[CALUG] Indoor amplified OTA Antenna

[Jim Summe]

Rajiv,

I live in Columbia a mile or two west of US 29.  I recently installed a 
Channel Master 4228HD directional antenna, 
http://www.channelmaster.com/HD_television_antenna_Channel_Master_CM_4228HD_HDTV_Antenna_s/43.htm, 
in my attic above the second floor.  I aimed the antenna at the main 
cluster of Washington stations as determined by AntennaWeb, 
http://www.antennaweb.org/.  For my location, the Washington stations 
are clustered at a compass heading of 219 degrees, and almost all the 
Baltimore stations are at a heading of 66 degrees.  I receive good 
signals regardless of the weather for both the Washington and Baltimore 
stations.

The coax run from the attic to a two way splitter is 75 feet.  One TV is 
located at the splitter; the second TV is another 75 feet away.  I did 
not find that I needed either a pre-amplifier or a distribution amplifier.

Another site that I utilized was TV Fool at http://www.tvfool.com/index.php.

If you have the time and inclination, you could build your own 
Gray-Hoverman Antenna which is licensed under the GPL.  See 
http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna/ and 
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?s=3f51bba256c151ca30a448ef32c513ad&t=140206.

Jim Summe


On 12/1/26 3:31 PM, Rajiv Gunja wrote:
> Guess, today is the day for me to ask a lot of Questions. :)
>
> I received my BoxeeBox live TV extender (http://www.boxee.tv/live  ) and
> the antenna that it comes with is not bad, picked up about 12 channels
> from within my Apartment. But sometimes, it stops and says "weak signal".
>
> Anyone know of a good indoor Antenna, amplified or otherwise? Please
> advise. Thanks
>
> -GGR
> --
> Rajiv G Gunja
> Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com
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>
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