I recently moved and canceled my Dish service with the move. I am experimenting with antennas to see if they're worth the time/effort and wanted some feedback.
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Reports with variations on antenna mounting height:
10 Feet:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8e030b42ae41f0
25 Feet:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8e038b839baef9
50 Feet:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8e03be3b02aa57
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I tried just using a simple indoor antenna a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
It picked up WXII-DT/NBC fairly easily, one of the PBSs, and Real Channel 24/WLNN with some moving around. I was able to get CBS channel somewhat when, to test it, I carried it outside and just held it in the air and scanned for channels.
My house is a single story brick with a treeline running on the northeast side and a small hill to the northwest side. It's fairly open in all other directions, but you can see mountains in the distance to the south and west.
I tested the indoor antenna on the northeast side.
I was primarily hoping to pick up CBS and Fox for sports reasons.
Any thoughts on the likelihood of having greater success with an attic mounting or an exterior mounting? I was hoping to avoid mounting one on the roof (may use ground with a mast or an existing DirecTV pole that's about six feet in the air from the ground, adding as necessary)) but was wondering if that's even possible.
I appreciate any and all help on mounting suggestions, antenna recommendations, and the like.