Can you use this antenna in the attic?
1553739
Yes, mine is in the attic. Beware, the antenna is very large. You will also need to point the antenna in a particular direction (towards the towers) for best reception. I would recommend measuring beforehand to prevent any surprises!
1553740
If you have the room you sure can, thats how i have mine mounted. Im guessing you loose some signal but im close enough to the city that it was noticable for me.
1553741
If you have a big attic you can but most probably you will have to assemble it in the attic. My antenna seems very directional; that is, it will pick up stations only from the direction it is pointing. So unless you have plenty of room to move the antenna around in the attic to find the stations you want, you may be saying a lot of four letter words.
1553742
I am sure that you could, if your attic is big enough. Also I would suggest that you stay away from pointing through aluminum siding.
1553743
I did but the antenna is HUGE so unless you have a large open space you won't be able to rotate it!
1361249
I've had decent luck with this antenna indoors. It's a bit unsightly, but it's handy to be able to point this directional antenna as needed; however I did finally put it in the attic and got much better results. I also replaced this single grid antenna with the double grid version and got noticeably better results.
603582
Yes, as long as you are no more than 50 miles from the tower. You may need an electrical amplifier for the signal, but I have five amplified antennas in my attic, alligned with the Terk map online to match the compass setting for each station, and my HDTV off air is better than my FIOS, which I have also to get faster internet than I could with a DSL connection.
2061615
Yes, this will work with any outdoor/attic antenna. With Amazon's liberal return policy you have nothing to lose by trying it. Mine has worked for 5 years now without a single/signal problem.
1756896
Probably. You'll need good wire and a strong power supply. 100 foot "cheap-o" cables work in attics and so forth. A bit better wire with a separate power supply should be fine. Search Amazon for cctv cable and connectors if you like. You could always test with a cheap cable from Amazon to work things out...
1915114
Both of my sons have successfully installed their antennas in the attic. We have a newer roof with a radiant barrier, and that is a no-go. We tried to put ours in out attic, but the radiant barrier material interferes with the signal. The Orca is small enough not to be a distraction in the landscape, and we get a very good signal, through heavy woods, many miles from the origin of the signal.
870909
You can place the antenna anywhere you want as long as you get reception. You will have to figure that out by trying it, but many have had good luck with it indoors. It might work in an attic. Before 1996, that was my only choice, and an antenna there works well enough with DTV that I never moved it to my roof.For condos, the laws are different. The 1996 telecommunications act still allows restrictions on roof antennas where you do not own the roof. I haven't followed all the latest amendments, but if you have an area that's for your exclusive use, such as a balcony, you can put it there. You can place the antenna anywhere you want as long as you get reception. You will have to figure that out by trying it, but many have had good luck with it indoors. It might work in an attic. Before 1996, that was my only choice, and an antenna there works well enough with DTV that I never moved it to my roof.For condos, the laws are different. The 1996 telecommunications act still allows restrictions on roof antennas where you do not own the roof. I haven't followed all the latest amendments, but if you have an area that's for your exclusive use, such as a balcony, you can put... » Read More You can place the antenna anywhere you want as long as you get reception. You will have to figure that out by trying it, but many have had good luck with it indoors. It might work in an attic. Before 1996, that was my only choice, and an antenna there works well enough with DTV that I never moved it to my roof.For condos, the laws are different. The 1996 telecommunications act still allows restrictions on roof antennas where you do not own the roof. I haven't followed all the latest amendments, but if you have an area that's for your exclusive use, such as a balcony, you can put it there. « Show Less
161974
You could, but it wouldn't do any better than using a coat hanger and some aluminum foil. The base load on the bottom of the antenna would hamper the ability to receive signals. Today's TVs require an antenna that is tuned for HDTV (digital) signals. A receiving amplifier would also help in rural areas.
611473
It could be, don't know that it would work as good. I hooked it up inside just to try it and it didn't work great. Not sure what it would work like in the attic, maybe it would of been ok. I reLly needed to get the height because of trains and semis.
1016977
Depends on how far the cable runs are. You might need a video DA to amplify the signal. Are you installing the antenna in the attic?
846552
Youd probably not need it, but if you had to you could strip the ends of some wires and attach them to the metal hinge and it would expand the antenna to the rest of the wire, reception will depend on how big the wire is.
455148
I am Ham operator, I took this antenna shortened it to work on 10 meters. I have it in my attic and it works awesome, I have been able to work many country's. I'm sure your idea will work fine.
1705528
Yes this antenna will work installed in an attic. It workered better that the terk did in my attic. Located in Marietta outside of Atlanta.
832303
It depends on how close you are to the tv station antennas. If you are in an urban setting you might have good luck , maybe an attic antenna would work . To test , try rabbit ears in a window , it you get signals then , you will be pleased with this antenna placed outside.
846226
I use it indoors so I would assume that mounting it in a garage attic is fine, so long as you can get it wired to your TV.
699058
To my knowledge, no. Basically if you have an HD capable TV you have everything you need. I really like this antennae and it works VERY well in my attic. I've not kept it outside.
878277
The antenna will work "receive signals" any place, IMHO the higher its mounted the better, in attic, 2nd floor ok depends on distance from station and signal strength.If you have metal roof or siding then it probably won't work as well, RF does not penetrate metal.