I got this one: Amp On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > an amplifier! why didn't I think of that! any suggestions? > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Victor Odhner 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! >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: