Digital TV, Lose the Flying Saucer or Not?

[duality]

i plan on pulling the stick this spring for regular maintenance, etc. my question is should i remove the flying saucer antenna from the top of the mast. i noticed that with a little sway from the wind it scrambles the signal and freezes the screen. i am calling on those smarter than i for advice. i was thinking of mounting a removable antenna that i can use the antenna shore outlet by the stern rail seat. any ideas?

mike

 

[RAD]

After the head sail tore off the antenna from its mast mount on a tack I started to use plain old Rabbit ears hoisted with a halyard or just resting on the dodger now I have satellite and that works the best

 

[Bill Roosa]

those "digital" signals are really just plan old analog radio waves with digital information. This is analogous to saying that your antenna can receive AM and FM type signals without modification. The receiver (old type) just can't tune to the frequencies or if it could can't understand the signal. The antenna will work fine on both types of receivers.

 

[gpd955]

I just added a cheap digital converter box (I believe it was about $24 at Target) to the TV and the flying saucer worked fine.

 

[higgs]

Digital TV freezes when the signal is not strong enough. The old analog system would at least keep going, but not the digital. One thing that helps is a signal amplifier. I am not sure what is available for your application. I found that rabbit ears worked pretty bad on digital signals in my Florida condo, but when I bought an amplified antenna from the Shack it made a huge difference