Rear mounting is intended to partially use the mast as a back reflector and to stop it interfering with the incoming signal. particularly in areas where they use vertical polarity.
I use a 97 element yagi vertically polarised with the mast centre mounted but the bracket stands the antenna 100 mm off the mast to stop it becoming part of the receiving elements.
You will find in most cases the boom of the antenna is generally strong enough to be supported by mounting it on the rear end.
If you considering traveling any where in OZ, be aware some areas outside the metropolitan areas are still VHF, some UHF horizontal, some UHF Vertical and some mixed polarity and in odd cases, some use BOTH UHF and VHF, how bloody weird is that !!!
There is also another option if your a 'Traveler' and that is to go for the V.A.S.T fta satellite TV service which by using a dish gives you the ABC, SBS and commercial TV channels almost ANYWHERE in Australia.
The ABC and SBS are time zoned as well.
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