Ice,
I knew of the FCC Regulation about Antenna’s/HOA. And you’re right about having an Antenna on the Roof. But, the hassle of dealing with them over one up there, is just not worth it. I’ve been through a long term fight with them over my Roof replacement, and I’m SO fed up with dealing with them, I just don’t want any more to do with them. They’ve made my home which I loved, into a house I hate to live in. Just thinking about them/that situation, just burns me up. Nuf said !
Ok, moving on now:
I’ve checked around on several Sites provided in the Posts, and can’t seem to find any information about just what “range” a Yellow Antenna gets. I see in your Post Attachment above, where it shows the Omni’s, but, the “smallest” Directional Antenna starts with a “Medium” directional “red” Antenna. Subsequently, I hope when I locate the specifications on some Antennas, they’ll give some physical sizes, where I can determine if I can use one or another.
I’ve been trying to read as many of the existing (posts) info on DTV, and saw one where (Towerguy I think) mentioned something about “overpowering” the DTV receiver. Given I’d like to have Towers A thru E available, even if I have to physically turn the Antenna, would getting an Antenna that would “reach” out 45+ miles, cause a problem when I had it set on Towers F and G, that are at 7 miles?
techpuppy/FAYRICH,
Uoops, spoke TOO soon about that Yagi I have in the Attic !
Seems like the Roofers, squashed the Cable when they laid the Plyboard over the Rafters! Having replaced the Cable, the signal is not bad at all. I just couldn’t understand why it deteriorated SO much, given the good signal it once provided.
Am getting 32 channels of DTV, from the F and G Towers, but haven’t turned the Yagi around, to check the other Towers yet. Actually I’m not too interested in the programming on them, but like I said to Ice, I’d like to have them available, IF I wanted to get up and adjust the Antenna.
Apparently I was a bit too judgmental about the Foil on the underside of the Plyboard. It appears that for the most part, it’s not attenuating the signals all that much. I admit, I just may not know what a “really” good signal looks like, having just started watching HD. But!, it is PROFOUNDLY better than what I’ve been watching in the past !
However, I AM getting a weak signal from my (lowest) Channel 2 and 2.1. Given what I’ve seen in some of the Posts, it may just be the characteristics of the Yagi, which, causes me to consider a “Directional” type replacement, IF that’s an answer to an unbalanced signals. Just to mention it, the DTV ranges up to 67.1 at my location, and it seems to have fair signal strength. It could be (like I said) that the Yagi is just weak in the lower range. Yet it could be because Ch 2/2.1 is not a strong signal to start with. I’ve yet to find a source that tells me just what power the Stations are transmitting at, where I could compare it to one with good reception.
FYI:
Yagi is a Rad Shack VU-90XR, 32 Element, 80” Boom,
VHF: 90 mi, UHF: 70 mi, FM: 70 mi, Dec. 1997.
The range issue and “opposite” tower locations, brings up the possibility of an additional antenna, via a A/B Switch. Used them before, and never was quite satisfied with their performance.
Does anyone know of one (Mfg) that is of “good” quality?
Given that the “Square” Phillips MANT940 has been mentioned, would there be any problems using it (which is an Amplified Antenna) and the Yagi which isn’t. Am concerned about the surge of voltage on the receiver, when changing A to B.
Someone have experience with this?
PS: Ice,
Hope I’m not “over thinking” this
, and now (on another Thread) have been accused of being “Bi-Polar”. That, plus having purchased a “Dickfer” for my Sat System, I find it’s really hard to keep a good reputation on this website.
