Besides ant. &amp; mounting post, what else should I get to insure success with project. I'm 50-60 mi fm town Currently have satellite wire thru out 4 TV'
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You'll need an Amp as well. The best one I've tested so far I bought at Radio Shack. It has two adjustable amps; one for the line going to the TV's and one adjusts the gain of the antenna mounted unit. Speaking of which, the amp has a unit that will mount at the antenna and another that will mount inside and need power. The indoor portion will provide power through the coax to the antenna mounted unit, so you'll need to make sure any splitters you have in line have a DC bypass. My house in pretty much in the same situation as yours and this antenna wasn't ideal. While all the panels are facing the same direction, the antenna is strong, just like the much cheaper DB8. However, if you try to point the panels in two different directions (like it's supposedly designed to do), you lose too much gain. Once trying that, I lost more than half the channels I was getting.
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If its on your roof use one like the one I ordered here HDTV Antenna Mount - 20in If you want it on a pole I would either put 1" metal outdoor conduit pole plumb in ground and either put a bag of sack crete around it or do what I seen someone do put it in a 5 gal bucket and pour sackcrete in around it.
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I already buy 3 of this:August DTA400 Digital TV Antenna - Portable Indoor/Outdoor Aerial for USB TV Tuner / Digital Television / DAB Radio - With Adhesive MountWork great. I live in Bogota, Colombia.You will need a converter that I find in local store (they are common).
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hi from colorado, i would get additional hardware, and gorilla glue, i mounted ontop of a lamp post outside my home, and it works great and very secure....goodluck
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I would recommend the Kaito KA-33 indoor shortwave active loop from CCrane Co. There are many outdoor antennas available including do-it-yourself projects but lightning arrestors and proper gronding come into play.
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Good possibility . My installation is not in the woods but I am picking up signals from that distance from some of my neighbors. I am in the country but it is open and flat. If you can get any signal this will boost it .
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so make sure you have the settings correct on your FTA satellite box for this LNB type, check your receiver manual if necessary. if not set correctly you will not get a quality signal. Since you are only replacing the LNB, you should have no problem with acquiring a signal, but also make sure you set the LNB to the correct skew. Best to use the "quality" signal scale on the receiver as you are moving it (the signal level just provides power info to the LMB and back not satellite signal power, so use the quality scale, they both work hand and hand but when you have a good high quality signal you will have the best capability for the system not to rain fade on you and have picture break up). Also move the LMB towards and away from the dish on the bracket to see if you can also get a better quality signal. Remember the signal change will take a little time to move so don't rush the movement of the LMB, do it slowly. Show Less
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You need a 30 inch dish (Minimum) and a linear LNB. There are numerous FTA satellites that you can access.
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Hi, Greg!Your best bet is to go to this page: ClearStream 4 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mount - 70 Mile Range and look for "A Message from the Antennas Direct Team" way down the page. There, you'll find a phone number and you can call the mfr directly to ask whatever questions you need answered. Before you call, look at your TV set to determine which inputs it has (write those down). If you're planning to use the cables from the dish as the cables you'll use from this antenna, try to read the cable type on the cable jacket and write that down also. There may be an impedance issue that will require a different cable. Hi, Greg!Your best bet is to go to this page: ClearStream 4 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mount - 70 Mile Range and look for "A Message from the Antennas Direct Team" way down the page. There, you'll find a phone number and you can call the mfr directly to ask whatever questions you need answered. Before you call, look at your TV set to determine which inputs it has (write those down). If you're planning to use the cables from the dish as the cables you'll use from this antenna, try to read the cable type on... » Read More Hi, Greg!Your best bet is to go to this page: ClearStream 4 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mount - 70 Mile Range and look for "A Message from the Antennas Direct Team" way down the page. There, you'll find a phone number and you can call the mfr directly to ask whatever questions you need answered. Before you call, look at your TV set to determine which inputs it has (write those down). If you're planning to use the cables from the dish as the cables you'll use from this antenna, try to read the cable type on the cable jacket and write that down also. There may be an impedance issue that will require a different cable. « Show Less
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At the very least, you'll need a $40 set of rabbit ears. You need to take into account how far you are from the transmitting towers of your local TV stations, and if there are any tall mountains or buildings between you and the towers. Many people swear by www.antennaweb.org . When you enter your home address at that website, it will give you a list of the TV stations in your area and how far you are from their towers, and what kind of outdoor (roof) antenna you might need to pick up those stations. At my house, I'm only 5-10 miles from our towers. I've got a set of rabbit ears sitting on a shelf, facing out a second-floor window toward the towers and all my local digital over-the-air channels come in perfectly. (Which is fortunate because I'm with Dish Network, and my market's HD local channels aren't available via satellite yet.)
