Antenna direction

[CJ1177]

what direction do your antenna's face in relation to the pointer inside?
I ask because the back of the antenna, as in when it's laying down, is the direction of the pointer, I would have thought the pointer should be in the direction of the face not the vertical bar

BTW it's a snow flake model

 

[Bushman]

Dont think it matters with those, then again I have (had) the other style, I think think pointer is mainly there to indicate the correct position to lay it down.

Guess I'll find out when my van comes back on the weekend, the new roof is meant to have the new type aerial fitted.

 

[CJ1177]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was 180 out, another problem i have with it is if you lay the arm down in the centre of the locators the flake nearly hangs off the side of the roof & you need to turn it one notch to keep it over the roof

 

[gspy4u]

I always forget and have to turn it and go outside and look each time

 

[TTBRIDGE]

Mine is out by 180, so the pointer says it is faceing foward, when the direction of the areial is faceing backwards. I ain't to worried, as the pointer line up when i am putting it down. That is the main thing.

 

[Brad]

I thought the pointer was for aligning when laying it down too.
come to think of it, I have a feeling the base plate also has an equivalent arrow to match the swiveling arrow.

 

[CJ1177]

Well I worked this one out for myself .
It just so happens where I'm currently camping is on a fringe area for the signal strength, & with the aid of the antenna mate app I lined the arrow up with the pointer on the roof & happy days I have reception but if I turn it 180deg I get nothing, previously I had tried this test & it made no difference must have always had good signal.