How does the indoor antenna work, does it require a clear view outside (window) or can you use it in a building, possibly with a metal roof?Thanks
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I have the antenna in the bedroom away from the windows and it works ok. Sometime I have to move it around a bit.
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I think the closer that you get it to the window is the best. Mine is near the front of the house, street side, and I placed it above my window. The signal will travel through the sheet rock. It works great. I don't think the metal roof will matter much, infact it might enhance the signal. When I placed the signal on top if the entertainment center the signal was not as strong as it was by the window!
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The cable is quite long. I use mine in my home, I mount the antenna outside and run the cable in through a window. You could use the antenna inside as well.
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The outside antenna is mounted to the glass by an adhesive tape. it does hold very strong. Yes, an outside antenna will work a lot better. My midland wouldn't pick up a signal because we live in a rural, mountainous area. Now my signal comes in loud and clear, giving me great peace of mind and free time so I don't have to hang around the TV waiting for local weather reports.
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I have picked up from that distance, without a lot of things blocking your signal. You can put this antenna outside when you use it, but if I do put it outside, I don't when it is raining, I always bring it back inside later on. Put it up high outside. There might be something you can pick up between your house and the Library that you didn't know about. Try different directions with the antenna itself. I love mine, using it right now! Good Luck!!
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In general, yes. But the big question will be reception. If you have a roof antenna and are near a big city, you should be fine. If you're trying to use a set top antenna it's iffy.
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Yes, you could use the bracket inside or hang it in a window and see if you can get all your channels. Mine did pretty good inside, but reception was excellent on my roof, so that's where it is now.
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Hi Jo. I tried 3-4 of the indoor guys. Not. We live right on the ocean, with Mt. Soledad blocking the world. We use the internet for a lot of our music, and also enjoy stuff not on the internet. So fairly inexpensively, I got an aluminum tower for one of the back balconies, and a big 28 dollar antenna. Works, A -. Search the net for the antennas. There are tons of suppliers. Mostly in the southern states.
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Yes, I believe it is OK to use outside -I use mine outside. It comes with a plastic base that can be screwed onto any flat surface like a floor or a wall. After mounting, the antenna can be angled nearly any direction. It increased my reception from two bars to the maximum of five bars and it brought in several sites that were not previously visible.
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This is an antenna, and the reception will depend on your area, I put my to Marantz stereo tuner component in the house that has metal roof, I've only get one good sound stereo station yet on my Miami house I would get " All Stereo stations " if you have the hook up for outside FM antenna you can put any, but in some cases you have to use an outside the building antenna , which it means routing a cable outside thru the wall or the roof. All you can do is try it. In my case none will work as good as an outside antenna. But for an inside the Axis pet 10-8110 fm was the best one. If u need more help let me know....... This is an antenna, and the reception will depend on your area, I put my to Marantz stereo tuner component in the house that has metal roof, I've only get one good sound stereo station yet on my Miami house I would get " All Stereo stations " if you have the hook up for outside FM antenna you can put any, but in some cases you have to use an outside the building antenna , which it means routing a cable outside thru the wall or the roof. All you can do is try it. In my case none will work as good as an outside antenna. But for an inside the Axis pet 10-8110 fm was the best one. If... » Read More This is an antenna, and the reception will depend on your area, I put my to Marantz stereo tuner component in the house that has metal roof, I've only get one good sound stereo station yet on my Miami house I would get " All Stereo stations " if you have the hook up for outside FM antenna you can put any, but in some cases you have to use an outside the building antenna , which it means routing a cable outside thru the wall or the roof. All you can do is try it. In my case none will work as good as an outside antenna. But for an inside the Axis pet 10-8110 fm was the best one. If u need more help let me know....... « Show Less
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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.
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The reception is great for me. My office is in the middle of a concrete building with large HVAC equipment on the roof above me and I have no trouble picking up my local public radio station. I just adjust the antenna every now then if things get wonky.
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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
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This is a directional antenna. You need to have a window with southern exposure and you need a clear site toward tower with no buildings or huge trees in line with the tower. If you have an eastern or western window and can point the antenna in a southerly direction, it may work. With my application I was able to pick up stations 25-30 miles away but had no obstructions and was able to aim antenna directly at towers.
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I live in Massachusetts and I don't have cable, I purchased an indoor antenna from Radio Shack and I get the local ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox plus quite a few more channels and two shopping channels, QVC and HSN. The channels come in great. If you were planning to use an antenna on your roof, I can't comment on that because I'm using a very small indoor antenna. I tried the indoor antenna and it worked for me, but from reading comments about antennas, some people have tried a few before finding one that worked the best. So price wise, I went small, in case, I needed to purchase another one. I love this TV, and I'm amazed at how good it is. Best of Luck.
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The antenna works best when mounted on a window as designed. It hangs on clear suction cups which would mount on any very smooth"non porous" surface.
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As long as you can get a GPS connection. The antenna has a long wire to get it to a window. The unit connects via internet to a cell tower so a metal building should be no problem. It then becomes a cell tower to the inside of the building. I think that the GPS tells it the location so it can figure out what cell tower to address. Mine came with the GPS and I am guessing about 15 ft of cable. Bill H
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Yes. When I first got it I wanted to test it out before I committed to a roof install. I put it into the loft area of my house and it picked up a few channels. It worked a lot better when I put it outside (since the higher the better). Note it still requires some tweaking as it isn't perfectly omnidirectional.