I live 15 to 60 miles from towers in central Nebraska. Flat terrain, but lots of trees. Should work mounted on roof? Easy install?
335440
I thought it was an easy install because we had an existing old antenna. We had it up on the roof in no time. Just follow the pictures for putting it together. Go to: http://www.tvfool.com/ to find the directions you'll need to point the antenna for your favorite channels. I live in the mountains with lots of trees and I get lots of channels.
335441
It sounds like it should work well for you. Trees do not usually present a problem but hills and mountains do. I suggest that you look at tvfool.com which will give you a better idea which stations you could receive from your location.
335442
Mounted on roof should work great just aim correctly to get best signal. Install like any other large antenna. Its light weight for its size. Having flat terrain should work even better.
335443
I live 30-40 miles away from Seattle and I get good reception with it mounted inside the attic. Seahawks look AWESOME!!
335444
For sure. I live 40-60 miles from various towers in Detroit, Toledo and Lansing, and am in the woods. Mine is hanging indoors in my attic and I still get reception. I purchased based on feedback of reception strength at a distance.
2123620
If there are no any obstacles between your home and your barn, It may work. Yout should put the unit on top of your roof and facing to your barn. However, if there are some obstacles containing water -like trees- , or some metal obstacles like electric poles or so; your link quality shall be reduced. If your barn is in clear sight from your roof and your barn's walls do not contain much metallic construction parts or wet wood blocks, then it is likely that it would work from 600 feet. Anyways, just buy one and try, if it doesn't satisfy you, then you may buy another one and build a WDS link between two units. If there are no any obstacles between your home and your barn, It may work. Yout should put the unit on top of your roof and facing to your barn. However, if there are some obstacles containing water -like trees- , or some metal obstacles like electric poles or so; your link quality shall be reduced. If your barn is in clear sight from your roof and your barn's walls do not contain much metallic construction parts or wet wood blocks, then it is likely that it would work from 600 feet. Anyways, just buy one and try, if it doesn't satisfy you, then you may buy another one and build a WDS link... » Read More If there are no any obstacles between your home and your barn, It may work. Yout should put the unit on top of your roof and facing to your barn. However, if there are some obstacles containing water -like trees- , or some metal obstacles like electric poles or so; your link quality shall be reduced. If your barn is in clear sight from your roof and your barn's walls do not contain much metallic construction parts or wet wood blocks, then it is likely that it would work from 600 feet. Anyways, just buy one and try, if it doesn't satisfy you, then you may buy another one and build a WDS link between two units. « Show Less
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These antennas are designed to pick up a broadcasting network. On my home and also on my RV I have telescoping antenna masts. You can even use a paint roller telescopic pole with three sections as I did on my RV to extend the length to twenty feet above ground level in still air conditions. They can be found at most large hardware chains. I have a telescoping pole with a thirty foot powered USB extension cable to get my home antenna to fifty feet above ground level. The higher your antennas the better they receive weak signals. These are directional antennas and must be pointed at the signals source to have the maximum RF gain. Without knowing your specific conditions I can only state that there must be a line of site connection, I.E. you cannot have a hill in the way of the 1.5 mile distance. The trees block your signal; if you have a lot of trees your signal will be degraded. In my own experience these antennas work as well or better than Yagi antennas. The height of your antenna and the terrain the signal must travel are the determining factors in your question.
734345
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.
1625730
Sorry, "range" really depends on terrain and where you're at; I'm getting a couple of miles from inside a building with a metal roof.
534998
Not sure about the metal roof, but I'd say at least 30' from the ground. Inverted V would probably be easier to mount than horizontally. Also, ver rival polarization is used by more CBers than beam antennas which are horizontally polarized.
946255
no, you must drill a hole in the roof, very easy, follow directions on box, installation takes 2 hours. piece of cake. WORKS GREAT!!!!
2146256
YES , NO PROBLEM . Have my unit on my roof , cord is long enough. Great product !
2123627
If there are no any obstacles between your home and your barn, It may work. Yout should put the unit on top of your roof and facing to your barn. However, if there are some obstacles containing water -like trees- , or some metal obstacles like electric poles or so; your link quality shall be reduced. If your barn is in clear sight from your roof and your barn's walls do not contain much metallic construction parts or wet wood blocks, then it is likely that it would work from 600 feet. Anyways, just buy one and try, if it doesn't satisfy you, then you may buy another one and build a WDS link between two units.
1651000
That's where mine is. If your roof is wood and asphalt shingle AND you can get it high enough, it should be fine. I pull every channel that is available in my area (50 miles) which equals 36 channels. It does a very good job and my antenna is just 13'8" from ground level. Love the High Def reception
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Probably. Find out where the tower is and see if you have a reasonable line of sight thats not obstructed by tall trees. I found heavy fog and rainstorms degrade the signal, so on those days its iffy. I live 30 miles away from the tower with hills and lots of trees in between but get a good signal most of the time with the amplifier.
952119
I doubt it. I'm on the 3rd flr and I get poor reception. But I'm in Seattle and there are lots of trees and hills. I bought it because it had great reviews but it hasn't really worked out for me. The attic would be a good idea. I've heard that hanging it in the window might improve the reception.
1989931
if they will not mind a fixed antenna mounted on the camper then use King Controls OA8150 Jack Digital HDTV Antenna System Mount Black w/o meter If they want something that is removable then probably an indoor antenna set to use outside occasionally is the way to go. It won't work near as well as the Jack. If the pop-up has an Air conditioning unit on the roof this antenna will be approximately the same height from the roof. good luck
1363953
This antenna is good for 35 to 40 miles away from the tower with a some what clear path. It works best on a 5 foot pole on your roof top. The closer you are to the tower the less you have to worry about where to put it. I have it on a 5 foot pole on my roof and I get all the channels at 38 miles away from the tower. I get all the red, and blue channels. The purple channels are copies of yellow channels in my area. This antenna seams flimsy but works great. Best of luck.
471057
As long as the outside antena is facing the closest cell phone tower. the roof should not be a factor?
1857239
I used the supplied antenna and mounted it on a telescoping painters rolling pole up about 12ft. above my roof. I went from zero bars to 5 bars, including any other cell phone being used within our house. I'm very happy with the results and the Booster! I suppose you can install any antenna you wish, as long as it's compatible with the booster. Good luck!
1801237
I permanently mounted to plywood and then attach on front or back of one of my atv'sWorks great either way but I prefer on front so I can watch distribution of seed better. All in all much better than wheeled spreader, especially on rough terrain