Any free antenna would be worth a try.

No I'm not much help with that but to keep birds off I use a few cable ties with the tail pointing up. Couple on the crane and a few on the spreaders and it works a treat,

When I was in WA we sold truck loads of the Glomex one. We found it was one of the only antennas that would get reception out the back of Garden Island, mind you that was on a masthead as height matters, ALOT!!!

Mind you, unless you are living onboard, why the hell do you want a TV on a boat?

With Oceantalk height isn't important. Mt aerials are only 8 feet obove the water. But putting the twin aerials on the spreaders is a real bad idea because the mast interferes with reception. The ONLY tv reception in Pittwater comes ftom satellite systems or Oceantalk. Fwiw.
Oceantalk isn't 5 times the price for nothin'.
Give me a missed call H. Anytime.

rumblefish said...
When I was in WA we sold truck loads of the Glomex one. We found it was one of the only antennas that would get reception out the back of Garden Island, mind you that was on a masthead as height matters, ALOT!!!

Mind you, unless you are living onboard, why the hell do you want a TV on a boat?

Why do think I've doing this old bucket of snot up for rumble fish for the last 21/2 years for weekend
Don't think so

brianlara3 said..
With Oceantalk height isn't important. Mt aerials are only 8 feet obove the water. But putting the twin aerials on the spreaders is a real bad idea because the mast interferes with reception. The ONLY tv reception in Pittwater comes ftom satellite systems or Oceantalk. Fwiw.
Oceantalk isn't 5 times the price for nothin'.
Give me a missed call H. Anytime.

Brian, is your mooring in Pittwater ??.

Cheap one works fine at mackerel beach and the basin.
Just need to make sure booster is working.

Jode5 said...
I have one of these on top of my mast. It works well and compact . Looks neat and birds can not sit on it.
http://www.amisales.com.au/antennas-c-1123_1322.html
Available at whitworths.

Looks the goods to me I'll stick. It up there with my other two vhf gme ae 31's that stop birds propping

I have one of these on the solar arch works great in places of good reception but gets a bit pixelly in sh1t areas but when in good area hd quality picture
www.whitworths.com.au/dech-tech-mini-omni-directional-tv-antenna

Jode5 said..
I have one of these on top of my mast. It works well and compact . Looks neat and birds can not sit on it.
http://www.amisales.com.au/antennas-c-1123_1322.html
Available at whitworths.

www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=114&item=91647
Might run that up the mast for now and perhaps later look into the saturn on the solar arch or a phone antenna see how it goes not a lot of room on the mast head .
mmm clothes line to the mast head

twodogs1969 said..

brianlara3 said...

twodogs1969 said..
Cheap one works fine at mackerel beach and the basin.
Just need to make sure booster is working.

All 13 channels 2Dogs?
Gotta have 7Mate.......perfect reception? Full HD?

If you're only getting 13 need to retune it was more like 30+ when you include all abc and sbs along with Comercial and shopping chanels. All on a mooring in the basin. Like I said could not get any in refuge bay but also had not phone service their also.

No 2Dogs. I only collect about 13 useful channels. You know the blue police buoy and the 4kt yellow marker at the basin yes? Well I anchor about 10 metres east of them, often. There I get perfect channels off Bouddi Headland. Sometimes, especially off Batemans Bay or east of Wollongong I've also picked up truckloads. But theyre the same channels, only duplicates coming from the Gong or Newcastle.
Anyway numbers: abc x 3, sbs x 3, 7 x 4, 9 x 3 (?) 10 x 2 thats it. Shopping and shipping I delete.
With this system the pictures are perfect if not more than about 50nm line of sight.
If my system dies I'll get the same again. Jesus...full HD! (Sorry Lord).
I don't hang at the Basin much anymore, way too many stickbeaks going by with 10 ft clearance, just gawking at the pauper in his toy boat (anchored in 40ft of water).
Mackerel is now my fovourite. But anywhere in Pittwater is crappy really, 60ft Maritimos with their 6 ft bow waves.
I often get fuel, water, groceries, freezer stuff, bit 'o grog at Brooklyn Marina near the station. Laundromat on the marina. But zero tv reception. Train is handy for Bunnings and Whitties in Newcastle.

PhoenixStar said..

HG02 said..

Jode5 said..
I have one of these on top of my mast. It works well and compact . Looks neat and birds can not sit on it.
http://www.amisales.com.au/antennas-c-1123_1322.html
Available at whitworths.

www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=114&item=91647
Might run that up the mast for now and perhaps later look into the saturn on the solar arch or a phone antenna see how it goes not a lot of room on the mast head .
mmm clothes line to the mast head

www.saturnantennas.com.au/product-page/b7d51d3b-4964-ac92-f260-b23165541832 not cheap but it does have the phone anntena would you fit that at the top of the mast or on a solar arch? PhoenixStar.when needed.


I have mine on the arch, works very well but I only have the smaller version, no phone but same amp and only horizontal - but they sell a swivel adapter and it is no trouble to swing it vertical

I emailed them Phoenix Star a few hours ago been power napping on the couch since good way of solving problems