TV RECEPTION

The good thing about the bat-wing antenna is that one does not have to mess with it as it is fixed. The bad thing is that reception is a problem. One person (I don't recall who) said that "reception is equally bad in all directions." I have repeated it, but don't claim the original.

Check all your connections to make sure they are tight. A lot depends on your location and distance to transmitter towers. If you are in a fringe area, you may not get much, if any reception. We have been places where we have had none (southeastern Arizona). At home, we get some channels with good reception and some where the picture becomes pixilated if there is any weather. Digital signals can provide HD TV, but since most of them use the UHF band which requires more power than the old analog VHS signals, reception can be a problem. It would help if you could get the antenna higher since UHF is more line of sight. Since you can't do that, you are essentially stuck with what reception you can get.

One thing is that if you have moved your R-Pod, you will need to re-scan for channels. Each location requires another re-scan since the stations in one area are not the same as those in a different area. That may help if you have not done so already.

I looked at that. But is that just a signal strength meter, or does it actually increase quality. Still looking for a viable solution or alternative.

Larry-D,

It appears to be a power supply and a signal strength meter. The older Pods have fixed antennas and the purpose of the installed adapter is to supply voltage to the amp. Not sure how this serves as an amp. I did read the Amazon advertisement.

What is TT? So it looks like you're saying the batwing system I have is good as it gets?

I would replace it with the same one that comes on the newer pods now. The king HD antennae. I have it, and I get really good reception. It can swivel as well. Incase you wern't aware of it.