See my previous Haloview MC7108 Wireless RV Backup Camera Installation and Review videos: www.loveyourrv.com/installing-a-haloview-wireless-rv-backup-camera-model-mc7108/ www.loveyourrv.com/haloview-wireless-rv-backup-camera-review/

Because this camera has received the "Ray's STAMP of approval"; I plan on buying one in the next month. Thank You Ray! Lot of conflicting information out there and I have bought several things now because of your reviews.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kevin, hope it works a good for you on your rig. Cheers! Ray

Wow the camera pitcher is excellent. The new truck sounds so good. I could tell it is a diesel but it sure don't sound like the old clacker diesel engines. Very nice!

Hi Ray. I to purchased a Haloview about 6 months ago. I have the old model that used two antennas on the monitor. It works well. I can tell you from some of my searching that the angle of the antennas is more important than the size unless they are boosted like yours.I can move the angle of my antenna and watch the signal strength. I also contacted Haloview and told them that their manual needed a little work and volunteered to correct a few things to make the installation instructions a little easier to use. The used the corrections and everything's good.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike, I've messed with the antenna angle but hasn't made much difference for me inside the truck, seems to be near the same bars and performance whatever way I point it, I assume the signal bounces around in the metal enclosure of the cab. Cheers, Ray

I've enjoyed the video simply for the views of the desert which is such an interesting and different terrain from the little green island I live on off the west coast of Europe.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Same here, and the rainforests of our home, Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada

Very impressive. Going get rid of my tadi bros camera and get a halo view. Can't believe the reception you got.

@3740westmichigan

5 жыл бұрын

Tadi bros camera are shitty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! spent $1000 for 4 cameras system ,JUNK drops out all the time and no support !!!!!!!!!!! Everyone stay away !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Ray, I enjoy your videos. I have a 2014 Ford Explorer with a 2017 Golf stream Vintage Cruiser. I have a Furrion 381556 back up camera on the back but it is below the roof line. I had to add a 15 foot extension magnetic base antenna to the camper (had to glue a small piece of steel to the roof) and a 5 foot extension to the roof of my Explorer so the antennas were in line of sight of each other or it would break up and loose signal. Now it works all the time when I am driving.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Cool, Thanks for sharing Cheers, Ray

Good stuff, it’s all about line of sight, magnetic mount antennas mounted high on both ends could really improve it further. They operate at 2.4 GHz similar to WIFI so all those tricks apply as well, but it is so fun to play & experiment in such a beautiful setting. Keep up the fun technical play while I deal with broke water lines, clogged sewers, & fried electrical outlets & breakers as we have a full park of snowbirds now. I swear you have helped fill our bucket list 2-3 times over as we get close to retiring. :-)

Sure could have used one of these a few weeks ago when backing up to the house unassisted. I got a bit careless and slightly smashed the gutter luckily I didn't damage the rig!

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Whoa, sorry to hear that. Happens to the best of us. :)

Great test sir! Thinking about getting a 5th wheel and an observation camera just makes sense. Thanks for sharing! - Shane

We enjoy your review videos! Can't wait for your truck review

Another great video. Cheers Ray.

very impressive range, much better system than the Furrion that we have on our Montana HC.

@aitutaki98

5 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@greg9323

5 жыл бұрын

I do agree Furrion has pro range, however, I also read bad reviews on Amazon relate to the extension antenna in that it made no improvement. I've been looking to find a way to improve the reception for my Furrion camera but no joy.

Again, great video. Love your “New Blue.” Just bought a 2019 Ram 1500 but white. Should have bought a blue one. Ha! Cheers.

Hope you feel better soon, Ray! :)

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks on the back end of it now and the sun is shining so all is good. :)

Love your videos. Really informative.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

The extended reach is not for driving out around your campsite. It's to increase your signal while traveling at highway speeds.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Go look up how fast wireless radio signals travel, then tell me if highway speed versus stationary test matters at all.

@jamesglenn520

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV Look at the camera comparison videos on here that the HDT Full-time people have done. And they are 50-60+ feet from the back of the trailer to the front of the truck. Furion versus Haloview. There is a huge difference in stationary versus highway speeds!

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Highway speeds should have no effect on signal strength. The transmit and receive antennas are still the same distance apart traveling at the same speed. If there is a problem with signal strength most likely its due to the amount of metal between antennas or electrical interference from other devices on the truck or trailer or from sources you are passing by. Thus the reason to install an extender to close the gap. Maybe you mean the fact that the video frame is moving at highways speed since there is much more changing pixel data to process and stream vs a stationary picture. Therefore the video can't be compressed as much leading to a large data size to stream over the wireless radio connection. That may lead to a less fluid video on one system versus another. In my experience, the Haloview wireless does a decent job at it since they keep the resolution down to 720P, a good trade-off. Still gets some jitter now and then but overall quite satisfactory. Wired systems will always be better since they have much greater bandwidth for the signal and virtually no signal delay but wireless is easier to install and convenient.

