Antenna for work breakroom

[classic cartoon fan]

I work at Tractor Supply in eaton, ohio and our break room tv is hooked up to rabbit ears and we only get ch. 26 the CW out of Dayton and sometimes it will drop out.
The break room is on the east side of the building on the first floor and on the side that the TV towers are located. All I would like to do is pick up all of the Dayton channels so we have everything besides the CW. By the looks of it, I might be able to put an antenna on the second floor of the building.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an antenna that will be reliable for us. and yes this antenna will be inside and it had to go through block and brick.

I don't want to miss the Buckeyes this fall if I have to work!

Here's the address: 1637 N BARRON ST EATON OH 45320

 

[Tower Guy]

All I would like to do is pick up all of the Dayton channels so we have everything besides the CW.

TV Fool

Here's one cheap option:

Winegard HD-1080 2-Bay Bowtie UHF and High Band VHF Antenna (HD-1080) | HD-1080 [Winegard]

 

[roashru]

classic cartoon fan, All of the Dayton stations are less than 25 miles away, all UHF, and hardly any trees (google earth check) you could setup something internally on the second floor pointed at the antenna farm then run RG6 cable to the 1st floor even better is convincing the owner or manager of Tractor Supply to put up an outside second floor or roof mounted single pole UHF antenna pointed at the antenna farm then run RG6 cable to the 1st floor. The higher the antenna is the less likely "rain fade" will happen.

 

[classic cartoon fan]

I could run the RG6 cable up to the second floor no problem. I would defiantly have to talk to the owner of the building for a roof top antenna though.
I go into work today, I'll ask my boss and see what she says and I'll go from there.

 

[j8.]

I picked up a cheap antenna from a car for our bedroom works fine

 

[CowboyDren]

A 2-bay bowtie should be pretty good; $15 for an Eagle Aspen at Summitsource.com. Is there a window that opens in the break room? Get an Eagle Aspen flat cable to get it outside the room, and put the antenna on a pole outside; no holes necessary. Getting altitude is almost always a plus, though.

 

[Tower Guy]

A 2-bay bowtie should be pretty good; $15 for an Eagle Aspen at Summitsource.com.

Good suggestion.

DIRECTV 2 Bay UHF Antenna HDTV Digital Channel 14 - 69 By Eagle Aspen DTV2BUHF Two Bay HD Bowtie TV Outdoor Roof Top Local Signal Bow Tie Aerial, RED ZONE, Part # DTV2B-UHF: Oak Entertainment Centers and Home Office Furniture, TV Antennas, Audio/Vide

$12.69 +$2.00 "Handling"

 

[classic cartoon fan]

. Is there a window that opens in the break room? .

No windows in that section of the building. Theres only a hatch that opens up to the roof.

 

[classic cartoon fan]

My assistant manager said that my manager probably doesn't plan to do anything about it. He's on vacation until next week so I don't know for sure.

 

[classic cartoon fan]

She didn't say that I couldn't do anything.

 

[CowboyDren]

If there's any gap at all in the hatch, that flat cable will probably work.

 

[classic cartoon fan]

If there's any gap at all in the hatch, that flat cable will probably work.

I'm not sure I'll have to look at it closer on Friday. I didn't even think about flat wire.