Antennas

[kmmd11]

1st time so go easy. If I got this right I will be giving you a link for my antenna location. According to antennaweb I should not be getting very many channels, but I think because of my High elevation and southern exposure I am lucky. I have a very old antenna 20+ years and a $14.00 amp that I got at Home Depot, both are mounted in my attic. What I would like to know is what type of antenna should I use when I mount one outside? Should I use the old style (normal) or a bow tie or one of the 100 mile spaceship models.

Thanks for the help.

ah the link..http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...c77a276b4f9c29

[John Candle]

Never buy the 1,000,000 mile spaceship antennas. They are cheap flimsy junk. Antenna web is Very conservative reception predictions. Tvfool is the most accurate for real world reception. In what direction is the antenna in the attic pointing?? Is the antenna in the attic a all band UHF/VHF Tv antenna?? Here is how to point Tv antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html .. .. How many Tv's will be connected??

[John Candle]

How many Tv's will be connected??

[Tower Guy]

Originally Posted by kmmd11

Should I use the old style (normal) or a bow tie?

I'd suggest this Grey Hoverman design:
http://www.summitsource.com/antennac...le-p-6356.html

It gets you the UHF gain of an 8 bay UHF and the broad pattern of a 4 bay UHF. This helps because your critical UHF stations range from 155° to 177° and are not that strong. A rotor would add flexibility, including reception of some Boston stations.

With both WWLP and WENH on channel 11 neither of them are likely to be 100% reliable unless you stack a pair of VHF antennas 1.5 wavelengths apart (7' 3.5") horizontally.

[kmmd11]

Thank you for all the help.. the antenna is aimed to the south with no rotor on it, I believe it is a VHF/UHF antenna, But I do not mind buying a new antenna, and I have 2 tv's attached to it, they are both home runs to the amp which sits at the base of the antenna. The longest run of cable is 40ft.

[John Candle]

I suggest a Winegard HD7084P antenna mounted on the roof with a Strong and Sturdy mount such as a , tripod mount , peak of the roof eave mount or chimney mount. Think in terms of Strong and Sturdy for a antenna mount , not what can I get by with. Point Tv antenna at about 178 magnetic compass , then adj. the direction of Tv antenna for strongest reception of the weaker channels to the south/south east. Here are places to buy Tv antennas and etc. . http://solidsignal.com , http://amazon.com , http://3starinc.com , http://starkelectronic.com . . . Read and understand this about , Real Digital Tv Channels , Virtual Digital Tv Channels , Analog Tv Channels. . http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=695 . Try a simple 2 way splitter with No amplifier at first to see if reception to the 2 Tv's Ok. I suggest new RG-6 coax from the antenna to the simple 2 way splitter. If a amplifier is needed then use a Winegard HDP269 preamp. Do not use the other amplifier that you have.

[John Candle]

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