Will the antenna work when house has a tin roof?
1099715
Hello, we have a metal roof and it worked for less than two months. But I don't believe it had anything to do with the roof. We have an old fashion roof antenna that works very well.
1099716
I don't why it will not work with your tin roof. The key is to instal it as high as possible to avoid possible surrounding objects from blocking the signal; the manufacturer suggests 30 feet above ground. It does work, I am in a really bad area ( many channels but my place, an apartment complex), is surrounded but lots of big buildings and I still get channels with an extraordinary good HD image...rain or no rain works. So, if you can install it 30 above the ground and avoid objects-buildings to block your signal, you will get good results. Go for it, it is worth a try...you can always return it if it doesn't work, but it will. Good luck. I don't why it will not work with your tin roof. The key is to instal it as high as possible to avoid possible surrounding objects from blocking the signal; the manufacturer suggests 30 feet above ground. It does work, I am in a really bad area ( many channels but my place, an apartment complex), is surrounded but lots of big buildings and I still get channels with an extraordinary good HD image...rain or no rain works. So, if you can install it 30 above the ground and avoid objects-buildings to block your signal, you will get good results. Go for it, it is worth a try...you can always... » Read More I don't why it will not work with your tin roof. The key is to instal it as high as possible to avoid possible surrounding objects from blocking the signal; the manufacturer suggests 30 feet above ground. It does work, I am in a really bad area ( many channels but my place, an apartment complex), is surrounded but lots of big buildings and I still get channels with an extraordinary good HD image...rain or no rain works. So, if you can install it 30 above the ground and avoid objects-buildings to block your signal, you will get good results. Go for it, it is worth a try...you can always return it if it doesn't work, but it will. Good luck. « Show Less
1099717
If the antenna is outside the tin roof should have absolutely no effect on its operation. I'm fairly certain that it would work inside as well
1933478
It is a very good antenna but I have this one on the roof. It is to tall for most atics so it may have to lay flat , Do not know if that works or not
2094576
My antenna is on my house roof, only 20 feet from the ground. Your reception will vary due to weather conditions, and obstructions. With my antenna on my house roof, I can easily listen to fire, police, ambulance and ham radio operators from 25-40 miles away. On a good day I can here some fire calls from about 100 miles away.
1365047
yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your coax cable is RG6 not RG59, if you have 59 it will work just not as good as RG6. You will have more loss of signal with 59. Good luck and God Bless yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your... » Read More yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your coax cable is RG6 not RG59, if you have 59 it will work just not as good as RG6. You will have more loss of signal with 59. Good luck and God Bless « Show Less
878278
Sure. For me the antenna worked better in my basement then on top of the house. Still it was very sensitive to placement. I think my local station were too close too strong and the antenna's internal amplifier was too much gain. Best advice is just to try it and see if it works for you. If not send it back. Good luck.
1108667
With any antenna, the key to best reception is to mount the thing so that there is line of sight to the reception towers. So...if your 15' mount will allow you some line of sight to your local towers, great. Otherwise, you may need to go up higher. I will take this opportunity to say that my roof mount of this antenna is flawless.
2256007
This antenna works very well but has to be pun on roof with cable running into house.
471057
As long as the outside antena is facing the closest cell phone tower. the roof should not be a factor?
471052
Julie, that is why I installed the product. With a metal roof, I had no signal. This is supposed to extend/boost the signal. After I had mine installed, I have signal in my basement! Now there was an app " Open Signal" that I used to find where to install the antenna to get the best strength. So, I would say he didn't install it correctly. Mine works well and so does my sons and one of my clients installed his in a shop with a metal roof to get a signal. Have him come back to install properly!
1616296
As long as you don't have a metal roof and you have enough room to rotate the antenna to align it. You'll probably loose some signal, from being inside, but it should not be much. If you have lots of trees around your house above or equal to the roof line........don't think you'll gain much......the antenna would need to be outside on a pole (do not use metal pole - sch 80 PVC works good) to get above trees,.....but then you can't do that because of no outside antennas.
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
1380513
It comes with a USB cable that connects from the small USB port on the antenna to the standard one on any computer. I would not put it on the roof, as it's not weather-proof at all. Having it sitting next to your computer pointed in the direction of the wifi signal works just fine.
1166168
Should work. I had mine in the attic and it worked ok. Only returned it because it worked no better than my current antenna.
176896
Place the antenna as high as you can and the wings of the antenna should be perpendicular to the towers your trying to pick up... you may need an antenna with more elements... I have been using a roof top or attic antenna and picking up 40 in St Pete....my girl friend closer to the stations by 4 miles has rabbit ears...about the same power as this thing and sometimes gets 1 ! Trees, humidity in the air, rain, disturbances and the sun going down ionizing the atmosphere will decrease the signals. I sent the one like this back.
1933476
If the antenna will fit in the attic with good reception it will pick up great. This is one of the best antennas that I have ever owned. David Hamilton
1834476
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.
1361251
Yes. I mounted it in the attic and it works well. Our local stations' transmitters are pretty closely clustered and about 35 miles away (in Raleigh). I recommend the use of a compass (phone app works) and zip ties to get the antenna pointed just right.