[C320-list] TV Antenna

[Stanley Rogacevicz]

Jerry,
   The Boatenna is what I tried last summer as a 'temporary' solution
until I mounted a permanent one on the masthead of my new to me Nauticat
but it worked out so well it will be years before re-contemplate a fixed
one. I have the space to just let it lay lashed to the pilothouse roof
and around NGBay within 10 miles of the Providence stations it comes in
fine. If I  hoist it up in the bay it's like cable for the major
networks. Even out at Block Island (20ish from stations) where I could
never get anything on my c320 with a big amplified antenna 2/3's of the
way up the mast I can at least watch the weather forecasts now.
Stan
formerly 'Christy Leigh'
Wickford/Narragansett Bay RI

>>> Robert Seastream <seastream at adelphia.net> 10/25/2006 5:22 PM >>>
Jerry:

My father bought and used a 'Boatenna', made by a company of the same 
name.  It worked very well.  See below link.

http://boatenna.com/framesample1_000002.htm 

One advantage is that it's omnidirectional (most home TV antennas are 
directional) so you don't need to fiddle with finding/pointing it 
towards the TV stations.  It's also fairly immune to the effects of 
boat rocking which changes the antennas polarization and can cause 
'ghosting' and color distortion of the picture with other antennas.  
It's easily put up/taken down.  As with most equipment bearing the word

'marine', it's ridiculously expensive at $70 for some assembled 
aluminum parts, etc., but that's the drill.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906


On Oct 25, 2006, at 2:01 PM, Jerry Clayton wrote:

> Thinking of installing a  tv and was curious what type of antennas 
> others are using.  A friend put a A/B switch on his VHF radio antenna

> and is getting good reception. Before I go that route I was wondering

> if anyone is running antennas up the halyards or had any other ideas

> that they found had worked.  Looking to keep this simple, as I do not

> want to mount any  tv antennas to the mast.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Clayton
> Tropo #988
> Marina Del Rey, Ca
>