I have a friend that has a vacation house in the area. They were told that the only way to get TV was to get Dish, Direct etc. Looking around I saw that while most houses had a DTH setup, but a few had OTA antennas. I brought up a POS indoor VHF/UHF with a built in amp (bought it on ebay for $20 or $25 dollars) and a low end field spectrum. Low and behold when I pointed it to the NW I had carriers pop up on the Spec An. I connected it to the TV and did a search. I was picking up a few of the channels but not all that I should. I opened the window and placed it between the window and screen. I was picking up more (Possible Low-E glass blocking it). I then went to the second floor and placed it in the window there and I was now getting more. All sounds good except that the coax is running across the floor and up the stairs, it was 5 deg outside so leaving the window cracked in the winter is not ideal, and it is after all an indoor antenna. I am looking for a bit more permanent outdoor install for them. Now here is the rub. They get a lot of snow, high winds, and occasional ice storms, plus my friend breaks out in a sweat on a 6 foot ladder. I would like to keep the antenna as small as possible, ground level would be nice in the event that I need to install a preamp and it fails, he can replace it fairly easily (see 6' ladder), but not a deal killer. It will be going to one TV now and possibly a second one in the future. I can get now channels 6 thru 34 (in the list) now and I was hoping to add ch 13 if possible, but again not a deal breaker
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Sorry to be so long winded
Thanks for you time
Jim