Does this antenna need to be mounted on a ground plane? If so, how large does it need to be?
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Hi, this antenna has the suctorial mounting base, normally you can install it on glass surface or just place it on a flat surface,the diameter of the base is about 5CM.
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I have mine mounted at the corner of a 12'x24' metal awning and it works great. It is about 16' above the awning. the awning works as a ground plane. I live in Arnold Missouri and have talked all over the east coast from Florida to Canada, Texas, La, Georgia, Ca, Or,Wa and BC on a Galaxy 98vhp. can't beat the antenna.
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You're going to need an antenna, cable and the antenna mount, good ground, and 'tune' the antenna .
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Mine is ladder mounted and the ladder is not grounded. My 5w HF radio attached made contact with Switzerland from Florida with ease. I would think that a perfect ground for your rig would be to the frame of your mobile home, just be sure that your connection is to BARE METAL. It would then act as a regular mobile antenna, the resulting signal will sort of take the shape of your mobile home.
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The antenna needs to be placed high next to a window. Make sure that all connections are snuggly tight.
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I live in the country as well I have my antenna 15' high. Also have a booster that has an fm trap on it. It supposedly keep the radio signals from interfering. They are not expensive and made a big difference in my case anyway.
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This unit is very small and I am using in the an area close to our Broadcasting towers..(12 miles) so with the distance that you are mentioning I would purchase a larger antenna for the distance.
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Installed mine in the attic which was 16 feet off the ground. Pulled in more stations than antenna web indicated I would.
412487
Yes you can, however the channel master company and antenna web site both recommend 25-30 ft off the ground, using guy wires at every 10 ft . Luckily you will not need to ground the mast, due to its earth grounding
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Do you mean horizontally? The vendor's pix shows it vertically. I have not tried it horizontally, but assume it WOULD work - just not as well. Ideally, both antennas (base and mobile) need to both be vertically polarized. Something called "1/4-wave Marconi" necessitates having a "ground plane" orientation identical to the antenna's plane. If you have the antenna oriented 90-degrees to your ground plane, it works poorly - especially when transmitting.
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Fact #1: This antenna is designed to be used on a vehicle that provides it a good ground plane for best signal radiation.Fact #2: If your residence allows, antenna that was designed for base station such as the Solarcon A-99 would give you much better results.That being said, if you face space restrictions, you gotta do what you gotta do.
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The antenna comes with a bracket and U-bolts. You can mount it on a pole or whatever the bolts will fit. I use mine in the RV, so have a wooden base with with a two foot piece of two inch diameter pipe mounted to it.The antenna is passive. Connect to phone input or amplifier. No external power is needed.
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It should, if you have some coverage it should significanly improve it. The antenna works best with a ground plane and you might consider an antenna with more gain than what comes with the kit.
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I would just to be on the safe side, especially if you decide to mount the antenna on your roof to prevent any electrical discharge from entering your home. But with it mounted in your attic, you don't need to run a ground.
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that is a possibility but i am not an expert. what i have seen others do is to add in a ground strap just like people do for "TV dish antennas" recommend you get a real professional input
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You'd have to mount this on an angle bracket first or else the antenna would be parallel to the ground.
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I have the mast pointed to our local antenna array here, but I've read reviews of folks mounting the antenna to an actuator that rotates it based on what channel you want to watch.That being said, because this thing is so large and the design, if you mount it high enough, I'm assuming it will pick up signals all around it- it's not likely to be significantly better or worse depending on which way it is facing, it's more about how high it's mounted and how many obstructions are in the way or how much interference is in your area.