raymodj
21-Dec-2012, 7:46 PM
First, here's my TV Fool analysis: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dcc49247de4a335
We just remodeled our attic, so I had to remove the Clearstream 1 from the attic window. At about 35 feet high and generally pointed at the 2 important towers (24 and 29 degrees in TV Fool) it pulled in all the channels we wanted. 2, 4, 5, 9, 11 and 29. Didn't have to adjust very much.
I tried this antenna at the TV and could get all the channels, but never all at the same time no matter how much I adjusted the antenna. I recently bought another TV Tuner and it came with a cheap single pole magnet based antenna (like on older cars) and it pulls in all the channels except 9! In another spot it pulled in 9 and not much else. That surprised me.
The TV is on a middle wall, so no windows close enough. So the signal goes through a middle wall, but then there is a big window on the outside wall in the general direction of the tower. Stucco house. My neighborhood is mostly single family houses with lots of tall trees. Channels 9 and 11 actually broadcast on 9 and 11, so need high-VHF and UHF. Do I just need a directional like the Terk HDTV i? Any thoughts on the best indoor directional? Or how about the Winegard SS-3000? Not sure if I'd really have signal bounce, and I don't need the amplifier.
Any suggestions appreciated, except maybe 'put an antenna on the roof near that attic window, fool!'. I will if it comes to that. Like others who want indoor antennas, it's a wife thing. She managed to get rid of all the wires running to and on our house except the power line. And she'd get rid of that too if she could.
We just remodeled our attic, so I had to remove the Clearstream 1 from the attic window. At about 35 feet high and generally pointed at the 2 important towers (24 and 29 degrees in TV Fool) it pulled in all the channels we wanted. 2, 4, 5, 9, 11 and 29. Didn't have to adjust very much.
I tried this antenna at the TV and could get all the channels, but never all at the same time no matter how much I adjusted the antenna. I recently bought another TV Tuner and it came with a cheap single pole magnet based antenna (like on older cars) and it pulls in all the channels except 9! In another spot it pulled in 9 and not much else. That surprised me.
The TV is on a middle wall, so no windows close enough. So the signal goes through a middle wall, but then there is a big window on the outside wall in the general direction of the tower. Stucco house. My neighborhood is mostly single family houses with lots of tall trees. Channels 9 and 11 actually broadcast on 9 and 11, so need high-VHF and UHF. Do I just need a directional like the Terk HDTV i? Any thoughts on the best indoor directional? Or how about the Winegard SS-3000? Not sure if I'd really have signal bounce, and I don't need the amplifier.
Any suggestions appreciated, except maybe 'put an antenna on the roof near that attic window, fool!'. I will if it comes to that. Like others who want indoor antennas, it's a wife thing. She managed to get rid of all the wires running to and on our house except the power line. And she'd get rid of that too if she could.