Television reception in the car

[boater sam]

There was the boomerang aerial on the boot , reception was hopeless most of the time.

Did it look like in the left picture? One wonders how this was internally connected and what the horizontal polar diagram was like...

Was this in the Philippines? I visited in 1990, just in time for the Baguio-centred earthquake! I had a small radio in my backpack and remember how crowded with stations the FM band was in Metro Manila.

The other picture looks like this aerial is intended to be omnidirectional and omni-polarity for wideband UHF. I've seen these in the UK on caravans. One imagines two of these, linked for diversity reception to overcome signal flutter, could have given quite good results in a moving car.

Steve

That was the aerial but in the UK, mid '70s.  There was a thick coax cable running to the dashboard. 
The Clipper was an English built car with a big American V8, in a Triumph GT6 chassis, GRP body, very lethal.

[Panrock]

What sort of TV were you using?

Steve

[boater sam]

What sort of TV were you using?

Steve

No idea, it was all built into the dashboard, just the tube face, around 6" and a couple of knobs. 405 of course. Channel change was on a rotary switch.

[Murphyv310]

There was the boomerang aerial on the boot , reception was hopeless most of the time.

Did it look like in the left picture? One wonders how this was internally connected and what the horizontal polar diagram was like...

Was this in the Philippines? I visited in 1990, just in time for the Baguio-centred earthquake! I had a small radio in my backpack and remember how crowded with stations the FM band was in Metro Manila.

The other picture looks like this aerial is intended to be omnidirectional and omni-polarity for wideband UHF. I've seen these in the UK on caravans. One imagines two of these, linked for diversity reception to overcome signal flutter, could have given quite good results in a moving car.

Steve

That was the aerial but in the UK, mid '70s.  There was a thick coax cable running to the dashboard. 
The Clipper was an English built car with a big American V8, in a Triumph GT6 chassis, GRP body, very lethal.

Triumph TR6 Chassis and a Ford 289 V8 there was also a V6 model too. From memory was this not supposed to be a TVR or had some connection with them?

[boater sam]

Ah, TR6, of course. I only had it a month or so, bought, it made it run right, new fuel pumps and tune up. Then sold it before it killed me, a seriously nasty car at speed. Enough motoring, I don't want to be banned on here as well!

[Murphyv310]

Ah, TR6, of course. I only had it a month or so, bought, it made it run right, new fuel pumps and tune up. Then sold it before it killed me, a seriously nasty car at speed. Enough motoring, I don't want to be banned on here as well!

You'll be safe enough Sam.

[peter scott]

A slightly disingenuous reply.

Because of poor rearward visibility in my old car I decided to install a reversing camera with radio connection between camera and monitor. Reception was OK in my driveway but out on the open road the proximity of other vehicle and building caused reception to vary widely from acceptable to zero. The end result was that I replaced the radio link with a coaxial video link. (It is my intention to use the system full time and not simply for reversing.) I am hoping it will reduce my blind spot for lane changing. http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk/Reversing%20Camera.htm

Peter

[Murphyv310]

A very neat installation Peter.
Did you go to the continent in the SS?

[peter scott]

Did you go to the continent in the SS?

No Trevor,

The camera and flashing indicators are preparation for a similar trip next Easter in the SS. Nobody is looking for the semaphore trafficators and I don't like adding modern light clusters so I now have a couple of unobtrusive LED strips in the corners of the rear window and I turned the fog lamps into front indicators.
http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk/LED%20Lighting.htm

I don't think me giving hand signals from the wrong side of the car would be much appreciated by continental drivers.

Peter

[Mike Watterson]

I don't think me giving hand signals from the wrong side of the car would be much appreciated by continental drivers.

I was amazed a week or too ago to see a motorcyclist giving hand signals. I expect even here if you stick arm out for right turn some idiot will try to overtake thinking you are waving them past!