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You will need to purchase a 50A SB power pole housing and add your own wires with ring terminals on them. We recommend to use #10 gauge, and limit the additional distance to < 5 ft.
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Get the Extreme with the amplifier, it works great at those distances. You may need to place in a window towards the transmission tower in your area. Use the included power adapter, as it produces a bit more current and seems to work better. I have used the Extreme at those distances, and I am receiving 40 plus channels.
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I would go with 900MHz links, at least 30DBi gain dishes point-to-point. Bear in mind that none of this kind of approach works unless you have clear unobstructed line of sight between transmission/reception points. Also, due to earth's curvature the horizon disappears at 20 miles, so both ends of the line will need to be considerably elevated. You will need to have a professional survey performed before going further. My experience with Ubiquiti products is outstanding. Have a site survey done and then seek guidance from Ubiquiti. A 30 mile haul will have lots of pitfalls, so if you are merely trying to get Internet access via your existing DSL net, give consideration of alternate methods. I would go with 900MHz links, at least 30DBi gain dishes point-to-point. Bear in mind that none of this kind of approach works unless you have clear unobstructed line of sight between transmission/reception points. Also, due to earth's curvature the horizon disappears at 20 miles, so both ends of the line will need to be considerably elevated. You will need to have a professional survey performed before going further. My experience with Ubiquiti products is outstanding. Have a site survey done and then seek guidance from Ubiquiti. A 30 mile haul will have lots of pitfalls, so if you are... » Read More I would go with 900MHz links, at least 30DBi gain dishes point-to-point. Bear in mind that none of this kind of approach works unless you have clear unobstructed line of sight between transmission/reception points. Also, due to earth's curvature the horizon disappears at 20 miles, so both ends of the line will need to be considerably elevated. You will need to have a professional survey performed before going further. My experience with Ubiquiti products is outstanding. Have a site survey done and then seek guidance from Ubiquiti. A 30 mile haul will have lots of pitfalls, so if you are merely trying to get Internet access via your existing DSL net, give consideration of alternate methods. « Show Less
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I believe using 100 feet of it might be somewhat lossy on UHF and VHF, I use a short length(6ft) for a handytalky dual bander antenna in my bedroom, if I were to mount on top of the roof, I'd get the larger(not rg58 lol) and better coax to go vhf/uhf with that long of a run. Quality coax is like quality tools, work better/last longer. I suggest a quick call to HRO and get their advice.
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50 miles fringe at best my be better off with some type of directional beam.if you're talking later at night when the Skip dies down it'll probably make the trip.fifty miles is a long way even with an amplifier which is illegal on 11 meters
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OK, near a window? In the city? Let me suggest this: In the center pin of your coax plug, unbend a paperclip, carefully insert it into that coax in on your tv and connect a long wire or :conductive" material to it (foil). If you rescan with that in and STILL get nothing, unlikely but may happen, it's your location. If it picks up anything, the antenna's a dud. If it works, gauge what you can get from a homebrew antenna and go up from there. This may not be strong enough to hit your local channels. I know of a 50 mile radius antenna at $60; before you throw in the towel, try the paperclip trick. THe HomeWorx is inexpensive; returns are "meh." Good luck!
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I wold start by going to an RV store and looking at what is involved and all the parts you may need if just a hole. Their service department may be helpful to provide cost estimate. Do you need a telescoping mount? If not you might be able to rig up something and buy an HD antennae. The winegard antennas do provide a good picture with a HD flatscreen if you want to go that route. Good luck.