Non-permanent method to mount TV antenna?

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I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.

Any other ideas out there?

Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
the same orientation?

Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
your situation?

"Euphoric Orgasm" wrote:

Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
the same orientation?

Yes on both questions above

Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
your situation?

I have never been in the attic...I'm not even sure one
could walk around in it as it may be too short, small,
etc

On May 9, 12:32*pm, "Euphoric Orgasm" wrote:
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I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.
Any other ideas out there?

Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
the same orientation?

Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
your situation?

Excellent suggestion. I put one in a townhouse I rented long ago -
without permission - but what you don't know won't hurt you. It worked
well and no one was the wiser. That attic was not tall enough to stand
up in, so it was hands and knees but not a problem.

GG

G-squared wrote:


Excellent suggestion. I put one in a townhouse I rented long ago -
without permission - but what you don't know won't hurt you. It worked
well and no one was the wiser. That attic was not tall enough to stand
up in, so it was hands and knees but not a problem.

Ok you guys have convinced me to check my attic out and
see if that's a likely spot for an antenna

Euphoric Orgasm wrote:

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I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.

Any other ideas out there?

Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
the same orientation?

Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
your situation?

Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

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Euphoric Orgasm wrote:

wrote in message
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I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.

Any other ideas out there?

Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
the same orientation?

Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
your situation?

Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

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Seen Mast placed into a five gallon bucket of sand and the antennea head
mounted on the mast. Base of mast had been drilled through to allow some
fairly large carriage bolts to mitigate the twisting effect, in most cases
the sand in the bucket was kept relatively moist and solidly tamped down.
Also have seen this used for satellite dish installations. Correct grounding
of the mast is highly recommended.
This works quite well with smaller and mid-range antennea having lower wind
loadingMitigates twisting and tipping over.
Definitely a temp installation but do not know it it would be applicable for
your use.

On Wed, 21 May 2008 18:40:56 -0700 Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
| Euphoric Orgasm wrote:
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| wrote in message
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| I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
| a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.
|
| Any other ideas out there?
|
| Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
| the same orientation?
|
| Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
| this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
| your situation?
|
| Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
| garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
| helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
| antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

So who's taking it? You or they?

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My present long Yagi UHF antenna is mounted on a 15 foot pole and stuck in
the ground. I use oval twin lead. I have in the past found that many times
the best UHF signal clings close to the ground. I have a second antenna on
the roof. My best reception is the lower antenna. I find that the UHF wave
pattern is both horizonal and vertical. I walk the antenna back an forth
and up and down until I find the best signal on my worst station. Then I
plant it. It's hard to do that on the roof. All my stations are 40 to 70
miles away. I can even swing it to Charlotte, 100 miles, and get many
stations. I'm not on a hill top. The ground apparently has some sort of
attraction. Some day I may try positioning it 1/4th or 1/2 wave length from
the ground and see what happens. In the early days of TV Rombic antennas
close to the ground worked very well on weak signals. It always amazes me
that moving the antenna up and down often results in a better picture at a
lower height. Anybody out there have the same experience?

Mr Ed
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On Wed, 21 May 2008 18:40:56 -0700 Paul Hovnanian P.E.
wrote:
| Euphoric Orgasm wrote:
|
| wrote in message
| ...
| I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
| a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.
|
| Any other ideas out there?
|
| Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
| the same orientation?
|
| Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
| this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
| your situation?
|
| Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
| garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
| helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
| antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

So who's taking it? You or they?

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Yes: Commercially would install many antennea specifically for receiving
specific bands, I.E. 2-6 Vhf, 7-13 Vhf, and/or Low range of UHF only.
We found mounting the actual heads at different altitudes with respect to
the ground had major effect on the db levels of the received signals.
After a period of time we actually created a rough graph using the
accumulated datum and used that information through out our service area to
provide reliable reception to our customer base.
Now with all the computer software and online access it makes it a whole
lot easier to pinpoint the direction to locate transmitters, choose the
correct type head for your specific application, and determine if
pre-amplification would be necessary for relatively stable reception.
Deja-vue regarding TV reception via OTA. Cheers

Mr Ed" wrote in message
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My present long Yagi UHF antenna is mounted on a 15 foot pole and stuck in
the ground. I use oval twin lead. I have in the past found that many
times the best UHF signal clings close to the ground. I have a second
antenna on the roof. My best reception is the lower antenna. I find that
the UHF wave pattern is both horizonal and vertical. I walk the antenna
back an forth and up and down until I find the best signal on my worst
station. Then I plant it. It's hard to do that on the roof. All my
stations are 40 to 70 miles away. I can even swing it to Charlotte, 100
miles, and get many stations. I'm not on a hill top. The ground
apparently has some sort of attraction. Some day I may try positioning it
1/4th or 1/2 wave length from the ground and see what happens. In the
early days of TV Rombic antennas close to the ground worked very well on
weak signals. It always amazes me that moving the antenna up and down
often results in a better picture at a lower height. Anybody out there
have the same experience?

Mr Ed
http://www.ed-camin.com
http://home.earthlink.net/~bcamin/betty.htm
http://www.mountairykiwanis.org
http://www.ma-artleague.org
http://home.earthlink.net/~j3dogs/index.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~donnahayes/index.htm
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On Wed, 21 May 2008 18:40:56 -0700 Paul Hovnanian P.E.
wrote:
| Euphoric Orgasm wrote:
|
| wrote in message
| ...
| I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
| a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.
|
| Any other ideas out there?
|
| Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed
in
| the same orientation?
|
| Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
| this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
| your situation?
|
| Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
| garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
| helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
| antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

So who's taking it? You or they?

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|WARNING: Due to extreme spam, googlegroups.com is blocked. Due to
ignorance |
| by the abuse department, bellsouth.net is blocked. If you post
to |
| Usenet from these places, find another Usenet provider ASAP. |
| Phil Howard KA9WGN (email for humans: first name in lower case at
ipal.net) |

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On Wed, 21 May 2008 18:40:56 -0700 Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
| Euphoric Orgasm wrote:
|
| wrote in message
| ...
| I rent one half of a small duplex that kind of sets in
| a "bowl" as far as good HD TV signal reception.
|
| Any other ideas out there?
|
| Does it have to be outdoors? Will the antenna be permanently pointed in
| the same orientation?
|
| Years ago, before cable was installed in my newly built home I solved
| this problem by putting an antenna in the attic. Is this possible in
| your situation?
|
| Back when I was a kid (nearly 30 years ago), we put an antenna in the
| garage above the rafters. It worked quite well. I'm in the process of
| helping the folks move out now and I climbed and took a look at the
| antenna. It appears to be in mint condition.

So who's taking it? You or they?

I've got it. I'm putting it up at my cabin (where I really need it).

I made one of these for use at home:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna

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