ot- HD ota

[Victor Odhner]

Hi, Mike.

I got the same RCA amplifier. This one goes at the TV end. Comments online noted that adding an amp may degrade the signal in some cases. I can't swear to any results, but I think it helped the little indoor antenna. There are two kinds of boosters and I don't know the difference, but I'd guess two end-to-end might not help.

You also mentioned a 60-mile distance. If you look online you'll find ads for long distance rooftop (or mast-mountable) arrays that claim 60-mile sensitivity. Prices run to ~$150 if I remember.

Happy hunting,

Victor





-------- Original Message --------
From: Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
Sent: November 13, 2015 1:42:53 PM MST
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
Subject: Re: ot- HD ota

I was thinking that I might need a multi-directional antenna. Now the one I
was looking at comes with an amp. If I decide I do need the
multi-directional would there be any benefit to putting the two amps
together?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I got this one: Amp
> <http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Digital-Amplifier-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B004HB2X4Y%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-d-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB004HB2X4Y>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> an amplifier! why didn't I think of that! any suggestions?
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Victor Odhner <vodhner at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Try putting it up high, or near a window facing South Mountain.
>>>
>>> So much depends on your location.
>>>
>>> I took down our roof antenna because we were getting a new roof. To
>>> spare my family the grief of several days without TV, I bought an indoor
>>> antenna and put it in our crawlspace facing south towards TV Hill, ~18-20
>>> miles away slightly behind Piestewa peak. I'm near SR51 & Thunderbird.
>>>
>>> Played with the positioning and direction, but lost several must-have
>>> stations. I had family doing channel scans as I laid in the crawlspace, but
>>> had to back away from the antenna each time because my body affected the
>>> signal.
>>>
>>> I added an amplifier which helped a little.
>>>
>>> Finally folded up our *large* roof array and deployed it inside the
>>> crawlspace, facing the way that had worked while on the roof. That works
>>> almost as well as the roof, but Channel 5 is badly pixellated and if I park
>>> my little pickup truck in the carport right under the array, several
>>> channels are messed up.
>>>
>>> So I'll have to put it back on the roof. That's a pain because the wind
>>> turns it around if I don't guy it from all sides. But I know the best
>>> direction so it'll be solid once I'm done.
>>>
>>> Lots of articles about this. Outdoor is best, higher is better. Any
>>> obstacles may block an indoor antenna, especially metal in the wall. But
>>> indoor can be great when you're only 12 miles away and have the antenna on
>>> the side facing TV Hill, especially if that is in line of sight (i.e. no
>>> major obstructions).
>>>
>>> Our array is about 8 feet front to back, and the rearmost cross-element
>>> is about that wide too. It’s served us well, the only problem is when the
>>> wind twists it away from proper direction. “Good” alignment is anywhere in
>>> a range of 10 - 20 degrees. In PHX you don't need a rotator for major
>>> channels because all the action is on TV Hill.
>>>
>>> On the roof we got solid signals from 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 45, 61 plus
>>> several stations we don't use.
>>>
>>> Good Luck!
>>>
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