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Posted by on October 25, 2007, 5:27 pm
I want to install an outdoor antenna for HDTV reception. I live in a
one story home and I am in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the stations are
in SF which is about 40 miles away.
In general, how tall should outdoor antenna be? Can it be just as high
as the peek of the roof? Or does it need to be 5 feet or more above
the roof? Does home depot sells pole/masts that long?
Thanks.
Raymond
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Posted by Clark... on October 25, 2007, 5:46 pm
nospam.hdtv@none.com wrote:
> I want to install an outdoor antenna for HDTV reception. I live in a
> one story home and I am in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the stations are
> in SF which is about 40 miles away.
>
> In general, how tall should outdoor antenna be? Can it be just as high
> as the peek of the roof? Or does it need to be 5 feet or more above
> the roof? Does home depot sells pole/masts that long?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Raymond
read up, good luck too.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11249_7-6264597-1.html
Clark...
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Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
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Posted by M Q on October 25, 2007, 5:53 pm
nospam.hdtv@none.com wrote:
> I want to install an outdoor antenna for HDTV reception. I live in a
> one story home and I am in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the stations are
> in SF which is about 40 miles away.
>
> In general, how tall should outdoor antenna be? Can it be just as high
> as the peek of the roof? Or does it need to be 5 feet or more above
> the roof? Does home depot sells pole/masts that long?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Raymond
Since you probably have (almost) line of sight to Twin Peaks,
you only need to be high enough to clear local obstructions,
such as neighbor's houses.
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Posted by lee h on October 25, 2007, 6:25 pm
nospam.hdtv@none.com wrote:
> I want to install an outdoor antenna for HDTV reception. I live in a
> one story home and I am in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the stations are
> in SF which is about 40 miles away.
>
Here's a handy tool that will give you some useful info like
distance, power, and direction:
http://www.tvfool.com/
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Posted by Phisherman on October 25, 2007, 6:56 pm
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:27:43 +0000 (UTC), nospam.hdtv@none.com wrote:
>I want to install an outdoor antenna for HDTV reception. I live in a
>one story home and I am in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the stations are
>in SF which is about 40 miles away.
>
>In general, how tall should outdoor antenna be? Can it be just as high
>as the peek of the roof? Or does it need to be 5 feet or more above
>the roof? Does home depot sells pole/masts that long?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Raymond
Experiment. That's what I did. I found the best attic location for
my HDTV power antenna--no poles, ladders, and completely out-of-sight.
I had to install a convenient electrical outlet for the DC
transformer. Picks up several stations, but PBS is all I watch.
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