Hi, I am looking into putting up an antenna to receive OTA channels. I have tried several indoor antennas and have had 0 success. I live in a 1-1/2 story aluminum sided house with asphalt shingled roof. I would like to put an outdoor antenna in the second floor attic space if possible. I would be splitting to (2) televisions running coax to the upstairs bedroom (approx. 15'-20' of cable from antenna) and down to the living room television (approx. 15' of cable from antenna).The roof is quite steep and I am not comfortable climbing up there nor do I have a ladder long enough to get me on the roof. The house is surrounded by a lot of large oak trees. Here is a link to my tvfool report:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...e1c6970256d1b7
I recently purchased the following antenna and preamplifier as was able to get a few stations (WCMU 14.1, WXMI 17.1, WOTV 41.1, WLLA 64.1, WZPX 43.1) to come in. I just hooked everything up to the upstairs bedroom television and pointed the antenna at 210 degrees to test it. The signal was only at 25-30% strength though so not really a reliable solution. I bought this antenna figuring it probably wouldn't work but it was the best I could find that I could purchase locally and return if it didn't work.
Antenna:
http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/antennas/?sku=ANT751R
Preamp:
http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/search/?ks=preamp
I am mainly interested in getting FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, and PBS. It looks like they are mostly coming from the same area, around 200-210 degrees. WZZM and WGVU would be nice but doesn't seem realistic unless I get a dedicated antenna for them since the towers are in different locations.
Does this seem like something that can be accomplished? Will it be reliable in the attic? I do live in Michigan so we get snow. I have called a couple companies that install antennas locally and they want approximately $500 to install an antenna on the roof, that is more than I want to spend. Someone on another forum recommended the following as an attic solution:
Antenna:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003EB03OK/...=IGZJCQCN5XWA8
Preamp:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0039WTXK4/...I1G1NFFXE83AK3
Thanks for any advice and/or help!