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Question about outdoor TV Antennas
I'm dumping Direct TV. My box in the living room went on the blink 3 months ago and won't even turn on. My bedroom box still works. I've been meaning to call Direct TV but I've procrastinated. During the last 3 months, I've been watching Netflix and YouTube in the living room (as well as paying $122 per month). I also discovered that there are many live streaming channels on YouTube that enables me to watch the news that is virtually identical as what I was getting on Direct TV (i.e., Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc). Since I'm a news junkie, that is what I primarily watch on TV; that and movies.
So, I bought an HDTV Antenna (DB8e - photos below). The directions have you mount on the roof (can use existing Direct TV mast and coax), and then has you aim towards brocasting stations using an app on your phone. The directions state to avoid tall trees (which I have many). What really throws me thru a loop, the directions state that this can be mounted in an attic. How does that work, especially when they say to avoid tall trees?? You'd think that the attic would obstruct more than trees.  
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11-08-2017, 07:19 AM
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Sorry, wrong forum.
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11-08-2017, 07:46 AM
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Even with an antenna there is still lots of garbage you won’t want to watch.
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11-08-2017, 09:21 AM
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Cut down those damn trees and compost it. Millennia from now, your descendants can use the fossil fuel to power the 911.
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11-08-2017, 09:27 AM
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It can handle some tall trees. I can handle an attic in a stucco finished home. It all depends on how far you are from the transmitting antennas and the total obstructions between.
The website TV Fool has a way to show you what you can expect. Check your specific location for directions to point the antenna, what channels you can expect to receive and the channel signal quality. |
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11-08-2017, 09:33 AM
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Generally speaking, VHF & UHF signal propagation is less affected by things like buildings than terrain. Lower frequencies are better at building penetration than higher frequencies. Think of it like a subwoofer. By the way, I am doing a similar thing right now. I recently bought an Nvidia Shield to use as a streaming box. The next thing I’m doing is adding an HDHomeRun from SiliconDust. This will (in theory) allow me to integrate the over the air TV with the streaming content so I don’t have to switch between TV and the streaming box to watch different things.
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11-09-2017, 04:49 AM
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I ordered an atennna mast that should come today. I was going to use the Direct TV mast but it's 3" and I need 1.5". I'll hook it all up on Saturday and report how it works. I called Direct TV today and canceled so I'm $122 per month richer
 I wonder how long untill my mail box fills up with Direct TV deals. |
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11-09-2017, 08:43 AM
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If you go to youtube you can find a video on how to make an HD antenna from coathangers and a piece of wood. They work great.
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