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    OTA antenna for E* in Altadena, CA (Los Angeles)?

    Haha! Ok, some funny stuff.... I got the 40" uhf antenna from radioshack and tested it in my livingroom. Works great. A few days later I get up early to beat the heat and climb up into the attic of my recently purchased house. Low and behold the previous owner already had the larger...
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    inexpenisve attic mount?

    I'm in the Los Angeles (Altadena) area.
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    inexpenisve attic mount?

    I'm going to be putting a small outdoor uhf antenna (radioshack U-75R) in my attic and trying to decide how to mount it. Would a simple screw-in pipe base-flange and a wooden dowel from the hardware store suffice? The antenna is only 2.5lbs and 40" long. Thanks, Mitch
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    RCA Line Amp for UHF?

    bhelms, thanks for the reply. I just got Dish installed last week, and want to use a UHF antenna in my ATTIC to get better quality OTA HD locals. It appears that ALL of the stations I need are coming from the same location, Mt. Wilson, which is less than 5mi from my house in 91001 zip...
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    RCA Line Amp for UHF?

    I just picked up a RCA D903 line amplifier for possible use in boosting my UHF antenna signal before a 2-way split (each going to a Dish HD receiver). However, I'm not sure if this thing is even useful for UHF frequencies since it appears it's designed for sattelite signals. The info printed...
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    OTA antenna for E* in Altadena, CA (Los Angeles)?

    Jim, thanks for the reply. It looks like I have more than enough space up there for the CM4228. A question about the line split... The MOST convenient place to add the splitter is after about 20ft of cable where it comes out of the attic and behind my entertainment center. I need to...
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    OTA antenna for E* in Altadena, CA (Los Angeles)?

    I just got Dish installed last week, and was considering the addition of an OTA antenna to get better quality HD locals. It appears that ALL of the stations I need are coming from the same location, Mt. Wilson, which is less than 5mi from my house in Altadena CA (just northeast of Los Angeles)...