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HD Antenna for Outdoor TV
Posted on 5/13/15 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 5/13/15 at 10:54 pm
What's the best way to go about this?
Can i use the Amazon antenna or the Mohu Leaf if the antenna is installed under a covered patio that won't receive any rain?
I am also in Covington so it appears i need the 50 mile radius one.
Can i use the Amazon antenna or the Mohu Leaf if the antenna is installed under a covered patio that won't receive any rain?
I am also in Covington so it appears i need the 50 mile radius one.
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Posted on 5/13/15 at 11:29 pm to GOAT4LSU
I currently use an indoor Mohu Leaf plugged in out side that doesn't get wet and it does well but not great. I am going to get a true outdoor antenna but I haven't determined which one yet.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 12:32 am to GOAT4LSU
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I am also in Covington so it appears i need the 50 mile radius one.
You're too far away to use a leaf antenna. You need an antenna that is sized for both UHF and VHF if you want to pick up all the stations. You may get by with an attic mount if you can place it on the side of the house closest to the signal. BTW, there is no such thing as an HD antenna.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 5:58 am to GOAT4LSU
Mohu Curve with the 50mi amp. Works good for me.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 6:23 am to GOAT4LSU
Okay the link thing is broken
Go to diytvantennas.com. Build one yourself. I built the gray hoverman. In Hammond, I get all Nola and BR stations. Less than $10 to make.
Go to diytvantennas.com. Build one yourself. I built the gray hoverman. In Hammond, I get all Nola and BR stations. Less than $10 to make.
This post was edited on 5/14/15 at 6:25 am
Posted on 5/14/15 at 8:51 am to GOAT4LSU
As mentioned no such thing as an HD antenna.
Rabbit ears will work better than those things marketed as HD antenna when it comes to a VHF channels 9 & 10.
a high VHF channel such as Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site.
Rabbit ears will work better than those things marketed as HD antenna when it comes to a VHF channels 9 & 10.
a high VHF channel such as Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 9:16 am to GOAT4LSU
I camp a lot, so I am always searching for something that gives me the most channels. I have not found anything to beat this type of design yet.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:31 am to elprez00
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Okay the link thing is broken Go to diytvantennas.com. Build one yourself. I built the gray hoverman. In Hammond, I get all Nola and BR stations. Less than $10 to make.
I was talking with a guy last fall about antennas. Yeah, the exciting conversations grown men with children have at kids functions. But I had been cable free for about 6 months and we were talking about different setups. He said he knew a few people that had built them, and worked very well. I just bought a huge outdoor RCA antenna and mounted it in my attic. He asked if it pulled in PBS and a couple other stations we get locally. Mentioned something about there being more than just the usual NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, CW, and some other ones available, but you had to have the right type to pull those. About the only reason I would want to pull in PBS is for Sesame Street for the kids and Downton Abbey for the wife. But do you pull those weaker signals in your area with the one you built?
Posted on 5/14/15 at 1:10 pm to TU Rob
Sorry TU for the slow response.
To answer your question, yes. I get 3 pbs stations from BR, that hippy lPB living station or whatever it's called, and the 2 out of NOLA. I think there's two or three WDSU stations, and I think two fox stations as well. On a good day I'll pick up one of the MS stations I think out of Hattiesburg.
I built the Gray- Hoverman without the reflector. Mine is mounted in my attic facing due south screwed into one of my ceiling joists above my garage. I've got a splitter with one line running to the tv in my garage, and the other running to my back porch. The key is to mount it securely so it doesn't move.
I'd try it, it's stupid easy if you can read instructions and a tape measure. At worst you'll be out around $10 before you go drop $100 on a leaf. Fwiw, a friend the turned me on to that site bought and returned a leaf after making his. It gets better reception.
To answer your question, yes. I get 3 pbs stations from BR, that hippy lPB living station or whatever it's called, and the 2 out of NOLA. I think there's two or three WDSU stations, and I think two fox stations as well. On a good day I'll pick up one of the MS stations I think out of Hattiesburg.
I built the Gray- Hoverman without the reflector. Mine is mounted in my attic facing due south screwed into one of my ceiling joists above my garage. I've got a splitter with one line running to the tv in my garage, and the other running to my back porch. The key is to mount it securely so it doesn't move.
I'd try it, it's stupid easy if you can read instructions and a tape measure. At worst you'll be out around $10 before you go drop $100 on a leaf. Fwiw, a friend the turned me on to that site bought and returned a leaf after making his. It gets better reception.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 1:22 pm to elprez00
Thanks. Mine picks up a bunch of channels. Just like the idea of building my own and seeing if it gets better reception. And then I could just run the one I have to one set and split the built one to a pair I have. I think splitting mine three ways has affected it some.
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