We’ve dropped our Dish/DirecTV subscription for our vacation home and are going OTA. The house is a log cabin in the middle of relatively dense forest, about 100 yards from Lake Michigan. Very flat terrain with no homes or large structures nearby. We are only interested in receiving stations out of Milwaukee (to the south) and there will be only one TV.
She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed has “suggested” that an antenna should go in the attic, not on the asphalt shingled roof. I’ve placed a science project antenna in the attic facing south and attached it directly to the TV via preexisting coax from the satellite installs, no splitters. I’m receiving roughly 6 stations, but not strong or consistent enough to rely on my Rube Goldberg design. The attic has lots of room for a large antenna, and there is a south facing window, if that makes any difference.
This is definitely not intended to be a home theater system, nor are we trying to capture every available signal, just enough to be able to occasionally stay in touch with what’s happening in the world while we’re in paradise. So, if possible, no rotors, dual antenna arrays or amplifiers.
Below is our analysis. I greatly appreciate and look forward to your suggestions.
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