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Old 29-Mar-2012, 10:13 PM   #9
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An antenna in the basement is at a great disadvantage. The signal levels shown on your report suggest an indoor antenna may work, you can add another section of coax to see if you can find a good location.

The cables left from the satellite installation should support over the air signals well. Some parts used in satellite systems look like ordinary splitters but will block OTA signals.

A roof mounted antenna will have the best results in almost all cases. Perhaps in this case the next best would be a wall mounted antenna on the north side of the house. Would you be able to run coax from the north side of the house back to the existing cables at the current satellite dish mount?
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)

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