does this antenna need to be grounded?
1062762
No. Just connect direct to tv and then plug in black box to outlet. I believe you can get signals up to a 75 or 150 mile radius. All I know I get up 89 channels.
1062763
You can use it without grounding but it's neither wise nor legal. The National Electrical Code (NEC) requires that every TV antenna installation be grounded. You town/city/county may also have a requirement. But that's not the only reason - it's common sense. Because the antenna is usually the highest point on the house, it is highly susceptible to lightning strikes. TYhe ungrounded system will take the massive charge right in your coax, frying your system and possible starting a fire.
1062764
My brother-in-law uses it indoors without grounding...and gets good results. Mine fell apart during installation. It never worked at all.
1062765
All antennas out doors should be protected from lightening strikes grounding is good way to do so
204235
I have this unit mounted on my shed and is not grounded. It is only hooked up to the receiver and it works well
81021
This is the second antenna I installed in my attic (I moved from the first house and left the antenna). I didn't run a ground wire to either antenna. It will work fine without a ground. I think the ground wire is to discharge any static in the atmosphere. You should not have any static issues in your enclosed attic.
359254
They make another unit that has a grounding bar with it. I used this one and put a ground bar in near the radio.
193080
Not 100% sure, but I think it would be grounded once you plug it into an oulet or even better a surge protector.
1880068
cable still needs to be grounded, outside of cable plug (gold plated part) acts as ground
991719
You'll find detailed instructions here:http://www.columbiaisa.50webs.com/antenna_grounding_explanation.htm
436216
Grounding in not necessary. If no dedicated phone inputs, just connect to any vacant input (game, aux, etc)
482273
It will need one or the other, a ground wire from the antenna base to ground will help
369940
The only ground is the electrical power ground and the magnetic field if the antenna base. Works fine
805634
I have no idea but theoretically it shouldn't need it. All I know is that it did not work at all for me. I returned it and I had to go back to a regular traditional style antenna.
272940
Yes, this unit will only work when it's grounded. Always follow the manufactures instructions when wiring.
1699090
Mine is mounted on a 40 foot mast, and I just grounded my mast not the antenna.
912308
Correction...my mistake . It takes does not have a ground wire. It grounds itself when bolted to the car. In my case, I have a fiberglass body so I had to run a ground wire to the bolt. All in all easy install, and for those who claimed bad reception probably should check their power connection. This thing is awsome!!
1830599
It's best to ground any antenna that is on a mast. The local hardware store sells 8' ground rods. Connect the mast to the ground rod. Lightning strikes can travel down the coax cable into your radio. It's best to over engineer your base station antenna system. All an lightning arrestor will do is let you connect the coax shield to ground, and that's good too.
727604
You don't need a RF ground, but the grounding/lightning arrestor adapter is always a good idea to keep lightning out of your radio shack and bleed off static electricity.
908454
No grounding required. These things work with transformers, which is how they accomplish the isolation. I doubt it matters which end of the run you put it on, so I'd put it wherever it's most convenient. You do realize this thing has an 1/8" stereo jack, though, not RCA jacks, right? That might mean you have to put it at the computer end. Or, use a "Boss" brand one with RCA jacks at the stereo end. They're cheaper, too. :)