We criticise our communications ministry for poor choices but when you consider we have nearly 5000 transmitters across the country we are not doing too badly. That is one transmitter for every 5200 people. The areas not covered by city, regional or small community transmitters... Continue reading
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While a getting a TV antenna for your caravan is relatively inexpensive, it still makes sense to get a basic understanding of what should be a ‘one time only’ purchase. Continue reading
TV signal is almost always present. Signal is actually part of the light spectrum. Light you perceive it because it illuminates your environment but the RF spectrum is tucked away in that light. Man has learnt how to use it to transport messages around the... Continue reading
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Radio today comes in 3 formats: AM, FM AND DIGITAL. Let’s first look at AM. This is what has been used for many many years as the very long wavelength makes it functional for use where distant reception is needed. The downside is the waves... Continue reading
Antennas come in many different sizes and shapes. Some are for Television, radio, mobile, wifi and emergency services and more besides. What is regularly misunderstood that they are designed to do a very precise job? The one on your house is for maybe 5 channels... Continue reading
Signal Finders are promoted to Caravaners as an easy way to find the wanted signal. I would suggest today that a good quality APP is a much better approach. Continue reading
In Australia today most transmitting towers for television in regional areas are UHF. However, for caravanners travelling interstate their Caravan Antenna still has to work on VHF because all Capital city main transmitters are VHF. It is true there are satellite systems around the main city which... Continue reading
Several factors can affect this: Environment – Television signals obey the physical universe and bounce of anything solid. Hills, trees, well you name it, can weaken the signal. Also, the further the signal has to travel the weaker it gets. A good antenna will be... Continue reading
To many caravanners, the concepts related to television signals and antennas is a foggy subject. As a result, they fall into the trap of relying on an “expert” to advise them on the best antenna or products for their caravan. Continue reading
The signal is energy and like all energy, you can spend it well and get a result or you can waste it. Our range of Thru-the-Wall connection kits allows you to use the energy generated by the antenna to its full capacity. Continue reading
TV Antenna vs Satellite Dish Advantages vs Disadvantages We have a number of satellite delivery services in Australia today including the pay service Foxtel. Vast is another satellite service which is the national system set up to cover areas of no terrestrial TV signal. Designed... Continue reading
On a recent call we came across this installation. The antenna was sited in a very high signal zone and has worked pretty well for more than 10 years. Note in the picture how the cable has been connected to the boom of the antenna... Continue reading
Quality ‘through the wall’ Caravan TV Connection really counts when looking for TV Signals We recently assisted a Jayco caravan owner to install his connection system through a bulk head and through the wall of the caravan. What we found was quite a large... Continue reading
How does the site of the transmitter contribute to receiving a picture ? GULGONG Some great feedback from a customer Mr. Barry Bicheno travelling this vast continent. He was staying at Gulgong near Mudgee in NSW. In Mudgee there are 2 sets of transmitters located... Continue reading
We had a call from a Bowell RV Caravan owner that was looking for a solution for his style of van to mount an antenna. There are many new smaller and beautifully shaped – tear drop vans on the market now which do not lend... Continue reading
The owners of the explorer-rv brand of caravan TV antenna have been in the business of collecting signals for pictures for more than 50 years. We delivered product for black and white RV TV antenna systems, colour TV caravan antenna systems, digital caravan antenna systems... Continue reading
TV Signal in a Caravan – is it different ? Take a few minutes to read & avoid wasting your money. The principals of Wilkgard Technology Group who own the explorer brand of Caravan TV antenna have been in the antenna industry for over... Continue reading
We recently had a van come in to fit a new Quick Fix mast too. We were astonished that still 35 years after the introduction of UHF frequencies, cables and connectors that were installed belong to the 70’s. The cable lost a lot of signal... Continue reading
Signal Paths and Reception. TV Signal is energy and the energy changes ever so slightly every time a new TV channel is selected. It is the changed signal that the TV recognises and processes. In Australia we have TV channels from 6 through to 51.... Continue reading
Amplifiers are generally not well understood by those who sell them and recommend them. They are very helpful when used under the right conditions. Digital has reduced the amount of amplifiers that are needed significantly. Anyone travelling the east coast predominately would not need an... Continue reading
Anyone with a mobile vehicle and a television set has to take the signal received outside of your RV vehicle and bring it into the interior of your unit. You can do this in a number of ways: String the co-axial cable thru the window,... Continue reading
This has been a very common response to our antenna kits and Thru-the-Wall connection kits. We provide excellent instructions and have almost zero problems with them over the years the fact remain some people are not comfortable. explorer have solved that problem too. We... Continue reading
Another name for a booster is “amplifier” The problem the consumer has and indeed some technicians as well is what one to use under what circumstances! You have Masthead varieties, distribution varieties, single channel varieties and many types within the category group. First of all... Continue reading
Human emotion and reaction are very visible when the favourite Television show is on and the picture keeps pixelating. We have known even a TV screen to be broken. Marriages become strained. This is particularly true of the caravanner who is saying “is that right... Continue reading
Our connection kits include stainless fittings where weather protection is needed. We have sourced stainless steel nuts as in the early days our customers told us the nuts rusted and left marks on the side of the RV vehicle. We fixed this by sourcing from... Continue reading
TV signal is energy and it moves through the air at the speed of light approximately – very fast! Each channel you view has a unique energy not shared by any other channel. So if you have 5 networks operating in a given location then... Continue reading
I thought I would put pen to paper and explain some of the basic terms used in Television Reception. Caravanners need to understand because their results will be impacted by their ability to understand a few basics. It is the prime driver in accepting poorer... Continue reading
Yesterday two customers asked us how to connect there FM radio using the TV antenna as the source of signal. Explorer Antenna System can receive FM radio particularly C3, C2 and C10 models. You can use the C4 passive unit too! If you want to... Continue reading
Have you ever been watching your favourite program and all of sudden it pixelates or the screen announces “no signal”. This is a phenomenon often called “cliff edge”. What this really means is – there is no tolerance left in your signal for any... Continue reading
In every active explorer Caravan Antenna System you get a power supply that allows you to run your Antenna on either the normal power point (240 volts) or a separate DC lead is included so you can run your antenna from a solar battery or... Continue reading
It has been sometime now since the Government took back part of the Television spectrum and sold it to Telstra for their mobile 4g network. Here at explorer-rv the effects are still being felt as our customers use their C2 C3 or C10 antenna systems... Continue reading
A caravan antenna has to work anywhere in Australia. Therefore it has to work on every channel VHF 6 thru to 12 and every channel UHF 29 thru to 69. That is a lot of different channels – in fact 46! Vertical signals are used... Continue reading
Caravanning has been about the older members of our community but not any more. The range of product available today means all ages are enjoying the great Australian Outdoors. The continued success of caravanning has provided opportunities for manufacturing that were not available a decade... Continue reading
RV Reception Systems is a partnership of individuals who have spent collectively some 90 years in the antenna business. Our background is signals, antennae and cables. We have sold and installed antennae and systems for individual homes, caravans, hotels, villages, schools and airports. This background... Continue reading
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