Since you would be moving from place to place it is impossible to tell the number of channels you'll receive however you may be able to get something in many of your camping locations if there are transmitting towers within range. Make sure the front of the antenna is facing the broadcast tower locations serving your area. Visit www.antennapoint.com for more information on broadcasters and tower locations serving your area or download the FREE Antenna Point app to your Android/iOS smartphone or tablet when you arrive at your destination to locate the towers in your area. 


You would pick up different channels in different places depending on several things:

 

  • Distance: from TV towers (usually large cities have more towers nearby)
  • Terrain:  If you are in the mountains or in a valley there may be no or limited signals.  Higher is always better for signal reception.
  • Metal blocks reception: Your windshield/window is going to be the best place to hang your antenna since I am pretty sure your RV is mostly metal.   Also note that if there is metal between your antenna and the signals it could block them.  Meaning that a neighbor's RV, if made of metal, could cause issues.
  • Motion:  If the plan was for someone to watch TV while you are moving, if you have that kind of RV, will be difficult to accomplish since the signals are stationary and you would drive of range very quickly.

 

We recommend our Leaf Amplified antenna for traveling. This antenna has a 50-mile range and you can remove the amplifier if necessary to become a passive Leaf antenna with a 30-mile range. Why is this important? Since you are going from place to place you may camp somewhere the towers are really close to your location and you would not need the amplifier because it would overpower your TV's tuner. On the other hand, if your destination is 30+ miles from the towers you could connect the amplifier back to the antenna setup to pull in signals from further away - remember to scan your TV for channels wherever you go!

 

One LAST thing. Water can cause issues with reception sometimes, so if you are trying to pull in signals that are transmitting over a body of water you could have a "scattering" effect. This is when a signal hits water and is bounced away from the antenna.