Attic Antenna Selection assistance
Hello all,
I am looking for some assistance in selecting an antenna to use in my attic to help with OTA TV. First things first, TV Fool report: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8e030661ce6701 Most of the stations I want are to the SE, but I do want all the main networks plus as many others as I can pull in. I have a 2 story house with a reasonable attic space. Asphalt shingle roof, vinyl siding, and blown in insulation with foam board insulation (but no aluminum or reflective coating on the foam). There are some power about a block away to the east. I would ideally like to run 2 TVs off my setup, so I realize that may require an amplifier of some kind too. Thanks. |
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The antennas to consider are the Winegard HD7694P and the RCA ANT751R, in order of preference. You have some strong FM signals that might interfere with TV reception; add an FM filter in the coax. See attachment 1. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/produc...-FM-88-/33-341 https://www.antennasdirect.com/store...on_filter.html http://comingsoon.radioshack.com/rad...l#.VZxjVDjbJLM slow link I see a lot of trees in your area; I hope there aren't any in the signal path. See attachment 2. http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/siting.html scroll down to Trees and UHF |
Rabbit, thanks for the feedback.
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Still wondering if anyone has any ideas/recommendations on my scenario. Also wondering if there is a "good" omnidirectional antenna that anyone here recommends. Thanks. |
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'http://www.skywalker.com/catalog/Manuals/WIN1051.pdf My advice was to stick with one direction, but if you want to experiment, try the Antennas Direct C2V, that has a UHF beamdth of 70 degrees, and is bidirectional for VHF. You can make it bi-directional for UHF also by removing the reflector. No guarantees. https://www.antennasdirect.com/cmss_files/attachmentlibrary/Technical%20Data%20PDF's/C2+VHF-TDS.pdf Quote:
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Short range, uncomplicated situations, they'll probably do all right. But, when the going gets tough, they're the first to fail. |
Just wanted to follow up. I wound up ordering an Antennas Direct C2V and figured I could play around with it. The weather finally cooled off enough this weekend that I went up in the attic and got it mounted. Pointing it at about 150* (ish) I easily get everything in the green on my TV fool report. I didn't remove the UHF reflector since all the UHF stations I care about are in one direction. I get all the major networks + PBS, which is what I was shooting for. I was a little surprised, but thrilled!
Total channel count is right around 35, but there are some duplicates (some religious stations broadcast in analog still), plus QVC and HSN, so removing those I still have almost 30 channels. Thanks for all the help and suggesting the C2V rabbit! |
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