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Pocket Antenna

Mobile 1 for off road TV

by Tony Allsop

Solar Panel Xpress has released a compact TV and laptop computer antenna that folds to fit in the hand. The Pocket (Mobile 1) Antenna is a product of DX Japan, covers the UHF-VHF/FM bands and is suitable for many RVs.

The compact, lightweight, high performance indoor antenna may be fixed to a window with its own sucker pads or set on the fold-out stand, to provide reception without needing access to a TV antenna point.

It has an inbuilt power booster which runs off two AA batteries or an AC adaptor, supplied separately. Power drain is minimal at 48mW. Rod antennas fold out from the side and a green LED light shows when the power is switched on.

I found this small antenna worked very well from my home on my LCD bedroom TV, and also in the field, although I had good reception on my normal phase 3 boosted, high antenna. In off road situations where I had no 240V power, the Pocket (Mobile 1) Antenna worked well, and the booster running off its own AA batteries was excellent.

For those who require technical details, the frequency is 40-890. Booster gain (dB) FM/VHF: 24-18. UHF: 17-11. Cable length is 1.2m and a separate mini plug is supplied for computer use. The Pocket (Mobile 1) Antenna retails for $89

For more information, contact Solar Xpress on (07) 5495 6222 or visit www.solarxpress.com.au

Source: Caravan World with Motorhome World, Issue 464, April 2009, page 172