Can I run this to my old cable box outside my house that splits and is wired to all my rooms in my house so all TVs will have reception? Also, is there a way to bolt it to the side of my house? I have a flat roof with parapets and no overhang and don't want to drill through the roofing material. And what additional supplies are needed for complete install? Mast... etc...Thanks! Can I run this to my old cable box outside my house that splits and is wired to all my rooms in my house so all TVs will have reception? Also, is there a way to bolt it to the side of... » Read More Can I run this to my old cable box outside my house that splits and is wired to all my rooms in my house so all TVs will have reception? Also, is there a way to bolt it to the side of my house? I have a flat roof with parapets and no overhang and don't want to drill through the roofing material. And what additional supplies are needed for complete install? Mast... etc...Thanks! « Show Less
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All good information except never tape the cable to the mast you need to run 4" stand offs, they are available anywhere that sells antenna equipment. Also keep the cable away from metal gutters etc..
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To answer your first question, you can try it however the longer the signal has to travel the more opportunity for the signal to degrade unless you use a signal amplifier by each TV. Yes you can mount a mst on the side of your house that is high enough that the antenna extends higher than your roof and has a clear unobstructed line of site towards where the TV station broadcasting entennas are.
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I don't know the technical answers to these questions. I can only tell you that we hooked up our antennae through our old cable box and split it to two different rooms on two different floors, and it works fine. Also, the aerial is pretty large. Hard to picture this on the side of a house. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Sure, but remember that each split reduces the signal you might need a preamp or amp to overcome the distribution loss. A mast and eave mount brackets and RG6U cable and a roll of electrical tape to tape the cable to the mast
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I screws into a small box. On the other side of that box a cable runs to the outside antenna. It does not hook up to a computer. It is a very easy set up. You need to find the direction of where the tower is to point the antenna.
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I don't have cable in my kitchen and am thinking of buying a HDTV to replace my analog TV. The one I'm considering has built-in ATSC/QAM tuners. I was told I would not need a rooftop antenna but could just plug-in and receive local channels. Would I need coax cables/adapters too?? Thanks for your help. This changeover is all so confusing.
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To mount the external antenna I used the existing TV antenna. I attached to the end of it thereby creating the ability to raise and lower it. I also fed the cable through in place of the old TV cable.
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I believe one option is to mount in attic. I am not sure what impact this will have on performance but was option on the website if I remember. I mounted mine outside and it works great on channels I receive.
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If I am following you correctly in what you are trying to accomplish, why not just take out the entire mast and rotation/attenuator hardware and replace the entire antenna system with the fixed Jack Antenna HDTV System, Model #OA8200. It has a built in amplifier and signal meter. Instead of cutting the mast and modifying it for fitment. It will be lower or as low as the the A/C Unit on the roof. Assuming you have one.
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1 power source is if you have a standard outlet close by, where you will be mounting this unit, such as in your attic. If you plan to mount this unit outside near the main incoming line of your service provider, there is typically no power outlet nearby. You would then use the supplied power converter in a room of your choosing near a television and outlet. Using the supplied coax T, you could then power the unit outside your home via the coax cable that is already run out there. Basically, 1 input is if you have an outlet nearby, and the other input is if you plan to remotely supply power from inside your house to the unit outside where there is no outlet for power within reach. I did mine this way, and works perfectly.
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You can run them thru walls or attic . I use cable television cableon mine, since they were there before . You have to use adapters ..
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the one that comes with it is junk and is only 6 feet....any cable will work....the best thing to do is to go to you old cable box and back feed the wiring thats already in the house...i gotten a house with 6 tv's up and running this way without running one new wire!!! antenna is GREAT when you get it aimed right....moving it a inch in ether direction can make a station come in or not be there at all....make sure its over the roof line unless you know all the tv stations are in one direction...if you go to tvfool.com and type in your address is will show you where EVERY tv station is relitive to where you are so you know where to aim the antenna...also this one is NOT good if the station are over 45 miles
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In using this I found the best setup is the cable feed enters the house. Put in a 2-way splitter. One leg of the splitter run directly to the cable modem (I have Comcast), run the other leg of the two way splitter into this Booster. From this booster run to a single splitter with enough ports to supply all your televisions. If you have unused ports put terminators on them. I used this splitter from the Motorola Amp to my televisions Calrad 75-713-8 8-Way 1GHz Digital Splitter. They make smaller splitters, but this one had the amount of ports I needed. If you use multiple splitters you degrade your signal a lot, that's why one large splitter with all home runs of cable is best. Good luck.
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Concur with previous comments. Best to mount it outdoor, chimney mount, using pipe, some strapping, and the brackets that come with the antenna.
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Yes, this can be used with your antenna. That's how mine is used. It should be connected between the antenna lead and the cable leading into your house. Mount it securely to the outside of your house (2 screws do the trick)...I mounted mine to the soffitt, then run a copper wire (about 8 or 10 guage) down to a grounding rod ( I drilled a hole through a 10" galvanized spike and used that as my ground rod, you could also use a short section of rebar). You are then good to go.
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if it come with a mount then it has almost everything, you will also need a coax cable to go from the antenna to your TV, strongly suggest RG6 cable. I would also suggest a grounding block for the coax. So you can ground the wire, outdoor antennas, pick up static electricity from the air like satellite dishes do and they can jack with the picture. This antenna is Very easy to put together, do not mount it to the roof tho, put to on the faishaboard or on the side of a chimney. screwing it into the roof will just make holes for water to come in and ruin your ceilings.
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I just ran an RG-59U cable from the antenna to the TV. For this arrangement you MUST have a digital TV and most of the new flat screen TVs are digital. If you have an old CRT TV, one of the old very large and heavy TVs, you must install a converter box between the TV and the antenna. I find that with the antenna I get CBS, ABC, and PBS as well as when I had cable. For awhile NBC came in clear and then it quit. I have tried to contact the broadcasting station several times to ask if they quit broadcasting but they do not answer or return calls. The antenna works well for me.
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Depending on your home construction you will lose 75% or more of your signal to the walls and house wrap then you will lose another 50% of what is left to the splitter. The antenna may just be in a bad spot as well. Sometimes just moving 5 or 10 ft can make a big difference. If possible try taking the antenna outside and put it on a piece of pvc pipe and bungy cord it to your deck rail. Then hook to a small portable TV if you have one and see if the problem goes away. I know some people cant put an antenna on the roof but I have seen these work well fastened flat against an outside wall that faces the right direction as long as there are no stations in the opposite direction you want. Also if you have more than 50 ft of cable and the splitter you might want to consider a preamp like the CM7777. It eats up 2 or 3 db of signal but then you dont have to worry about the 6 or 7 db of signal the cable and splitter eat. Dont get a distribution amp (1 input many outputs) they only work if you have a very very strong signal you want to send long distances and many places, always look for the noise figure on any amp, if its not listed or higher then 3 db pass it by.
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I use same set up, just connect antenna to back of converter where it says antenna and then run out cable to tv. Works fine, great reception.
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All I can say is that I have mine installed in a closet under a stairway next to the chimney. I have the antenna vertical rather than horizontal, facing the direction of the primary source of TV signals. If you can receive some signals with a regular antenna, this will improve your reception. If not, find a place where a regular antenna works and install it there.