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Originally Posted by ig888ack  Thanks for all the suggestions! I ended up mounting the OTA in the attic so I didn't have to worry about running a new line through the house after all. I did run a dedicated line down to my 722k but that wasn't too bad. I just didn't want to have to go through an outer wall if I could help it. The picture is decent for ABC and NBC but FOX goes out every once in a while and CBS doesn't come in at all. I don't particularly care about CBS but I'd like to get FOX to come in more consistently if possible. I am getting an average of high sixty to low seventy on my signal strength for the local FOX station - do you think if I mounted the antenna outside on the roof it would be worth it? I don't want to put it up there if it is only going to raise the strength a point or two but if it will make it as reliable as ABC and NBC then it would be worth the hassle. Does anyone have any data on how much greater strength you get out of moving the antenna from inside an attic to just about 5 feet higher an putting it on the roof?
Thanks again for all the help! |
By running a zip of 36803 for your general area the strongest stations are really CBS, & FOX. Your towers for all your local OTA w/ the exception of PBS are pretty close to each other. Here's a link to the TV fool station read out for that zip:
TV Fool. All but ABC are UHF. I'm begining to wonder if maybe you are over driving the input of the OTA module. You may need to pad the input (reduce signal level). I don't know if the Terk will run w/o the preamp. I'm not abig fan of Terks but that's a personal feeling.