSMagnaFlow 19"SharpLCD-DVD-KVHTrackVision-SAT/NAV-62Gallon/2Tanks-Kenwood9140-Alpine
I have a Conversion van with a 20" HDTV @ 120 Volt,
so I use the Inverter to get the power.
I tried so many HDTV Antennas and most of them were no good.
I finally got a RCA ANT1050 Digital Flat Passive Ultra-Slim-Profile Antenna with Enhanced Reception (Black), it's thin and you can tape it to your inside window for 15.00.
The reception was Good, but I added a Power Amp to the Coax and the best trick for max picture is to use a Coax Grounding Block and run the ground line to your best chassis ground. Now the picture is crystal clear.
You know the ground block you use to run a cable to your outside ground service. Use the same type for the inside of the car, once the Coax was grounded to the car chassis the picture is incredible. It looks as good as my cable in the house. Grounding both in the home and in the car are just as important for the best picture. And the signal strength shot-up when I added the ground block.
best to you all,
Russ
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2000 E350-SS-ExplorerExt-7.3LPSD-3:55LS-AutoMeterPhantomGuages-Pyro-Boost-Tranny+Hobbs-4"SSMagnaFlow 19"SharpLCD-DVD-KVHTrackVision-SAT/NAV-62Gallon/2Tanks-Kenwood9140-Alpine
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Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: September 18, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Posted By: inventour
Date Posted: September 27, 2010 at 8:34 PM