Thread: looking for antenna

I live about 60 miles from the nearest TV transmitter and with a cheap amplified piece of crap antenna, i can pull in two stations. possibly due to PC QRM.

What antennas would you suggest to me that will work on indoor (due to the fact we have frequent lightning) and will pull in the basics and some DX.

I'm looking at this:


TV Antenna Source Indoor/Outdoor TV antennas & acc Choice Select 5002 Digital Antenna

except the price is expensive. the range is 60 miles though.

-Rob

Oh no panel antennas from my experience are not good at all for long distances. Can you rig up an attic antenna or are you stuck with an apartment type setup. A multi bow-tie or a Yagi antenna would do better than that but they are bigger.

anything good from that site? or should i go to radio shack?

-Rob

Check out this
site

for OTA antennas. For your location, I think the
91XG


is your best bet. You should probably add a pre-amp but you can add that later if your SS is still low.

we have some VHF stations and need VHF coverage. (a 9 and an 8)

-Rob

Originally Posted by Voyager6

Check out this
site

for OTA antennas. For your location, I think the
91XG


is your best bet. You should probably add a pre-amp but you can add that later if your SS is still low.

I'll second this recommendation. The 91XG and the Channel Master 4228 are as good as it gets for the UHF side.

Originally Posted by robfwb

we have some VHF stations and need VHF coverage. (a 9 and an 8)

Fringe reception situations like yours are best tackled with separate UHF and VHF antennas. In addition to the 91XG, get a
Winegard YA-1713


VHF-Hi antenna using a mast-mounted pre-amp like the
Channel Master 7777


to combine and amplify the signals.

Together, this stuff costs quite a bit more than that panel antenna, but the performance will be magnitudes better!

Originally Posted by Don_M

I'll second this recommendation. The 91XG and the Channel Master 4228 are as good as it gets for the UHF side.



Fringe reception situations like yours are best tackled with separate UHF and VHF antennas. In addition to the 91XG, get a
Winegard YA-1713

VHF-Hi antenna using a mast-mounted pre-amp like the
Channel Master 7777


to combine and amplify the signals.

Together, this stuff costs quite a bit more than that panel antenna, but the performance will be magnitudes better!

Do what Don suggested. If you're putting the antenna in the attic (good idea), be aware of large metal objects like your water heater, air-handler, etc. in the direction of your towers and avoid them. Also, aluminum siding or metal-backed insulation, if you have it, will be a problem.

Originally Posted by msadvertising

If you're putting the antenna in the attic (good idea), be aware of large metal objects like your water heater, air-handler, etc. in the direction of your towers and avoid them. Also, aluminum siding or metal-backed insulation, if you have it, will be a problem.

Good stuff! Ditto for a steel roof. Asphalt shingles are generally OK, but watch for aluminum flashing around vent pipes. Also, mount both antennas above rain gutters. You want anything metal at least 2 feet away from the UHF antenna and 4 feet away from VHF-Hi antlers.

how easy is it to install these style antennas? were about 60 miles to panama city, 30 miles pensacola and 40 miles to alabama.

i can hear the audio on my CC radio of 3,4,5, and 10

i'm looking at some non directional winegard antenna im going to stick in my computer room until i can get an outdoor mast.

-rob