Moving up to outdoor antenna - question?

[dschribs]

I bought this yesterday and it actually worked prety good..

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...1&origkw=antenna&kw=antenna&parentPage=search

Not great, as I kpet loosing signal here and there...but it worked ok. From 1 - 10, I give it a 7. It was right near the TV, they only give you a 6' cord at about street level. CBS was about a level 80. Fox (which I want the most) was about a 65 or so.

I'm going to up grade to an outdoor Winegard Batwing. Given that I got pretty good signals from the indoor antenna, I should do MUCH better with the outdoor antenna correct?

FYI - Antenna web says I'm 12 miles from the farthest local station antenna and that I need a YELLOW antenna.

 

[oljim]

If the stations are UHF try the R/S U75 15-2160 for $25, it will work much better that a Batwing

 

[Rick0725]

the batwings are terrible performers. take more down then put up.

I just installed a R/S U75 at my home to receive a station to my rear with a jointenna.

I started with a batwing cause I had several lying around, then the double bowtie, then finally settled with the u75. I have trees behind me and when the wind blew, the signal was all over the place with the other 2...not with the U75.

I am not one for r/s stuff but that antenna works damn good and easy to mount.

I mounted the antenna on the j mount the double bow tie was mounted on.

 

[thiggin2]

I bought this yesterday and it actually worked prety good..

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...1&origkw=antenna&kw=antenna&parentPage=search

Not great, as I kpet loosing signal here and there...but it worked ok. From 1 - 10, I give it a 7. It was right near the TV, they only give you a 6' cord at about street level. CBS was about a level 80. Fox (which I want the most) was about a 65 or so.

I'm going to up grade to an outdoor Winegard Batwing. Given that I got pretty good signals from the indoor antenna, I should do MUCH better with the outdoor antenna correct?

FYI - Antenna web says I'm 12 miles from the farthest local station antenna and that I need a YELLOW antenna.

I just got this one http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...057.2032187.2032189.2032205&parentPage=family
and it works GREAT outdoors. CBS is 97%, most are in the 70's. I picked up 15 different channels.

 

[kdp4th]

Do you think the u75 will work in an attic. I am less than 35 miles from the towers.

 

[sprintcarcrazy]

I have a zenith silver sensor in the attic, stations are 20-35 miles away and it works great.