Thank you Ray! Great video! ;-)

Hope to see you later today. Your map didn't pull up. We will look for the white tire

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Must be Facebook bastardizing the link, here is the original Google map link - www.google.com/maps/@32.7907539,-114.7297572,21734m/data=!3m1!1e3

@G_RAThbun

5 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV I don't know why but it's still screwing up. I have a good idea where you're at we will look for the White Tire after the turn off. And the big smiley flag. I will be driving my Dodge with a red white and blue flames on it. We plan on leaving Yuma Foothills at around 11:30 and head your way. Looking forward to meeting you and the misses

@G_RAThbun

5 жыл бұрын

It was awesome meeting you and Ann. I hope our paths cross again soon

From what I understand the sea smells duringa few of the hottests months, around august. The annual extreme heat reduces the oxygen levels and there is a massive fish die off causing the stink. No smell now right? Cheers

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Just a faint smell, I think it can be worse when the wind blows and the sea gets stirred up a bit or if there is an algae bloom going on. Most of our visits have been in December and early January, the smell hasn't been too bad.

Good job, nice video

Hello, is the rear camera 12v wire tapped into the 5th wheel tail light wiring or do you have a dedicated 12 volt wire run directly to the house battery?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

I used a 12-volt DC source located in behind my main switch panel on my trailer. Here is the install explained - www.loveyourrv.com/installing-tadibrothers-wireless-rv-backup-camera-system/ Cheers, Ray

With the extended antenna will it interfere with other back up cameras near you or are they all on different frequencies?

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine they use some kind of unique wireless channel arrangement since the display and cameras are paired to each other much like Bluetooth does. Occasionally when I'm in a very dense urban area with lots of wireless signals going on I may get the odd glitch of brief black out. But I haven't determined if its another wireless camera for just one of the other multitude of wireless things. On the out of town highway I very rarely ever see a glitch.

Interesting video, thank you. Is that area close to Yuma ?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, around 20 miles west in California near the Imperial Sand Dunes

Do you wash the undercarriage after being in that salty area to prevent rust?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, have done that with my old truck and trailer too. Our old truck was 25 years old and had no body rust and barely any undercarriage. Helps to live and travel where we do, west coast and the desert, not areas prone to rusting cars. Cars last and last.

Ray once you have lost the signal after driving away is the distance to reconnect the signal the same?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it reconnected about the same place.

Do you think that rain will affect it?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

I've driven in some pouring rainstorms a couple times this trip and it was fine. I like it for that as it gives me a clear view behind in pouring rain when my side mirrors are hard to see in.

Or a new FORD All aluminum exterior.

I had a problem receiving video with my Rear View Safety Systems wireless camera and my trailer is only 12 ft. long. Tech support said it was because there was "too much aluminum" between the camera & screen so I reminded them their systems are made for semis which are almost all aluminum. It came with 2 short antennas for the monitor as well as a magnetic cab roof mount antenna but even it dropped the signal. They eventually sent me a better magnetic truck roof antenna which apparently amplifies the signal from the camera because it works fine now. Unfortunately for my wallet my system cost about twice as much as the Haloview and you have a higher definition monitor. Do you have your's set up so the image is reversed, i.e., a car that's in the left lane appears on the right side of the screen?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have it set up reverse video to act just like a rear view mirror. When I look at it while driving sitting forward a car coming up on me will be on the side I expect it to be.

I would have used truck odometer for real distant comparison.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea. :)

How's the new 'Big Blue' doing?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Love the truck. There are a few minor dislikes but overall its a pleasure to tow with! :) A BIG upgrade over old blue. Will have a review out later in the month. Cheers, Ray

@ptcclatlptcclatl1683

5 жыл бұрын

I was stuck on the Ford but now I'm on the fence. Don't do full time and don't have a rig as big or heavy as yours but appreciate your input.

ever thought of using a wind sock?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

I used one

??? Was that a straight line or a curved road?

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Tried to measure in a roughly straight line, there are no real roads there, its just ATV dirt tracks crisscrossing the desert. Worked out to be about twice the distance.

Nice peace of kit And I tell you that for free

Ogilby Rd

I’m sure you know this Ray but for the other viewers, NEVER EVER take off the antenna from the camera(video transmitter) while it is powered on. You will burnout the video transmitter in a matter of seconds. Don’t ask how I know this😖😢

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

You would think there would be protection circuitry built into the design in case of a poor/loose antenna connection. Say your antenna rattled loose and lost contact. Was it a Haloview display?

@hammer883333

5 жыл бұрын

This is true for any radio/video transmitter as far as I know. The only type of protection Circuit I know of that will protect the RTx/VTx is by putting a dummy load on the antenna connector and that would kill the range of the RTx/VTx when antenna is on. I may be wrong but to be on the safe side I always have an antenna load on any radio/video transmitter before powering it on.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

This device runs on the common 2.4Ghz frequency used for home internet routers and cordless phones. Many have removable antennas and I don't recall off hand, big warnings about not powering them without an antenna hooked. I know in the old days of vacuum tube transmitter and amps it was a big no-no to run without a load. Maybe I'll email the company see what they say about. Cheers, Ray

@hammer883333

5 жыл бұрын

Love Your RV I work with wireless security camera systems and that’s pretty much what a backup camera system is. I run into this problem literally daily.