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So if I understand correctly, grounding block/rods at the base of the tree, where the coax enters the house, and messenger cable if I use it. I played with the coordinates, and it appears like I can get a similar decent signal at a different point on the hill at 10' that is closer to my house. I'm rethinking using conduit and going with direct bury since all the labor is on me, and I'm trying to reduce the amount of time I play in the forest to keep my wife from wanting to kill me. I have some more unanswered questions:
1. The guy at Lowes said a piece of rebar would work just fine as a ground rod. Is he an idiot?
2. Where/how is the best place to mount the antenna(s) on the tree? Trunk? Horizontal branch and using what hardware?
3. The instructions for the preamp state the indoor power supply cant be more than 150' away, yet mine will greatly exceed that. Is that ok, or is that why I'm going with the solid copper core?
4. If I want to split the signal 3 or 4 ways (2, possibly 3 tv's and FM tuner), will I need an additional drop amplifier at the end of a 300-400' coax run to distribute it effectively, or is the preamp by the antenna enough?
5. On the note of FM, I read that if I join two antennas together pointed in different directions, I should turn the FM switch off of the preamp to avoid reduced performance. How would I go about incorporating FM reception into my set-up in light of that?
Granted, I need to just set the dumb thing up and see what works and what doesn't, but I wanted to plan ahead. Thanks for your help everybody. Learning how to do all this is really fun.
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