Poor TV Antennae Reception

I have a round rooftop antennae. There's also a signal boost button inside that I turn on. The channels don't all come in very well. Some channels are ok but others will go in and out. When I install a rabbit ear inside without booster, the signal is a little better.

The Winegard round 'amplified' TV antenna found on the R-Pods has just about the weakest reception of any RV antenna!  TV antennas really need to be pointed at the broadcast tower.  But since the round antenna cannot be pointed, about all that can be done is try to amplify the weak signal pulled off the round antenna.  The steerable batwing Winegard Sensar antenna needs a flat roof to fold down onto when traveling, so that antenna usually cannot be used on a Pod. You could install a cross-type antenna in a tube which is attached to the side of the Pod...but you would have to go outside every time to turn the antenna.
No real solution.
Also when digital broadcast started, there was quite a loss of reception distance.
The old analog signals could be picked up quite a distance from the broadcast tower, if you were willing to accept a weak signal with static in it.  The new digital signals are all or nothing.  The receivers refuse to display if the signal strength is below a certain minimal level. And in addition,
the broadcasters were allowed to put more than one sub-channel onto their signal (e.g. 5-1, 5-4, etc.)...they then cut the power for each sub-channel.  This cut down the broadcast distance even more.  I live in a rural area...before digital I could receive 10-12 channels even if some were somewhat sparkly.  Now...I can only get about 7 channels...and 3 come and go as atmospheric conditions change.

We've had horrible luck with the television antennae, but we've come to realize that we really don't want to watch television when we're camping.  We end up checking DVDs from the Oswego library to take with us that we'll end up watching at night before we go to bed.  Our library allows us to check out DVDs for free, so it makes for a low cost entertainment option that, in many cases, beats what's on television these days.

Great Idea, I need to check our library before heading out, I like documentaries, history, outdoors, wildlife, that would be great to watch while winding down from the day, and not fill our heads with foolishness.

Tidalwave, I use my cell phone internet connection when we camp specifically to check on the radar.