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 installed and sold antennae and systems for individual homes, caravans, hotels, villages, schools and airports. This background has provided us with the opportunity to design and manufacture the best possible Caravan Antenna System.

The product was first released more than 10 years ago. Over the years the product has been improved significantly and much attention has been paid to the detail of the system. This has resulted in an improved product, better pictures and many happy customers..

Explorer is today purely dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Caravan & RV Market. Our goal is to be the No 1 supplier in the market place in Australia and develop and sell to the export markets.

Many manufacturers now accept the “thru the wall” connection system. They install the passive version in their caravans as a standard fitting with some installing our new range of passive splitter versions. The ”thru the wall” idea was created by explorer and is now copied by a number of other suppliers. This connection fitting which is part of every explorer antenna system saves signal by keeping signal losses to a minimum. Generally the cable and connections supplied by a manufacturer are of a poor standard. These cables and connections could be used when the country was predominately VHF but today it is 87% UHF. Times have changed, the technology has changed but the manufacturers in general are still using 1950’s technology. The “thru the wall” connection kit came about because of this situation.

Another of our firsts was the Free copy of the Caravanner’s Guide to TV Transmitters across Australia. This is included in every explorer system and has recently been updated and is printed as a small book. Again this has been copied by a number of suppliers.

Our systems have always featured an inbuilt booster, which is a must when many transmitters across the country at the time of writing are low powered. You can see the transmitter and still be in the fringe as far as signal pick up is concerned. Our competitors now copy this concept but they do not have the electronic expertise so have to rely on other suppliers to provide the missing pieces. This approach creates a hotch potch of connections which cost the caravanner vital signal in fringe signal locations.

Explorer is proud of its achievements and we are flattered that so many of our ideas have ultimately attempted to be copied - it suggests we are doing it right.

There some key facts that every Caravanner should know:

1. There are 3700 transmitting sites.
2. Nearly 90% are UHF (ultra high frequency) This translates to "how long the wave is that is travelling through the air".
3. There are approximately 3 sizes of transmitters. Father, Mother and Baby bear to paraphrase a famous children story.
4. Some signals are transmitted in a vertical pattern while others are transmitted in a horizontal pattern. For best results you must change your antenna to pick up the signal.
5. Parks are historically in the pretty places by the sea, near to the mountain range or under some great trees. Places that are not conducive to good signal.
6. Position of the antenna makes a big difference even within the same caravan park.
7. Typical caravan connections and cables are of a poor quality. An analogy would be a hose with poor fittings and lots of holes in it - the water never arrives at the sprinkler. This is a big problem and the reason why we sell a complete system to bypass this problem.
8. Caravanners often need help when on the road to get television.

You will find as you inspect and understand our products that we have gone to a great deal of trouble to address the 8 facts listed.